Vol 17/Issue 5
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
CHAMBER MATTERS 2019 Chamber Works Expo connects Members to community C hamber Members gathered to network and connect at a sold-out Chamber Works Expo, presented by the Owensboro Convention Center. The 2019 Chamber Works Expo returned to the Owensboro Convention Center lobby for a fun-filled evening of networking and community engagement. The Expo was free and open to the public, drawing a crowd of 500. Chamber Members showcased their services and missions with engaging activities ranging from a community painting to karaoke! Chad Benefield of WBKR emceed the event, visiting with each exhibitor and leading door prize drawings throughout the evening. Not only did companies make business connections with attendees, new relationships were also made between exhibitors! Thank you to all of the Members who participated in this year’s Chamber Works Expo and to the community members who attended!
Leadership Owensboro celebrates graduation
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2019 Chamber Works Expo Exhibitors 323 Staffing Solutions Aflac Keller & Associates, LLC All Care Equipment & Rentals Alorica Audubon Federal Credit Union Big Roots Lavender Farm Budget Blinds of Owensboro Castlen Steel, LLC Chamber Young Professionals Custom Audio-Video, Inc. Daviess County Diabetes Coalition Daviess County Teachers Federal Credit Union Disaster Team, Inc. Evergreen Lawn Care Inc./Weedman Express Employment Professionals Fraternal Order of Police, Owensboro Lodge #16 German American Bank Gorman Recruiting Green River Area Federal Credit Union Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown/Waterfront Heartland Payroll and HR Hospice of Western Kentucky Independence Bank Karen Pannell, Realtor, Home Realty, Inc. Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Gavin C. Roberts Insurance Agency, Inc. Kentucky Wesleyan College KORT - Physical Therapy Lifestyle Health Plans Midwest Ear Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgery of Owensboro, PSC Mr. Appliance of Owensboro Nations Medicines - Highway 54 Owensboro Convention Center Owensboro Family Pharmacy Owensboro Federal Credit Union Owensboro Health Healthpark Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro Peddlers Mall PNC Bank Puzzle Pieces, Inc. Red Wing Shoes Right to Life of Owensboro Riney Hancock CPAs PSC Rowland Family Dentistry, LLC Ruoff Home Mortgage SignPros Sunrise Children's Services Tanner Publishing Tanner+West The Arc of Owensboro, Inc./Opportunity Center Workshop, Inc. The Hayden Agency - Allstate Insurance The Owensboro Times Trophy House, Inc. U.S. Bank Wendell Foster
Thirty-one community members will graduate from the Leadership Owensboro Program on Thursday, May 2 following a year of building relationships and in-depth learning about the community. The program consists of nine full-day sessions that include topics such as education, human needs and services, local government issues, justice, tourism, healthcare and more. In addition to the once monthly classes from September through April, the class members were required to participate in local civic leadership meetings, and are currently working as a team to present a solution to an identified community challenge. Leadership Owensboro, the community leadership program sponsored by the Greater Owensboro Chamber has name recognition and a tradition of excellence in building and encouraging Owensboro leaders since 1982. The program, boasting an alumni base of more than 1,000, is the premier local professional development and community learning opportunity. Applications for the 2019-2020 class beginning in September will be available this July. For more information on the Leadership Owensboro program, please contact Executive Director, Jessica Kirk at 270-926-1860. We invite you to join us at the Leadership Owensboro Graduation and Alumni Reception, presented by Western Kentucky University, on Thursday, May 2 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Commerce Center.
Congratulations to the Leadership Owensboro Class of 2019! Dr. Angela Ash, Owensboro Community & Technical College David Boarman, Owensboro Municipal Utilities Audrey Collins, Administrative Office of the Courts Andrea Crabtree, BB&T Laura Ruth Edge, L. Ruth Interior Design Amber Farmer, Disaster Team Elizabeth Griffith, Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center Amber Hall, Daviess County High School Dr. Jenny Jackson, Owensboro Community Health Network Eddie Kenny, Kentucky Wesleyan College Jacob Kiper, Matthew 25 AIDS Services, Inc.
At the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, we not only work to be a voice for small businesses, we are a small business. We know the importance of small businesses in our community and economy. We see all of their hard work – their late nights and early mornings. We see the challenges they face and overcome. We see them building their businesses and making their dreams a reality, and we applaud them for never giving up. Thank you to our small businesses for believing in Owensboro and placing your roots here. National Small Business Week celebrates you each spring, but we are thankful for you every week of the year!
Brandon Lucas, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Justin Marks, Independence Bank Angela Mayfield, Hospice of Western Kentucky Patty Millay, U.S. Bank Charlie Payne, UniFirst Corporation Leslie Neeley, Kenergy Dr. Ade Oredein, Owensboro Community & Technical College Lt. David Powell, City of Owensboro Police Department Shannon Raines, Hilliard Lyons Jared Revlett, Owensboro Public Schools Mason Richardson, Republic Bank
Sidney Riney, Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp. Dr. Janet Rowland, Rowland Family Dentistry, LLC Morgan Russelburg, Brescia University Shane Satterfield, Shane Satterfield - State Farm Insurance Kara Schroader, Daviess County Public Library William Starks, U.S. Bank Madison Strobel, Owensboro Health Lindzey Trogdon, First Security Bank, Inc. Erica Wade, Owensboro Health