Vol 17/Issue 5
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
CHAMBER MATTERS 2019 Chamber Works Expo connects Members to community C hamber Members gathered to network and connect at a sold-out Chamber Works Expo, presented by the Owensboro Convention Center. The 2019 Chamber Works Expo returned to the Owensboro Convention Center lobby for a fun-filled evening of networking and community engagement. The Expo was free and open to the public, drawing a crowd of 500. Chamber Members showcased their services and missions with engaging activities ranging from a community painting to karaoke! Chad Benefield of WBKR emceed the event, visiting with each exhibitor and leading door prize drawings throughout the evening. Not only did companies make business connections with attendees, new relationships were also made between exhibitors! Thank you to all of the Members who participated in this year’s Chamber Works Expo and to the community members who attended!
Leadership Owensboro celebrates graduation
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2019 Chamber Works Expo Exhibitors 323 Staffing Solutions Aflac Keller & Associates, LLC All Care Equipment & Rentals Alorica Audubon Federal Credit Union Big Roots Lavender Farm Budget Blinds of Owensboro Castlen Steel, LLC Chamber Young Professionals Custom Audio-Video, Inc. Daviess County Diabetes Coalition Daviess County Teachers Federal Credit Union Disaster Team, Inc. Evergreen Lawn Care Inc./Weedman Express Employment Professionals Fraternal Order of Police, Owensboro Lodge #16 German American Bank Gorman Recruiting Green River Area Federal Credit Union Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown/Waterfront Heartland Payroll and HR Hospice of Western Kentucky Independence Bank Karen Pannell, Realtor, Home Realty, Inc. Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Gavin C. Roberts Insurance Agency, Inc. Kentucky Wesleyan College KORT - Physical Therapy Lifestyle Health Plans Midwest Ear Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgery of Owensboro, PSC Mr. Appliance of Owensboro Nations Medicines - Highway 54 Owensboro Convention Center Owensboro Family Pharmacy Owensboro Federal Credit Union Owensboro Health Healthpark Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro Peddlers Mall PNC Bank Puzzle Pieces, Inc. Red Wing Shoes Right to Life of Owensboro Riney Hancock CPAs PSC Rowland Family Dentistry, LLC Ruoff Home Mortgage SignPros Sunrise Children's Services Tanner Publishing Tanner+West The Arc of Owensboro, Inc./Opportunity Center Workshop, Inc. The Hayden Agency - Allstate Insurance The Owensboro Times Trophy House, Inc. U.S. Bank Wendell Foster
Thirty-one community members will graduate from the Leadership Owensboro Program on Thursday, May 2 following a year of building relationships and in-depth learning about the community. The program consists of nine full-day sessions that include topics such as education, human needs and services, local government issues, justice, tourism, healthcare and more. In addition to the once monthly classes from September through April, the class members were required to participate in local civic leadership meetings, and are currently working as a team to present a solution to an identified community challenge. Leadership Owensboro, the community leadership program sponsored by the Greater Owensboro Chamber has name recognition and a tradition of excellence in building and encouraging Owensboro leaders since 1982. The program, boasting an alumni base of more than 1,000, is the premier local professional development and community learning opportunity. Applications for the 2019-2020 class beginning in September will be available this July. For more information on the Leadership Owensboro program, please contact Executive Director, Jessica Kirk at 270-926-1860. We invite you to join us at the Leadership Owensboro Graduation and Alumni Reception, presented by Western Kentucky University, on Thursday, May 2 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Commerce Center.
Congratulations to the Leadership Owensboro Class of 2019! Dr. Angela Ash, Owensboro Community & Technical College David Boarman, Owensboro Municipal Utilities Audrey Collins, Administrative Office of the Courts Andrea Crabtree, BB&T Laura Ruth Edge, L. Ruth Interior Design Amber Farmer, Disaster Team Elizabeth Griffith, Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center Amber Hall, Daviess County High School Dr. Jenny Jackson, Owensboro Community Health Network Eddie Kenny, Kentucky Wesleyan College Jacob Kiper, Matthew 25 AIDS Services, Inc.
At the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, we not only work to be a voice for small businesses, we are a small business. We know the importance of small businesses in our community and economy. We see all of their hard work – their late nights and early mornings. We see the challenges they face and overcome. We see them building their businesses and making their dreams a reality, and we applaud them for never giving up. Thank you to our small businesses for believing in Owensboro and placing your roots here. National Small Business Week celebrates you each spring, but we are thankful for you every week of the year!
Brandon Lucas, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Justin Marks, Independence Bank Angela Mayfield, SWC Patty Millay, U.S. Bank Charlie Payne, UniFirst Corporation Leslie Neeley, Kenergy Dr. Ade Oredein, Owensboro Community & Technical College Lt. David Powell, City of Owensboro Police Department Shannon Raines, Hilliard Lyons Jared Revlett, Owensboro Public Schools Mason Richardson, Republic Bank
Sidney Riney, Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp. Dr. Janet Rowland, Rowland Family Dentistry, LLC Morgan Russelburg, Brescia University Shane Satterfield, Shane Satterfield - State Farm Insurance Kara Schroader, Daviess County Public Library BJ Starks, U.S. Bank Madison Strobel, Owensboro Health Lindzey Trogdon, First Security Bank, Inc. Erica Wade, Owensboro Health
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Rooster Booster, sponsored by Visit Owensboro Owensboro Convention Center 7:30 a.m.
Leadership Owensboro Graduation and Reception, sponsored by WKY Commerce Center 5:00 p.m.
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Ambassador Luncheon Commerce Center 12:00 p.m.
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CYP Lunch Meeting Commerce Center, 11:30 a.m.
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Ribbon Cutting –Little Legends 1415 Bosley Road 12:15 p.m.
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New Member Breakfast Commerce Center 8:30 a.m.
Ribbon Cutting – White Chateau at Cecil Farms 8753 Mulligan Road 12:15 p.m. Ribbon Cutting – TrueNorth Treatment Center, LLC 121 East Second Street, Suite 401 12:15 p.m.
CANDANCE CASTLEN BRAKE PRESIDENT & CEO CBRAKE@OWENSBORO.COM
Ribbon Cutting – Quality Inn 3136 West Second Street 12:15 p.m.
JACLYN GRAVES MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING MANAGER JACLYN@OWENSBORO.COM SUSAN HIGH BUSINESS MANAGER SHIGH@OWENSBORO.COM
Ribbon Cutting – Voldico Insurance 201 West Fourth Street 12:15 p.m.
JESSICA KIRK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP OWENSBORO TALENT PROGRAMS MANAGER JKIRK@OWENSBORO.COM HANNAH THURMAN EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR HTHURMAN@OWENSBORO.COM
Investors Luncheon Commerce Center 12:00 p.m.
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54 Pizza Express - West Alexander & Company CPAs PSC Alexander Francis Films Allergy and Asthma Specialists, PSC AT&T Bella Ragazza Boutique Big O’Movers Boardwalk Pipeline Partners Brandon Scott Mullins Memorial Foundation Brilliant Signs, Copies & Printing, LLC Bryant Engineering, Inc. Care Net Owensboro Century 21 Partners, Bettie Kincaid Cherokee Millwright and Mechanical Clark Distributing Co., Inc. Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club, Inc. Commonwealth Title and Mortgage Services, Inc. Compass Counseling of Owensboro, LLC Concept Sound and Light, Inc. Connecting Ministries Culver’s Restaurant Daviess County Diabetes Coalition Daviess County Lions Club Fair, Inc. DaVita Home Dialysis Don Moore Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. Dr. Mark Fort DMD Edward Jones, Tycen Brock, Financial Advisor Empire Supply LLC Estes Farms Evergreen Lawn Care Inc./Weed Man Excursions, Inc Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA Fifth Third Bank Flamingos For Amber, Inc. Former State Senator Joe Bowen Foster Farms Fraternal Order of Police, Owensboro Lodge #16 Friends of Sinners GADSOOK HawesWay, Inc. Holiday Inn - Owensboro Riverfront Home Realty Inc. Hunter-Douglas, Inc. Judge Jeff S. Taylor Junior League of Owensboro Kelly Anne Harris Team - Keller Williams Elite
Kentucky Mirror & Plate Glass Co., Inc. Key Heating and Cooling, Inc. Key Oil Company Koorsen Fire & Security L. Steve Castlen Realtors L. Steve Castlen Realtors, Scott Lyons L. Steve Castlen Realtors, Tyler Shookman Lee Brick & Block, Inc. Legends Sports Bar & Grill Liberty Financial a division of ETFCU LPL Financial, Jeff Oldham Maddox Insurance Group Marks Company, Inc. Massie-Clarke Development Co. McCarty’s Auto & Truck Repair Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn, Inc. Mr. Appliance of Owensboro Murphy Excavating, LLC New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services Office Depot Owensboro Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Owensboro, PSC Owensboro Convention Center Paul Martin Builders, Inc. Porter Speech Pathology, LLC RC Bratcher Radiator, Welding & Automotive REMAX Professional Realty Group, Rick Cummins Rhoads & Rhoads, PSC Owensboro RiverPark Center Riverwalk Properties Schnitzelbank Catering Smith & Butterfield Office Products St. Mary of the Woods Parish Subway - Hwy 60 West The Hines Center Towne Square Animal Hospital Trifecta Steel Unique Granite & Marble Ward Family Dentistry, PSC Wax Works, Inc. WEHT ABC 25/WTVW Local 7 Wendell Foster Western Kentucky University Division of Extended Learning and Outreach WFIE TV 14 WKU Public Radio 89.5
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Hank Phillips to speak at May 2 Rooster Booster Hank Phillips has built a career of ous senior management positions with the service around the dual roles of tourism National Tour Association, a Lexingtonand association leadership. In November based global travel trade association. His of 2014 he was selected as President & NTA positions included director of industry CEO of the Kentucky Travel and government relations, senior Industry Association, the nearly vice president and eight years 1,000-member organization that as the association’s president. represent’s the full spectrum of Travel Agent Magazine named Kentucky’s over $15 billion travel him “Association Person of the and tourism industry. Year” in 2002 based on the public His KTIA appointment was relations and member support preceded by five years as Kenefforts undertaken by NTA in tucky’s Deputy Commissioner of the aftermath of 9-11. Hank Phillips Tourism where he oversaw dayOver the course of his career to-day operations of the state’s Department he has also served as a consultant to clients of Tourism. Hank has also served as Vice that have included the American Tourism President of Association management for Society, the Nashville Convention and VisiAMR Management Services, a nationally tor’s Bureau, GE and Tourism Cares. recognized association management firm Hank lives in Lexington, is a native of in Lexington. Lebanon, Kentucky and a graduate of CenPrior to his work at AMR he held vari- tre College.
Visit Owensboro to sponsor Rooster Booster on May 2 Visit Owensboro proudly supports our community events and attractions that put people to work in Daviess County. Our growing tourism economy helps everyone in the community. Attractions like O.Z. Tyler Distillery and the brand-new Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum are driving our leisure tourism market. Our BBQ restaurants are booming with visitors from all over the United States and many international communities. Daviess County’s authenticity with Bourbon, Bluegrass and BBQ continue to dominate the Americana market. The number of visitors will grow even faster as Brand USA launches its new national and international marketing campaign naming Owensboro as one of its 10 Hear the Music cities. Our relationship with the Owensboro Convention Center is the strongest it’s ever been, and we are on
pace for record breaking years in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Our new Most Valuable Recruiter (MVR) award is helping to engage our community members to encourage them to bring their state associations’ annual conventions to Owensboro. Sports continue to play a huge role in Owensboro’s tourism. Nearly every weekend from April to October a sports tournament will occur in Owensboro. We continue to work with local event planners to attract new sporting events like pickleball and cornhole. Tourism not only supports our attractions and hotels, it also supports our restaurants, shops, and gas stations. The more money we can bring in from outside spending, the less money we must generate locally. We sincerely appreciate the hard-working people that make tourism a thriving sector of our Daviess County economy.
Ambassadors of the Month
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O.Z. TYLER
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O.Z. Tyler Distillery was recognized as the Manufacturer of the Year at the 2019 Chamber Celebration. The O.Z. Tyler Distillery has a storied past dating back to the late 1800s. The site last produced whiskey in 1993 as the Medley Distillery and then laid dormant until it was purchased by the Terressentia Corporation in 2014. After extensive renovations, the distillery was renamed for O.Z. “Ty” Tyler, co-inventor of the TerrePURE® process, which is used to refine bourbon after it has been barrel-aged. O.Z. Tyler Distillery began producing Kentucky Bourbon in August, 2016 and is in the process of a significant expansion. Added to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 2018, O.Z. Tyler Distillery offers facility tours Monday through Saturday. O.Z. Tyler Distillery accepted the award from last year’s recipient, Sun Windows, Inc.
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