september 2012 chamber matters
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Read about what is going on at the Chamber for the month of September!TRANSCRIPT
The annual RWB Picnic is a non-partisan political event with the goal of providing local citizens the opportunity to engage with their current and
future civic leaders.
Speakers include:Second District US Representative:Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer for CongressmanBrett GuthrieCraig Astor
House District 7:Tim Kline
House District 13:State Representative Jim GlennBill Barron
House District 14:State Representative Tommy Thompson Marian Turley
Circuit Clerk:Susan TierneyD. Jason Roberts
City Commission:Public Value Administrator Sandy Dawdy for Mayor Pro-Tem Pam Smith-WrightGregory BlackJames KamufDeborah NunleyCity Commissioner Roger StacyCity Commissioner Jeff SanfordBob Glenn
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CHAMBER MATTERS2 Monday, September 3, 2012
6 SeptemberRoosterBooster 7:30a.m. OwensboroChristianChurch
6 RibbonCutting– HeadquartersBarberShop 12:15p.m. 2674FredericaStreet
10 Red,White&BluePicnic 4:30p.m. Reid’sOrchard
12 RibbonCutting– CapturedMomentsPhotography 12:15p.m. 801OldHartfordRoad
18 AdvocacyTaskForceMeeting 11:30a.m. CommerceCenter
20 MakeaBusinessConnectionAM 7:30a.m. TumbleweedRestaurant
20 SmallBusinessTaskForce Meeting 11:30a.m. CommerceCenter
20 ChamberYoungProfessionals ThirdThursdayNetworking 5:30p.m. GambrinusLibationEmporium
28 ChamberGolfClassic 7:30a.m. SummitGolfCourse
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AMY JACKSON, PRESIDENT & CEO
MISSY GANT, MEMBERSHIP [email protected]
SYDNEY WARREN,
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES MANAGER
SUSAN HIGH, ACCOUNTING [email protected]
JAMIE ROBY, ADMINISTRATIVE
Chamber Matters is published monthly in the Messenger-
Inquirer for the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 825, Owensboro, KY 42302-0825
• (270) 926-1860 • www.owensboro.com/chamber
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MICHAEL F. BECKWITH, BOARD CHAIR
If you are interested, or want to nomi-nate someone to serve a three-year term with the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, e-mail Amy Jackson at
[email protected]. Candidates must be a current member of the Cham-ber. Please submit names by September 14, 2012.
Looking to make a difference?Chamber seeking nominations for Board
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Congressman Brett Guthrie represents Kentucky’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Second District is home to Fort Knox, Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace, Mammoth Cave National Park, and many of the Commonwealth’s most treasured loca-tions.
Congressman Guthrie serves on the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee for the 112th Congress. E&C is the oldest standing legislative commit-tee in the House with broad jurisdiction over our nation’s energy, healthcare, tele-communications and consumer product safety policies.
Guthrie also serves on the following subcommittees for E&C: Subcommittee on Health; Subcommittee on Communica-tions and Technology; and Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.
Recognized for his proven leadership, he was also appointed to serve as an Assis-tant Whip within the Republican Confer-ence.
During his tenure in Congress, Guthrie previously served on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and Labor Committee, where he was named the top Republican on the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness Subcommittee
Guthrie graduated in 1987 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, with a degree in economics and went on to serve as a Field Artillery Officer in the
101st Airborne Division - Air Assault at Fort Campbell. Guthrie later earned a Master’s Degree from Yale University in Public and Private Management.
Congressman Guthrie comes from a small business, manufacturing back-ground. Following his military service, he joined Trace Die Cast, the Bowling Green, Ky., based manufacturing business that was started by his father.
First elected to public office in 1998, Guthrie represented the 32nd District in the Kentucky Senate. In Frankfort, he served on the Education Committee, the Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, and chaired the Trans-portation Committee.
Married to the former Beth Clemmons, they have three children, Caroline, Robby and Elizabeth.
Congressman Brett Guthrie will speak at September Rooster Booster Brescia University has been a part
of the greater Owensboro community for more than 60 years. Guided by our Catholic foundation and Ursuline heritage, Brescia believes in educating the whole person: body, mind and spirit. Brescia’s mission statement articulates that the University is part of the community to serve students who wish to succeed in life and serve others. From the moment a new stu-dent walks through our doors, the service component of the University is instilled in them. Throughout the year, students fulfill service projects and reflect on how that service opportunity has impacted them.
The University’s guiding principles are what we call the Brescia Difference: Respect for the Sacred, Devotion to Learn-
ing, Commitment to Growth in Virtue, and Promotion of Servant Leadership. Our alumni exemplify this Difference by touching lives as doctors, teachers, social workers, lawyers, and business leaders.
They volunteer in their churches, their community and beyond.
Brescia continues to see an explosion in enrollment, both on campus and online. This fall, Brescia welcomed the largest freshman class in three decades! Online classes
continue to fill rapidly, with students from all over the United States and beyond with our most popular program being the fully accredited, completely online social work degree completion program.
Call 1-877-BRESCIA or visit our web-site www.brescia.edu to see how Brescia can make a difference in your life.
Brescia University to sponsor Rooster Booster
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September 6, 2012Owensboro Christian Church
7:30 a.m.Speaker: Congressman Brett Guthrie
Register online at www.Owensboro.com/chamber or call (270) 926-1860
Rooster Booster Breakfast
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The Chamber would like to recognize those businesses celebrating anniversaries with us this month. Thank you for being a loyal member and supporting local commerce!
40 Years as a MemberE. Louis JohnsonHigdon Construction Company, Inc.The Livingston GroupOwensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
30 Years as a MemberAudubon Area Community Services, Inc.Scott Baird Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.Swan Cleaners & Shirt Laundry
Valor Oil
25 Years as a MemberDiversified Management, Inc.
20 Years as a MemberTed Lolley & Associates, LLC
15 Years as a MemberDavid Hocker & Associates, Inc.Metalsa Owensboro
10 Years as a MemberUnder 8000 Auto Sales LLC
5 Years as a MemberDays Innde-AM-RON Building Systems, LLCPhysicians Eye Center – Dr. Thomas Furgason, MD, FAAOPhysicians Eye Center – Dr. Troy Haleman, MD, FAAOPhysicians Eye Center – Dr. David Jones, MD, FAAOPhysicians Eye Center – Dr. Mark Millsap MD, FAAOTowne Square Animal Hospital, Dr. Chris Alvey
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Heritage Christian School3585 Thruston-Dermont Road
(270) 685-4002
Simply Chic Home Accents101A West Third Street
(270) 683-3333
Community Alternatives, CAKY-Owensboro3120 Warehouse Road
(270) 688-9168
Sherwin-Williams3500 Villa Point, Suite 112
(270) 689-2002
XBS of Owensboro3221 Frederica Street
(800) 676-4365
The more people you know, the more successful your business is likely to be. Make a Business Connection AM is a free focused networking event that allows you to “talk up” your business with other local business leaders. It’s a great way to network with other businesses and exchange busi-ness cards, discount coupons or other promotional items.
Make a Business Connection is on September 20th from 7:30 am to 9:00 am, at Tumbleweed restaurant, 5257 Fred-erica Street. Tumbleweed will also provide free breakfast! No reservations are necessary!
Make new contacts with Make a Business Connection AM
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• Tell us about your role at the Cham-ber in serving members.
As Membership Services Manager, my main priority is to help businesses and individuals take full advantage of their membership. Every business our Chamber represents is different, so the way each member utilizes their membership is dif-ferent. For me, it is all about learning the needs of each business and tailoring a plan of involvement suited to meet their goals.
• What is your favorite part about your role at the Chamber?
My job at the Chamber puts me in direct contact with the people that make up our membership. As the liaison to Chamber Ambassadors and the Chamber Young Professionals, I work closely with people growing their business, so I get to see the
success stories, such as the local barber-shop that has been visited by four new customers they met at Rooster Booster, and share in the excitement when a landscaping contractor lands a big account at Owens-boro Buys It!
• What is something that most people don’t know about the Chamber?
Most people don’t realize how beneficial their membership is to their business even if they don’t have time to be involved in events. Our website is an excellent refer-ral source for our members. As a part of each membership, businesses are listed on our website. The 30,000+ people each month who visit www.owensboro.com/chamber can view the business description and contact information, and even map the location. We can actually track the number
of times a particular business listing is viewed, so if you would like to know how the Chamber is working for you day and night, please let me know!
• Why do you choose to live and work in the greater Owensboro area?
Our community has so many different facets that are more commonly associated with large cities, but the great thing about our city is that every one of those groups celebrate together. A success for any of our businesses, for the school systems, the colleges, the city or the county…each achievement is a victory for the whole. Whether I am attending a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of a new business or a groundbreaking for a brand new building, I know that we are moving forward, and I can’t wait to see where this road take us.
Get to Know Your Chamber team… Sydney Warren, Membership Services Manager
Pamela Burns is owner of Holistic Balance - Mental Health and Hypno-therapy, LLC. Though Pam has been self-employed for two years she has been a Licensed Professional Counselor for 16 years. Her experience is varied, and includes serving as Program Manager for Adult Psychi-atric Crisis Stabilization in Bowling Green. Addi-tionally, she has worked extensively with “at risk” children and adolescents in the in-patient and out-patient arena and has worked as an out-patient therapist with adults in community mental health.
Burns received a BA in Psychology with a minor in Gerontology in 1994
and a MA in Mental Health Coun-seling in 1996 both from WKU in Bowling Green, KY.
In 2007, she received her certifi-cation in Transpersonal Clinical Hypnosis and added a Sports Improve-ment Hypnosis Certi-fication in May of this year. Burns is licensed, insured and confiden-tiality is assured. She can be reached at (270) 485-3214 for all your mental health or hypno-sis needs.
In addition to being a Chamber Ambassador she also enjoys serving on the Golf Task Force for this year’s scramble.
Ambassador of the Month SpotlightPamela Burns
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Member RenewalsAction Pest ControlAdvantage Eye CareAmerican Patriot GetawaysApplied Industrial TechnologiesBluegrass Internal Medicine, Dr. Jeremy LuckettBruce’s Tri-State Roofing & Sheet MetalCaptured Moments PhotographyCarpets Unlimited Flooring CenterCentury 21 Partners, Wade BakerCoke FarmsCourier ExpressCourtyard by Marriott OwensboroDaramic, LLCDaviess County Lions Club Fair, Inc.Daymar Colleges Group- Campus Resource Center
Deaconess Cross PointeDr. Tim Wright DMDDynamic DirectionsElizabeth Munday Senior CenterElizabeth’s Wedding & Formal WearEnterprise Rent-A-Car-DowntownFirst Security Bank of OwensboroFischer Farm IncFlatlick FarmsFour Seasons Heating & CoolingFriday After 5Gary Cecil FarmsGirls Incorporated of Owensboro-Daviess Co.Harold’s Economy Cleaners & LaundryHayden Electric Inc.Hillcrest Health Care CenterInfoServ, Inc.John Reynolds Pool Solutions
Johnson’s Dance StudioKentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Bill HodskinsKentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Gavin C. Roberts Insurance Agency, Inc.King’s Great Buys PlusLark ElectricThe Malcolm Bryant CorporationMartha Fitts ClarkMidwest Ear Nose & Throat, Head & NeckNick T. Arnold JewelersOasisOberst Printing CompanyOwensboro Cancer Center PSCOwensboro Museum of Fine ArtOwensboro Wellness & RehabPapa John’s PizzaParty Paper PlacePasture Belt FarmsPaul Davis Restoration and RemodelingPeoplemark, Inc.
Prairie Farms DairyRamada InnReal Living Home Realty, Gordon BarnettRedline ContractingRiverCities Asset Management, LLCRoosevelt HouseRudy Grain FarmsScott & Murphy, Inc.Sherwin-WilliamsSleep Inn OwensboroState Farm Insurance, Daniel DickStrode FarmsSusan G. Komen for the Cure Greater EvansvilleSwan Cleaners & Shirt LaundryTire Mart of OwensboroTowne Square Animal HospitalTowne Square MallUS BankUS Bank Home Mortgage, Karen CarperVicki Singleton Insurance ServicesVocational Rehabilitation
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The Emerge Owensboro Class of 2013 will be introduced at the September 6 Rooster Booster before starting the eight-month leadership program. Emerge Owensboro is a joint program of the Chamber of Com-merce and Economic Development Corporation and is designed to build future community leaders through issues, education and skills training. The Emerge Owensboro Class of 2013:
Glenn Ashby, Century 21 Partners, RealtorJim Blanton, Director, Daviess County Public
LibraryJessica Boarman, Greater Owensboro Economic
Development Corporation, Office ManagerHolly Castlen, Regional Water Resource Agency,
Safety ManagerRobynn Clark, BB&T, Financial Center LeaderGordon Deming, Northwestern Mutual Financial
Network, Financial RepresentativeJulie Duff, Atmos Energy Corporation, Senior
Human Resources GeneralistRuss Evans, Owensboro Municipal Utilities, Plant
Technical Services ManagerJim Gilles, Hill View Farms, Farm LaborerStephen Hein, Valor Oil, Territory ManagerJennifer Higdon, Daviess County Public Schools,
Staff DeveloperMary Higginbotham, Owensboro Convention Cen-
ter, Administrative AssistantTina Kasey, Brescia University, PR DirectorTim Lyons, Owensboro Municipal Utilities, Director
of Engineering and OperationsMeagan Magnus, Hampton Inn, General ManagerKisha McDaniel Logsdon, Alexander & Company
PSC, Senior AccountantBrad Osborne, BB&T, Relationship ManagerKatie Payne, Owensboro Community & Technical
College, Discover College Program CoordinatorJodi Rafferty, Green River Area Development Dis-
trict, Workforce Development Program PlannerMolly Roberts, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Senior
Health and Product SpecialistJamie Roby, Greater Owensboro Chamber of Com-
merce, Administrative AssistantAshley Sorce, Western Kentucky University, Under-
graduate Academic AdvisorSusanne Story, South Central Bank of Daviess Coun-
ty, Vice President, Retail Loan Officer, Branch ManagerTeresa Thomas, The Hines Center, DirectorRick Thurman, Owensboro Municipal Utilities,
RetiredNikie Ward, Advantage Eye Care, Business Office
ManagerRobert Whitaker, Independence Bank, AVPJosh Whitehead, Brown & Brown of Kentucky/The
Anderson Group, Employee Benefits AdvisorMatt Woodfall, MentorKids Kentucky, Executive
DirectorKevin Young, Edward Jones, Financial Advisor
Emerge Owensboro class of 2013 announced
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new Members Chamber Golf Classic coming September 28th!
Sponsorships and play-ing spots are filling up fast for one of the area’s finest annual golf outings-the Chamber Golf Classic on September 28th at the Summit. Thank you to our current platinum sponsors: Atmos Energy, the Clinic at Walmart and Convenient Care/WorkHealth, and UniFirst Corporation.
Don’t miss this competitive networking opportunity. Sponsorships start at only $250 and are a terrific way to brand your business and connect with area decision-makers that will be playing in the Classic. Only 144 golfing spots are available! For more information, to sign up to play or to secure a sponsorship please contact Sydney Warren by email at [email protected] at 926-1860.
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