Vol 15/Issue 9
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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CHAMBER MATTERS 2017
Take the Owensboro Exit!
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n April 2017, a group of elected leaders and chamber officials visited Washington DC to advocate for Owensboro projects and to connect with elected officials and key staff members. Todd Inman, former Greater Owensboro Chamber Board
Chair, had recently been appointed to a key staff position for United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao. Inman scheduled a meeting with the Chamber delegation and Secretary Chao that has already had great results.
“We have made several requests throughout the years to have Owensboro on the big exit signs from Interstate 64,” said Candance Castlen Brake, President and CEO of the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. A big thank
you goes to Secretar y Chao and her staff for making this happen. Kentucky is fortunate to have such an advocate in the Department of Transportation. Owensboro is certainly proud of Todd Inman’s role Secretar y Chao’s staff.”
Leadership Owensboro 2018 Class Announced
Class of 2018
Tara Boling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 25 AIDS Services, Inc Lindsey Boone. . . Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Emily Cadiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospice of Western Kentucky Steven Caudill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Bank Melissa Evans. . Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission Rachael Faulkner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Bank Home Mortgage Shari Flagg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estes Elementary Sara Fleischmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riney Hancock CPAs PSC Chris Gendek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owensboro Courtyard Marrriot Karen Glenn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Security Bank Jaclyn Graves . . . . . . . Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Lauren Greenwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Myriad CPA Group Will Higdon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Meter Insurance Group Lori Hoagland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UniFirst Corporation Jeremy Luckett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vineyard Primary Care Brooklyn Maple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Legend
Brad Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Wesleyan College Tori Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beltine Electric Britney O’Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPD, Inc. Lauren Osowicz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brescia University Amanda Owen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puzzle Pieces Harry Pedigo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Benedicts Shelter David Powell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owensboro Police Department Dan Reeves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Bank Matthew Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owensboro Municipal Utilities Scott Tucker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independence Bank Lee Underwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WKU–Owensboro Mario Vizuet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old National Bank Erin Waller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviess County Public Library Brad Youngman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviess County Sheriff’s Office Emily Zoglmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owensboro Daviess County CVB
Chamber Business of the Year Spotlight Kelly Anne Harris Team at Keller Williams Elite The Kelly Anne Harris Team, the No. 1 real estate team in the Owensboro area, is one of the fastest growing real estate companies in Western Kentucky. The Kelly Anne Harris Team had over $30 million in gross Harris Team is a tight-knit, professionals with a passion sales in 2015 and surpassed committed organization of for making their client’s real that in 2016. The Kelly Anne highly skilled real estate estate dreams a reality.
President of Happy Feet to Speak at Rooster Booster Pat Yates is the pr esident and owner of Happy Feet. Since buying the business in 2002, he has taken it from a small company with only a few products to a successful e-commerce company of fering hundreds of styles. Additions to the original product line include animals, NCAA, NBA, NFL and a line with Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. After appearing on Shark Tank in April 2014 and securing a deal with Rober t Herjavec, he then appeared on Beyond the Tank in December 2015. He balances his time between acquiring new licenses, such as DreamWorks Animation, and coaching basketball at a Louisville area high school. Pat is always excited about new oppor tunities and taking risks that will help to grow a successful business. He’s a great resource for anyone looking to star t or grow an e-commerce business and has a lot of knowledge on the acquisition of licenses.
Pat Yates