Putt Putt Classic to Include 12th Man

Puyallup Nissan builds custom putting green for today's event!

Date: Friday, January 30th, 2015

Registration: 12:30pm @ Puyallup Nissan

Tournament: 12:30 to 4:30pm

Putt Putt After Party: 4:30 to 6:00pm @ Puyallup Nissan

Tickets: $50 pp

With the Superbowl only 2 days away, our business sponsors have shown their Seahawk pride so we've added a third award for today's participating putters:

Best Score

Best Golf Attire

and

Best 12th Man

Check out our business sponsor location themes below.  It's going to be a great Friday afternoon with potential new business contacts as we kick off Superbowl weekend!  See you at Registration.

1. Fairfield Inn & Suites

• Putt up an elevator, down the hall, into a suite. Check out rooms for your corporate vendors.

2. Washington State Fair

• Putt your way through CEO, Kent Hojem's office
• Photo Op, donuts and maybe a scone

3. Columbia Bank

• Get your 12th man on and putt through those infamous deflated footballs

4. Anthem Beverage & Bistro  

• It will be LIVE, all your putts will be shown on the 70" big screen

5. The Stephens Law Firm

• Can you putt 35 feet in a straight line?
• Best score wins a caffeinated prize

6. Design Dog

• It's back to the 80's: Solo Cups and Nintendo

7. Tractor Supply Co.

• 5 things you never expected to find at Tractor Supply
• $1.00 will buy you a chance at a Carhart Jacket and support the FFA

8. Fix Auto Puyallup

• It's behind the scenes here, see how it goes from dented to perfect

9. Bill Korum's Puyallup Nissan 

• Putt through your next fleet vehicle
• Win an official 12th Man Jersey

Optimistic Forecast for Puyallup and Sumner in 2015

Kent Hojem, Chamber Board Chairman, emcees annual breakfast

The Chamber's first Economic Forecast and Rising Star Awards Breakfast on January 22nd presented an optimistic outlook for Puyallup and Sumner in 2015.  Puyallup shared information about new car dealerships planned in downtown and reported an 11% increase in sales tax in 2014.  Housing prices and sales are slightly on the rise in our communities and continued Sound Transit growth includes additional trains in 2016 and 2017.  Sumner presented information on the new YMCA which is scheduled to open this summer and will serve 22,000 people as well as information about new development in the industrial area.

A big Chamber thank you to our presenting sponsor, Puget Sound Energy, our title sponsor, Columbia bank, our investor sponsor, Pierce County, and all of our attending members for supporting our event.  See you next year.

250 People attended breakfast at the Pioneer Park Pavilion

Guest Panelists, Ryan Windish, Rob Allen and Tom Utterback
share local economic data with audience

Mayor Enslow and Councilman Vermillion receive awards from AUSA

AUSA announces Leroy Goff as recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award

A surprised Leroy Goff shows award to audience

Winners of Young Professionals Award
Eric Welsh, Melissa Huston, Rob Lewis, Brad Moore and Bryan Reynolds

Deb Ebben, Chamber Volunteer of the Year

Eric Kantor, Volunteer of the Year

CC Lucas, Ambassador of the Year

Tracy Odd and Mike Lynch, Sumner Veterinary Hospital
Volunteer Business of the Year

Dave Radcliffe, John Porter Memorial Award

John Merz, Memory Haven, Medium Business of the Year

Sandy Maynard, Duke Paulson, Shawn Manley, Helping Hand House
Non-Profit of the Year

Robin Nolan, Bill Korum's Puyallup Nissan, Large Business of the Year

Chris Jelepis and Greg Miller, IKEA, Best Company to Work For

Cameron Landry, Brad Moore, Donnie Juntunen, Staci Smith,
SignDog Media, Small Business of the Year

Columbia Bank, Title Sponsor for Columbia

Puyallup Sumner Chamber Board Members
Brad Moore, Charla Neuman, Kyle Hardtke, Rod Stephens
Chuck Valley, Dave Radcliffe,Tracey Pidge, Rob Lewis

SSCCLC Legislative Breakfast Friday Jan. 9th

Our Chamber members are invited to attend the South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast this Friday at Emerald Downs.  Hear from legislators across the state about issues impacting your business and even have an opportunity to meet them in person.  

Click here to register.

Annual Putt Putt Classic in Downtown Puyallup

The Chamber Putt Putt Classic will be your opportunity to mega-network on a Friday afternoon while putting through nine of your local businesses. Participants will have access to businesses they might not normally interact with. For example you can:

• Demonstrate your putting skills in CEO Kent Hojem’s office at the Washington State Fair
• Visit Good Samaritan Hospital for a non-medical reason to putt and chat with Glenn Kasman
• Or putt into a suite at the Fairfield Inn so you can better describe the lodging amenities with your favorite business customer.

The Putt Putt Classic will begin and end at Bill Korum’s Puyallup Nissan starting with registration at 12:30pm. You’ll putt your way through downtown Puyallup from 12:30 to 4:30pm and then enjoy a fun after party at Nissan.

Don’t miss the opportunity to mix business with golfing fun. There will even be awards at the after party for best score….and best dressed golfer in argyle.

Date: Friday, January 30th, 2015
Registration: 12:30pm
Tournament: 12:30 to 4:30pm
Putt Putt After Party: 4:30 to 6:00pm
Tickets: $50 pp

Click here to register.

Annual Economic Forecast and Awards Breakfast

Make sure you register for this year's Economic Forecast and Awards Breakfast on Thursday, January 22nd, 7:30am, at the Pioneer Park Pavilion in downtown Puyallup. 

In addition to announcing the winners of our Rising Star Awards, our annual event will include a panel of local officials talking about the economic forecast of Puyallup, Sumner and So. Hill.   Guests will hear from:

Tom Utterback, Development Services Director, City of Puyallup

Ryan Windish, Planning Manager, City of Sumner

Rob Allen, Senior Economic Development Specialist, Pierce County

Come and celebrate our award winning businesses of 2014 and learn about our local economic information that you can incorporate into your own business plans for 2015. 

To register to attend, click here, or call the Chamber at 253.845.6755.  We'll see you there!

Mt. Rainier Coffee Company and The Cheese Shop

A Chamber "high five" to Mt. Rainier Coffee Company for their holiday coverage on PCTV regarding their coffee and business model.  Board Member, Rod Stephens, owner of two local businesses, The Stephens Law Firm and Mt. Rainier Coffee Company, gave a great interview about not only his coffee products, but our communities as well.

The Chamber Kicks Off 2015

Happy New Year to all of our Chamber members.  We are looking forward to a busy 2015.  

January 12th kicks off the legislative session in Olympia and that means more involvement with our legislators in advocating for completion of SR167 as well as other issues that impact our businesses.  

On a congressional level, we are also involved in advocating for JBLM against the proposed reduction of troops, as well as the Affordable Care Act's impact on our business community.  

Locally, 2015 will be a year of city council elections for both Puyallup and Sumner and we will be hosting a candidate forum at our October luncheon to provide an opportunity for our members to hear from the candidates about business issues.

The U.S. Open is coming to Chambers Bay and Pierce County June 15-21.   The USGA has advised that approximately 60-70% of all general ticket holders will be parking in Puyallup at the Washington State Fairgrounds parking lots.  Our Chamber is hosting a concierge program to refer visitors to our local businesses.  We estimate anywhere from 8,000 to 25,000 people per day will be visiting Puyallup.

If you are interested in learning more about our business advocacy efforts or have an issue impacting your business that you would like to have included in our discussions, please contact the Chamber or join us at our Government Affairs meetings the first Tuesday of every month, 7:30am at the Chamber office.  

On behalf of our Chamber, we wish all of our members much success in 2015.