greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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Vol 16/Issue 9
CHAMBER MATTERS 2018
SEPT.
INVESTORS LUNCHEON
Red, White and Blue
Thursday, October 25 Candidate Forum for City and County Office
Tuesday, October 30
Candidate Forum for State and Federal Office
Thursday, November 1
Last Day to Register To Vote: Tuesday, October 9
Our Investors Luncheon gives the Chamber Board Chair and staff a chance to meet with Chamber businesses to receive feedback, ideas and concerns from our members. We want to know what our members biggest obstacles are, if there are areas of advocacy we can help with and what we can do to continue to build a strong business environment and community. We also discuss our Chamber’s mission, how we accomplish it and why that is important to each business. As a member-based organization, we take our direction and craft our plan of work from your feedback!
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Welcome to the Chamber
Board of Directors 144 golfers participated in the 2018 Chamber Golf Classic, presented by Owensboro Health, this past Friday at the Pearl Club at the Summit. Special thanks to all the players and sponsors who spent the beautiful day out on the course!
Rev. Rhondalyn
Randolph Pastor • President • Vice President Owensboro NAACP Branch 3107
Happy Labor Day! A heartfelt thanks to all of the working people who make Greater Owensboro the community we call home!
A group of Chamber Young Professionals recently received final approval for a mural project in our downtown. The mural was designed by CYP member and Daviess County High School Art Teacher Austin Casebolt. Austin and a group of CYP volunteers hope to have the mural completed in the next few weeks. They have already spent nights and weekends preparing. The drivers of this CYP project are mostly in their 20s and the majority moved to Owensboro as adults. This group met with Judge -- Executive Al Mattingly for assistance which the Fiscal Court willingly provided. They also presented the project to the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board, which gave approval for the space on the side of their building. Both the Fiscal Court and the CVB Board were open and encouraging. This project, though it may seem small in scope, is a big deal. It is a perfect example of why people are moving to Owensboro, why we were rated in the top U.S. cities for millennials. We are a small city that offers quality of life. Jessica Kirk, who is helping head a community development committee for the Chamber’s Young Professionals brand, credited the idea behind a mural to excitement among the city’s young adults who want to help turn downtown Owensboro into a place as active and thriving as larger downtown metros in the region. "We want it to be a place for people to come, gather and take photos," she said. "We want visitors and residents alike to take part, and spread it across social media. It's going to have a perfect spot right under the blue bridge on the Visit Owensboro building."
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54 Pizza Express - East AK Industries Inc dba Lee Door Products Alexander Thompson Arnold, PLLC Align Wealth Management Alpha Laser & Imaging, LLC Aull Appraisals Barret-Fisher Company, Inc. Bob Glenn Bridge Pointe Church Brilliant Signs, Copies & Printing, LLC C&P Media Caretenders Center For Cosmetic and General Dentistry Century 21 Partners, Karen Gross Champion Ford Lincoln Mazda Charlie Castlen, Daviess County Commissioner Commercial Warehousing, Inc. Commonwealth Concrete Coatings, LLC David Hocker & Associates, Inc. Daviess County Farm Bureau Federation Daviess County Public Library Diggers, Inc. Diversified Management, Inc. Dr. Bradley Stearsman Edward Jones, Tycen Brock, Financial Advisor Elder Advantage Envision Contractors LLC Equipment Depot Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools Frozen Tundra Gardner Engineering & Consulting PLLC Gene’s Health Food, Inc. Girls Incorporated of Owensboro-Daviess Co. Green River Area Development District
Hartz Contracting, LLC Hayden Construction Hayden Electric Inc. Hayden Farms Hendrick Screen Company Hill View Farms Meats, LLC Horn & France Insurance Husk Signs InfoServ, Inc. John E. Hammen, D.M.D., Owensboro Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PLLC John Reynolds Pool Solution LLC Johnson’s Dance Studio Keller Williams Elite Realty Kentucky Bioprocessing LLC Legacy Owensboro, Inc. Marshall Ventures Martha Fitts Clark Midwest Communications, Inc WSTO Midwest Ear Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgery of Owensboro, PSC Movement Mortgage LLC Munday Activity Center Murphy Appliance Co., Inc. Nation’s Medicines Nation’s Medicines - Highway 54 Nick T. Arnold Jewelers NiteLiters Inc. Norman King Electric, Inc. Oberst Printing Company Owensboro Chapter of the NAACP Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau Owensboro Daviess County Regional Airport
Owensboro Goodwill Industries - Kidron Valley Location Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro Public Schools Owensboro-Daviess County Industrial Foundation Peak Elevator PizzAroma Pleasant & Sons Communications, LLC Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 633 Prairie Farms Dairy Qk4, Inc. Ramada Inn Regional Land Title Company Reid’s Orchard Riney Hancock CPAs PSC Risner & Associates, JoAnn Risner RiverCities Asset Management, LLC Robert F. Kuphal, CPA Royal Brass and Hose Scott Baird Plumbing & Heating Co. Inc. Serene Relief Massage Southwire Company Spectrum Transportation Corporation Springs Urgent Care St. Joseph’s Peace Mission for Children T & W Valve and Machine Co. Inc. Tanner Publishing Co. The Dapper Dog, LLC The Miller House Restaurant & Catering The Scrub Shoppe Tri-State Fire Protection, Inc. Vector Engineers, Inc Wells Health Systems, Inc. Whayne Supply Zaxby’s
CANDANCE CASTLEN BRAKE PRESIDENT & CEO cbrake@owensboro.com JACLYN GRAVES MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING 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
Be Real Sports Cycling & Fitness 4399 Spring Hill Drive, Suite C (270) 240-2019 www.berealsports.com
Green River Asset Building Coalition, Inc. 1501 Frederica Street, Room 14E (270) 685-1603 www.grabc.org
El Bracero 2945 Wimsatt Court (270) 686-3410 www.elbraceromexican.com
Keller Williams Elite, Anndrea Mahoney 123 W 4th Street (270) 302-6992
Fuji of Japan 4028 Frederica Street (270) 685-0046 www.facebook.com/Fuji-of-JapanOwensboro
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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Morton Holbrook, III The Veranda 3830 State Route 54, Suite 102 (270) 240-1015 www.facebook.com/TheVerandaon54/
September Calendar 6
Rooster Booster sponsored by Brescia University Owensboro Convention Center
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12:15 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
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Ribbon Cutting - Compass Counseling 2309 Frederica Street
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Ribbon Cutting - Fuji of Japan 4028 Frederica Street
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12:15 p.m.
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New Member Breakfast Commerce Center 8:30 a.m.
Ribbon Cutting – Freddy’s Frozen Custard 4641 Frederica Street 4:00 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
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LET US TAKE YOU THERE IN STYLE
Ribbon Cutting - The Veranda 3830 State Route 54
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Tax Seminar, presented by Riney Hancock CPAs PSC Commerce Center 10:00 a.m. CYP Yappy Hour Miller House Patio 5:00 p.m.
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Gary S. Cox to speak at September Rooster Booster B
rescia University will sponsor Rooster Booster this Thursday, September 6 at 7:30 am at the Owensboro Convention Center. Reservations for Rooster Booster can be made online at chamber. owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office (270)926-1860. The breakfast will feature guest speaker, Gary Cox. Gary S. Cox, Ph.D. was named president of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities in November 1997 after a distinguished career in Kentucky public service. Cox worked for the Legislative Research Commission before
spending two decades with the Kentucky Council on Higher Education, the last ten as executive director. In that role he led the Council’s aggressive participation in the development of Kentucky’s landmark higher education reform act, 1997’s House Bill 1. As president of AIKCU, Cox serves as CEO for the statewide member association of eighteen regionally accredited, private nonprofit Kentucky colleges and universities. AIKCU represents its members with policymakers at the state and national levels; fosters information sharing, networking, and collaboration; raises private
funds in support of student scholarships and collaborative ventures; develops cost-saving partnerships with business and other external organizations; and advocates on behalf of the nonprofit college community and their students. Cox holds a bachelor’s degree from Morehead State University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky, all in political science, and honorary doctorates from Morehead State University and Campbellsville University. Cox and his wife Linda live in Lawrenceburg and have a blended family of four daughters, nine grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.
Brescia celebrates being the Bearcats for 50 years In 1968, then-Brescia College was an 18-year-old four-year, liberal arts college in downtown Owensboro. Remaining rooted in 1925 when the Mount Saint Joseph College for Women first started offering high education courses, Brescia students of the modern era wanted more. They needed an identity, something to call their own, something to bring spirit to downtown – they needed a mascot and thus were born the “Brescia Bearcats!” Barney the Bearcat has led Brescia for 50 years. Today, much like 1968, Brescia remains connected to its Ursuline roots while embracing the future. Brescia recently welcomed the largest first time, full time freshman class in history. The campus is vibrant with student life, athletics, and academic opportunities. The Moore Center is complete, and the C.E. Field Center for Professional Studies is going up. These projects will address enrollment growth, meet the needs of modern day learners, and give a new face to Brescia and a new landmark entrance to downtown Owensboro. As the longest-standing provider of higher education in Daviess County, Brescia University is firmly rooted in its student-centered mission to provide transforming educational opportunities to those who might otherwise have none.
Ambassador of the Month
Amber Farmer
Amber Farmer is the Marketing Representative for Disaster Team/Building by Wayne Baker. She has worked there for over 12 years and has been involved in every aspect of the company. She is very dedicated to the company and to the community. She enjoys being involved with the Chamber and other community organizations. Amber is married and has two children. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends as much as possible.
Nestled in on the West end of Daviess County, Cecil Farms is a diverse farming operation of fresh fruit and vegetable production, tobacco, custom spraying and spreading, flowers, and on-farm events and experiences. Started in the early 1970s, Cecil Farms has worked to implement the newest technologies into their practice that align with sustainability, precision and
land preservation for the current and future generations. At Cecil Farms it is about the people. We are a family in all aspects, including the people who work at Cecil Farms to the people who consume what Cecil Farms produces. We take great pride in growing what sustains us all: healthy food and great relationships. Come out and Connect with us.
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Be Real Sports Cycling & Fitness 4399 Spring Hill, Suite C • (270) 240-2019 www.berealsports.com
Dandelion Wishes 2215 New Hartford Road • (270) 683-9336 www.facebook.com/DandelionWishesOwensboro/
Accepting New Patients - www.OwensboroMedical.com El Bracero 2945 Wimsatt Court • (270) 686-3410 www.elbraceromexican.com
270-683-8672 Cardiac PET/CT/Nuclear Oncology PET Coronary CTA
Ruoff Home Mortgage 234 Frederica Street • (270) 240-2828 www.ruoff.com
Kishor Vora MD, FACC, FSCAI, CCDS
Echocardiography Diagnostic Ultrasound Vascular Screenings
• Open 7 days a week! Extended Hours! • Minor injuries and illnesses • On-site X-ray, Ultrasound, CT & Full Lab
Lior Shamai DO, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Heart Scan/Full Body Scan Laser Vein Treatment Pacemaker/ICD Clinic
270-683-7553
Chad Sanders, DNP, APRN
Roby, APRN
Owensboro 270-685-8224 Primary Care Seven Hills Head Start Preschool 2401 McConnell Avenue • (270) 686-1600 www.audubon-area.com Aseedu Kalik, MD
Mahesh Moolani, MD
Bradley King, MD
Kathy Lewis, PA-C
Chace Franks, APRN
Specializing in Internal and Family Practice Medicine
270-683-7546 Shogun 2127 East Parrish Avenue • (270) 685-9980 www.shogun-sushibar.com
Hormone Optimization for Men & Women Weight Loss Programs • Diabetes Management • Aesthetics All Conveniently located at Owensboro Medical Practice 1200 Breckenridge St. - Corner of East Parrish Ave. - Owensboro
Join the celebration! It’s hard to believe that it’s been two decades since the Healthpark first opened its doors, and we’re proud to say that the facility has never been more lively, vibrant and engaging for the communities that Owensboro Health serves. Now, the Healthpark will be opening their doors to the community again, to celebrate this exciting milestone!
OwensboroHealth.org/Healthpark20
Festivities kick off on Saturday, September 29, right after the Run for You Life 5K/10K and Kids’ Fun Run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. FREE Cookout • Live Music • Kids’ Activities • Enrollment Special • Fitness Classes • Other Celebration Events in October