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