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Michael Diamond, vice president of Mitek Systems, San Diego, will present a keynote, "A Tale of Two Valleys: Silicon & Fox River." THINC! will conclude with a networking reception in the theater hall and art gallery. Cost is $60. To register, visit www. insightonbusiness.com/2013-thinc. DESIGN TO IMPRESS... BUILD TO LAST... Industrial Design/Build Thursday, June 6 The Green Bay Chamber of Commerce will host its Business Recognition Awards at the KI Convention Center, 333 Main St. in Green Bay, during Small Business Week. A business showcase opens at 11 a.m., followed by the luncheon at 11:55 a.m. and the awards program to follow. Awards are given in several categories to recognize excellence in areas such as environmental improvement, growth, community involvement and special accomplishments. A business person of the year also will be named. For more information, call Marilyn Heim at (920) 593-3419. Commercial www.alliancebuilds.com | 920-336-3400 Monday, June 10 The Fox Valley Technical College's Business and Industry Services will hold the program "Explore Starting a Business" from 6 to 9 p.m. at the D.J. Bordini Center in Appleton. Hear successful local entrepreneurs and small business owners share their insight. For more information, email venture@fvtc. edu or call (920) 735-5709. Tuesday, Aug. 6 Exportech will begin a three-session program starting Aug. 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, 2740 W. Mason St. in Green Bay. The program is designed to help Wisconsin companies expand and develop their export strategies. Graduates of the program have achieved sales increases averaging $500,000 within nine months of completing the program. For more information, contact Roxanne Baumann at WMEP at baumann@ wmep.org or call (262) 442-8279. w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m Average National trend for medical claims cost: %* 10.68 Average trend for Prairie States clients' medical claims cost: %* 1.63 *Over the last five years as reported by Aon for the same period. As derived by the actuarial firm Donlon & Associates, Inc., 2013. The actuaries also found that our customers are responsible for paying only 44% of total health billed charges. www.prairieontheweb.com M a y 2 013 • Insight | 21