January 2014 Chamber Matters

CHAMBER MATTERS

Rooster Booster Breakfast

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Vol 13/Issue 1

greater owensboro chamber of commerce

2014

inside: Calendar

JANUARY 9, 2014

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Ribbon Cuttings 4-5

Owensboro Christian Church 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Lt. Governor Jerry Abramson Register online at www.Owensboro.com/chamber or call (270) 926-1860

Renewals

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New Members

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owensboro.com/chamber

Six members to be recognized at annual dinner A

t the annual meeting of the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce membership on January 18, 2014, six chamber members will be recognized as Business Members of the Year. The 2014 Business Celebration, presented by Owensboro Health, will begin at 6 pm and all Chamber members, business leaders and

community members are encouraged to attend.

The Celebration will feature a reception at 6 pm at the RiverPark Center. A short program, in Cannon Hall at 7 pm, will recognize the recipients of the new Business of the Year Award programs, sponsored by US Bank Home Mortgage, in six categories. Awards will also be presented

to the Director of the Year, Ambassador of the Year, and the Connecting Young Leaders of Owensboro (CYLO) Member of the Year. A dance and celebration after the one hour program will feature the Rubbing Alcoholics.

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Owensboro Health to sponsor December Rooster Booster

calendar Amy Jackson,

President & CEO ajackson@owensboro.com

Jim DeMaio,

Vice President – Membership Development jdemaio@owensboro.com

Susan High, Accounting Manager shigh@owensboro.com Jessica kirk,

Executive Assistant & Events coordinator jkirk@owensboro.com Chamber Matters is published monthly in the MessengerInquirer for the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 825, Owensboro, KY 42302-0825 • (270) 926-1860 • www.owensboro.com/chamber Follow us on Twitter @GOchamber Darrell Higginbotham, Board Chair

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Agriculture Committee

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Rooster Booster Breakfast

Chamber Office – 200 East 3rd Street 4 p.m.

Owensboro Christian Church 7:30 a.m.

9 Ribbon Cutting –

Bluegrass Motors

1011 East 4th Street 12:15 p.m.

17 Advocacy Committee Chamber Office – 200 East 3rd Street 12 p.m.

18 2014 Business Celebration RiverPark Center 6 p.m.

23 Chamber Ambassadors Chamber Office – 200 East 3rd Street 11:45 a.m.

25 Legislative Forum Chamber Office – 200 East 3rd Street 8 a.m.

People ask me why I came to Owensboro Health and a lot of them believe that it’s because of that brand new hospital on Pleasant Valley Road.

A new hospital is nice, but it’s not the real reason.

You don’t just build a hospital out of bricks and mortar or on a foundation of concrete and steel.

You build them on the foundation of your mission.

Our mission at Owensboro Health is to heal the sick and improve the health of the communities we serve. For the past month, I’ve been speaking to employees and physicians and a lot of them ask me, “What’s next?

Where’s the organization going to go in the years to come?”

The future of health care lies in giving members of our communities the tools they need to live longer, healthier and ultimately happier lives. To do that, we have to improve upon our “continuum of care,” the way health care works from top to bottom.

Owensboro Health is not just a hospital, but a whole system designed around patient care, from our smallest

clinics to the new hospital. We’ll build a healthier region by focusing on prevention. We want people in our communities to have access to screenings, diagnostics and preventive measures that can stop illnesses and diseases before they become serious. That’s how we improve the health of the community.

This isn’t an overnight change, and it’s not an easy one either, but we learn by doing. That’s why we have informational and screening booths at Rooster Booster in January, as well as some gifts to help encourage physical activity. Attitudes are contagious too, and we look to our leaders throughout the community, in businesses, civic organizations and government alike. “Good health” is the word of the day. We want you to help us spread the word.

- Philip Patterson, Owensboro Health CEO

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Lieutenant Governor to give State Update Elected in 2011, Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson brings experience, enthusiasm and a deep understanding of local government to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s executive office.

Lt. Gov. Abramson believes Kentuckians are united by a strong sense of values, work ethic and a belief in the significance of quality education.

The Lieutenant Governor has spent countless hours in Kentucky’s big cities, small towns and homegrown communities to promote a better Kentucky, one that creates

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PLATINUM SPONSORS

Business of the Year Awards Sponsor GOLD SPONSORS Kenergy Atmos Energy Republic Bank Southern Star Boardwalk Pipelines Century Aluminum Old National Bank Swedish Match

SILVER SPONSORS Daviess County Fiscal Court EM Ford & Company

BRONZE SPONSORS Audubon Area Community Services Community Home Health Care Messenger Inquirer KY Farm Bureau—Gavin Roberts Lighthouse Recovery Services Brescia University Kentucky Wesleyan College

INVITATION & PRINT SPONSOR Greenwell Chisholm

CHAMBER AWARD SPONSORS Us Bank Home Mortgage PBI Bank Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab

high-paying jobs, an educated, highly-skilled, trained workforce and a vibrant quality of life for all. He has worked to inspire and involve business leaders, civic leaders, government officials, and private citizens to help Kentucky’s next generation.

Lt. Gov. Abramson led the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform, a group representing a broad spectrum of public and private sector experience and all corners of the state.

The Commission worked to develop recommendations that would make the state’s

tax code more responsive to the ups and downs of the economy, as well as to make taxes more equitable for Kentuckians.

He has partnered with Governor Steve Beshear on bold initiatives to include 308,000 more Kentuckians in the federal Medicaid health insurance program, and to launch the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange (kynect). The Medicaid expansion, together with the creation of the exchange, will ensure that, for the first time in history, every Kentuckian will have access to affordable health insurance.

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ribbon cuttings

American Engineers, Inc.

Caretenders

308 E. 25th St. (270) 478-4610

2200 E. Parrish Ave. (270) 685-3876

Cromwell Radio Group

Owensboro Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition, Inc.

1115 Tamarack Dr. Suite 500 (270) 683-5200

2400 Friendship Dr. Suite B (270) 570-1088

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ribbon cuttings

Shelter Insurance – Jennifer Moorman-Bowlds

State Farm Insurance – Kathy Hudson

Bountiful Blessings Catering & More

Face Forward Salon & Spa

227 St. Ann St. (270) 903-6775

2613 Cravens Ave. (270) 231-2571

61 Salem Dr. (270) 684-5201

353 Washington Ave. (270) 926-9042

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Member

Renewals

Care Companions Century 21 Partners, Wade Baker Comfort Keepers Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service de AM-RON Building Systems Deig Brothers Lumber & Construction DMC Graphics Ernie Davis & Sons Mechanical, Inc. Foreman Watson Land Title, LLC Four Seasons Heating & Cooling Gene’s Health Food, Inc. Green River District Health Department Habitat for Humanity of Owensboro-Daviess Co. Hyland Filter Service Owensboro, Inc. Joe Ford Nature Center, Inc. J’s Liquor and Cheese Shop Kodiak Resources Inc. Kurtz Auction & Realty Company L. Steve Castlen Realtors Marijane Salmon Interiors Matthew Hinton, CPA Metalsa Structural Products

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Mirko Pasta Modern Welding Co. of Owensboro, Inc. On Time Fab, Inc. Ore Reclamation Company Owensboro Christian Church Pedia-Research, LLC Phill’s Custom Cabinets RBS Design Group Architecture Remax Professional Realty Company, Blake Hayden Rose Realty, LLC Schrecker Supply Co., Inc. Studio Slant The Cup Cakery The Salvation Army The Travel Authority Timmons Electric Co., Inc. (TECI) Tom Blue Furniture Toyotetsu Mid America Tri State Fire & Safety, Inc. Tri-State Mailing Systems, Inc. Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Western Kentucky University Worth Insurance Group XBS of Owensboro

Chamber welcomes Jessica Kirk to team Jessica Kirk has joined the Chamber as the Executive Assistant and Events Coordinator. She will plan and implement all of the Chamber’s events, meetings and communication efforts. Jessica earned her degree in Arts from the University of Kentucky, and is an adult mentor for the Academy for Young Leaders in Owensboro.

The chamber is excited to have her on the team, and she looks forward to serving the members of the chamber in 2014!

Jessica Kirk

Owensboro’s Locally Owned Office Supplies and Furniture Store

FREE DELIVERY!

Members

Passport Health Plan (502) 585-7900,5100 Commerce Crossings Drive Louisville,KY,40229

Bluegrass Motors (270) 683-2100 1011 E. 4th St., Owensboro,KY,42303

Integrative Accounting Solutions (270) 683-4333 PO Box21675, Owensboro,KY,42304

St. Vincent de Paul of Owensboro (270) 683-0062 200 East 18th Street, Owensboro,KY,42301

Thank You for Your Business!

–Gary Sisk

1701 Breckenridge St. 926-2222

As a member of the “Office Plus” buying group of over 400 dealers,

WE CAN BUY CHEAPER AND SELL CHEAPER!

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Six members to be recognized at annual dinner from the cover

Those businesses that will compete for the Business of the Year awards program include: • Emerging Business – Bathrooms in 1 Week, Owensboro Parent, Home Instead Senior Care, The Grounds Guys, Upright Communications, Legends Team Sports and Studio Slant • 1-10 Employees – Bathrooms in 1 Week, Owensboro Parent, Home Instead Senior Care, The Grounds Guys, Upright Communications,

Blossoms Apparel & Gifts, Miller House, Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport, Research Conceirge, State Farm – Kathy Hudson • 11-50 Employees – EM Ford & Company, Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home, Owensboro Family Eye Care, Unique Granite & Marble • 51+ Employees – First Security Bank of Owensboro, Independence Bank, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Sun Windows, Talent Force • Non-Profit – Aid the Homeless,

Logsdon Community Center, Boulware Mission, Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club, Girls Incorporated, Habitat for Humanity, Hospice of Western Kentucky, Impact 100, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Rushing Wind Church of God, United Way and Wendell Foster’s Campus for Developmental Disabilities • Education and Workforce Development – Blue Star Consultants, Community Campus, Daviess County Public Library, Fifth Third Bank, Owensboro Community and Technical College and Western Kentucky University –

Owensboro Tickets are $50 each and are limited.

To secure your tickets to the 2014 Business Celebration presented by Owensboro Health, or for more information, call the Chamber office at 926-1860 or reserve your tickets online at http://business.chamber.owensboro.com/events/details/2014business-celebration-1155 .

The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce serves its more than 890 members by providing leadership, advocacy and member services that foster growth and economic prosperity for the region.

www.owensboro.com/chamber

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