After winning the game, I decided to throw the ball into the crowd, like they do on TV…

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Join us in celebrating this HUGE milestone!

Wow, two SWEET new businesses in less than a month. We can get used to this! Start your weekend right by joining us to welcome Kyiv Cakes to Lakeville!

Grab a team and join us next month for a few hours of bowling, pizza, and prizes!

This is an opportunity for you to interact with Lakeville high school students. This would be particularly beneficial if you hire interns or are currently hiring. This event is organized by Lakeville DECA students and is intended to give them some professional development and interactions with local businesses. Click the image for information on sponsorships and information booths.

For those interested in an update on the I-35 & County Road 50 project the city and county have been working on.

Popular speaker Gerry Hoeffner will be back with advice for employers struggling with employee turnover – especially within the first 12 months of being hired.

Thank you to all of the businesses who donated treats, trinkets, and treasures to our annual New Teacher Welcome Bags. And thank you to some of our Ambassadors (RJ, Rebecca, Sarah), and future Ambassadors (aka high school NHS students), who helped to stuff them all!

We greeted over 100 new ISD194 teachers this week and told them how the business community can help them as they teach and interact with our next generation of leaders and workforce. We talked about classroom speakers, business tours, project based learning, job shadows, scholarships, grants, and more.

If you have been to one of our large events you have heard me talk about our Lakeville Works program. This has been a priority of the Chamber since 2018 and we are so proud of how the program continues to grow, develop future workforce, and directly impact our local business community. Click the image to see what we have been up to!

The 2024-25 directories and community guides are in the house! You will be receiving your spiral bound directory this month. You can also access the digital community guide on our website here. If you would like a small stack of community guides for your employees, or public gathering areas, email Kim and she will get those to you!

Are you team monster or team martini?!... there will be prizes for the best dressed! We are also looking for some fun online auction items this year. If you are interested in donating, please contact Shanen with details!

CEO Next provides the practical tools and techniques growing, second-stage businesses need with three essential offerings:

• System for Integrated Growth: 30 hours of intensive, advanced research for each business
• CEO round table sessions: eight half-day sessions for participating CEO peers to learn from each other
• CEO forum events: eight sessions for participating CEOs and other second-stage companies to learn from industry experts and business leaders

To qualify, businesses must:

• Privately held businesses
• 10–99 employees
• Revenue between $1M and $50M
• Appetite and aptitude for growth

Minnesota State Fair

August 22nd thru September 2nd

It’s time for “The Great Minnesota Get-Together”! All the great fair food, grandstand shows, specialty beverages, entertainment, carnival rides, shopping, and corn events are back! There are two new Midway rides, the Kraken and The Defender, and added historical highlights including walking tours! Cats & Dogs The Exhibition is also new, as well as an official state fair app you can download so you don’t miss a thing.

Thank you for your support!