January 2017 Chamber Matters

Vol 15/Issue 1

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5 Rooster Booster Breakfast CANDANCE BRAKE PRESIDENT & CEO cbrake@owensboro.com SUSAN HIGH BUSINESS MANAGER shigh@owensboro.com JESSICA KIRK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP OWENSBORO/ PROGRAMS & EVENTS MANAGER jkirk@owensboro.com JACLYN GRAVES MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER jaclyn@owensboro.com LAUREN NUNEZ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT lnunez@owensboro.com 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 •

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American Legion Post 9- James L. Yates American Red Cross Associated Engineers of Owensboro, LLC Ballard Construction Custom Homes Inc. Blue Star Consultants Campbell Club CASA of Ohio Valley, Inc. Comfort Suites Owensboro Dart Polymers Deborah Nunley, City Commissioner Dismas Charities of Owensboro Diversified Management, Inc. Dynamic Directions Elliott Farms ERB Equipment Company

Four Seasons Heating & Cooling Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Green River District Health Department Greenwell-Chisholm Habitat for Humanity of Owensboro-Daviess Co. Hannan Supply Company Harry Roberts Plumbing & Heating Health Resources, Inc. Helton Insurance Agency International Bar-B-Q Festival International Center of Kentucky Keller Williams Elite, Steve Lewis Principal Broker Kenway Distributors Incorporated Kroger Wine and Spirits

Kurtz Auction & Realty Company Lance & Co. Jewelers Marijane Salmon Interiors Myriad CPA Group, LLC Next Level Church of God Overtime Drywall Company & Plastering Owensboro Area Building & Construction Trades Owensboro Federal Credit Union Owensboro Masonic Temple Company, Inc. Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission Owensboro Sister Cities Owensboro Winsupply Passport Health Plan Paul McDaniel Pediatric Dentistry of Owensboro

Phill’s Custom Cabinets REMAX Professional Realty Group “Mr. Mag” Riney Hancock CPAs PSC Risner & Associates, Jennifer Staser River City Church Schwartz Heating & Cooling Inc. Sleep Outfitters Smart Choice Storm Insurance LLC.- Doc Harris Studio Slant Tanner+West Thacker, Hodskins, and Knight L.L.P. The Daniel Pitino Shelter The Empowerment Academy, Inc The Neel Clinic

The Pearl Club @ The Summit Timmons Electric Co., Inc. (TECI) Tom Mischel Towne Square Animal Hospital, Dr. Chris Alvey Tri State Fire & Safety, Inc. Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph US Lawns of Owensboro, KY Van Meter Insurance Welborn Floral Company Westerfield Electric, LLC Western Kentucky University Woodward Consulting, LLC Yager Materials, LLC Yeiser Excavating Inc. Yellow Ambulance of Daviess County

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Ambassador of the Month – Chris Arnold Chris was born and raised in Owensboro. His family includes his wife Barb Birgy Arnold and son Josh.

He is the Deposit Services Officer for First Security Bank, downtown, where he manages business client’s deposit accounts and cash management needs.

He graduated from Owensboro High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Brescia University.

Chris is an Ambassador for the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of Directors for the Kids Football League (KFL), volunteers for the Owensboro Reads program and has spent 13 years with youth football and baseball leagues as a coach and board member.

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Mattingly, Watson to give “State of the Community” addresses at January 5 Rooster Booster Breakfast Daviess County Judge/Executive Al Mattingly and incoming City of Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson will make their “State of the Community” addresses at the January 5 Rooster Booster breakfast. Daviess County Fiscal Court and the City of Owensboro are the co-sponsors of the breakfast, which starts at 7:30 am at the Owensboro Convention Center. A large crowd is expected for this annual event and seating is limited. Please call the Chamber Office at 270-926-1860 to RSVP by noon on Wednesday, January 4.

Al Mattingly is the Daviess County Judge/Executive and was sworn into office on January 3, 2011.

In 1971, Judge Mattingly married Ms. Judy (Wolfe) and they have one son, Will.

Judge Mattingly, born to Alfred and Commie Marie Mattingly on May 23, 1947, is the eldest of 12 siblings. He graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School in 1965 and in 1969 received his Bachelors degree in Biology from Brescia College. Judge Mattingly served in the United States Army from 1969 until 1972.

In 2003 and 2007, Judge Mattingly was elected and served as an Owensboro City Commissioner.

In 2007, he served the Owensboro City Commission as Mayor Pro Tem. Judge Mattingly has always been active in his community and church, Our Lady of Lourdes. He

Al Mattingly

Tom Watson

is a member of various civic and professional organizations. He is President of a family-owned plumbing, heating, and cooling business, Acme Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Tom Watson is the president and co-owner, with his wife Barbara, of Tom Watson’s Prosthetic and Orthotics Labs, Inc. with offices in Owensboro and Evansville.

Tom studied at the Northwestern

University Medical School at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

In 1970 Tom was crushed by a bulldozer resulting in the amputation of his right leg above the knee. Tom changed his career path in 1972 and entered the field of prosthetics and orthotics mainly because he was in need of a new prosthesis and had no insurance or money for one.

In 1978 Tom moved back to Owensboro to open an office for

Snell’s Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc. In 1981 Tom and his wife Barbara purchased the business from Snell’s and are currently practicing as Tom Watson’s prosthetic and orthotic lab.

Tom has served on many local, state and national boards and has spent many years as a paraprofessional football and baseball coach at the high school and collegiate level.

Watson served as Mayor of Owensboro from 2005-2008. He was a founding member of the newly formed youth football league called the KFL as player safety coach where he was honored with a lifetime achievement award for his work with youth sports. He is on the Foundation Board for the Owensboro Community and Technical College. He recently served on Governor Matt Bevin’s transition team for Economic Development and currently serves on the Veterans committee for prosthetic technology.

Watson was recently honored with the Owensboro Public School Hall of Achievement Award and the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Assn. Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in prosthetic care for people with limb loss.

In 2016 Watson ran successfully to return to the Office of Mayor of Owensboro. Tom is married to the former Barbara Aull. They have two sons, David and Jeff Phelps, two daughter-in-laws, Trisha and Krystal and seven grandchildren.

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BY KEITH LAWRENCE MESSENGER-INQUIRER

Tourism has been a growth industr y in Owensboro for the past five years.

The Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau has seen revenue from its 3 percent tax on hotel room rentals jump 52 percent from June 2012 to June 2016.

In terms of dollars, it increased from $455,014 for the year ending June 30, 2012, to $691,079 for the year ending June 30 this year.

But the real driver of the local tourism industry isn’t Mom, Dad and the kids on vacation.

It’s business travelers.

It’s people coming to do business with places like Aleris and U.S. Bank.

And it’s construction workers who come to town for big construction projects and live in hotels while they’re here.

Candice McCloud, general manager of Hampton Inn South on Salem Drive, says about 80 percent of that hotel’s business comes from corporate travel. “Our corporate travelers come from all over the U.S,� she said. “However, the majority of these guests travel from within a 100mile radius. They are typically Gary Emord-Netzley, Messenger-Inquirer gemord-netzley@messenger-inquirer.com 691-7318 two-nighters — staying either Salsman Brothers Inc. employees, Jewell Galloway of Madisonville, left, and C.J. Brummett of Dawson Springs, cover a section of concrete wall on theMonday second ofto twoWednesday bridges on Kenor Tuestucky 144 on Thursday afternoon. The bridge work is part of the first phase of the U.S. 60 Bypass Extension project under way east of Owensboro. The Bypass Extension is one of 58 day to Thursday.� public and private projects currently under way in the community with a total value of $759 million.

Ruth Ann Dear ness, genVarious Owensboro City Directories line the shelves in the family books section of the Kentucky Room at the Daviess County Public Library.

eral manager of the Holiday Inn Owensboro Riverfront, said corporate travelers make up about 60 percent of her customers. “It’s growing every year,� she said. “There are just so many new businesses here now. And there are a lot of construction workers in town.�

Larry Kirk, whose family owns The Miller House restaurant, said

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