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Thank you to Green Mill for hosting our September lunch mob! Lunch Mob is a casual way to meet some new people while supporting one of our local restaurants.

See you next month!

Make it a date night, make it a team social night, make it a girl's night...whichever way you go, it will be a great way to spend a Friday night out!

Thank you to our distinguished Cannabis panel this week. We heard about the new Cannabis law from several perspectives - legislative (Senator Duckworth), city ordinances (Mayor Hellier and Beth Johnston from League of MN Cities), employment law (Brittany King-Asamoa, Gislason & Hunter) and employer (Mike Forbord, Schmitty & Sons).

Thank you to all of the people who make Good Morning Lakeville a reality - B52 Burgers + Brew, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Interstate PowerSystems, Minnesota Energy Resources.

See you next month at The Better Half!

Thank you to everyone who came out for a fun night on Tuesday at our annual Bowl for Education tournament! We raised money to support our work in business and education partnerships, tacher appreciation, and our impact grant program. Thank you to this year's lane sponsors.

• APPRO Development, Inc.
• Aspire Innovation
• Brackett's Crossing Country Club
• Christian Brothers Automotive Lakeville
• Classic Collision
• Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A.
• Frandsen Bank & Trust
• Hobo Inc./Chemquest Inc./Triton Chemical
• Kohlnhofer Insurance Agency - Title Sponsor
• Lakeview Bank
• Lakeville Public Safety Foundation
• Loeffler Construction & Consulting
• LPL Financial, LLC
• McDonald Eye Care Associates
• Melaleuca
• Networking Ninjas
• Print Lab Wraps
• QA1 Precision Products Inc
• Thrivent Financial - Voyageur Consultants - Scot Kretzschmar
• TruStone Financial Credit Union

Congratulations to Lakeville Police Commander Bill Gerl on being our 2024 Strike Pot Winner (getting a strike on the first try under the pressure of nearly 200 eyes watching) and to team QA1 for defending their 2023 title!

You are welcome to attend in person or watch via live stream or after the fact on YouTube.

Last week in our monthly Access & Issues meeting, Commissioner Holberg shared the following information with the group about the county's 2025 budget.

As a reminder, all members are welcome to attend our Access & Issues meetings, held the second Friday of each month at 8am via Zoom. You can email me to request the link, or to be placed on the monthly reminder email.

For those that were not able to attend the open house, but are interested in the I-35 project information.

Our Businesswoman of the Year has been chosen...she just does not know it yet! The selection committee will be telling her next week and then we will share with all of you! In the meantime, here are our program speakers. Bring a friend, bring your team, it will be a great day!

This summer 30 Lakeville high school students went through Part One of the Lakeville Career Exploration Program which consisted of a week long camp to learn about different career fields, interview skills, the importance of mentors, financial literacy, and personal development. Part Two is in full swing but we need YOU! Students need to complete a 20-hour internship in a field they are interested in. We are still looking for internships for students in the following fields:

• Medical: psychology, nursing, physician, pediatrics, neurology, medical assistant
• Aviation
• Accounting
• Trades: electrical, welding
• IT: cyber security

If you are able to provide a 20-hour internship to a student in one of the fields or know someone who could, please email Kim.

Lakeville Art Festival

Sept 21st

10am - 5pm

Sept 22nd

10am - 4pm

Considered to be one of the finest art festivals south of the river, the Lakeville Art Festival is held the third weekend in September in historic downtown Lakeville, Minnesota on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Featuring 100+ juried artists on the park-like grounds using a unique circular arrangement of artist booths, the Lakeville Art Festival provides an intimate and accessible setting to enjoy fine art.

Thank you for your support!