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4A Daily News – Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Commerce business&enterprise Round-Up decorating contest The theme this year is Women of the West and the Red BluffTehama County Chamber of Commerce wants you to dress western and decorate your business to interpret the 11 Days of Round-Up theme. Windows, interiors, outside, your choice, or decorate them all. Displays must be created by staff, their family and friends. Professional window painting and designs will not be included. Judging begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 9. Presentation of awards will be done at the Cowboy Coffee at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, April 11 at the Palomino Room. You don't have to be present to win, but we hope you will be. Participants will be announced in the Red Bluff Daily News. Displays will be photographed for the chamber and Round-Up websites and Facebook. The grand prize will be four tickets to Friday night's Round-Up events. Judging criteria include Best Use of Theme, Owner/Employee Participation, Best Costumes, Most Original and Use of Historical Elements. Daily News archive photo Kate Gleim, center, and Lori Rosentreter present the 2012 grand prize award in the Business Decoration Contest to Colleen Tobin of Tobin and Associates. Judging categories for businesses include Financial, Medical Institutions - Banks, Hospitals, Title Companies, Large Fitness Centers Care Facilities; Professional Offices - CPAs, Private Medical/Dental Practices, Insurance, Small Fitness Centers; Small Service Business Salons, Copy Centers, Small Service businesses of all Types (under 15 employees); Large Retail and Food Markets (over 15 employees); Small Retail (under 15 employees); Restaurants and Public Offices. Awards will be presented in each business category with three grand prize awards and the overall grand prize. Send your entry to the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 850, Red Bluff, CA 96080, fax to 527-2908 or send an email to jason@redbluffchamber.com. Round-Up Parade entries are due April 1. Signup online at www.redbluffchamber.c om. *** Joe Khoury, our new chamber member of Red Bluff Auto Clinic, will have a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. Hope to see you today at 938 Washington St., (530) 7279300. *** Thank you renewing members We at the chamber would like to say a big thank you to all our members that renewed their membership this past month. Your continued support is what keeps your chamber working to promote all that is Red Bluff and Tehama County. Ride On, Metro PCS Wireless, Inc., Kremer Family Chiropractic, Employment Development Department, Kenneth A. Miller, Raley's Super Store, Ben's Truck & Equipment, Inc., Angel in Flight, California Parks Co., Moore's Blacksmith Shop, RWild Horse Ranch, United Way of Northern California, John M. Elko, Valley Veterinary Clinic and Wright Brothers. Investing in your employees "Innovation" is a hot concept right now. As well-known author and speaker Guy Kawasaki sums it up, "Innovate or die is how the world works." Usually when people discuss innovation and business, it's associated with a company's new product or revolutionary process. But those are actually just the outcomes. True innovation stems from a company's workforce. So when you see a business with the inability to innovate, the heart of the problem actually lies in the leaders' inability to hire and retain quality employees. Finding and keeping top talent is what will make or break a company in the "new economy," so it is vital that as leader you do what it takes to ensure your business' success. In order for your employees to become innovative in their responsibilities and your employers ahead of the competition, you have to do three things. Building trust, cultivating passion, and inspiring loyalty must be at the top of your to-do list if you want to protect your workplace from one of today's top business challenges – the inability to innovate. Build Trust Trust is a two-way street. First, your employees must trust you in order to have the freedom to be innovative or motivation to work hard. This only comes through honest communication and consistent followthrough from your leadership. On the flip side, you also have to trust your employees. Kawasaki points out All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check $ starting at 95 $ 25 Stromer Realty 590 Antelope Blvd + 8 certificate 25 (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. Bldg. A, Suites 10 & 20, Red Bluff (530) 527-3100 Birthstone Rosaries with crystal faceted beads in Gold and Silver tones that you have to, "Trust engaged and invested in your employee(s) your business is the enough to make the only way to achieve success. right decision for cus- long-term tomers. When you show There are many ideas out there on this level of how to build trust and employee loye m p o w e r alty, but it employees, they really boils do the best down to leadwork that they ership. As the can." leader, you Cultivate have to be Passion willing to do Today's sucwhatever it cessful busitakes to get nesses have the the job done, most engaged says Kawasaand enthusiastic Lisa ki. "Employemployees. But ees need to that passion has know that to originate at you'll do the the top. "The leadership team must be dirty, hard, and frustratpassionate in order for ing jobs too." If you want your the rest of the organization to be passionate," business to be successsaid OtterBox founder ful and stay ahead of the and CEO Curt Richard- competition, then you son in a recent Inc.com must realize that hiring article. "Who wants to and retaining top talent come to work for some- is the only way. A pasone who is just going sionate, engaged workthrough the motions and force is the key to working for the next becoming an innovative professional advance- industry leader. But, it's ment?" So make sure up to you to provide an you're excited about environment that allows your company's goals your employees to innoand mission, then work vate. Give them what to spread that excite- they need, and they'll return the investment, ment. 10-fold. Inspire Loyalty Maintaining an innoLisa Hansen owns vative workplace means that you must also fos- Express Employment ter a loyal workforce. Professionals, 243 S. Hiring top talent is the Main St. in Red Bluff. first step, but keeping She can be reached at your talented workers (530) 527-0727. Hansen COUPON Palomino Room 25% off through Easter Gold Exchange Business of the Year 423 Walnut St., Red Bluff • 528-8000 T-F 10am-5:30pm • Sat. 10am-4pm www.redbluffgoldexchange.com facebook.com/redbluffgoldexchange Texas BBQ • Corning in the Evening – Thank you, ReMax American Dream, for hosting last Thursday's get together. There was a full house, lots of good food, and lots of door prizes given away. Scott Davis introduced partner, Robert Thayer and staff, Janet Darrow and Colette Glattfelder. This event is held the second Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. It is always free and we invite you to join us. • Jehovah Rapha Special Event – Just a reminder that 6 p.m. on Thursday there will be a special meeting with an ice cream social and joint meeting with some of the local Relay For Life group at the Holiday Inn Express in Corning. The Spessards will be singing, and Patricia Martin will be sharing a message called, "There is Always Hope." Invite friends to come with you. • Easter Egg Hunt – There are two Easter egg hunts by Chamber members at 11 a.m. on Saturday. One is at the First Presbyterian Church, 471 Marguerite Ave., in Corning, and the other is at the El Camino United Methodist Church, 8345 Hwy 99W, in Gerber. They are both free and everyone is invited. • Chamber Website – Corning Chamber members should have received an email from the Chamber Team explaining about the new website, www.corningcachamber.org, inviting you to check it out and to edit your information. If you didn't receive an email, please give the Chamber a call at 8245550. We are doing something new this year and we hope that many of you will participate in the sponsorship opportunities. To be a Chamber sponsor at any of three different levels you will automatically be a sponsor for all three major Chamber events; May Madness Car Show, Olive Festival and Hometown Christmas. The Colossal Olive Sponsorship will give you Premium Membership status on the webpage with a large banner ad on the homepage that will be seen many times during the day. There are also many other benefits that you will receive as a sponsor. Please go to the website and check out all the new features. • May Madness Car Show – As a member you will have the opportunity to sponsor one event at a time and those forms will be mailed soon. Choosing to sponsor all the events of the year gives you many more additional benefits so we hope that you will look at this opportunity first. However you may also sponsor one event at a time. There is also the opportunity to advertise only, buy purchasing an ad in the Car Show sponsor book. The price ranges from $45 to $125. Look for the form in the mail soon. We appreciate everyone who sponsors an event or takes out an ad in the book. This is how we fund each event and we couldn't do it without your support. Thank you in advance. • Chamber Member Events – If you are a Chamber member and are having an event that you would like publicized make sure you contact the Chamber so we can include your event in the Chamber Reporter, our monthly newsletter, and also in this column that is published Wednesday, every week. The best way is to email all the information about your event; date, time place and what it is, to the Chamber at info@corningcachamber.com or corningchamber@sbcglobal.net. We would be very happy to let everyone know about your event. You also have an option to have an E-blast sent to 300 plus members to publicize and event. Call the Chamber for more information. Shasta Regional named in Top 100 Hospitals Shasta Regional Medical Center was recently named one of the nation's 100 hospitals in the nation by Truven Health Analytics, based on quality of care and patient satisfaction. Truven Health Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters, is a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. "We are extraordinarily pleased to have received this prestigious national honor," said Randall Hempling, Shasta Regional's CEO. "This award reflects the hard work, dedication and excellent patient care that our physicians, nurses and staff provide." In the past year, Shasta Regional has received numerous accolades for delivering quality health care. In September 2012, Shasta Regional was named as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the U.S. for superior inpatient performance in cardiovascular services, again by Truven Health Analytics. That same month, The Joint Commission recognized Shasta Regional as one of the nation's top performers in quality and safety. Shasta Regional was the only hospital in the north state to receive this distinction and one of only 244 U.S. hospitals that achieved the award two years in a row. Then in June and again in November 2012, Shasta Regional garnered an "A" for Patient Safety by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post-discharge mortality; and readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993. Only 11 California community hospitals made the 100 Top list, eight of which were from Prime Healthcare Services — the parent company of Shasta Regional. Prime Healthcare hospitals have earned this recognition 21 times. More information on this study and other 100 Top Hospitals research is available at www.100tophospitals.com. Sierra Sound Baxter Black, NEW & USED CD's April 16, 7:00 p.m., State Theatre. *with entree purchase, please present coupon Special Orders Avail. Car Stereo Sales - Service Installation We make house calls! 723 Main St. 226 So. Main St., Red Bluff 530.527.5470 527-3735 1/2 price Appetizer* Bring the Kids! Cowboy Poet, Tickets at The Loft, Gold Exchange, Shasta Farm & Equipment, Cottonwood, Rabobank, Corning or online at www. statetheatreredbluff.com