Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce RSS Feed

ANNOUNCING LEADERSHIP RAPID CITY CLASS OF 2010

8/13/2010 12:00:00 AM

The Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the selection of the Leadership Rapid City (LRC) Class of 2010.

The 2010 LRC Class includes:

Michael Albin- G.E. Money

Leah Berg- Overhead Door Company of the Black Hills

Leah Bifulco- Casey Peterson & Associates Ltd.

Sarah Chen- Rapid City Area Schools

Leslie Colombe- Pennington County 911

Nick Davis- Nick Davis Agency, American Family Insurance

Darcie Decker- Youth and Family Services

Marli Erickson- BankWest of Rapid City
Patrick Fink - New Rushmore Radio

Rae Getz- Western Dakota Technical Institute

Kari Glood- Automated Maintenance Systems, Inc.

Chris Heiser- TSP, Inc.

Mickey Higgins- South Dakota Army National Guard

Sara Hornick- United Way of the Black Hills

Lynn Kendall- Rapid City Chamber of Commerce

Ann Lecy- Children’s Home Society

Michele Lewis- American Red Cross- BH Chapter

James Mitchell- United States Air Force

Spencer Mosness- Costello Porter Law Firm

Brian Munsell- Black Hills Workshop Foundation

Debra Pack- Volunteers of America, Dakotas

Anthony Perkins- Eagle Sales of the Black Hills

Warren Poches- Rapid City Police Department

Lisa Sanders- United States Forest Service

JoLee Fredericksen- Mines Dining/ARAMARK

Andrea Serna- National American Univ. Online

Laura Shattuck- Pennington County Public Defender’s Office

Tyler Tribby- Premier Home Mortgage

Helen Usera- Chiesman Center for Democracy

Jim White- Sound Pro

Congratulations to these class members. For more information on LRC, please visit the Chamber tab on our website and select committees to find the LRC page.

Young Professionals Group is Seeking New Steering Committee Members!

7/21/2010 12:00:00 AM

Are you a young professional between the ages of 21 and 40 looking to get more involved with the Chamber and in the community? If yes, the Rapid City Young Professionals Group (YPG) is seeking individuals to serve on the YPG Steering Committee. This committee determines the overall business plan and goals of the YPG on an annual basis.

To apply for the YPG Steering Committee, download the YPG Steering Committee Application and submit the appropriate documents listed in the application to Nicole Ott at ott@rapidcitychamber.com.

Application deadline is 5 p.m. on August 20.

We are currently accepting ATHENA Nominations

6/17/2010 12:00:00 AM

Nomination Form

Automatic Revocation for Not Filing Annual Return or Notice

5/25/2010 12:00:00 AM

Most tax-exempt organizations, other than churches, must file a yearly return or notice with the IRS. If an organization does not file as required for three consecutive years, the law provides that it automatically loses its tax-exempt status. Loss of exempt status means an organization must file income tax returns and pay income tax, and its contributors will not be able to deduct their donations.

The critical deadline is May 17 for organizations that use the calendar year as their fiscal year. What must be filed this year depends on the organization’s financial activity:

http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=217087,00.html

Rapid City was recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the 2010 best small places for businesses and careers.

5/25/2010 12:00:00 AM

Forbes Magazine named Rapid City as one of the 2010 best small places for businesses and careers. Forbes magazine looked at areas with populations of less than 245,000 people and ranked the areas on 12 metrics. To read more visit www.forbes.com.