February 2017 Chamber Matters

Vol 15/Issue 2

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Over 95 years ago, the Daviess County Farm Bureau was established with just a handful of farmers and benefits Rugrats afforded to the farmer that he was not able to obtain by himself, or in any other

Inside Towne Square Mall group. In the first year they recruited

4 p.m. and focused on adding an additional 100 members to boost their reach and influence. Today, our statewide membership 2 Rooster Booster Breakfast is 476,000 members, with over 10,500 members in Daviess County. The

Owensboro Convention Center Daviess County Farm Bureau now has

7:30 a.m.

4 offices to better serve our membership and our community.

The Daviess County Farm Bureau is 2 Ribbon Cutting – Shelby’s Wheel very active in all legislative aspects of

& Tire our county, state and national governments and we are, “The

1709 Breckenridge Street Voice of Kentucky

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Agriculture”.

We sponsor and sup9 Right to Work Seminar Training port the

Chamber 1 Ribbon Cutting – Crossfit

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 • www.owensboro.com/chamber Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @GOCHAMBER

Daviess County Farm Bureau sponsors February Rooster Booster

200 East 3rd Street

10 a.m.

4-H clubs, the FFA Chapters at our local high schools, the Annual Ag Expo, the Farm-City Breakfast and scholarships for our members’ students, as well as other local initiatives involving agriculture and education.

Membership in Kentucky Farm Bureau - Daviess County has its benefits, and we’re not just talking about supporting Kentucky agriculture or getting a great deal on an insurance policy.

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!

10 New Member Breakfast

Chamber

200 East 3rd Street

8:30 a.m.

16 CYP Lunch Meeting

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200 East 3rd Street

11:30 a.m.

25 Farm City Breakfast WADE JENKINS BOARD CHAIR

Daviess County High School

Cafeteria

7:30 a.m.

Daviess County

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Kuegel, Wright to speak at Rooster Booster primary aluminum delivery point; Rod Kuegel Brian Wright Chicago Mercantile Exchange approved Rod Kuegel is Chair of the Brian Wright is President/ primary aluminum delivery point; as well Owensboro Riverport Authority Board.

CEO of the Owensboro as ensuring port compliance with US He is President for the Council for Riverport Authority. He Customs and Homeland Security.

Burley Tobacco, Past President for graduated from the University He is on the boards of the Inland Rivers Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative of Kentucky with a degree & Ports Terminal Association, Economic and Past Chair of EDC. Rod is in Business Administration.

Development Council Board, Owensboro currently serving on the board for After 20 years of working Chamber of Commerce and Diocese of Independence Bank and Brescia for a Global Manufacturing Owensboro Diocesan Financial Council.

University.

Company as an Operations He is the President of the Kentucky Rod is co-owner of Kuegel Farms Manager, Logistics Manager, Association of Riverports and on the LLC with his 92-year-old father, Bill, and Supply Chain Six Sigma Transportation Advisory Committee & who is a former Owensboro Riverport Black Belt he decided to Green River Area Development District Authority board member. return home to Owensboro, Regional Transportation Committee.

He is a Sunday school teacher and KY in 2013.

ROD KUEGEL BRIAN WRIGHT In July 2016 Brian was appointed Deacon at Pleasant Grove Baptist Brian oversees the Church operations of the Owensboro Riverport which includes to a 2-year term by the United States Maritime Administration to the Maritime Transportation System Rod resides in Daviess County with his wife barge, rail and truck freight handling over 300 acres National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). Brian Lois and farms with his sons Luke and Clay and within 500,000 square feet of warehousing. He resides in Owensboro with his wife Tina and three and his father Bill. He also has 3 wonderful also supervises the management of the port’s FTZ daughters. granddaughters. designation; the London Metal Exchange approved

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Ambassador of the Month – Dedrick Jackson Gorman Recruiting Dedrick Jackson is an Account Manager for Gorman Recruiting where he specializes in development and recruiting needs for small businesses in the Greater Owensboro Area.

Dedrick has a passion for discovering ways to help others, and finds he is most beneficial to his clients when he is saving them money, time, or stress. In 2008, Dedrick graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in business, and since then has served the Owensboro community as an advisor, consultant, and salesman.

Dedrick lives in Owensboro with his wife of 10 years and his his two sons Kobi and Dylan. In his free time Dedrick enjoys building legos with Dylan and playing basketball with Kobi.Â

Member

Renewals

Acme Plumbing & Heating

James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory

Anthony W. Durall, DMD

Kenergy Corp.

Ashley Furniture

Malco Theatres

Atmos Energy Corporation

May Electric Co., Inc.

AXIOM Architecture

MediaWorks Advertising

Bacon/Farmer/Workman - Marcum Engineering O.Z. Tyler Distillery Bathrooms in 1 Week

Office Equipment Company

Bowen Tire Company

Ohio Valley Physicians Association Inc.

Braden Financial Services

Owensboro Career Development Assoc., Inc.

Brescia University

Pedia-Research, LLC

Cheetah Clean Carwash

PNC Bank

City of Owensboro

R.L. Wilson Masonry , Inc.

Clemens, Guthrie & Wurth

Riverside Transport, Inc

Dahl & Groezinger

Riverwalk Properties

Dalishas Desserts

Schindler Elevator Corporation

Diamond Residential Mortgage Company

South Central Bank, Inc.

Disaster Team, Inc.

Southern Tank & Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Domtar Paper Co., LLC

Standard Sales of Owensboro

Dream Riders of Kentucky

Sullivan, Mountjoy, Stainback & Miller P.S.C.

E.M. Ford & Company and Money Concepts

Vineyard Primary Care / Jeremy Luckett M.D./

EDGEFiT

Christina Wilkerson APRN

Fifth Third Bank

WBKR/WOMI

First Impressions Lawn Service, Inc.

Wills Animal Hospital

Health First Community Health Center

Wright Implement

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ribbon cuttings new members AmeriFirst Home Mortgage 3271 Alvey Park Drive East (270) 240-1712

Johnston Automotive 630 Triplett Street (270) 315-7671

BFD Enterprises, LLC. 9055 US HWY 60 West (270) 295-6260

Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center PO Box 1751 (270) 316-8387

Gilles Farms, LLC 5160 Lee Rudy Road (270) 929-0558 Huddle House 3248 Mount Moriah Avenue

Escape Today 527 Emory Drive, Suite 108 (270) 240-4216

Gangnam Korean BBQ 3332 Villa Point Drive, Suite 102 (270) 240-2976

Wingfield Inn and Suites 3220 West Parrish Avenue (270) 685-2433

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Farm City Breakfast set for Feb. 25 Join us for the “Best Breakfast in Daviess County”! The annual Farm City Breakfast will take place at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, February 25 in the Daviess County High School cafeteria. This 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 service 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. Sponsorships for the event are available for $50. Please contact the Chamber at 270-926-1860 for more information.

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In a 2015 photo, Gavin Roberts, agency manager at Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance, Daviess County — Central Agency, leans out the drive-up window where a sign advertising the upcoming Farm City Breakfast is adhered to the window. The annual breakfast is presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau and the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce.

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2017 Chamber Decals are in!

The 2017 Chamber Decals are ready for our members to proudly display. In mid-February we will begin visiting the Chamber membership to deliver 2017 Owensboro Magazines, our Annual Report and all of updated materials and information thanking our members and letting them know what a value a Chamber membership is!

If you are interested in becoming a member or in learning more about what you are getting for your investment, contact us!

www.owensboro.com/chamber

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