Vol 14/Issue 9
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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CHAMBER MATTERS 2015 Rooster Booster Breakfast September 3, 2015
Owensboro Convention Center, 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Dave Adkisson, President and CEO of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Register online at www.Owensboro.com/chamber or call (270) 926-1860
Chamber seeking nominations for Business of the Year Awards program The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 2016 Business of the Year Awards. All chamber members are encouraged to nominate their business and the businesses and non-profits they work with in the Greater Owensboro community. The awards program is designed to celebrate outstanding businesses and their efforts. “This program recognizes excellence in innovation, growth, customer service and community involvement,” said Candance Brake, President and CEO of the Chamber. “Our members know each other and who is doing great work out there… that’s why we seek nominations from the membership.” The categories of the chamber Business Awards program include: • Business of the Year (1-10 employees)
• Business of the Year (11-50 employees) • Business of the Year (51+ employees) • Emerging Business of the Year • Non-Profit of the Year • Education and Workforce Development Program of the Year All nominees must be members of the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, cannot have won a Business of the Year award from the Chamber in the last five years, and must be able to provide percentage of gross revenue growth over the past three years. The online forms for nominations are available online at www. owensboro.com. Nominations will be accepted until September 30, 2015, and all nominees will receive a packet with the application in October.
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CANDANCE BRAKE, President & CEO cbrake@owensboro.com SUSAN HIGH Business Manager shigh@owensboro.com
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Kentucky Chamber President Adkisson to speak at September Rooster Booster breakfast DAVE ADKISSON is President and CEO of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. During his nine years at the Chamber, Adkisson has made a major commitment to improving education in Kentucky. Adkisson is past chair of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives and is currently the chair of the national Council of State Chambers. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber and chairs the U.S. Chamber’s education policy committee. Adkisson was recently honored by the Kentucky School Boards Association at its 2014 “Friend of Education�. Adkisson is originally from Owensboro, Kentucky, where he started his career at the chamber of commerce and later served eight years as the Mayor of Owensboro. In 1999, he was named president of the Birmingham (AL) Chamber, where he served six years. Adkisson has held several state-
DAVE ADKISSON wide leadership posts in Kentucky, including chair of the Kentucky Advocates for Higher Education He is a graduate of Georgetown College and holds a master’s from Harvard University.
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Brescia University to sponsor Rooster Booster As the longest-standing provider of higher education in Daviess County, Brescia University is as much a part of the fiber of the Greater Owensboro community as BBQ and Bluegrass music. Brescia’s roots extend back to 1926 when it first formed as the Mount Saint Joseph College for women and has been a member of the flourishing downtown community since 1948 when Owensboro’s leaders asked the school to come to town in order to serve the educational needs of veterans returning from WWII. For over 90 years, Brescia University has been providing educational opportunities for those for those who might otherwise have none. Recognized as the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce 2015 Business of the Year (Education and Workforce Development), the University celebrated
a landmark enrollment year with over 1,100 students calling Brescia home during the 2014-2015 school year. Brescia University’s excellence is not going unnoticed. In 2014-15, BUonline garnered five top rankings including: Top College for Online Associate Degree Program, Top Online Psychology Degree, Top Online Accounting Degree and Best Online College in Kentucky for 2015 from the Affordable College Foundation. Brescia University was also named the
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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. “The future is bright in this community because of Brescia University. The future is bright because of the students who have attended the college and received a liberal arts education. I can tell you today, that I have every confidence in the world that the future of our children and our children’s children will be brighter than the future we experienced all because of institutions like Brescia and the opportunity to gain an education that is unparalleled throughout this state, throughout this nation and dare I say throughout the world.” – The Honorable Al Mattingly, Class of 1969, Daviess County Judge/Executive.
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Daviess County Circuit Court Clerk, Susan Tierney Daviess County Public Library Diggers, Inc. DMC Graphics DNJ Auto Parts Dr. Bradley Baker Elder Advantage Express Employment Professionals Fischer Farms Inc. Flat Lick Farms Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools Friday After 5 Gideon Productions, Inc. Girls Incorporated of Owensboro-Daviess Co. H.L. Neblett Community Center Hartz Contracting, LLC Hayden Electric Inc.
Hayden Farms Hill View Farms Home Instead Senior Care Husk Signs John Reynolds Pool Solution LLC Kentucky Cardiovascular Consultants Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Bill Hodskins L. Steve Castlen Realtors, Ondra Edds Lark Electric Company, Inc. Lowe’s of Owensboro, Inc. Malone Staffing Solutions Midwest Communications, Inc WSTO Midwest Ear Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgery of Owensboro, PSC Munday Activity Center
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Ambassador of the Month – Kathryn Coble Owensboro Convention Center Kathryn Coble, an Owensboro native, says hospitality is in her blood. From her years in Dallas, where she coordinated event planning and marketing at the Smithsonian Women’s Museum and North Texas Food Bank, she leapt into corporate sales at Comdata Corporation in Nashville. She built a reputation for fierce commitment to clients’ needs and worked her way up to Director of Client Development. Coble earned a BA from the University of Texas, her certification in non-profit management through CNM Dallas, and is a member of
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