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| 4/16/2025 |  April Brown Bag: Team Building - Creating the Culture Wednesday, April 16, 2025 11:30 am – 1:00 pm $20/Member & $30/Non Member (Includes Lunch) Team Building - Creating the Culture The presentation will focus on leading an organization by creating a positive environment to motivate individuals to strive to accomplish organizational objectives. It will include lessons learned raised in small-town North Dakota in a family of six boys by my mother and father along with insight from a 40-year football coaching career. It will also include identifying characteristics that are most important when building and sustaining a strong culture. We will also discuss the importance of choosing who gets invited into the organization and establishing building blocks for success. This will be an interactive discussion throughout the presentation among the speaker and attendees. Featured speaker: Bubba Schweigert A native of Zeeland, ND, Kyle “Bubba” Schweigert began his coaching career at his alma mater, now the University of Jamestown, from 1985-1988. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Jamestown and a master’s degree from UND. In 2002, he was honored with Jamestown’s Rollie Greeno Award for outstanding commitment in the field of education and coaching. Bubba’s coaching stops included Jamestown College, the University of North Dakota, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Southern Illinois University, and back to UND as head coach for 11 years. He was Defensive Coordinator for UND when they won the Division II national championship and has coached and mentored multiple All-American, All-Conference, and All-Academic student-athletes among his various stops. Bubba and his wife, Laura, have two sons, Alex and Cooper. more info... |
| 4/1/2025 | Join us for GGFYP’s 2025 Annual Launch event! We’ll recognize outstanding members from the past year, discuss our 2024 growth, and outline our 2025 organizational goals. We will honor the work of our GGFYP members in the previous year and recognize the hard work that has been put in to continue our mission of enhancing our community, creating connections, and investing in each other. We do this be listening to updates and success stories of the organization and awarding outstanding members of GGFYP. There will be featured speakers from UND, Altru Health Systems, and a community keynote speaker: Molly Yeh, owner of Bernie's and local Food Network host. Free drinks and appetizers will be provided. UND, UMC, & NCTC students will be able to attend for free; please contact Gon Carlson at gon@ggfyp.com for a student discount code. more info... |
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| 4/8/2025 | Moving into the next level of your business. Leading with character and retaining and attracting your employees, clients/ customers/partners/guests. The 5 RAYMA Foundations™ Leadership: • Resilience • Authenticity • a Yes attitude • Motivation • Assertiveness Presented by: Mandy B. Anderson Co- Founder Rayma Team more info... |
| 4/8/2025 |  Celebrate the region's entrepreneurs!Join us at The Grand Awards on Tuesday, April 8, at the new Opal Event Center!
 Tickets are available now: https://tinyurl.com/2r6cjkeh Want to nominate an entrepreneur or business for a Grand Award? You still can! Nominations close March 1: https://bit.ly/4anKua8We'll see you at the Grand Awards!
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| 4/9/2025 |  TEAM 2.0 FACT: 17% of employees are actively disengaged or, as Gallup CEO Jim Clifton describes it, "roam the halls spreading discontent." FACT: Actively disengaged employees cost companies up to $550 billion in annual lost productivity. FACT: This adds up to 68% of staff that have little or no concern about customers, productivity, profitability, waste, safety, or mission. Minnkota Power Cooperative 5301 32nd Ave S, Grand Forks, ND 58201 7:30 am Registration Check-In 8:00 am - Noon Seminar Beverages and light breakfast bites provided $149 per chamber member or $174 for non-chamber attendees. Limited spots are available so sign up NOW!
The Chamber's Small Business Committee is proud to present an engaging half-day seminar on front line management training. We hope you enjoy it! This TEAM 2.0 seminar is sponsored by...
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| 4/25/2025 | We are excited to announce our 2nd Chamber Leadership "Tours and Talks"!
Join us for behind the scenes tours and insights from some of our communities leading businesses and business leaders.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Bully Brew Coffee is known for its delicious coffee and great customer service. Their coffee beans are roasted daily in their very own ND Coffee Roastery. Come hear their story, tour the roastery and learn why their customers have an unforgettable experience.
See the in depth story of building a state-of-the-art aircraft literally from the ground up. All Cirrus airplanes start in Grand Forks with the manufacture of all composite aircraft components. See how quality, workmanship, and a focus on their employees, and the safety of their customers contribute to the success of Cirrus Aircraft.
The Ralph Engelstad Arena is known as “The Taj Mahal of hockey”. Get a behind the scenes look at all levels of the REA including state of the art athletic training areas. See what the vision and dream of one man has become.
The Alerus Center provides premier entertainment and events that stimulate economic impact and improve the quality of life for Grand Forks area citizens. Get a behind the scenes look at how the Alerus Center hosts over 375 events annually, often spanning multiple days and hosting several different events daily, with just hours to turn from one major event to another.
RealTruck is the premier manufacturer and digital destination of accessories for truck, Jeep, Bronco and off-road enthusiasts around the world.
In addition to eight John Deere retail locations across MN and ND, a company resource and training center in Grand Forks, ND provides training opportunities for customers and employees. We will also tour their first of its kind Impact Center.
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| 4/29/2025 | Join Hospice of the Red River Valley for Heartstrings: A Remembrance Service, a special hands-on grief workshop and remembrance ceremony. During this class, you will have the opportunity to create personalized memory keychains using individually chosen beads, to honor your loved ones. The class will be followed by a remembrance service to celebrate those we’ve lost. This event is free and open to the public, but preregistration is required as space is limited. more info... |
| 4/29/2025 | Join Hospice of the Red River Valley for Heartstrings: A Remembrance Service, a special hands-on grief workshop and remembrance ceremony. During this class, you will have the opportunity to create personalized memory keychains using individually chosen beads, to honor your loved ones. The class will be followed by a remembrance service to celebrate those we’ve lost. This event is free and open to the public, but preregistration is required as space is limited. more info... |
Events available for Registration... 2025 Chamber Membership Drive Prize Donations 3/10/2025 - 4/7/2025 register for this event... 2025 Half-Day Seminar: Team 2.0 - Effective Leadership for First Line Managers and Supervisors 4/9/2025 register for this event... 2025 April Brown Bag: Team Building - Creating the Culture 4/16/2025 register for this event... Life Connected: A Civic Social (2025 EGF Mayor's Event) 4/24/2025 register for this event... 2025 Leadership Tours & Talks 4/25/2025 register for this event... 2025 City to Farm Invite 5/7/2025 register for this event... 2025 Chamber Golf Classic 5/29/2025 register for this event... |
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