Cadillac Area

A Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce Publication

Business Magazine
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 Volume 19-NO. 5

Time to act
New Health CareSeeRules
pages 4-5
 Mission Statement
The Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce is a visible
business leader that advocates and drives business
opportunities. Through business alliances, we are a

Business Expo
catalyst for our membership and provide a persuasive
regional voice benefiting our communities.

showcases areas
2013/2014 Board of Directors
Jon Catlin, Executive Director
Chemical Bank 775-6151

economic importance
Kelly Cater, Vice-Chair
Rec Boat Holdings 775-1351

Mike Hamner, Past Executive Director

Avon Protection Systems, Inc. 779-6200
Scott Hunter, Treasurer

Baird, Cotter & Bishop, PC. 775-9789
Eric Baker
Wolverine Power Cooperative 775-5700
Dennis Benson
Dennis H. Benson, PLC 876-9405
David Cox
Wexford-Missaukee ISD 876-2260
Tim Knaggs
Fekete Knaggs & Burr Insurance 779-7919
Bill Kring
9 & 10 News 775-3478
Dr. Kyle Hogg
Dental Health Professionals 775-9797
Melody Hurley
Walmart Supercenter Store 775-8778
Dan Minor
Cadillac Casting Inc. 779-9600
Kelly Smith
Baker College of Cadillac 876-3100
Don Schepers
Schepers Agency, Inc. 825-2411
Brian Williams
Blue Heron Cafe & Bakery 775-5461
CHAMBER STAFF 775-9776
Bill Tencza, President
president@cadillac.org
Doreen Lanc, Director of Membership Services
membership@cadillac.org
Deb Gillies, Leadership Director/Accountant
leadership@cadillac.org
Amanda Hamilton, Administrative Assistant
info@cadillac.org
Annie Shetler, MI-SBTDC Business Consultant
annieshetler@nwm.cog.mi.us
Website:www.cadillac.org
Printer:Pleasant Graphics
Publisher:Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce
The Cadillac Area Business Magazine is a publication of the
Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber reserves
the right to edit or refuse articles and advertisements submitted
to the Cadillac Area Business Magazine and reserves the right
in its sole discretion to accept or refuse inserts and other mate-
rials to be distributed through the publication.
T
he 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 Area
Industrial Group, exhibits annually as a
way of displaying the importance of manu-
facturing to the Cadillac area. When you
add other economic sectors participating,
from small business to larger employers,
calculate the direct and indirect employ-
ment numbers, tax base implications, vol-
unteerism, and charitable giving you can
assess why the Cadillac Area Business Expo
is more than an everyday expo.
The expo is unquestionably one the most
challenging programs for chamber staff to
coordinate and execute successfully. With
that said, the expo produces high value
return for us, as it allows the Chamber to
message on the importance of our member
businesses as a regional economic force,
whether participating as an exhibitor or
attending.
On behalf of chamber staff, we look for-
ward to seeing as many of our members
as possible on October 10. Please feel free
to contact any member of our staff for
additional information on the 21st Annual
Greater Cadillac Area Expo.
Bill Tencza,
Chamber President

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Preparing the 2014 Alliance agenda Visionary Partners:

By 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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Time to act
New Health Care Rules
Just because employer mandate
penalties have been delayed
doesnt mean you can put off
health insurance decisions
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 the
can 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, even
while 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
4 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 - Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce
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 does
it 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 the
website 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.
Here are the basics for businesses with
less than 50 full-time equivalent employ-
ees:
Health insurance does not have to be
offered to employees. If health insurance
is not offered, the business will not be
penalized.
Some businesses that do decide to
offer insurance may receive tax credits to
help with their cost.
Employees will be able to buy insur-
ance directly from insurance companies
or on the Marketplace if their employer
does not provide health insurance.
Now for companies with more than 50
employees:
Businesses should offer health insur-
ance to its workers. If insurance is not
offered, the business could be fined
$2,000 per employee every year.
A certain level of health insurance
must be offered to employees.
Businesses should offer insurance
that does not cost more than 9.5 percent
of the employees household income.
Those are the basics when it comes to
employers responsibility under the new
health care act.
The penalty phase of the employer
mandate has been delayed for a year, giv-
ing businesses more time to prepare for
the new law, but it has not been removed.
More information is provided by cham-
bers of commerce sponsored website
www.mihealthanswers.com. Mi Health
Answers is a website designed to offer
information in three ways:
No. 1. Ask the Advisor, an in-house
team will research and respond directly
to an inquiry,
2. Explore Answers, post a question or
search other answers in the sites com-
munity with contributions from other
industry experts, and
3. Research our Library, the latest infor-
mation and updates are posted based
on recent developments and frequently
asked questions.
Penalties for Employers Not Offering
Affordable Coverage Under the
Affordable Care Act
Penalties for Employers Not Offering Affordable Coverage
Under the Affordable Care Act

If the employer has 25 or

Does the employer
fewer employees and
have at least 50 Penalties do
average wage up to
Start here. full-time No not apply to small
$50,000, it may be
equivalent employers.
eligible for a health
employees?
insurance tax credit.

Yes

Did at least one The penalty is $2,000

employee receive annually times the
Does the employer The employer must pay a
a premium tax number of full-time
offer coverage to No Yes penalty for not offering
credit or cost employees minus 30.
its workers? coverage.
sharing subsidy in The penalty is increased
an Exchange? each year by the growth
in insurance premiums.

No
Yes

Does the
Employees can
insurance pay for
choose to buy
at least 60% of
coverage in an
covered health No
Exchange and The penalty is $3,000
care expenses for
receive a premium annually for each full-
a typical
tax credit. time employee receiving
population?
a tax credit, up to a
The employer
maximum of $2,000
must pay a penalty
Yes times the number of full-
for not offering
time employees minus
affordable coverage.
30. The penalty is
Do any employees Those employees increased each year by
have to pay more can choose to buy the growth in insurance
than 9.5% of coverage in an premiums.
Yes
family income for Exchange and
the employer receive a premium
coverage? tax credit.

No

There is no penalty
payment required of the
employer.

healthreform.kff.org

Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 5

 What is your competitive advantage?
By Robert Van Dellen
Van Dellen Consulting
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 our
organization 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.
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Sometimes referred to as Core Capabilities, Distinctive Competencies,
or Competitive Advantage, Core Competencies have a variety of defini-
tions. Most agree that they are the distinct and unique strengths or abilities
of an organization, which cannot easily be duplicated or imitated. They give
the organization its competitive advantage that enables it to provide a clear
value for its customers. These competencies emerge from the vision (a clear
image of what the organization wants to become), the mission (defines what
the organization does), and the guiding principles (a set of goals that give
purpose to the organization). They also embody the collective learning of
the organization from where it came, how it developed, and the ability to
adjust to technology, competition, and changing markets.
Several factors determine whether or not an organization can create and
sustain a competitive advantage based on these competencies. Some of
these are the ability to: create a clear roadmap that is understood and pas-
sionately adhered to by the employees; encourage open and frank commu-
nication at all levels; develop a systematic process for knowing what your
customers desire and exceed their expectations; build an environment that
encourages the challenges of change; and leverage the strengths to create
brand identity and customer loyalty. A deeply embedded understanding, at
all levels, of the an organizations core strengths provides a number of criti-
cal advantages, such as enhancing customer loyalty and effective brand-
ing, creating new markets, deciding where to use your resources, building
a more integrated team, breaking down internal barriers and eliminating
silos, and unifying the different departments or functions within the orga-
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more Oldsmobile. Likewise, remember the Edsel, American Motors, and
Plymouth? In an environment today that is so disruptive and shifts ground
so quickly and dramatically, organizations must be nimble, agile, and flex-
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 21stAnnual August
Greater Cadillac Area Rise Up! Cadillac
Business

E P
Reinventing Business!
Wexford County Civic Center Hosted by:
Thursday, October 10, 2013 Wexford County Historical Museum
11:00AM to 4:00PM
Free for Chamber Members
Complete list of exhibitors at www.cadilla
c.org

Join us at the Expo!

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Deadline for the November/December 2013

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 Two upcoming programs
will help workforce get an early start
By Mike Acosta
Great Start Collaborative
Imagination Library
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 workforce Community Celebration
development by starting early. October 2, 2013
Our Lecture Luncheon on Friday, September 13 is entitled Return On Investment from 5:30pm-7pm
from Early Childhood Programs. We will have a panel of speakers presenting the Cadillac Area YMCA
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
Free admission, everyone is welcome.
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,
Join us for an evening of celebrating
were teaming up with the national Dolly Parton Foundation to bring the Imagination
literacy. Come and sign your child up for
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
the Dolly Parton Imagination library, a free
a free book in the mail every month. Were already approaching 700 children signed
book program for children in the Wexford
up.
Missaukee Intermediate School District
Were hoping that the second event will mean even more children are signed up
ages birth5 years.
for the Imagination Library. The Cadillac YMCA will host an Imagination Library Childrens activities
Celebration on Wednesday, October 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This special event is free Snacks
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 Imagination Library sign-up
about community resources. No RSVP is necessary but for more information call Community Resources
Niki Schultz at 878-6544 or email us at greatstart@cadillac.org.

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 &
Presents...
Lecture
Luncheon
Return On Investment: Lasting results from
quality early childhood programming
Lecture Luncheon
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Presenters:
Parents view on the need for early childhood:
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Mike Acosta, Coordinator of Great Start Register online at www.
cadillac.org
Imagination Library: or call the chamber at
231-775-9776.
Dan Minor, CEO of Cadillac Casting Inc.

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 Mission Statement
To provide an engaging atmosphere for the development
of emerging leaders with opportunities for identifying and
investing their skills and passions to benefit the Cadillac
community while making lasting relationships.

2013-2014 Cadillac
Leadership Class 2013-2014 Program Schedule
Proudly Sponsored by:
Opening Retreat
Thursday and Friday September 12 & 13, 2013
Two Day, Overnight Stay - Kettunen Center
Deb Gillies, Leadership Director
Mark Ashley Cadillac Casting, Inc.
Program Dates:
Rae Berwald McGuires Resort
*Government Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Adam Cooley BorgWarner
*Economy Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Steve Drabik 9and10 News/Fox 32
*Media Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Josh Hesselink Piranha Hose Products
*Education Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Laura Hoisington Wolverine Power Cooperative
Meghan Howell Wexford-Missaukee ISD *Cultural Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Jeff Jennette Wexford-Missaukee ISD *Health/Human Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Jenni Johnson Harbor View Apartments *Justice Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Jon Johnson Wolverine Power Cooperative *Closing Retreat Friday, May 16, 2014
Laura Johnson Rec Boat Holdings
Serena Johnson FirstMerit Bank
Kara Kosloski Cadillac Area YMCA/ Quality is Never expeNsive!
RJ Blanchard Memorial Scholarship
Quality Tires for Passenger
Tac Lee Rexair LLC & Commercial Vehicles & Trailers
Buster McClure Rexair LLC Brakes Shocks Struts Alignments
Dan Miller Piranha Hose Products Complete Suspension System Service
Jennifer Neff Avon Protection Systems
Danielle Nordhof Fekete Knaggs & Burr
Brian Priddle Cadillac Casting, Inc.
Katelyn Richard Baker College of Cadillac Cadillac
DeAnn Schneider BorgWarner
Kelli Schutte Mercy Hospital Cadillac
Ask about a TIRE CENTER
South U.S.-131 Cadillac 231-775-7382
Bridgestone OPEN: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 am-5:30 pm, Sat. 8 am-1 pm
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Our products lead the commercial diesel industry.
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 Mercy Hospital Cadillac Foundation Appoints New Trustees
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 served
on 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 of
dedicated service. Blackburn is an insurance agent and owns a medi-
cal practice consulting firm, in addition to several other ventures.
Winkle is president of VanDrie Home Furnishings.
We sincerely appreciate Jim and Jeremy for their many years of
commitment and leadership to the Mercy Foundation, said Katy
Huckle, Mercy Hospital Cadillac Foundation President. She added,
We also look forward to working with Greg and Todd as we continue
to inspire charitable support of Mercy Hospitals healing ministry.

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. 12
Labor Force 12,903 12,989 12,970 12,993 13,594 13,971 13,960 13,706 13,337 13,245 12,927 13,197
Employment 11,283 11,383 11,425 11,544 11,926 12,130 12,015 12,046 11,953 11,937 11,656 11,670
Unemployment 1,620 1,606 1,545 1,449 1,668 1,841 1,945 1,660 1,384 1,308 1,271 1,527
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. 12
Labor Force 5,579 5,659 5,646 5,641 5,696 5,896 5,894 5,760 5,623 5,595 5,485 5,645
Employment 4,889 4,933 4,951 5,003 5,168 5,257 5,206 5,195 5,155 5,148 5,027 5,033
Unemployment 690 726 695 638 528 639 688 565 468 447 458 612
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%
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