Vol 16/Issue 5
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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CHAMBER MATTERS 2018 Chao to speak at Rooster Booster Rooster Booster, sponsored by Visit Owensboro is this Thursday, May 3 at 7:30 am at the Owensboro Convention Center. Reservations can be made online at chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office (270)926-1860. The breakfast will feature guest speaker, Secretary Elaine Chao. Secretary Chao currently serves as the 18th U. S. Secretary of Transportation. This is her second cabinet position. Previously she served as U.S. Secretary of Labor from 2001-2009, the first Asian American woman to be appointed to the President’s cabinet in American history. An immigrant who arrived in America speaking no English, Secretary Chao has devoted her professional career to ensuring that others can access opportunities to build better lives for themselves and their families. Her distinguished career in the
CHAMBER AFTER HOURS
public, private and non-profit sectors includes serving as President and CEO of United Way of America; Director of the Peace Corps; Deputy U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission; and Deputy Maritime Administrator, U. S. Department of Transportation. She has also worked in the private sector as a transportation banker. Secretary Chao earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and an economics degree from Mt. Holyoke College. The recipient of 36 honorary degrees, she is the eldest of six daughters of Dr. James S. C. Chao and Mrs. Ruth Mulan Chu Chao. Secretary Chao lives in Kentucky with her husband, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, and is the only woman from Kentucky to have ever served in a President’s cabinet.
OWENSBORO REGIONAL FARMERS MARKET APRIL-NOVEMBER
• SUNSET CRUISERS DRIVE-IN
APRIL-OCTOBER (FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH)
• 40TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BAR-B-Q FESTIVAL MAY 11-12
• RODNEY ATKINS CONCERT
LIVE ON THE BANKS
MAY 18-AUGUST 31
JUNE 27-30
• BLUEGRASS ON THE BANKS
MAY 24-SEPTEMBER 28 (SECOND AND FOURTH THURSDAYS)
• OWENSBORO LIONS CLUB SOAP BOX DERBY RACE
• ALL-AMERICAN FOURTH OF JULY JULY 4
• DAVIESS COUNTY FAIR JULY 18-21
• EAST BRIDGE ART FESTIVAL AT MAPLE MOUNT
JUNE 9
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MAY 12
• FRIDAY AFTER 5
ROMP
MAY 19-SEPTEMBER 29
SEPTEMBER 8-9
• OWENSBORO AIR SHOW
DAZZLING DAYLILIES FESTIVAL WITH BALLOONS OVER THE GARDEN
SEPTEMBER 14–16
JUNE 22-30
CHECK OUT VISITOWENSBORO.COM FOR THE FULL CALENDAR OF SUMMER EVENTS IN OWENSBORO
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
National Small Business Week is April 29 - May 5 Keep your money where your heart is
H
ere at the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, we not only work to be a voice for small business, we are a small business. We know the importance of small businesses and appreciate all they do for our community and economy. We see their hard work, we see their late nights and early mornings. We see the challenges they face and overcome. We see them building up their business 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 is for you, but we are thankful for you every week out of the year. Congratulations on your success and may your businesses continue to grow and make Owensboro Greater!
Celebrating the
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National Small Business week
April 29 - May 5, 2018
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Start Small.
dream big.