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March/April 2016 Cadillac Area Business Magazine
March/April 2016 Cadillac Area Business Magazine
Business Magazine
Mission Statement
The importance
of attracting talent
The Cadillac Area Business Magazine is a publication of the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce. The
Chamber reserves the right to edit or refuse articles
and advertisements submitted to the Cadillac Area
Business Magazine and reserves the right in its sole
discretion to accept or refuse inserts and other materials to be distributed through the publication.
Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce
222 Lake Street
231-775-9776
Bill Tencza,
Chamber President
Visionary Partners:
Business Directory
Concrete Construction
MUNSON HEALTHCARE
Construction
Cadillac Hospital
Edward Dracht
President
DRACHTDesign
CONSTRUCTION
CO.
Build Contracting
Serving the greater Cadillac area since 1972.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
CONCRETE CONTRACTORS
Marketing
CadillaC
Tuxedo, llC
Providing Your
Cadillac Winery
Tasting Room
Tuxes & Tastings
News
CADILLAC
231-775-2856
www.cadillactux.com
Call Katheryn Kidder, Senior Sales & Marketing Specialist at (231) 779-4142.
Excavating
Insurance
BASEMENTS
EARTH MOVING
GRADING & BULLDOZING
FILL DIRT SEWER & WATER
231-468-3559
Fax 231-468-3061
231-468-3560
[email protected]
Membership Travel
Insurance Financial Services
Leadership Partners:
AT&T
Belle Oakes Living Center Inc.
BorgWarner Thermal Systems
B&P Manufacturing
Cadillac Area Public Schools
Consumers Energy
DTE Energy
Fekete Knaggs & Burr Insurance Agency
FIAMM Technologies LLC
Fifth Third Bank
ITC
Mercantile Bank of Michigan
Michigan Rubber Products, Inc
Rexair LLC
Walmart Supercenter Store
Wexford-Missaukee ISD
By Judy Schulze
Articles introducing individuals
or groups often follow a common
theme: Who are they? From the first
meeting of the 2015-2016 Cadillac
Simply the Best
Leadership Class, it was very clear
that we were anything but common.
Given this observation, it only seemed appropriate that this article be
a narrative about who we arent.
As anyone who has met, interacted, or been a part of this years leadership class knows, the most prominent characteristic that our team
does not have is homogeneity. We are not the same. We are not the
same as past Cadillac Leadership classes, and individually, we certainly are not the same as each other. We are not all males. We are not all
females. We are not all originally from the Cadillac area, and we are
not all originally from the state of Michigan. We are not all financial
professionals or physicians. We are not all educators, business owners, media professionals, or in the manufacturing field. We do not all
serve on the same local boards, councils, or committees. We are not all
married, or single, or parents, or grandparents. We do not all have the
same types of pets, we do not have the same hobbies, and we do not all
Cadillac
Leadership
purchase the same brands when we shop. We are not all meat eaters,
we are not all vegetarians, and we are not all gluten-free. We do not all
hold the same degrees, nor did we attend the same high schools or colleges. We do not all think the same way, and we most assuredly do not
all agree on the same things at the same times.
If we are so different, what makes us, the 2015-2016 Cadillac
Leadership Class, the best class ever? The differences that we have,
or the things we arent, have made us a team of local professionals
who respect the diversity of our group and draw on that characteristic
to promote effective and progressive leadership in the Cadillac area
the Cadillac Leadership program has brought 24 individuals, with
individual stories, together to demonstrate what amazing things can
happen, when the focus is on what we arent.
This year the Leadership Class is assisting in the City of Cadillacs
Heritage Plaza Project by raising funds for a splash pad and ice rink.
If you wish to contribute to our community service project, please
visit the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.cadillac.org to make an online donation. Checks may be made payable to
Cadillac Leadership, Cadillac Splash and mailed to: Kathy Cress,
Avon Protection Systems, 503 Eighth St. Cadillac, MI 49601. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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25TH ANNIVERSARY
Cadillac
Leadership
Simply the Best
LEADERSHIP SKILL
DEVELOPMENT
. JR. WORKSHOPS
L.E.A.D. (Leadership, Ed
Thursday, April 28
, 2016
Avon Automotive
Avon Protection Systems Inc.
FIAMM Technologies LLC
Rec Boat Holdings LLC
Kalkaska Screw Products Inc.
A needed connection
TO L E A R N MOR E, C ON T A C T :
firstmerit.com
Member FDIC
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January 2016
Hosted by:
Cadillac YMCA
Find us on
Facebook
www.facebook.com/CadillacChamber
Sponsored by:
Chemical Bank
Save t
he Dat
Cadillac
Variety Show
Sponsored by:
Wednesday, June 15
, 2016
at Caberfa
e Ski & Golf Resort
February 2016
Hosted by:
Sponsored by:
Ambassador Club
Ribbon Cuttings
Cadillac Tuxedo and Cadillac
Winery Tasting Room
Authority Accounting
317 North Mitchell
Women
in business
a program of the Cadillac
Area Chamber of Commerce
Since 1917, Chemical Bank has helped businesses thrive with abundant
financing options and a full range of business banking products. Our
financial experts have everything you need to help your business succeed.
www.DonsAutoClinic.com
10
&
Outstanding Citizen
Spirit of Community Awards
TM
For the past decade Joni Holly has been working with sellers
and buyers in the Cadillac area and has now joined Homewaters
Recreational Real Estate. Jonis daughter Jessica has also joined
the company, bringing her expertise in technology and the lending process.
To become a sponsor or apply for the program, call Baker College of Cadillac: 231-876-3149
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Wolverine
announced new
organizational
structure
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative
announced the following departmental
changes and promotions:
Don Heffelfinger has been promoted to
oversee all maintenance-related engineering,
and Jim Dietlin will coordinate all maintenance and operations logistics. Tim Martin
has been promoted to Vice President of
Engineering & Construction of the newlycreated Engineering & Construction division. Klint Weaver has been promoted to
Construction Manager and will report to
Martin. Zach Anderson has been promoted
to Manager of Power Supply and will oversee
all of Wolverines generating plants and the
Merchant Operations Center, recently combined into a single Power Supply group.
Also, Dawn Coon has been promoted to
Manager of Administrative Services and will
oversee all corporate administrative activities
as well as buildings, grounds, and maintenance.
Welcome
New Members
Cadillac Wexford
Public Library
411 S. Lake St.
Cadillac, MI 49601
(231) 775-6541
www.cadillaclibrary.org
Cathy Tacoma
Maggies Tavern
523 North Mitchell
Cadillac, MI 49601
(231) 775-1810
www.maggiestaverncadillac.com
Maggie Jones
eWholsaler LLC
111 West River Street
Cadillac, MI 49601
(231) 775-1322
www.ewholesaler.com
Fred Moomey
Northwestern Regional
Airport Commission
Cherry Capitol Airport
727 Fly Dont Drive
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 947-2250
www.tcairport.com
Kevin Klein
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231-775-9000 - Cadillac Downtown
231-779-8954 - Cadillac North
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