Vol 16/Issue 2
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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CHAMBER MATTERS 2018
JOIN US FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL FARM CITY BREAKFAST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 7:30 A.M. DAVIESS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
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he breakfast will follow the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) week to celebrate the agriculture economy and its partnership with the city community. As one of the top producing agricultural counties in Kentucky, Daviess County has a rich tradition of collaboration and cooperation for success. The program will include the presentation of the Farm City Humanitarian Award which recognizes an outstanding leader
whose life of ser vice improved the well-being of citizens throughout Owensboro and Daviess County. Tickets to the event can be purchased in advance at the Chamber Office or at the door for $6. Sponsorships for the event are available for $50. Please contact the Chamber at 270-926-1860 for more information. The featured speaker will be Adam Hinton, Vice President of Hinton Mills — an operation of five retail farm supply locations
ADAM HINTON
and feed mills based out of Flemingsburg, KY. He also ser ves as Director of Kentucky Welding Institute, a private welding school in Flemingsburg, KY. Adam is founder
and President of A Better Community Foundation, a not-for-profit, grass roots fundraising and advocacy organization for agriculture education in Kentucky. Adam ser ves on the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, TENCO Workforce Development Board, Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Economic & Market Development Advisor y Committee, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Feed Advisor y Board, and as Chairman of the Kentucky FFA Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Adam is a graduate of the Kentucky Ag Leadership Program and is Kentucky’s first graduate of the American
Farm Bureau Federation Partners in Agriculture Leadership Program. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Centre College in 2000. Prior to working for Hinton Mills, Adam worked as Director of Sports Marketing & Promotions at Embr y-Riddle University and was the recipient of eight National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators awards.
Adam received his Sports Marketing Professional Certification from the University of Kentucky Sports Marketing Academy in 2003. Adam is also a partner in a coffee business and owns an insurance agency, The Hinton Agency, along with his wife, Melissa, who manages the business. The couple have one daughter, Addie.
STATE CHAMBER DAY IN LEXINGTON West Kentucky Thank You Night is next Thursday, February 8 at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, Kentucky from 5-7 p.m. (EST). The Chamber will be there to meet with Legislators and to push our community priorities, shown below. Community Priorities List
Community Priorities List
Capital Priorities:
Transportation Priorities:
• Second Family Court Judge
• Maintain Funding for Six-Year Road Plan
• New Judicial Center
• Maintain Natcher Upgrade for I-65 Spur
• Light the Blue Bridge (in conjunction with Transportation Cabinet)
• Complete I-69 and Upgrade Audubon Parkway to I-69 Spur
Legislative Priorities:
• Four-Lane Kentucky Highway 331
• Home Rule/Flexibility in Local Government Tax Structure
Serving Riverport & Industry
Chamber Award Winners Emerging Business of the Year Director of the Year Bella Ragazza Boutique
Rick Kamuf
1-10 Employees Diamond Lake Resort
Leadership Owensboro Class Member of the Year Shawn Tomes
11-50 Employees Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.
Chamber Young Professional of the Year Andrew Howard
Over 50 Employees Canteen/Conti Corporation Non-Profit Habitat for Humanity of Owensboro-Daviess County Education and Workforce Development Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center
Manufacturing Sun Windows, Inc. Rick Kamuf Agri-Business Cecil Farms Produce Ambassador of the Year Chris Arnold
Innovator of the Year Hollison, LLC Chamber Member of the Year Owensboro Convention Center William R. Young Community Leadership Award Rodney Berry
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Member Renewals Aflac Keller & Associates, LLC Ashley Furniture Atmos Energy Corporation Autry’s Septic Tank Service, Inc. Bacon/Farmer/Workman - Marcum Engineering Bacon/Farmer/Workman - Marcum Engineering Ballard Construction Custom Homes Inc. Bathrooms in 1 Week Beckman Tire & Auto Center Inc. Beef O’Brady’s Big Rivers Electric Corp. Boulware Mission, Inc. Braden Financial Services Brescia University Browns Valley Vineyard Carpets Unlimited Flooring Center Cheetah Clean Carwash Cintas Corporation City of Owensboro Comfort Keepers Comfort Suites Owensboro CRS OneSource CYO Brewing Company of Owensboro Dahl & Groezinger Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office Don Moore Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. Dream Riders of Kentucky E.M. Ford & Company and Money Concepts Ebelhar Whitehead PLLC Enterprise Rent-A-Car of Owensboro ERB Equipment Company Fastek Services, LLC Genesis Health Care-Owensboro Center Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Greenwell Chisholm Hampton Inn Owensboro South HawesWay, Inc. Helton Insurance Agency Homes by Benny Clark, Inc.
Integrative Accounting Solutions, PLLC , Patrick Rykwalder, CPA International Center of Kentucky J.M.J. Construction James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory Kamuf, Pace & Kamuf KB’s Kid Zone Kenergy Corp. Kenway Distributors Incorporated Legends Main Street Motors Inc. Malco Theatres MediaWorks Advertising Miles & Thomas Construction Inc. O.Z. Tyler Distillery Owensboro Career Development Assoc., Inc. Owensboro Catholic Schools Passport Health Plan PNC Bank Riverwalk Properties Rotary Club of Owensboro Schwartz Heating & Cooling Inc. Serene Relief Massage Soak-n-Wet LLC Southern Tank & Manufacturing Co., Inc. Starbucks Coffee Company Sullivan Mountjoy, PSC The Arc of Owensboro, Inc./Opportunity Center Workshop, Inc. The Earle The Salvation Army Thompson & Frey Family and Cosmetic Dentistry Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Vineyard Primary Care / Jeremy Luckett M.D./ Christina Wilkerson APRN WBKR/WOMI Western Kentucky University - Division of Extended Learning and Outreach Wills Animal Hospital
New Members Bluegrass Technology, LLC 1215 Hickman Avenue (270) 693-4020 www.bluegrasstechnology.com
Fairway Independent Mortgage 1020 Halifax Drive, Suite 102 (270) 485-3049 http://fairwayindependentmc.com
Cavanaugh Pool, Spa & Patio, Inc. 3332 Villa Pointe Drive (270) 825-8513 www.cavanaughpool.com
Kentucky Thoroughbreds Owensboro SportsCenter, 1215 Hickman Avenue (270) 687-8330 http://owensborosportscenter.com/
Corporate Custom Rentals 8679 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101 (270) 320-8567 http://corporatecustomrentals.com
Sunrise Children’s Ser vices 1925 Frederica St. (800) 456-1386 http://sunrise.org
Durall Wedding Orthodontics 2816 Veach Road, Suite 301 (270) 683-0275 www.facebook.com/durallweddingortho/
Need a New Tax Preparer? Ask Alexander! 270-684-3237
2707 Breckenridge St., Suite 1 www.acocpa.net
February Calendar
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Rooster Booster Breakfast
Owensboro Convention Center 7:30 a.m.
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Leadership Owensboro
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West Kentucky Thank You Night
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Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Ribbon Cutting Vector Engineers
400 East 2nd Street 12:15 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting The Crowne
107 E 2nd Street 12:15 p.m.
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Investors Luncheon
Commerce Center - 3�’ Floor 12:00 p.m.
New Member Breakfast
Commerce Center - 3�’ Floor 8:30 a.m.
Farm City Breakfast
Daviess County High School 7:30 a.m.
CANDANCE CASTLEN BRAKE PRESIDENT & CEO cbrake@owensboro.com JACLYN GRAVES MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER jaclyn@owensboro.com SUSAN HIGH BUSINESS MANAGER shigh@owensboro.com JESSICA KIRK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP OWENSBORO PROGRAMS AND EVENTS MANAGER jkirk@owensboro.com LAUREN WOOD EVENTS/COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR lwood@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 • chamber.owensboro.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @GOCHAMBER
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Daviess County Farm Bureau and the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service to co-sponsor February Rooster Booster Join us for Rooster Booster on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center. The breakfast will be co-sponsored by Daviess County Farm Bureau and the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service. Over 96 years ago, the Daviess County Farm Bureau was established with just a handful of farmers and benefits were afforded to the farmer that he was not able to obtain by himself, or in any other group. In the first year they recruited and focused on adding an additional 100 members to boost their reach and influence. Today, our statewide membership is over 478,000 members, with over 10,600 members’ right here in Daviess County. The Daviess County Farm Bureau now has four offices to better serve our membership and our community.
The Daviess County Farm Bureau is very active in all legislative aspects of our county, state and national governments and we are, “The Voice of Kentucky Agriculture,” not only here in Daviess County but statewide. We sponsor and support the 4-H clubs, the FFA Chapters at our local high
agriculture or getting a great deal on an insurance policy or a bank loan. Members enjoy discounts, deals, rewards and perks from the Farm Bureau’s participating retailers and partners. Visit kyfb. com to learn more about the many ways that being a Kentucky Farm Bureau member can be a rewarding experience. Farm Bureau membership doesn’t cost — it pays! The mission of the Cooperative Extension Service is to make a difference in the lives of local schools, the Annual Ag Expo, the citizens through research based Farm-City Breakfast and currently information by “Extending 4 academic scholarships for our Knowledge, Changing Lives.” members’ students, as well as With research based information other local initiatives involving from University of Kentucky agriculture and education. and Kentucky State University, Membership in Kentucky Farm the Daviess County Cooperative Bureau — Daviess County has its Extension Service provides benefits, and we’re not just talking programming to meet the about supporting Kentucky specific needs of the Owensboro/
Darrell takes gavel from Jenkins Bar ton D. Dar rell, president of Kentucky Wesleyan College is a 1984 Wesleyan graduate of Wesleyan, and he earned a juris doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1987. He became president in September 2014 after ser ving 11 months as vice president of external ser vices at his alma mater. President Darrell served Wesleyan as a trustee and was associated with the law firm of Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore in Bowling Green. He has represented school districts throughout Kentucky, including the Daviess County Public Schools and the Warren County Public Schools, where he served as general counsel. President Darrell is a director of the boards of the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airpor t, RiverPark Center and Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation. He was president of the Bowling Green-War ren County Bar Association, a member of the Board of Directors of the Bowling Green-War ren
County Chamber of Commerce, a founding director of the board of the Southern Kentucky Per forming Ar ts Center, chairman of the board for the American Red Cross, a member of the Governor’s Advisor y Council for Volunteer Ser vices and a member of the board of Leadership Kentucky. He was appointed by the governor to serve on Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondar y Education for four years and was the vice-chair in 2004. Dar rell was named “Kentucky’s Outstanding Young Lawyer” by the Kentucky Bar Association and one of forty “New Leaders for the 21st Centur y” for Kentucky by the Louisville Courier-Jour nal, Lexington HeraldLeader and the Shaker town Roundtable. He received the “Gwen Davis Award” from the Bowling GreenWar ren County Bar Association for his commitment to public service and community spirit and the “Clara Barton Honor Award for Meritorious Volunteer Leadership” by the American Red Cross.
Daviess County community. The agents and staff offer educational programming focused on the areas of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Family & Consumer Sciences, Horticulture, Nutrition Education, and 4-H Youth Development. We do this by presenting individuals and businesses with information to improve quality of life, develop strong leaders and volunteers, and promote economic stability. In an effort to reach all audiences of our community, our office consistently collaborates with numerous community partners. These programs are offered to the public, regardless of race, age, sex, religion, or national origin and provide practical knowledge and life skills to promote problem solving, sound decision making, communication skills, and selfimprovement.
Rod Kuegel to speak at February Rooster Booster Rod Kuegel is Chair of the Owensboro Riverport Authority Board. He is President for the Council for Burley Tobacco, Past President for Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative and Past Chair of EDC. Rod is currently serving on the board for Independence Bank, Brescia University and the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. Rod is co-owner of Kuegel Farms, LLC with his 92-year-old father, Bill, who is a former Owensboro Riverport Authority board member. He is a Sunday school teacher and Deacon at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Rod resides in Daviess County with his wife Lois and farms with his sons Luke and Clay and his father Bill. He also has three wonderful granddaughters.
ROD KUEGEL
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