After 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 21, the contractor will have short-term closures of the southbound Interstate 29 on ramp from Singing Hills Blvd. to accommodate the start of the Interstate 29 mainline paving operation south of Singing Hills Blvd. 

The paving operation began today at the Riverside Blvd. Interchange.

Siouxlanders discuss Missouri River flooding and transportation issues with Iowa’s 3rd District Congressman Leonard Boswell.

Congressman King meets with Siouxlanders to kick-off the 58th Annual Siouxland/Washington Conference.

Vote for Sioux City to become a Blue Zones Demonstration Site on Thursday, March 29th.  Visit http://www.bluezonesproject.com/citizens/signup and take 30 seconds to enter your name, email address, city, and zip code to show your support for a healthier Sioux City.  Computers at the Downtown Library (Wilbur Alfs) and Morningside Library will be available for residents to sign up and patrons at all three libraries will receive a Blue Zones bookmark with instruction on how to vote.

Think of fun and creative ways to get your employees, friends and neighbors to vote at http://www.bluezonesproject.com/citizens/signup.

Beef Products Inc. New Testing for E.coli
Jamie Oliver Mischaracterizes Lean Beef

 The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the Siouxland Social Media Conference in partnership with Morningside College on Friday, November 4, 2011 on the Morningside College Campus. 

The Siouxland Social Media Conference will be highlighted by two trailblazers of the social media world: 1:45 p.m. presentation by Gary Vaynerchuk, best-selling author, self-trained wine and social media expert, and Noon presentation by Erik Deckers, author and co-owner and VP of Creative Services.

Gary Vaynerchuck is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling  author who is also a self-trained wine and social media expert. Gary does not claim to be a ‘techie’, but in 2005, he began video blogging and is known as a true social media trailblazer! He has close to 1 million followers on Twitter and was included in BusinessWeek’s list of the ‘Top 20 people every entrepreneur should follow’. In his session, Gary Vaynerchuk teaches entrepreneurs how to take advantage of the current business environment, while also preparing them to succeed as it changes and evolves into what he’s termed “The Thank You Economy.” Gary discusses the incredible tool that allows brands to show customers that they care: social media.

Gary has appeared on countless programs from Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Ellen to MSNBC, CNBC, CNN and NPR. He was also notably featured in Decanter Magazine’s 2009 Power List which is a list of the 50 most influential people in wine.

Erik Deckers co-authored No BS Social Media (Pearson 2011) and Branding Yourself: Using Social Media to Invent or Reinvent Yourself (Pearson, 2010). Erik is the co-owner and VP of Creative Services for Professional Blog Service in Indianapolis. He has been blogging since 1997, and has been a published writer for more than 24 years. His session will be based on his latest book, why you should be using social media to communicate with your customers and business partners. It disproves the myths and knocks down the excuses, and shows you the biggest reason why your business needs social media: because you want to make money.

Other sessions during the day include “Why Businesses Need to Worry about Social Media”, “Social Media in Siouxland: Trends & Tactics”, “I have an Account, Now What?” and “This Sounds Great…but is it Practical?” presented by local experts and local business people finding success with their social media strategies.

The Siouxland Social Media Conference on November 4 will begin with check-in at 7:30 a.m., with four presentations and panel sessions starting at 8:00 a.m., author, Erik Deckers, will present during the Noon lunch and the keynote presentation by Gary Vaynerchuk will be at 1:45 p.m. in Eppley Auditorium. The keynote presentation is open to the public.

Reservations are $99.00 per person for Siouxland Chamber of Commerce members and $199.00 for non-Chamber members.  All sales and reservations must be made in advance. Register online today at www.siouxlandchamber.com. For further information or reservations, call the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce at (712) 255-7903 or register online at http://business.siouxlandchamber.com/Events/details/navigating-the-social-media-world.

Pledges to Walk--Darker the Green=More Pledges

So join us and find a walk or thank those businesses who have participated.

We invite everyone to join us by taking the pledge to walk . As a part of the Community Enhancement Committee we will be starting at City Hall at noon and taking the first steps toward a heathier Siouxland and a healtheir Iowa. See you at noon!

-Beth Trejo, Director of Investor Relations.

Woodbury County Call Center
Woodbury County has opened a Flood Call Center for Sioux City and Woodbury County residents.  This call center can provide answers you may have related to flooding in Woodbury County.  The call center is open and staffed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days a week.  The call center phone number is (712) 224-5262.

For residential Availability please contact:
Kelly Burge, Executive Officer, Greater Sioux City Board of REALTORS, 1001  6th Street, Sioux City, IA  51101, PH: 712-255-8810, FAX: 712-255-6427

Dry Storage
Lew Weinberg has dry storage available at the Davidson Building.  Businesses should contact Lew at 490-7365
Dakota PC Warehouse has space available in our SSC warehouse 815 F, Street, trailer parking in SSC, and also short-term office space.   People can contact Jim Stanek at  712-204-5815.
1^st Restoration has 50,000sq ft of storage space avail on the 2nd floor of Gateway. Must call 224-6333 to get on the list and set appointment for “move-in.”

Southern Hills Mall. Any businesses that are in need of storage or that may need an alternative location while displaced, please contact Esther at 712-274-0109
Box Update – NOTE TIME CHANGES
General Public use: 3,000 boxes from Mercy Medical Center to North Sioux City Gateway lot at 2:30 this afternoon.
General Public use: 7,000 boxes to South Sioux Mercy Medical Clinic at 2:30 this afternoon.

Business Equipment
Dakota PC Warehouse’s “All Business Rentals” division has short term rentals on PCs, TVs, and some networking equipment.  Contact Pat Foley at 712-253-6310

Scams
We have been advised to be particularly wary of scams during times of crisis – please be careful and do not compromise your due diligence

Thank you,

Siouxland Chamber Staff