November Chamber Matters

CHAMBER MATTERS

Chamber website has new look

NOV

Vol 12/Issue 11

greater owensboro chamber of commerce

2013

Story – page 3

Rooster Booster Breakfast

inside: Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

New Members/Anniversaries. . . . 5

Ribbon Cuttings. . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Renewals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

owensboro.com/chamber

November 7, 2013

Owensboro Christian Church 7:30 a.m.

SPEAKER: Dr. James Ramsey, University of Louisville President Register online at www.Owensboro.com/chamber or call (270) 926-1860

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CHAMBER MATTERS Riney Hancock CPAs to sponsor November Rooster Booster AMY JACKSON,

PRESIDENT & CEO ajackson@owensboro.com

JIM DEMAIO,

VICE PRESIDENT – MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT jdemaio@owensboro.com

SUSAN HIGH,

ACCOUNTING MANAGER shigh@owensboro.com

JAMIE ROBY,

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT jroby@owensboro.com

ANNDREA CONDER,

OFFICE ASSISTANT aconder@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 GAVIN ROBERTS, BOARD CHAIR

Founded in 1973, Riney Hancock CPAs (RH) set out to be a focused firm dedicated to providing timely, quality services, focused on solutions, through commitment, excellence and innovation.

In 1989, interested in becoming more of a regional firm, RH merged with Roy Cobb, CPA in Evansville. With offices in Owensboro and Evansville the firm is able to meet the financial and business needs of their clients in the tri-state area.

With seven shareholders and a professional and support staff of 23 team members, RH continues an atmosphere of “excellence” in everything they do.

This, coupled with a philosophy of always doing what is in the best interest of their clients, while maintaining their independence and integrity. RH’s mission statement is simply…. “To be our clients most valued and trusted financial advisors.”

RH’s financial advisors are continually striving for innovative ways to solve their clients’ problems and offer value-added advice. RH employees are more than just your client service team – they are part of a network of local professionals who care deeply about one another, their clients and their community. The bottom line; RH’s people enjoy people.

To say they have been in business for 40 years is not the firm’s most defining accomplishment. It is their growth into an experienced firm of highly specialized CPAs and financial advisors who have helped clients succeed, grow and increase their profitability.

Their success is Riney Hancock’s success!

To learn more about the services Riney Hancock CPAs provides, visit their Website at www.rineyhancock.com.

NOV

calendar

Ribbon Cutting – Time for You Concierge & Events

Chamber Office – 200 East Third Street 12:15 pm

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7 Rooster Booster Breakfast Owensboro Christian Church 7:30 am 13 Ribbon

Cutting – Caretenders

2200 East Parrish Avenue 12:15 pm

20 Whatcha

Need to Know Wednesdays – Challenging Employee Relations

Home Builders Association of Owensboro 11:30 am

21 Make

a Business Connection

Tumbleweed 7:30 am

21 Small Business Chamber Office Noon

Committee

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CHAMBER MATTERS

www.owensboro.com/chamber

Chamber website has new look

The Chamber recently unveiled a new website at www.owensboro.com/chamber.

Not only does the site feature a new updated look that is easier to navigate; new features have been added that will benefit all Chamber members. Members can now post “Hot Deals,” events on the internal calendar, and post employment opportunities at your business.

In the first three weeks of the site being up, it generated 30% more page views then the previous website did in the same amount of time. The Chamber Directory

is now easier to search and provides more information about fellow Chamber members than ever before, like the ability to view the member’s Facebook and Twitter pages, map their location on Google Maps, and watch a video about the company.

Businesses can visit the member portal at http://business.chamber.owensboro. com/login/ or call the Chamber at 926-1860 to request a copy of their referral report, showing how many times their business has been viewed on the member directory in a certain period of time.

University of Louisville President to speak at November Rooster Booster The University of Louisville’s 17th president, Dr. James R. Ramsey has led the university through a time of dramatic change. President since November 2002, Ramsey’s tenure has been marked by unprecedented improvements in the quality of incoming students, prestigious student awards, research, faculty accomplishment and philanthropy. UofL is graduating nearly 1,000 more students each year, its graduation rate has increased 60 percent and research spending has more than doubled since Ramsey became president. The Belknap campus has transformed from primarily a com-

muter campus to a dynamic, vibrant place where more than 5,000 students live in university or affiliated housing and enjoy new eating, entertaining and recreation options.

A frequent national speaker and writer on economic issues, Ramsey has received numerous awards including the Greater Louisville Inc. Silver Fleur-De-Lis in 2012 and 2011, Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award in 2012, Kosair Charities’ Sam Swope Community Leadership Award in 2011, Ad Federation of Louisville’s Louisvillian of the Year Award in 2010, the Volunteers of America (Kentucky)

LET US TAKE YOU THERE IN STYLE,

Volunteer Spirit Award in 2008, the Governor’s Association’s Outstanding Public Service Award in 2001 and Kentucky’s Distinguished Economist of the Year in 1999.

Before assuming U of L’s top post, Ramsey served as senior policy advisor and state budget director for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and senior professor of economics and public policy at U of L. He has held administrative and faculty positions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Western Kentucky University, Loyola University, the University of Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State University.

Dr. James R. Ramsey

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ribbon cuttings

CHAMBER MATTERS

Chai’s Martial Arts

AnITConsultant PO Box 22998 (270) 883-1450

400 Salem Drive, Suite I-13 (270) 225-8777

54 Pizza Express

The Scrub Shoppe

Jagoe Homes – Woodstone Model

The UPS Store

Carleo’s Food & Spirits

409 Salem Drive (270) 683-7674

1700 Starlite Drive (270) 683-5454

Mediation & Counseling Center of Western KY, Inc. 2400 Friendship Drive, Suite B (270) 852-6516

2800 Yale Place, Suite 3 (270) 683-3333

636 Southtown Blvd. Unit 5 (270) 685-2073

GetSetGo

6359 Autumn Valley Trace (270) 684-0639

Alvey Park Drive, Suite 1 (270) 684-0290

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CHAMBER MATTERS

new

Members

Aquascapes Pools & Spas Superstore 3332 Villa Pointe Drive Suite 106 Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-1008

Baskin Robbins 3245 Mount Moriah Avenue Owensboro, KY 42303 (812) 319-2889

Bountiful Blessings Catering & More 2623 Cravens Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 231-3125

Father’s Country Hams 6313 State Route 81 Bremen, KY 42325 (270) 525-3554

Lodan Jewelry and Design Studio 317 Park Plaza Drive Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 663-0399

Mediation & Counseling Center of Western Kentucky, Inc. 2400 Friendship Drive, Suite B Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 852-6516

NuSkin 2044 Griffith Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 485-1971

Red Lobster 3410 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-4044

ServiceMaster Floor Care

by Fiorella 2927 Waterside Way Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 926-8576

The Springs Medial Lab 2200 East Parrish Avenue, Building H, #102 Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-7991

Chamber hires DeMaio as new Vice President – Membership Development The Chamber has hired a new team member to assist its efforts to provide member benefits, legislative leadership and continued growth to its more than 900 members. Jim DeMaio joined the Chamber team on October 28 as the Vice President - Membership Development.

DeMaio has served as a Chamber Ambassador, and most recently as the Vice Chair of the Ambassadors in 2013. He is a graduate of the Emerge Owensboro leadership development program. He has been a realtor in the Greater Owensboro market since 2002 and earned the Century 21 Masters Award for Production in 2012. He is a director at-large for the Kentucky Association of Realtors, and was pivotal in securing their annual conference moving to Owensboro in 2015. In

2011, he was the President of the Greater Owensboro Realtor Association as well.

“We are excited Jim is now onboard with the Chamber team. Our goals in this position are to expand our leadership and advocacy efforts, as well as improve upon our membership services. We have tremendous strength in numbers through our members, and Jim brings a great passion for the purpose of the Chamber in this new role,” said Amy Jackson, President and CEO. In his role at the Chamber, DeMaio has responsibility for all aspects of the membership development process, including recruitment and retention, member services, sponsorship sales, advocacy efforts, and leadership of the Chamber Ambassadors.

Jim DeMaio

Member anniversaries

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The Chamber would like to recognize those businesses celebrating anniversaries with us this month.

Thank you for being a loyal member and supporting local commerce!

39 Years The Arc of Owensboro, Inc./ Opportunity Center Workshop, Inc.

34 Years Kamuf, Pace & Kamuf

32 Years Anthony W. Durall, DMD Four Seasons Heating & Cooling Green River Area Federal Credit Union Homes by Benny Clark Ohio Valley Surgical Specialists Owensboro Health RBS Design Group Architecture Worth Insurance Group

26 Years Office of Employment & Training

10 Years Comfort Keepers RNA Rental LLC Tri-State Mailing Systems, Inc.

5 Years Ernie Davis & Sons Mechanical, Inc. Hyland Filter Service Owensboro, Inc. Marijane Salmon Interiors Mid-Continent UniversityADVANTAGE On Time Fab, Inc.

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Member

CHAMBER MATTERS

Renewals

54 Pizza Express AK Industries Inc dba Lee Door Products All Blessings International Kentucky Adoption Services, Inc. Allstate Insurance, Janet Adams American Cancer Society Benchmark Properties, Inc. Big River Rubber & Gasket Co., Inc. Cambron Body Shop, Inc. Chase Bank Daramic, LLC David Hocker & Associates, Inc. Daviess County Farm Bureau Federation Designs & Signs by Gina Dr. Mark Fort DMD Ebelhar Farms Envision Contractors LLC Evergreen Lawn Care Inc./ Weedman Famous Bistro First Baptist Church Gambrinus Libation Emporium Harold’s Economy Cleaners & Laundry Hayden Farms Healthpark Heritage Christian School Hypnosis Institute of Kentucky ITumble & Bounce Daisy James

Johnny Warren Farms Johnson’s Dance Studio Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Robert Edge Kentucky Office for the Blind Kosair Children’s Hospital L. Steve Castlen Realtors, Diane Brancato Limos By Knight Martin Custom Building Inc. Marty Jacobs, Attorney Mayfield Hodges Automotive Services Office of Employment & Training Ohio Valley Nephrology Associates, P.S.C. Old Hickory Bar-B-Q, Inc. Owensboro Chapter of the NAACP Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau Owensboro Dermatology Associates PSC Owensboro Family Eye Care Owensboro Lions Club Owensboro Public Schools Owensboro Riverport Authority Owensboro Sister Cities Owensboro-Daviess County Industrial Foundation

Pat Hayden Moving Physicians Eye Center PizzaRoma PizzaRoma (Hwy 60 East Location) Regional Land Title Company Regional Water Resource Agency Riney Hancock CPAs PSC Riverfront Appraisals RiverValley Behavioral Health Road Builders & Parkway Construction, LLC

Robert F. Kuphal, CPA Sam’s Club SignPros Southern Indiana Chapter/NECA Springs Urgent Care St. Mary of the Woods Catholic School UniFirst Corporation US Bank Home Mortgage, Karen Carper Valor Oil Wathen Pest Control Co. Weir’s Photo

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CHAMBER MATTERS

Greater Owensboro Community Priorities List revealed On October 30, the Chamber, City of Owensboro, Daviess County Fiscal Court, and Greater Owensbo Economic Development Corporation revealed the Greater Owensboro Community Priorities List in preparation for the 2014 budget year of the Kentucky Legislature.

Community Priorities List

Community Priorities List

Capital Priorities:

Transportation Priorities:

• O CTC Advanced Technology Center Phase II

• Upgrades to future I-67 corridor

• W estern Kentucky University – Owensboro Classroom Building Phase II • Graduate Medical Center

• C ontinued I-69 upgrades, including spurs to Owensboro-Daviess County • Hwy 60 out of flood plain

• Downtown parking garage

• S tudy and design of an Outer Loop for Owensboro

• International Bluegrass Music Center

• Widening of Thruston-Dermont Road

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