Vol 20/Issue 8
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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CHAMBER MATTERS 2022
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August Rooster Booster to feature GO REALTORS ® The Chamber will host its Rooster Booster breakfast this Thursday, August 4 at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street). The program is sponsored by Greater Owensboro REALTOR ® Association and will feature speaker Charlie Oppler, . Also featured will be details about the upcoming Chamber Golf Classic, presented by Owensboro
Health. Reserve your spot now at www. chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office at (270) 926-1860 by noon on Wednesday, August 3. COST IN ADVANCE: $15 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members. COST AT THE DOOR: $20 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members.
We are ONE month from the Chamber Golf Classic, presented by Owensboro Health! This premier event includes 144 golfers and another 50+ sponsors and business leaders in attendance. It is the best event in town to make new business connections, promote your product or service, and enjoy the competitive spirit of our Chamber Members! If you are interested in getting your business or organization involved in this exciting day, please contact Communications & Events Coordinator, Kenzie Tomes at ktomes@owensboro.com for other sponsorship opportunities! See a full list of our sponsors on page 4!
Housing trends to be featured at Rooster Booster The Greater Owensboro REALTOR® Association exists to support and enhance the ability of our members to succeed in their businesses in an ethical and competent manner and, through a united voice, to preserve and protect real property rights. GO REALTORS® membership is comprised of 254 REALTOR® members representing Daviess, Hancock, McLean, Ohio and Grayson counties. Association members work in all aspects of a real estate transactions to provide our clients with trusted resources. The membership also represents over 50 REALTOR® offices and 80 affiliate members; which includes mortgage lenders, appraisers, home inspectors, insurance agents, real estate attorneys, home warranty companies, pest control, financial advisors, utility companies, new home construction companies, and more. The Greater Owensboro REALTOR® Association works to educate our members, as well as the public on the current housing market and other important matters that may impact consumers. GO REALTORS® members advocate for real property rights, homeownership for all, and issues related to the real estate industry. Being a REALTOR® is holding yourself to a higher set of standards and professional expectations. The Greater Owensboro REALTOR® Association is proudly affiliated with the Kentucky REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®. Our members subscribe to and are bound by the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics, to work at the highest professional level. GO REALTOR® members are honored to serve our community and look forward to assisting generations to come. Current available properties and REALTOR® and affiliate directories can be found at www.owensboromls. com.
Charlie Oppler pandemic, (AHWD, C2EX), and vigorously a REALTOR® drove a renewed from Franklin commitment Lakes, New to principles of Jersey, is the diversity, equity, 2022 Immediate and inclusion. Past President Charlie was of the National the president of Association of the New Jersey REALTORS®. Association of He has been a REALTORS® in REALTOR® since 2004. 1981. At the local CHARLIE OPPLER Charlie is level, Charlie is a the CEO of Prominent Properties member of the Greater Bergen Board Sotheby’s International Realty, with of REALTORS®. In 1996, he served 15 offices in northern and central New as the association’s President; they Jersey. He holds the At Home with named him REALTOR® of the Year in Diversity certification from NAR. 1997. Charlie has served on NAR’s Board of Charlie is a lifelong resident of Directors numerous times beginning New Jersey and is actively involved in 2003. He has chaired the REALTOR® in his community, supporting Party Coordinating Committee and organizations including IronMatt, the RPAC Trustees Committee. a foundation dedicated to raising Charlie has served on four of NAR’s awareness of pediatric brain tumors, Presidential Advisory Groups. In and Englewood Hospital and Medical 2005, he was NAR’s Vice President Center. for Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, He is a graduate of the College and Pennsylvania), and in 2015, he of New Jersey. Charlie and his wife, was NAR Vice President for Chris Geri, have four children: Jacky, Polychron. As NAR’s 2021 President, Michael, Karli, and Jason; and two he quarterbacked the association grandchildren: Zachary, and Gabrielle. and industry through the global
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N&G Legacy Estates 6300 KY-144 270-302-3572 nglegacyestates.com
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CANDANCE CASTLEN BRAKE PRESIDENT & CEO cbrake@owensboro.com SHELLY NICHOLS VICE PRESIDENT shelly@owensboro.com ASHTIN WARREN DIRECTOR, TALENT PROGRAMS awarren@owensboro.com SUSAN HIGH BUSINESS MANAGER susan@owensboro.com KENZIE TOMES COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS COORDINATOR ktomes@owensboro.com
Adorn Boutique American Patriot Getaways Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Bar Louie Beckman Tire & Auto Center Inc. Better Business Bureau Inc. Serving Fort Knox (Branch) Blue Line Entertainment Bob Glenn Bridge Pointe Church Christian Family Radio Courtyard by Marriott Owensboro Crazy Me Gifts & Apparel D.J. Johnson Daviess County Diabetes Coalition Daviess County Lions Club Fair, Inc. Daviess County Teachers Federal Credit Union Digital Group LLC Dismas Charities of Owensboro Don Moore ToyotaMitsubishi-Nissan-Honda Dr. Richard Good, OB/GYN Estes Farms Evergreen Lawn Care Inc./Weed Man Fifth Third Bank First Christian Church Four Seasons Heating & Cooling Furniture Warehouse Gardner Engineering & Consulting PLLC Gerling Law Offices Girls Incorporated of OwensboroDaviess Co. Green River Appliance Co, Inc. Green River Area Community Foundation H & R Block H.L. Neblett Community Center Hayden Electric Inc. Helena Chemical Company Hermitage Care & Rehabilitation Center Infintech LLC International Bar-B-Q Festival J&R Construction Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP Kaiser Aluminum Warrick Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance -
Gavin C. Roberts Insurance Agency, Inc. Kentucky Mirror & Plate Glass Co., Inc. KM Specialty Pump/ Straeffer Pump & Supply KORT - Physical Therapy L. Ruth Interior Design Lee’s Famous Recipe Fried Chicken LinGate Hospitality Maddox Insurance Group Matthew 25 AIDS Services Mizkan America, Inc. Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn, Inc. MPD, Inc. Murphy Excavating, LLC O’Bryan Contracting, Inc. OnSite Images Owensboro Daviess County Regional Airport Owensboro Health Foundation Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Packages Plus Professional Properties and Construction LLC PVF Supply Company, Inc. R. Wathen Medley Jr., MD Real Hacienda Mexican Restaurant Republic Services, Inc. Rolling Pin Pastry Shop, Inc. Rowland Family Dentistry Ruoff Mortgage Saint Stephen Cathedral Shield Security Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. Southern States River Terminal Sterett Crane and Rigging Sun Windows, Inc. Swank Style & Boutique The Blake Hayden Group, Jason Bellamy The Children’s Advocacy Center of Green River The Scrub Shoppe Trophy House, Inc. Wells Fargo Advisors Whittaker Guns WinSupply of Owensboro WKU Public Radio 89.5
LYDIE BOONE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT lboone@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 BRENDA CLAYTON BRENDA CLAYTON, CPA CHAMBER BOARD CHAIR Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @GOCHAMBER
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