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Thank you to Representative Witte for hosting the Lakeville Chamber group, and Mayor Hellier, for lunch and discussion about the legislative topics and issues affecting our businesses. We were able to share our feedback on ESST, PMFL, and the effect on legislative mandates on our small business community. In addition to meeting with Rep. Witte, we heard from leaders in the legislature about what they are trying to get accomplished in session on the topics above as well as environmental permitting, taxes, elections, fraud and abuse – to name a few.

Paid Leave staff are partnering with local chambers of commerce for a series of in-person employer engagement sessions. At these sessions, they will provide an overview of the program, share recent updates, answer your questions, and help you get ready to meet your responsibilities under Paid Leave. Light refreshments will be served.

VIRTUAL - There will also be webinars held each month. Watch here for registration links. The next session is May 8.

IN PERSON - Wednesday, April 23, 2025

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Lost Spur Golf Club and Event Center

2750 Sibley Memorial Hwy - Eagan

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Chamber Co-hosts: Apple Valley, Dakota County, Lakeville, Burnsville, Hastings, River Heights, Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board.

IN PERSON - Wednesday, May 14, 2025

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Weitz Center for Creativity | Larson Family Meeting Room

320 3rd St. E. - Northfield

Register for the event

Chamber Co-hosts: Elko New Market, Hastings, Lakeville, Lonsdale, Northfield, Red Wing Area, New Prague, Faribault

This year's State of the City address was held this week at the GORGEOUS Brianno's Chart House restaurant. Thank you to George and his staff for such a warm welcome, beautiful view and delicious meal!

A special thank you to our Community Development Director, Tina Goodroad, and Mayor Luke Hellier for sharing so many great updates at the annual State of the City program. We talked about development, employment, parks & rec, transportation, legislative priorities and more.

The State of the City address is part of our priorities in advocacy and access. Mark your calendars for the State of the Schools program on October 22, where we will hear from Superintendent Michael Baumann and ISD194 leadership.  

You all pulled it off once again! On a goal of 100, we collected 126 units, saving up to 375 lives! As you know, there is no rest for the motivated…we are now setting our sites on the BIG ONE…our big drive, with a goal of 400 donors, is in July. Registration is open. We can save nearly 1200 lives with this one...LET’S GO!  

If you are up and at 'em, email me for the link to join our monthly Access & Issues meeting to hear from Zartico. Visit Lakeville partners with Zartico to gather data about our visitors, where money is spent in town, what points of interest people visit, and lots more. In addition to that information, we will get an around the horn update from our local and elected leaders in the meeting. Access & Issues is open to all members and is the 2^nd Friday of each month at 8am, via Zoom.

These are back-to-back at both schools, during the school day. It is free to have a table. We suggest bringing some fun swag! Click the image to reserve your table or email Kim with questions.  

100% of single ticket sales go into our scholarship! Click HERE to purchase tickets on Eventbrite or email Shanen to be invoiced through Quick Books.

The Chamber has some Twins tickets for sale. We have four tickets in section 230, row 1, seats 21-24. They are $105/game and a great way to spend a few hours with friend, colleagues or clients! Click HERE to go to the page and click register to see the available games.

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Where is the Easter bunny this week?

We’ve followed his tracks to Antlers Park for the Easter Egg-stravaganza! This event is sponsored by the Property Geeks and other businesses. Join the fun! 12,000+ eggs, photos with the Easter Bunny, a fire truck visit, & more!

10 AM - 1 PM | Egg Hunt at 11 am

Hop to It – Easter Brunch Awaits!

Looking for the perfect spot to enjoy Easter Brunch with family and friends? Hop over to the Visit Lakeville website to explore a list of local restaurants offering delicious brunch menus!

Find your table, make a reservation, and support local!

Don’t wait—tables fill fast this time of year!

Thank you for your support!