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
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calendar
15 Ribbon Cutting - Gerling Law Firm 2645 Frederica Street, Suite 200A 12:15 p.m.
21 Ribbon Cutting - Cherokee Millwright
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7 Rooster Booster Breakfast
& Mechanical
4101 Vincent Station Drive 12:15 p.m.
12 Business After Hours -
27 Ambassador Luncheon
The RiverPark Center
Owensboro Convention Center
101 Daviess Street 4:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
8 Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening - Brescia: 14 E.M. Ford - Healthcare Reform Legislative Update
Moore Center
Commerce Center (3rd Floor) 200 East 3rd Street 10 a.m.
717 Frederica Street 11:30 a.m.
28 Ribbon Cutting - Community Dental Clinic
2811 New Hartford Road, Suite A 4 p.m.
member renewals
A New Start, LLC Alexander & Company CPAs PSC American Cancer Society AssuredPartners NL Aull Appraisals Barret-Fisher Company, Inc. Beltone of Owensboro Bob Glenn, Mayor Pro-Tem Brilliant Signs, Copies & Printing, LLC Business Environments Cambron Body Shop, Inc. Carpet One Floor and Home Carpets Unlimited Flooring Center Cecil Farms Produce Century 21 Partners, John Burns Century 21 Partners, Karen Gross Chandler Park Apartment Homes Christian Care at Home Consolidated Mechanical, Inc. Crandall’s Home Furnishings Daramic, LLC Daviess County Detention Center Daviess County Public Library Diggers, Inc. Diversified Management, Inc. Dr. Richard Good, OB/GYN E. Louis Johnson Law Office Elder Advantage Envision Contractors LLC Equipment Depot Fetta Specialty Pizza & Spirits First Christian Church First Class Services, Inc. Fischer Farms Inc. Flat Lick Farms Foreman Watson Land Title, LLC Foresters Equity Services Inc. Darrell May Gardner Engineering & Consulting PLLC Green River Area Development District Greg’s Collision Center Hartz Contracting, LLC Hayden Farms Helena Chemical Company J.E. Shekell, Inc. Jeremy Bradley MD, PSC John Reynolds Pool Solution LLC Johnson’s Dance Studio Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP - Mark McAnulty Kentucky Bioprocessing LLC Kentucky Career Center Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Chris Hoskins
Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Gavin C. Roberts Insurance Agency, Inc. Kentucky Telco Credit Union Kuntry Kutter Legacy Owensboro, Inc. Lensing Home Showroom Lifetime Financial Growth Martin Custom Building Inc. May Electric Co., Inc. Mechanical Systems Inc. Mizkan America, Inc MPD, Inc. Murphy Appliance Co., Inc.
Nation’s Medicines - Highway 54 Norman King Electric, Inc. Nunez Chiropractic, PSC. OASIS, Inc. Owensboro Chapter of the NAACP Owensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau Owensboro Goodwill Industries - Kidron Valley Location Owensboro Medical Practice, PLLC Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro Riverport Authority Pasture Belt Farms, LLC Pat Hayden Moving Peoplemark, Inc. PVF Supply Company, Inc. Riney Hancock CPAs PSC RiverCities Asset Management, LLC RiverValley Behavioral Health
CANDANCE CASTLEN BRAKE PRESIDENT & CEO cbrake@owensboro.com JACLYN GRAVES MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER jaclyn@owensboro.com SUSAN HIGH BUSINESS MANAGER shigh@owensboro.com JESSICA KIRK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP OWENSBORO/ PROGRAMS & EVENTS MANAGER jkirk@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 • chamber.owensboro.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @GOCHAMBER
Robert F. Kuphal, CPA Sleep Number - Owensboro Southern States River Terminal Southwire Company Springs Urgent Care
WADE JENKINS, CHAMBER BOARD CHAIR OLD NATIONAL BANK MARKET PRESIDENT
St. Joseph’s Peace Mission for Children St. Mary of the Woods Catholic School Steve Jones Chrysler Dodge Jeep Strode Farms Sun Windows, Inc. Susan G. Komen Evansville Tri-State Swan Cleaners & Shirt Laundry T & W Valve and Machine Co. Inc.
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Brescia University sponsors August Rooster Booster 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. At the same time, the 4-year, Catholic, liberal arts institution is standing at the brink of a bright future. Since 1925 when it first formed as the Mount Saint Joseph College for Women, to 1948 when it became member of the
flourishing downtown in order to meet the needs of Veterans returning from WWII, to present day as it serves as the “Gateway to Downtown,” Brescia University has been a part of the fabric of the Greater Owensboro Community. There could not be a more exciting
time on campus as the “Campaign for Brescia University: Gateway to Our Second Century” moves forward. The newly renovated Moore Center has opened and will be dedicated at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 8. The Moore Center features a new walking track that is open to the public 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., thanks to a
Ambassador of the Month new members Chris Arnold of U.S. Bank Chris Arnold was born and raised in Owensboro. His family includes his wife, Barb Birgy Arnold (WBKR) and son, Josh (musician). He is a Branch Manager for US Bank, is a Notary Public and holds investment, life and health licenses. He graduated from Owensboro High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Brescia University. Arnold is an Ambassador for the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce and 2016 graduate of Leadership Owensboro. He teaches Financial
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gift from Owensboro Health. Barney’s Café has also opened and serves a variety of coffee and smoothie drinks. The construction of a new signature building to be located on the corner of 9th and Frederica streets is slated to begin in 2018. The projects will serve to address enrollment growth, meet the needs of modern day learners, and will give a new face to the University as well as a new landmark entrance to downtown Owensboro.
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