Vol 13/Issue 7
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
july
CHAMBER MATTERS 2014 inside:
Rooster Booster Breakfast July 3, 2014
Owensboro Convention Center, 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Bill Samuels, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Maker’s Mark Distillery Register online at chamber.owensboro.com or call (270) 926-1860
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Ribbon Cuttings
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Emerge Owensboro 2015 class open for application Owensboro – The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corp. are teaming up again this year to sponsor Emerge Owensboro, a community leadership development program. The program, boasting an alumni base of more than 725 from Emerge Owensboro and Leadership Owensboro, is the premier local professional development and community learning opportunity.
“The class is more than I ever expected,” said Kelsey Mann, a financial adviser at Old National Bank and 2014 Emerge Owensboro alumnus. “The exposure to so many different parts of our community have already helped me in my career and motivated me to be a bigger part of the community’s direction, too.” Classes consist of nine full-day sessions and will include topics such as education, human
needs and services, local government issues, crime, arts, tourism, healthcare and more. In addition to the once monthly classes from September through April, the class members will be required to participate in local civic leadership meetings and will work in a team to present a solution to an identified community challenge. see Emerge Owensboro/page 4
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Amy Jackson, President & CEO ajackson@owensboro.com
Jim DEMaio, Vice President – Membership Development jdemaio@owensboro.com
Susan High, Accounting Manager shigh@owensboro.com
Jessica kirk, Executive Assistant & Events coordinator jkirk@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 @GOchamber Darrell Higginbotham, Board Chair
July Rooster Booster Owensboro Convention Center 7:30 a.m. 3 Ribbon Cutting – Preservation Station 9661 Kentucky 56 12:15 p.m. 8 Ribbon Cutting – Storm Insurance 1401 Springbank Drive, Building C #3 12:15 p.m. 8 CYLO Tuesday Taste Fetta Specialty Pizza & Spirits 5:30 p.m. 10 Ribbon Cutting – Mattingly Ford Title & Closing, LLC 1548 Frederica St. 5 p.m. 11 New Member Breakfast Chamber Office 7:30 a.m. 15 Ribbon Cutting – Lifeline Homecare 2727 Breckenridge St., Suite 3 12:15 p.m. 16 Ribbon Cutting – Penn Station 54 3023 Highland Pointe Drive 12:15 p.m. 18 Advocacy Committee Meeting Commerce Center Conference Room 12 p.m. 22 Ribbon Cutting – ECSI 3520 New Hartford Road, Suite 404 12:15 p.m. 24 Customer Service Training Commerce Center Conference Room 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. 25 The Lunch Bunch Musick Studios 11:30 a.m.
Hospice of Western Kentucky to sponsor July Rooster Booster breakfast Never underestimate the power of a small group of passionate people with a vision. It was July 2, 1978, when the Rev. Glendon Coppick first mentioned to the congregation at Trinity Episcopal Church the idea of developing a hospice program in Owensboro to serve terminally ill patients and their families. Alice Bagot, Ann Greer and Bea Lennox enthusiastically joined him in that quest and, 36 years later, Hospice of Western Kentucky is the result of their efforts. Now serving Daviess, Hancock, Hopkins and Muhlenberg counties, Hospice of Western Kentucky is a nonprofit, community-based organization caring for patients of all ages facing a life-limiting illness. Hospice’s philosophy of care is centered on the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free, with dignity, surrounded by our loved ones. In 2013, Hospice of Western Kentucky served 618 patients and their families. In October of last year, Owensboro became home to the first free-
standing hospice inpatient facility in western Kentucky when Hospice opened “The Heartford House” at 2914 Old Hartford Road. Shortterm admissions to the facility may occur if a patient requires more specialized care than can be given at home, or if the patient’s caregiver is in need of respite services. The warm, home-like settings of The Heartford House were designed with the entire family in mind. Hospice of Western Kentucky’s main administrative and clinical office is at 3419 Wathens Crossing in Owensboro. For more information on hospice services or The Heartford House, call (270) 926-7565 or visit our website at www.hospiceofwky.org.
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Bill Samuels, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Maker’s Mark Distillery, to speak at July Rooster Booster Maker’s Mark Chairman Emeritus Bill Samuels, Jr. has been called a maverick, a giant in the distillery business, a marketing genius, a visionary and the best friend the Kentucky bourbon industry has ever had. But he prefers another label: Eyewitness. Bill has personally seen it all: the creation of the premium bourbon category and the resurrection of the entire industry. That first-hand perspective has given Bill what many recognize as the most comprehensive view of the business today. And the best stories: • Bill’s next-door-neighbor as a child, and his godfather, was bourbon legend Jim Beam.
and Polaris missiles. • He listened to his father lose the argument with his mother He then went to law school about sealing their new bourbon and the White House (as an with dripping red wax, resulting intern) before joining his father in one of the most recognizable in the family business. Bill was trademarks in the spirits world. put in charge of marketing and • He learned much of the began writing the brand’s disBill distillery business not from his tinctive, quirky ads himself. Samuels dad, but from Jack Daniel’s Bill also witnessed the merger great-nephew Hap Motlow. of bourbon and tourism. His mother As a teenager, Bill learned about insisted that a dollar’s worth of improvesalesmanship by driving Harland Sandment go into the Maker’s Mark distillery ers around as the Colonel was launchgrounds for every dollar his father put ing his new chicken business. Later, into operations, eventually creating one Bill earned a degree in engineering of the most popular visitor experiences physics, helping design both the Gemini in Kentucky.
Bill Drury Customer Service Training to be held July 24 Bill Drury is a man with a passion. He is on a mission to help businesses create loyal customers. On July 24, he will present an action-packed halfday workshop with proven strategies and techniques to help everyone in the company win customers and reduce lost sales. On July 24, there will be a morning and afternoon presentation of the workshop (both sessions identical), allowing employers two opportunities to send employees
throughout the day. For Chamber members, the investment is only $99 for each employee if you register by July 11. If you register more than five employees by this date, the cost is only $89 each. Late registrations will be taken until July 24, space pending, and will cost $109 for each registration, or $99 for more than five. For non-Chamber members, the price is $149. Call the Chamber at (270) 926-1860 to reserve your spot!
As Bill, who assumed leadership of Maker’s Mark in the mid-1970s, was considering the transition to Chairman Emeritus, he introduced a new expression of his whisky called Maker’s 46 -- another remarkable achievement in distilling craft: a bolder, spicier flavor with an elongated finish yet without any bitterness. Anything of any significance that happened in the past two or three generations of distilling, Bill not only lived through it, but chances are, he was actually there. Bill Samuels, Jr. – the industry’s incomparable Eyewitness Emeritus.
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Ambassador of the Month – Stephanie Stratton Disaster Team Stephanie Stratton is a marketing representative for Disaster Team and Building by Wayne Baker. She has been an ambassador with the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce for five years. At Disaster Team, they understand that disaster strikes at any time. That is why Disaster Team is on call 24/7, 365 days a year to respond to all of
your emergency needs. They specialize in fire restoration, emergency flood service, water restoration, odor control, mold remediation, storm damage and trauma clean up. Additionally, their content cleaning facility is only one of 20 in the United States. Thank you Stephanie and Disaster Team for your work and commitment to the Chamber!
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Barkley Technologies Beckman Tire & Auto Center Inc. Better Business Bureau Inc., Serving Fort Knox (Branch) Bowen Tire Company Canteen Service Company Car-Mart of Owensboro Community Home Health Care Craig O’Bryan Graphics Dental Designs of Owensboro Dunkin’ Donuts Edward Jones Investments, Tracy Thacker, AAMS Edward Jones, Tycen Brock El Tucan Enterprise Rent-A-Car-Downtown Foster Farms Frito Lay Glenn Enterprises d/b/a Linmar Hospitality H & R Block Hafer Associates Hayden and Co. PSC, CPAs Hermitage Care & Rehabilitation Center Horn & France Insurance
Integranetics Jones Insurance Agency Lee Brick & Block, Inc. March of Dimes Poole’s Pharmacy Care Porter Paint Public Life Foundation Republic Bank Shoe Stop SIHO Insurance Services Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Southern States River Terminal State Farm Insurance, Bobby Woodward SurfKY News Group Swank Salon Taylor Homes The Women’s Pavilion, PSC Trophy House, Inc. Unilever Foods Wal-Mart - Highway 54 XBS of Owensboro Yager Materials, LLC Young Life of Greater Owensboro
state legislators and lobby for Owensboro priorities. The tuition cost for Emerge Owensboro is $500. Applications are due by July 31. Class acceptance will be made by Aug. 15 – there is a limit of 25 in the class. The 2014-15 schedule begins in September at Rooster Booster and concludes with graduation in May 2015. To learn more about Emerge Owensboro and download an application, visit http:// emerge.owensboro.com/
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A trip to Frankfort in February will allow class members to meet
For more information on the Emerge Owensboro program, the Leadership Owensboro alumni group or the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, please call (270) 926-1860.
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ribbon cuttings Giving Back Magazine (270) 925-6978
Pet Food Center, LLC
Green River Appliance Co, Inc.
Humana CareSource
2744 Frederica St.
1130 J.R. Miller Blvd.
(270) 316-5846
(270) 684-9555
(270) 215-0307
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new Members Allstate Insurance, Matt Buetow 550 Traditions Blvd. Bowling Green, KY 42103 (502) 424-6816
Boarman Bros. Masonry 1617 Jackson St. Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 688-5917
AP Imagery 1813 Freeman Ave. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 485-1054
Century Property Management 3317 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-8181
Barnhart Crane and Rigging 1120 Ewing Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 713-0395 Bethel University 320 B Tysons Ave. Paris, TN 38242 (877) 423-8435
Dianne Mackey Owensboro, KY 42302 ECSI (Exterior Contracting Services INC.) P.O. Box 22462 Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-8002
Equipment Depot 922 E. Division St. Evansville, IN 47711 (812) 425-8164 Ohio Valley Insurance LLC, Dan Hardaway P.O. Box 23199 Owensboro, KY 42304 (270) 683-3336
Penn Station East Coast Subs – 54 600 North Weinbach Ave. Evansville, IN 47711 (270) 852-8888 Pleasant & Sons Communications, LLC 70 Twin Oak Drive Greenville, KY 42345 (270) 339-0868
Ohio Valley Insurance LLC, Josh Clouse P.O. Box 23199 Owensboro, KY 42304 (270) 683-3336
Preservation Station 9661 Kentucky 56 Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 993-7532
Pay Day Payroll 510 N. St. Joseph Ave. Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 422-5555
Sport Clips Haircuts of Owensboro P.O. Box 3273 Carbondale, IL 62902 (618) 201-1120
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TNT Fireworks 1601 Parklane Drive Murray, KY 42071 (270) 519-4781 Tooters Lawn Mower Parts & Repair 3210 Jefferson St. Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 926-9382 Wheatgrass Juice Bar 126 W. Second St. Owensboro, KY 42303 (859) 396-7226
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CHAMBER MATTERS Platinum Sponsors Gulfstream Commercial Services Envision Contractors Westerfield Electric
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2014 Chamber Golf Classic Owensboro Countr y Club Friday, August 22, 2014 One wave - only 144 golfing spots available!
Team Photo Sponsor Old National Bank Golf Ball Sponsor Ser vPro of Daviess County
Gold Sponsors Atmos Energy Brescia University First Security Bank OMU American Engineers Owensboro Riverport Authority Republic Bank
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