September/October 2013 Cadillac Area Business Magazine

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Time to actNew Health Care Rules

Cadillac AreaA Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce Publicatio

Business MagazineSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 Volume 19-No. 5

See pages 4-5


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2 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 - CadillaC area Chamber of CommerCe

Mission StatementThe Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce is a visible

business leader that advocates and drives business

opportunities. Through business alliances, we are a

catalyst for our membership and provide a persuasive

regional voice benefiting our communities.

Jon Catlin, Executive DirectorChemical Bank 775-6151

Kelly Cater, Vice-ChairRec Boat Holdings 775-1351

Mike Hamner, Past Executive DirectorAvon Protection Systems, Inc. 779-6200

Scott Hunter, TreasurerBaird, Cotter & Bishop, PC. 775-9789

Eric BakerWolverine Power Cooperative 775-5700

Dennis BensonDennis H. Benson, PLC 876-9405

David CoxWexford-Missaukee ISD 876-2260

Tim KnaggsFekete Knaggs & Burr Insurance 779-7919

Bill Kring9 & 10 News 775-3478

Dr. Kyle HoggDental Health Professionals 775-9797

Melody HurleyWalmart Supercenter Store 775-8778

Dan MinorCadillac Casting Inc. 779-9600

Kelly SmithBaker College of Cadillac 876-3100

Don SchepersSchepers Agency, Inc. 825-2411

Brian Williams

Blue Heron Cafe & Bakery 775-5461

CHAMBER STAFF 775-9776

Bill Tencza, [email protected]

Doreen Lanc, Director of Membership [email protected]

Deb Gillies, Leadership Director/[email protected]

Amanda Hamilton, Administrative [email protected]

Annie Shetler, MI-SBTDC Business [email protected]

Website:www.cadillac.org

Printer: Pleasant Graphics

Publisher:Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce

The Cadillac Area Business Magazine is a publication of theCadillac Area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber reservesthe right to edit or refuse articles and advertisements submittedto the Cadillac Area Business Magazine and reserves the rightin its sole discretion to accept or refuse inserts and other mate-rials to be distributed through the publication.

2013/2014 Board of Directors

Business Expo

showcases areaseconomic importance

Bill Tencza,Chamber President

The 2013 Greater Cadillac Area

Business Expo is Thursday,

October 10 at the Wexford County

Civic Arena.

This year marks the 21st install-ment of the Greater Cadillac Area Expo. As

staff, we are proud of the longevity of the

expo, the continued exhibitor support and,

foremost, the opportunity the expo pro-

vides our membership. Our 2013 theme is

Reinventing Business. As part of this col-

umn, I have previously focused on the eco-

nomic resiliency of our area. A historical

legacy of surviving, and most importantly,

succeeding through economic downturns.

Reinventing Business is an appropriate

theme as many of our members over the

last five years have reshaped, refocused, or

reinvented the way they do business and

that includes the Cadillac Area Chamber of

Commerce.

On October 10, our members and the pub-

lic have an excellent opportunity to collec-

tively network and build business relation-

ships. The expo is a visual showcase and

substantive reminder of the diversity of our

regional economy. In addition, the expo

affirms the overall strength of our member-

ship. When factoring our annual exhibitor

participation which includes education,

healthcare, manufacturing, media, non-

profit, retail, service, tourism, and other sec-tors it resonates. Most importantly, from

a Chamber perspective, exhibitors are job

providers and connected to community, not

merely expo participants.

For the reasons above, the Cadillac Ar

Industrial Group, exhibits annually as

way of displaying the importance of man

facturing to the Cadillac area. When yadd other economic sectors participatin

from small business to larger employe

calculate the direct and indirect emplo

ment numbers, tax base implications, v

unteerism, and charitable giving you c

assess why the Cadillac Area Business Ex

is more than an everyday expo.

The expo is unquestionably one the m

challenging programs for chamber staff

coordinate and execute successfully. W

that said, the expo produces high val

return for us, as it allows the Chamber

message on the importance of our memb

businesses as a regional economic for

whether participating as an exhibitor

attending.

On behalf of chamber staff, we look f

ward to seeing as many of our memb

as possible on October 10. Please feel fr

to contact any member of our staff

additional information on the 21st Annu

Greater Cadillac Area Expo.


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Preparing the 2014 Alliance agendaBy Doug Deyoung

Vice President of GoVernment

relations and Business adVocacy

The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance will soon be preparing

the legislative priorities for the 2014 agenda. Much of the discus-

sion at a statewide level will be on healthcare, education funding,

transportation funding, energy, workforce investment and regula-

tion.The Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber Alliance will continue to

work for you at the state level and represent your voice in Lansing. We will focus on how

we can impact our region and create opportunities for our members and the communi-

ties we serve. Similar to the past our legislative agenda priorities will be established that

will have specific strategic goals and actions. Those goals and actions will be identified

and placed on a priority list in the plan. The advocacy plan will call upon alliance execu-

tives, staff and chamber members to promote these opportunities for our region.

Part the plan for 2014 will be making sure we connect with the legislators from our

region. Our goal is to meet with them throughout the year and discuss the opportunities

and challenges our area faces. These meetings open the door for us also to hear what

they face in Lansing and how we can help them with one common voice from northern

Michigan. It is important that we continue a two-way communication system to advocate

for our region.Advocating for continued local improvement and local economic opportunities will be

the goal of the 2014 legislative agenda.

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Member Benefits:Savis: M2M Advantage Program logo is will located on the home page of theCadillac Area Chamber of Commerce web site at www.cadillac.org. We will encourage all

members and their employees to go to www.cadillac.org to save money.

Cvit: You can submit your business promotion online by using yourrepresentative login. Your promotions can be changed and updated as often as you

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OK, so the employer mandate of the new

Affordable Care Act was pushed back a year

so now you have time to relax and not worry

about what to do about health insurance.

Wrong.

My sense is that this is not just kicking thecan down the road, said Jeffrey Connelly,

President for West Michigan, Operations and

Managed Care, at Blue Cross Blue Shield of

Michigan. You need to be mindful that the law

is here and much is already in effect.

Connelly said Blue Cross and Blue Shield,

as well as other agencies, are available to help

individuals and businesses wade through the

murky waters of the new health care act. But,

he suggested, there is not much time left before

taking some sort of action.

If you have not started yet, you better start

now, he said. Get professional advice quick-

ly.

The Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010,

but some of the biggest changes to health care

in the United States will start going into effect

starting October 1.

Employers need to make a decision about

health insurance, whether or not to offer insur-

ance. Also, if insurance is offered, the employer

will need to determine the level of insurance.

Businesses did get a reprieve to some extent

when the Obama Administration delayed

the employer mandate portion of the law

until 2015. But individuals will be required

by January 1, 2014, to have insurance, evenwhile their employers work to meet the federal

requirements.

What really happened, is they delayed the

penalty should you chose not to provide cover-

age, Connelly said. Companies with 50-plus

employees still have to provide coverage that

meets the minimum.

For the most part, Connelly said, many busi-

nesses do not have a handle on the health care

act and the actions they need to take. He said

Blue Cross and Blue Shield has been holding

frequent round tables, many times through

area chambers of commerce, to help educate

businesses and individuals about the rules.

The biggest thing (business owners) need

to understand ... is economically, what doesit mean to the business, he said. Businesses

need to look at the benefits they offer and

whether or not they will need to make changes

to the health insurance offered. If insurance is

offered it needs to meet the essential health

benefits required by the law.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield is finding many

small employers are going to continue offering

coverage, he said, as a way to attract and retain

valuable employees.

Many smaller businesses may receive incen-

tives to offer health insurance, 10 percent on

up based on the number of employees. He said

the tax credits are incentive for smaller compa-

nies not currently offering insurance or to help

a business to continue offering health insur-

ance.

The reality, though is that the cost of insur-

ance will more than likely increase.

When adding more benefits, coupled with

fees to run the marketplace and fund the act

itself ... generally, costs go up if all the reman-

ing factors are constant, Connelly said.

The first step now for business is to get

informed. Blue Cross and Blue Shield provides

the website, HealthCareReformBasics.com

and area chambers of commerce sponsors thewebsite MiHealthAnswers.com. Each business

is unique and employers need to review the

economic impact the health care act has on the

business, Connelly said.

They need to work with their carrier and get

a line of sight that is critically important,

and not just for 2014. It is important to take a

multi-year view, Connelly said. Bear in mind,

coverage for employees is an important ele-

ment in maintaining and attracting top talent.

Just because employer mandatepenalties have been delayeddoesnt mean you can put off

health insurance decisions

Here are the basics for businesses w

less than 50 full-time equivalent empl

ees:

Health insurance does not have to

offered to employees. If health insuran

is not offered, the business will not

penalized.

Some businesses that do decide

offer insurance may receive tax credits

help with their cost.

Employees will be able to buy ins

ance directly from insurance compan

or on the Marketplace if their employdoes not provide health insurance.

Now for companies with more than

employees:

Businesses should offer health ins

ance to its workers. If insurance is n

offered, the business could be fin

$2,000 per employee every year.

A certain level of health insuran

must be offered to employees.

Businesses should offer insuran

that does not cost more than 9.5 perc

of the employees household income.

Those are the basics when it comes

employers responsibility under the n

health care act.

The penalty phase of the employ

mandate has been delayed for a year, g

ing businesses more time to prepare

the new law, but it has not been remov

More information is provided by cha

bers of commerce sponsored webs

www.mihealthanswers.com. Mi Hea

Answers is a website designed to of

information in three ways:

No. 1. Ask the Advisor, an in-hou

team will research and respond directo an inquiry,

2. Explore Answers, post a question

search other answers in the sites co

munity with contributions from oth

industry experts, and

3. Research our Library, the latest inf

mation and updates are posted bas

on recent developments and frequen

asked questions.

Time to act

New Health Care Rules


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Start here.

Does the employer

offer coverage to

its workers?

Does the employer

have at least 50

full-time

equivalent

employees?

Does the

insurance pay forat least 60% of

covered health

care expenses for

a typical

population?

Do any employees

have to pay more

than 9.5% of

family income for

the employer

coverage?

Did at least one

employee receive

a premium tax

credit or cost

sharing subsidy in

an Exchange?

The employer must pay a

penalty for not offering

coverage.

Employees can

choose to buycoverage in an

Exchange and

receive a premium

tax credit.

The employer

must pay a penalty

for not offering

affordable coverage.

healthreform.kff.org

Those employees

can choose to buy

coverage in an

Exchange and

receive a premium

tax credit.

Penalties do

not apply to small

employers.

No

Yes

No Yes

If the employer has 25 orfewer employees andaverage wage up to$50,000, it may beeligible for a healthinsurance tax credit.

The penalty is $2,000annually times thenumber of full-timeemployees minus 30.The penalty is increasedeach year by the growthin insurance premiums.

Yes

NoThe penalty is $3,000annually for each full-time employee receivinga tax credit, up to amaximum of $2,000times the number of full-time employees minus30. The penalty isincreased each year bythe growth in insurancepremiums.

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No

There is no penalty

payment required of the

employer.

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This is my third essay for the Cadillac Area Business Magazine. For the

September/October 2012 issue, I discussed two vital leadership lessons.

The first was the importance of the planning process, both in terms of

annual and strategic road-mapping. The second was the critical necessi-ty of keeping board members and employees informed through an open

communication process. For the January/February 2013 issue, my essay

presented a case for Creating the Right Culture for an organization. This

third essay builds on the previous two by addressing the important need of

establishing a competitive advantage. All three essays are interconnected

in that effective planning, open and honest communication, and creating

a quality, high-performing culture are essential competitive capabilities.

Since the onset of modern management concepts, such as Total Quality

Management and its many offshoots, both for-profit and not-for-profit orga-

nizations have (or should have) struggled with such critical questions as:

What are the key components for our current and future success? What

separates us from our competition? How do we achieve peak perfor-

mance in a changing, competitive, and global market? What makes ourorganization distinct? What differentiates a failed, mediocre, or even good

organization from a great one?

These questions all center on the concept of Core Competencies. There

is a great deal of worthwhile literature that addresses these questions, espe-

cially in the past twenty years. The discussion of Core Competencies as an

organizational system emerged in the early 1990s.

Sometimes referred to as Core Capabilities, Distinctive Competenci

or Competitive Advantage, Core Competencies have a variety of defi

tions. Most agree that they are the distinct and unique strengths or abili

of an organization, which cannot easily be duplicated or imitated. They g

the organization its competitive advantage that enables it to provide a cl

value for its customers. These competencies emerge from the vision (a cl

image of what the organization wants to become), the mission (defines w

the organization does), and the guiding principles (a set of goals that g

purpose to the organization). They also embody the collective learning

the organization from where it came, how it developed, and the ability

adjust to technology, competition, and changing markets.

Several factors determine whether or not an organization can create a

sustain a competitive advantage based on these competencies. Some

these are the ability to: create a clear roadmap that is understood and p

sionately adhered to by the employees; encourage open and frank comm

nication at all levels; develop a systematic process for knowing what yo

customers desire and exceed their expectations; build an environment th

encourages the challenges of change; and leverage the strengths to cre

brand identity and customer loyalty. A deeply embedded understandingall levels, of the an organizations core strengths provides a number of cr

cal advantages, such as enhancing customer loyalty and effective bran

ing, creating new markets, deciding where to use your resources, build

a more integrated team, breaking down internal barriers and eliminati

silos, and unifying the different departments or functions within the or

nization.

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Community CelebrationOctober 2, 2013

from 5:30pm-7pmCadillac Area YMCA

Free admission, everyone is welcome.

Join us for an evening of celebratingliteracy. Come and sign your child up for

the Dolly Parton Imagination library, a freebook program for children in the Wexford

Missaukee Intermediate School Districtages birth5 years.

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Community Resources

By Mike AcostA

Great Start Collaborative

The Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring and helping to promote

two special events, both coming up quickly, which will help put a focus on workforcedevelopment by starting early.

Our Lecture Luncheon on Friday, September 13 is entitled Return On Investment

from Early Childhood Programs. We will have a panel of speakers presenting the

perspective from local business leaders, education and Chamber staff. Youll hear

why the Chamber and local businesses are taking the lead in an exciting new early

literacy program that puts books in the hands of young children and helps parents

know how to get involved in their childrens learning. If you havent heard already,

were teaming up with the national Dolly Parton Foundation to bring the Imagination

Library to the greater Cadillac area. Parents sign up their children ages birth to 5

years by going to www.usa.imaginationlibrary.com and their child(ren) will receive

a free book in the mail every month. Were already approaching 700 children signed

up.

Were hoping that the second event will mean even more children are signed upfor the Imagination Library. The Cadillac YMCA will host an Imagination Library

Celebration on Wednesday, October 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This special event is free

and open to everyone, whether youre a Y member or not. Besides getting more

kids signed up on the spot, there will be childrens activities, snacks and information

about community resources. No RSVP is necessary but for more information call

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& LectureLuncheon

Lecture LuncheonUnderwriters:

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Return On Investment: Lasting results fromquality early childhood programming

Presenters:

Parents view on the need for early childhood:Niki Schultz, Parent Liaison of Great Start

View from education:Jennifer Sck, Principal of Mackinaw Trail Middle School

How this all relates to business:Kelly Cater, Director of Human Resources of Rec Boat Holdings, LLC

Great Start early childhood program:Mike Acosta, Coordinator of Great Start

Imagination Library:Dan Minor, CEO of Cadillac Casting Inc.

Friday,September13,2013

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Cost:$15PerPerson,lunchisincluded

Registeronlineatwww.cadillac.orgorcallthechamberat231-775-9776.

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Laura Hoisington Wolverine Power CooperativeMeghan Howell Wexford-Missaukee ISD

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Were a community bank, which means were committed to helping

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Data track 2012-2013

Wexford County Jan. 13 Feb. 13 Mar. 13 April 13 May 13 June 13 July 13 Aug. 12 Sept. 12 Oct. 12 Nov. 12 Dec. 1

Labor Force 12,903 12,989 12,970 12,993 13,594 13,971 13,960 13,706 13,337 13,245 12,927 13,19

Employment 11,283 11,383 11,425 11,544 11,926 12,130 12,015 12,046 11,953 11,937 11,656 11,67

Unemployment 1,620 1,606 1,545 1,449 1,668 1,841 1,945 1,660 1,384 1,308 1,271 1,52

Rate 12.6% 12.4% 11.9% 11.3% 12.3% 13.2% 13.9% 12.1% 10.4% 9.9% 9.8% 11.6%

Missaukee County Jan. 13 Feb. 13 Mar. 13 April 13 May 13 June 13 July 13 Aug. 12 Sept. 12 Oct. 12 Nov. 12 Dec. 1

Labor Force 5,579 5,659 5,646 5,641 5,696 5,896 5,894 5,760 5,623 5,595 5,485 5,64

Employment 4,889 4,933 4,951 5,003 5,168 5,257 5,206 5,195 5,155 5,148 5,027 5,03

Unemployment 690 726 695 638 528 639 688 565 468 447 458 61

Rate 12.4% 12.8% 12.3% 11.3% 9.3% 10.8% 11.7% 9.8% 8.3% 8.0% 8.4% 10.8%

For more information go online to www.cadillac.org/discover/about_LaborActivity.htm

The Mercy Hospital Cadillac Foundation is pleased to announce

the addition of two new trustees to its board, Greg Glasby and Todd

Bennington, both of Cadillac.

Glasby is a certified registered nurse anesthetist, who recently

retired from Mercy Hospitals surgical services department after

17 years. Bennington is the plant manager at BorgWarner Thermal

Systems and possesses previous health care experience, having servedon the board of the Oconee Medical Center in Seneca, South Carolina.

The foundation also said goodbye to two trustees who were part of

its original founding members group. Jim Blackburn and Jeremy

Winkle both of Cadillac retired from the board following nine years

dedicated service. Blackburn is an insurance agent and owns a me

cal practice consulting firm, in addition to several other ventur

Winkle is president of VanDrie Home Furnishings.

We sincerely appreciate Jim and Jeremy for their many years

commitment and leadership to the Mercy Foundation, said Ka

Huckle, Mercy Hospital Cadillac Foundation President. She addWe also look forward to working with Greg and Todd as we contin

to inspire charitable support of Mercy Hospitals healing ministry.

Mercy Hospital Cadillac Foundation Appoints New Trustees


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Cadillac Area

Chamber of Commerce

222 N. Lake St.

Cadillac, MI 49601-1874

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Documents

September/October 2013 Cadillac Area Business Magazine