Vol 13/Issue 11
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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CHAMBER MATTERS 2014
Rooster Booster Breakfast Nov. 6, 2014
Owensboro Convention Center, 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Adam Edelen, State Auditor of Public Accounts Register online at www.Owensboro.com/chamber or call (270) 926-1860
Democracy’s greatest ally is an educated voter. That is why the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce hosted three political debates over the past several weeks. We’ve done our part, and now it’s time to do yours. Voting in Tuesday’s election is more than just a responsibility. When you help us turn out the vote, you help turn up the volume on the issues important to you in City
Hall, Fiscal Court, Frankfort and Washington, DC. It will be a “longer than usual” ballot, with some races listed on the back of the ballots. You may see a sample ballot online at www.DaviessCountyClerk.org or call 270-685-8434, ext. 3 for answers to any questions relating to the election. see vote/page 8
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New Members
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Ribbon Cuttings
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Renewals
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November Rooster Booster Breakfast Owensboro Convention Center 7:30 a.m.
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Ribbon Cutting – CherriCare 1726 Sweeney Street 12:15 p.m.
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Ribbon Cutting – Savi Chic Boutique and Salon 2108 Triplett St. 12:15 p.m.
Kirk Kirkpatrick, interm Leader kkirkpatrick@owensboro.com
Jim DeMaio, Vice President – Membership Development jdemaio@owensboro.com
Susan High,
Accounting Manager shigh@owensboro.com
Jessica kirk,
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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 • www.owensboro.com/chamber
Ribbon Cutting – RampStop Hardware and Supply 1739 Scherm Road 12:15 p.m.
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New Member Breakfast Chamber Office 7:30 a.m.
19 Ribbon Cutting Strawberry Blonde Salon 905 Park Plaza Drive 12:15 p.m.
Follow us on Twitter @GOchamber
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The Lunch Bunch Glenn Funeral Home 11:30 a.m.
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Advocacy Committee Meeting Commerce Center Conference Room 12 p.m.
Darrell Higginbotham, Board Chair
Riney Hancock CPAs to sponsor November’s Rooster Booster 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. With offices in Owensboro and Evansville, our firm is able to meet the financial and business needs of our clients in the tri-state area. With seven shareholders and a professional and support staff of 23 team members, Riney Hancock continues an atmosphere of excellence in everything we do -- this coupled with a philosophy of always doing what is in the best interest of our clients while maintaining our independence and integrity. Our mission statement is simply “To be our clients most valued and trusted financial advisors.”
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Our financial advisors are continually striving for innovative ways to solve our clients’ problems and offer value-added advice. Riney Hancock team members 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: our people enjoy people. To say we have been in business for 41 years is not the firm’s most defining accomplishment. It is our growth into an experienced firm of highly specialized CPAs and financial advisors who have helped our clients succeed, grow and increase their profitability. Their success is our success! To learn more about the services we provide, visit our website at www.rineyhancock.com.
Ask Alexander:
To perform your year-end audit.
270-684-3237
2707 Breckenridge St., Suite 1 www.acocpa.net
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new Members 323 Staffing Solutions 404 East 24th St. Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 314-3694 Aleris Rolled Products 1372 Kentucky 1957 Lewisport, KY 42351 (270) 295-5420 Aull Appraisals 1625 Dean Ave. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 993-9710 Beltone of Owensboro 2309 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-6822
Bickett Farms 10391 Kentucky 175 N Central City, KY 42330 (270) 525-6070 Century 21 Partners, Karen Gross 3317 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 315-9810 Jeniffer Black at Lifestyles Hair Design 1741 Scherm Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 570-7035
State Auditor to speak at November Rooster Booster King, Inc., Adam became an expert in Adam Edelen was sworn in as making businesses and organizations Kentucky’s 46th Auditor of Public Acmore efficient, profitable and counts in January 2012. He has accountable. kept his promise of serving as Adam also has a proven a vigorous taxpayer watchdog, record of community service. bringing historic reform to a He is a former chairman of the $2.7 billion layer of governboard of KET, Lexington Urban ment, tackling fraud and abuse League and United Way of in our public schools, holding the Bluegrass’ Annual Giving big insurance companies acAdam Edelen Campaign. Additionally, he was countable and more. a member of the Prichard ComPrior to taking office, Adam mittee for Academic Excellence. served as director of the Kentucky OfBorn to a farm family in rural Kenfice of Homeland Security and then as chief of staff to Gov. Steve Beshear. He tucky, he learned the values of integrity, hard work and common sense – and credits his successes in government to the leadership skills he learned in the he has never forgotten them. Adam private sector as an entrepreneur and also is part of a new generation of leadexecutive. ers who are more focused on outcomes As a senior executive with both and honest and effective government Commerce Lexington and Thomas & than partisan politics.
Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Alex Bryant 2645 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-9600
The Daniel Pitino Shelter 501 Walnut St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 688-9000
Lieberman Technologies 223 NW Second St. Evansville, IN 47708 (812) 434-6647
The Earle 2686 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-3111
REMAX Professional Realty Group, Steve Lewis 3513 South Griffith Ave. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 302-3426
US Lawns of Owensboro, KY 1227 Moseley St. Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-7003
Sleep Outfitters 5040 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 282-2114
Wee Can Recycling 2413 Count Fleet Loop S. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 883-2266
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ribbon cuttings ERB Equipment Company 2133 U.S. 60 East (270) 684-2339
Hospice of Western KY Murray Murphy Walking Trail
Hugh E. Sandefur Training Center
Studio Slant
2914 Old Hartford Road
1300 East Ninth St.
624 Emory Drive
(270) 926-7565
(270) 827-2401
(270) 684-3570
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Ambassador of the Month – Minga Trogdlen Independence Bank
Kroger 1670 Starlite Drive (270) 926-1607
Special Olympics Kentucky Louisville, KY (502) 326-5002
Owensboro Duplicate Bridge Club
Minga Trogdlen is Cash Management Officer at Independence Bank. She has been employed in the banking industr y since 1975 and has ser ved as a Chamber Ambassador for 12 years. As Cash Management Officer at Independence Bank, Minga’s primar y responsibility is to assist existing and prospective business customers with simple and effective ways to manage their deposit
accounts. In addition to ser ving as a Chamber Ambassador, Minga is on the board of directors for the United Way and is currently ser ving as the Campaign Cabinet Chair for 2014-15. She is a member of the Green River Area Downs Syndrome Association Board and ser ves on the First Impressions Ministr y at Owensboro Christian Church. Minga and her husband, Harley, are proud, lifelong residents of Owensboro.
(270) 926-1414
LET US TAKE YOU THERE IN STYLE, Spartan Staffing (Division of True Blue) 3427 Frederica St. (270) 683-4257
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Member 54 Pizza Express - West AIG Financial Network All Blessings International/Kentucky Adoption Services, Inc. American Cancer Society Associated Engineers of Owensboro, LLC B & L Automotive Repair LLC BB & T Blossoms Apparel & Gifts C & G Contracting & Insulation Carpets Unlimited Flooring Center Carroll Hayden Appraisals Castlen Welding and Manufacturing LLC Century 21 Partners, Brenda Loyal Champion Ford Lincoln Mazda Charlie Castlen, Daviess County Commissioner Christian Care at Home Courier Express Crandall’s Home Furnishings
Renewals
Daymar College Deig Brothers Lumber & Construction Diggers, Inc. DNJ Auto Parts Dr. Bradley Baker Dr. Mark Fort, DMD Dr. Richard Good, OB/GYN Dynamic Directions Ebelhar Farms Edward Jones, Tycen Brock Evergreen Lawn Care Inc./Weedman Father’s Country Hams Felts Lock & Alarm Company First Baptist Church Gorman & Associates Gulfstream Commercial Services, LLC Hayden Construction Hendrick Screen Company Heritage Christian School
Hilliard Lyons, Inc. Home Builders Association of Owensboro Home Depot Home Instead Senior Care Hometown IGA ITumble & Bounce Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Robert Edge Kentucky Office for the Blind Kentucky Wesleyan Basketball / Happy Osborne Kiwanis Club of Owensboro Kodiak Resources Inc. Kosair Children’s Hospital L. Ruth Interior Design Lark Electric Company, Inc. Level 5 Systems, LLC Lifeline Home Health of Owensboro Marty G. Jacobs, Attorney
Modern Welding Co. of Owensboro, Inc. Ms. Daisy B. James Norman King Electric Oberst Printing Company Office of Employment & Training Ohio Valley Physicians Association Inc. Old Hickory Bar-B-Q, Inc. Ole South Barbeque Owensboro Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PLLC Owensboro Dermatology Associates PSC Owensboro Grain Holding Companies LLC Owensboro Lions Club Owensboro Riverport Authority Owensboro-Daviess County Industrial Foundation Owensboro-SHRM Physicians Eye Center of Owensboro
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PizzaRoma (carter Rd.) PizzaRoma (U.S. 60 East) Purcell Tire Company Raben Tire and Auto Service Real Hacienda Mexican Restaurant Risner & Associates, JoAnn Risner Road Builders & Parkway Construction, LLC Rogers Jewelers Rose Realty, LLC Sherwin-Williams
Simply Chic Home Accents Southern Indiana Chapter/NECA Southern Recycling LLC Southwire Company Spectrum Transportation Corporation St. Mary of the Woods Catholic School Steve Jones Chrysler Dodge Jeep T.R.U. Event Rental, Inc. The Olive Garden Restaurant The Travel Authority Theatre Workshop of Owensboro
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Timmons Electric Co., Inc. (TECI) Towne Square Animal Hospital, Dr. Chris Alvey Trunnell’s Farm Market UniFirst Corporation Valor Oil Vincent Electric LLC Ward O. Pedley Sr. Concrete Co., LLC Wathen Pest Control Company Weir’s Photo Yellow Ambulance of Daviess County
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and anyone standing in line at 6 p.m. will be eligible to vote on Tuesday. All registered voters living in the city or county can vote for all three county commission races. City residents can vote for up to four city commissioner candidates. Don’t forget to bring a driver’s license, credit card, social security card or a government issued I.D. with a picture with you. And we ask you to bring one more thing to the polls -- a friend who is also registered to vote. Let’s turn up the volume, Owensboro!
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