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NEW MEMBERS 2024

TRULSON EXTERIORS

763-245-7663

www.TrulsonExteriors.com

Trulson Exteriors has been a family-owned business serving the Buffalo and surrounding area since 1999. Owner, Randy Trulson, currently employs 3 and does roofing, roof repair, seamless gutter and leaf guard installation and repair. They can do any job whether small repairs (think storm damage) or large makeovers.

Randy serves all of Wright County, St. Cloud, the metro and all of Central MN. He is deeply rooted in his hometown of Buffalo and enjoys giving back to the community.

Randy aims to provide exceptional residential and commercial roofing services while upholding the values of honesty, reliability and customer satisfaction which has earned him an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and a 5-star rating with Google.

We welcome Randy to our Chamber family!

ACADEMIC LUNCHEON - LOOK FOR EMAIL ON APRIL 17th

Wednesday, May 15th at Buffalo Evangelical Free Church



Be looking for a reminder email on Monday, April 15th with the actual email to select your sponsored student coming out Wednesday, April 17th at 10 a.m.

GOOD MORNING BUFFALO

Thursday, April 18th 8:00 a.m.

Commercial Realty Solutions

3 Hwy 55 W

Come meet and greet fellow Buffalo business leaders and check out the newly remodeled CRS office space. Enjoy some treats and coffee and share what's happening in your business!

GOOD AFTERNOON BUFFALO

Thursday, April 18th 4:30 p.m.

904 Commercial Drive

Why not say good morning AND good afternoon on the same day! Join other Chamber members for a little casual networking while enjoying a refreshing beverage of choice. Maybe, if we're lucky, it will be nice enough to sit outside!

STATE OF THE CITY LUNCHEON

Tuesday, April 23rd 11:30 a.m.

Bison Creek Bar & Dining $25

LAST CALL to register for this awesome event. Please register by Wednesday, April 17th



Thanks to our event sponsors: Bankwest, Culver's, Old National Bank & Thomes Insurance

WE ARE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS!!

Thank you to our now 17 Diamond Level Sponsors who have committed to our 25th Annual Scramble! We added Huikko's Event Center to the list!! Want to sponsor? Want to golf? Registrations are filling up and there is a limited number of foursomes we can have! Be sure to register now if you plan to swing a club!

We are looking for raffle prizes so if you have something to donate - let us know. If you want to donate cash, we can go buy for you too! A sleeve of balls, a gift card, a coffee mug - small items are the best!

BUFFALO DAYS IS JUST 2 MONTHS AWAY

Not far behind the golf tournament, we have Buffalo Days! We appreciate your sponsorship to help keep this great community event going strong! Want to show your business in the parade? That's an option too! Just let us know and we will get you set up!

Gold Sponsor • $1,000 or More

• ·  Parade Unit
• ·  Parade position choice after #15
• ·  Business listed in advertising
• ·  Signage in prominent downtown location
• ·  Business listing in parade program-Chamber members highlighted
• ·  Chamber social media

Silver Sponsor • $500 - $999

• ·  Parade Unit
• ·  Business listed in advertising
• ·  Signage in prominent downtown location
• ·  Business listing in parade program-Chamber members highlighted

Bronze Sponsor • $250 - $499

• ·  Business listing in parade program-Chamber members highlighted

Honorary Sponsor • $50 - $249

• ·  Business listing in parade program-Chamber members highlighted

Parade Unit Only • $300

• ·  Parade Unit
• - Business listing in parade program-Chamber members 

Button Board Sponsor • $30

• ·  Pay $30 for board of 10 buttons
• ·  Sell all buttons – no cost to you
• ·  Free delivery and pick-up of board

AMBASSADORS ON THE MOVE

EDM, LLC

209 5th St NE Suite 5

763-244-3400

www.EDMMillwrights.com

Owner, Doug Eiden, opened up EDM (Eiden Design Milling) three years ago this upcoming August in the Soo Town area, though he's been in the industry for 15 years. There are usually 4-5 people in the office, though in the field he uses engineers, project managers, estimators and more. What does he do? Builds farming structures such as those seen in the picture below. He will be involved in the design, engineering, analysis, solution and bidding of the projects.

The structures built will process/mill/hold grain, fertilizer, feed and seed. From small farmer level projects, to light commercial to big Cargill operations, Doug's team can do it all! After the structures are built, they maintain them. It's such a specialized field, so they work to keep their customers happy as you never know what other custom projects might come down the road. It is nothing to have 20-25 projects going on at the same time. Last year Doug did over 100 bids across the Midwest, Arizona, Kentucky and Texas.

In the photos below you see Doug with industry brochures that so customers can get a visual of what can be built, and the brands promoted. The two wall hangings are of a brand-new feed mill in Gaylord, MN that was a 16 million project taking 9 months to build! The book shows all the plans and documentation needed to build. The bag is the first bag of feed out of the mill!

We caught Doug with a couple people in the office. Typically, Brad is the constant there, and the day we were there he wasn't. Doug travels 50% of the time, so he made a special effort to be there for use! Included in the photo are Garrett, John, Ambassadors Jackie Crever/Farmers Insurance, Tyler/ServPro, Doug, me, Ambassadors Andrew Agrimson/Insurance Center of Buffalo, Jennifer Carlson/American Family Chris Chapman and April Murch/Family Counseling Center. We sure learned a lot!

As you are out and about do you make a purpose to do business with only other Chamber members? Do you recognize and thank the businesses that are fellow members? When you walk in the door of a business- take note - do they have a Chamber member window cling?

We are heading to CRS next week for our Good Morning Buffalo - be sure to be there and see their beautiful office space. Speaking of CRS, we recognized Cheree' Hoese for her 9 years of dedication to our Chamber as a Board member for a few terms! She loved us so much she kept coming back! She wasn't able to be at the Annual Banquet this year and we finally got a photo of her and her award. Thank you, Cheree - for all you've done and will continue to do as a volunteer for our events. We appreciate you!

CHEREE' HOESE - A DEDICATED CHAMBER BOARD MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER!

SUE SAYS

PARKING IN OUR DOWNTOWN

There has been much conversation regarding parking in our downtown - do we have enough, should we enforce the 2-hour parking that has been posted for years, naming of the lots by the Heritage Preservation Board and so on.

The City conducted a parking survey - literally having volunteers (of which we were a part of) to count open parking spaces during routine and peak parking days/hours. It was found that we have enough spaces, but just aren't using them properly. Business owners were taking prime spots during peak retail hours, overnight parking of vehicles was found etc..

So to be courteous of our handicap spaces, courteous to our guests and respectful of other businesses, we simply ask to be just that - courteous. If you are an owner/employee of a DT business that is a 9-5 type operation, park in a lot (also not in front of other businesses) and walk a bit to your business leaving space for retail and restaurant guests who will park for an hour or two and leave. Think of the elderly or handicap and leave those front row spaces for them. Don't park in front of other businesses that are trying to be respectful of yours etc...It can be a bit tricky, but it's really just changing our habits. I'm a business owner downtown too and will be working to change my habits as well!

THE BIGGEST LOCAL SPRING SHOPPING EVENT IS JUST A WEEK AWAY!

Stop in at Forget Me Not Cafe to celebrate their 3rd anniversary! They are doing a fundraiser for the Buffalo Food Shelt and will be having some locally kid made arts and crafts, coffee and sweet treats available. They are also staying open until 4 p.m. to accommodate all the shoppers!

CULVER'S DOING A MAJOR RENOVATION!

Did you know our Culver's was the first one in Minnesota- built in 1995? Though it's had a redo a time or two before, they will be closed for a few weeks as they give their business a whole new look! Excited to see it transform!