August 2015 Chamber Matters

greater owensboro chamber of commerce

Vol 14/Issue 8

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CHAMBER MATTERS 2015 Presented By

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsor

American Engineers, Inc.

Community Home Health Care

Atmos Energy

Hole Sponsors

Austin Industrial Beltline Electric Brescia University Convention Center & CVB Don Moore E.M. Ford & Company First Security Bank Independence Bank

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Kentucky Wesleyan College LinGate Hospitality Old National Bank Owensboro Riverport Authority Riney Hancock CPAs PSC SIHO Insurance Storm Insurance US Bank Wellington Parc

Canteen Service Company Chick-fil-A Disaster Team, Inc. Hobgood Financial Group Irving Materials Kentucky Farm Bureau, Gavin Roberts Agency OMUfibernet RBS Design Group Ross, Sinclaire and Associates SERVPRO of Daviess County Thompson Homes, Inc.

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CANDANCE BRAKE, PRESIDENT & CEO CBRAKE@OWENSBORO.COM SUSAN HIGH BUSINESS MANAGER SHIGH@OWENSBORO.COM JESSICA KIRK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , LEADERSHIP OWENSBORO/ PROGRAMS & EVENTS MANAGER JKIRK@OWENSBORO.COM DANIEL DENO MEMBERSHIP SERVICES SPECIALIST DDENO@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 • www.owensboro.com/chamber Follow us on Twitter @GOCHAMBER MARK MARTIN BOARD CHAIR

Cricket Wireless 3525 Frederica Street, Suite 1 12:15 p.m.

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iArt Studios 303 East 14th Street 12:15 p.m.

6 Rooster Booster Breakfast

Convention Center 7:30 a.m.

12 What You Need To Know Wednesdays

Commerce Center 11:30 a.m.

13 Navigating the complexities of ACA 2015

and Beyond with E.M. Ford & Company Commerce Center 10 a.m.

14 New Member Breakfast

Chamber Office 7:30 a.m.

14 Ribbon Cutting

Rodan + Fields, Krystal Brown Commerce Center 12:15 p.m.

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Newly Renovated Kendall Hall at KWC 3000 Frederica Street 12:15 p.m.

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Mullin’s Music Box 4031 Reliant Circle 12:15 p.m.

21 Chamber Golf Classic

Owensboro Country Club 7:30 .am.

Ben Reno-Weber to speak at August Rooster Booster Breakfast Ben Reno-Weber is a social Boston Consulting Group where entrepreneur whose career has been his portfolio included a range of dedicated to creating opportuninational public, private, and social ties for all people to reach their full sector clients. potential. He grew up in Kentucky In 2010 he returned to Kentucky where he participated in every aspect as CEO and Executive Director of of the Kentucky YMCA’s the Kentucky YMCA Youth programs, which include Association, a social entera model legislature, model prise dedicated to promotUnited Nations, and leadering civic engagement and ship training programs. service learning in young Largely because of those people across the Comprograms, Ben studied monwealth. He has helped International Affairs at the to expand the Y’s programs George Washington Univerto reach a diverse set of sity and went on to work for students from all across the World Bank in WashingKentucky. He is also the BEN RENOton DC, Bosnia, and throughProject Director of the WEBER out the Balkans. His proudGreater Louisville Project, a est moment from that time foundation sponsored consorwas translating YMCA camp songs tium focused on using community into Serbo-Croatian and teaching data to promote a competitive city. them to an entire regional strategic Ben is married to Theresa Renoplanning meeting.

Weber, the Chief of Performance, Ben earned joint Masters degrees Technology, and Human Resources in Business and Public Adminfor Louisville Metro Government. istration at Harvard’s Business They have five-year-old twins and a and Kennedy Schools, focused on two year old. In his free time, he is public-private partnerships, entrea competitive eater, currently holdpreneurship, and leadership studing world records in both speed and ies. After graduating, he joined the volume of watermelon consumption.

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Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation to sponsor August Rooster Booster The Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation is the primary economic development organization for Daviess County with regional partnerships in Ohio and Hancock counties.

We have seen a number of changes over the past several years, but none as powerful as our transformation from merely a business attraction organization, to an organization that deals with all sectors of economy and at all business stages.

A strategy built solely on new industry attraction ignores far too much of what makes a vibrant economy. We know, thanks to great work by the Kauffman Foundation, that new companies create most of the net new jobs, and exist-

ing firms are at the greatest risk of losing jobs.

Between 1977 and 2005, existing firms lost on average 1 million jobs per year, while new firms added 3 million jobs per year.

For these reasons, GO-EDC will remain committed to start-ups and entrepreneurial development, and we will make sure that our existing industry program remains strong to help assist and guide our industries in good times and in bad.

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Members Best One Tire & Ser vice 215 East 18th Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-7365 Digital Group LLC 1010 Allen Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 485-3075 Owensboro Autism Network 2400 Friendship Drive, Suite B Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 852-6505 REMAX Professional Realty Group, Samantha Jo Ramsey 3000 Alvey Park Drive Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 695-7945 Rodan + Fields Independent Consultant, Kr ystal Brown 11309 US Hwy 60 East Meceo, KY 42355 (270) 302-4496 The Pink Poppy Boutique 1020 Halifax Drive, Suite 101 Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 240-1974

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American Patriot Getaways Applied Industrial Technologies B & L Automotive Repair and Towing Beckman Tire & Auto Center Inc. Bella Ragazza Boutique Bob Glenn Business Environments Castlen Welding and Manufacturing LLC Courier Express Courtyard by Marriott Owensboro Daviess County Detention Center Daviess County Fiscal Court Don Moore Toyota-Mitsubishi-NissanHonda Dr. Bradley Stearsman Dr. Richard Good, OB/GYN Family Home Health / AMEDISYS First Christian Church First Security Bank, Inc Frito Lay Gene’s Health Food, Inc. Impact Marketing Consultants InfoServ, Inc. Integranetics International Bar-B-Q Festival J.E. Shekell, Inc. Kentuckiana Animal Clinic Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Gavin C. Roberts Insurance Agency, Inc. King’s Great Buys Plus

KORT - Physical Therapy L. Ruth Interior Design Matthew 25 AIDS Services Ohio Valley Insurance LLC, Dan Hardaway Ohio Valley Insurance LLC, Josh Clouse Owensboro Regional Farmers Market Owensboro Symphony Orchestra Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport Packages Plus Peoplemark, Inc. Preservation Station Public Life Foundation Pure Barre Owensboro PVF Supply Company, Inc. R&B Foods, Inc. Real Hacienda Mexican Restaurant Rent One Riverfront Appraisals SignPros Southern States River Terminal State Farm Insurance, Allen Wade Sterett Construction Co. The Crème Coffee House The Malcolm Bryant Corporation The Women’s Pavilion, PSC TLD Logistics Services, Inc. Trophy House, Inc. US Bank Vocational Rehabilitation Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc.

Ambassador of the Month – Helen Bennett Gorman Recruiting With over 20-years experience in international business management and development, she served in the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry as Director of Global Business Development and Account Management. Helen managed all aspects of sales, business development and operations for a diverse customer base.

Most recently Helen joined Gorman Recruiting as Account Manager. Prior to joining GR, Helen was Senior Lecturer and Director of Career Services at Brescia University, where she established effective working relationships with students, alumni, faculty, staff and business leaders in the community.

Helen holds a Master of Science in Management and Bachelor of Science in Political Science.

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