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Wow! What an amazing evening we had for our 2016 Annual Dinner. Kudos to our amazing sponsors including MidWestOne Bank for being our Book Sponsor. All guests were thrilled to go home with a copy of Bill George's book True North. Mr. George delivered an inspirational message about leadership that captivated the audience. This was after the VHEDC had the pleasure to bestow our 2016 business awards to The Urgency Room, H.B. Fuller, Du Fresne Manufacturing, and White Bear Lake Area Schools. You can watch the award videos on our website.
This past week we welcomed several new businesses to the community including Punch Pizza, Create Space, and Advance Therapy. We are looking forward to ending 2016 with a bang and ringing in an even better 2017 connecting local businesses!
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Webinar Opportunity! Sponsored by CBIZ
Legislative Update: 
The Year in Review
Time for our annual review of benefits and other employer/employee-related laws that affect your business, including any additional new and relevant legislation on the books.
Your Host for This Webinar:
Karen McLeese, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc.
Karen will be joined by guest speaker Joel Wood, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.
Who Should Attend: Human resources executives or anyone else responsible for HR compliance, chief operating officers and chief executive officers. Employers of all sizes are welcome to participate.
HRCI Credit: This activity has been approved for 1 HR (General) recertification credit hour toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute. T
Webinar Start Time:
10:30 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST)
Sign Up
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Lunchtime HR Session
Hot Topics and Burning Questions
Your Wish List for the New Year: Reflections and Realties
Wed., Dec. 12
11:30 am at Mad Jacks
Cost is your lunch
Register
As the year winds down and we wonder how it passed by so quickly, it is healthy and wise to pause and reflect on where we are, what we’ve done, if we’ve accomplished what we intended, and are making the strides we want to in our lives. It’s more than just a checklist. Using “mindfulness” can help us improve our effectiveness and enjoy our journey along the way.
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The wait is over! Punch Pizza in Vadnais Heights Opens TODAY (November 14th)!! Over the weekend, Punch hosted a well attended charity event with proceeds going to Children's Cancer Fund. We are excited to welcome them to the community. Punch Pizza Vadnais Height is located at 1018 E. Highway 96.
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Congratulations to Innovative Office Solutions CEO, Jennifer Smith for being recognized as Women Business Owner of the Year by The National Association of Women Business Owners — Minnesota Chapter!
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Congratulations to Du Frense Manufacturing for winning the Image Award at the Minnesota Business Magazine's 2016 Manufacturing Awards!
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Welcome to Create Space: A Do It Yourself Studio where guests can make beautiful wood artwork while having fun socializing with friends or co-workers! |
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Upcoming Events
Legislative Reception
THUR., NOV 17th
5:00-7:00pm
Hillcrest Golf Course
2200 East Larpenteur Ave
Event is free
REGISTER
Hot Topics & Burning Question
HR Lunch Roundtable
Your Wish List for the New Year: Reflections and Realties
Wed., Dec. 14
Mad Jacks Cafe
11:30-1:00 pm
REGISTER
VHEDC Christmas Mixer
THUR., Dec. 15
Jimmy's Food & Drink
4:30-6:30 pm
Bring a toy for Lions Toy Drive for a chance to win a prize!
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VHEDC Business Directory & Community Profile
Now Accepting Ad Reservations!
3rd Annual Edition!
4000 copies distributed to area businesses, waiting rooms, hotels, and more!
Don't miss out!
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BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY NEWS
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City News
 PERKINS
Perkins restaurant has opened back up for operation.
VADNAIS SQUARE
City Council approved a PUD application to allow usage of space behind grocery store at Vadnais Square. The usage is limited to storage and light industrial types of uses. The City Council decided limit the uses to non-public uses in hopes to not impact the immediate neighborhood behind.
BREWPUBS/TAPROOMS
In November, the Planning Commission will be considering code language changes to allow brewpubs, distilleries, taprooms and breweries. They received an overview presentation from City Staff at the October meeting and provided feedback for a policy.
STREET LIGHT UPDATE
Street lights in City Center have been received by the City and will be installed over the fall and winter.
CITY WEBSITE
The new City website is up and running. Check it out at cityvadnaisheights.com.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIR
City hired of Nolan Wall, City Planner in Mendota Heights, to serve as our new Community Development Director. Nolan served Mendota Heights for three years. Prior years were with a consulting firm. Also include one year as an intern with Vadnais Heights.
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Featured Property
We have a new Featured Property page on our website.
The website also has a Property Search Page to see all available commercial properties in the area. The VHEDC is committed to helping your business find the best site to build or expand your business. We work closely with local financial, real estate, and legal services to find you the connections you need. We regularly host site visits with interested parties and are committed to being a conduit of resources.
Contact Jeff Salzbrun for more info.
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Building Sale, Little Canada, MN
Price Reduced
30,000 Square Feet
Executive Office Building
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SAVE THE DATE! 2nd Annual Event! 
NE METRO EXPO!
SUN., APR. 30
Vadnais Sports Center!
More to come!
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