Davis County Clipper
On the Move
DavisChamber
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A7
Davis Chamber 2008 In Review BY JOHN PITT Davis Chamber President
JOHN JONES, CEO of First National Bank of Layton, will accept the Davis Chamber’s 2009 Legacy Award on behalf of the bank’s 100 employees.
n Chamber names Legacy Award winner DAVIS COUNTY — The Davis Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that First National Bank of Layton has been named as the winner of the 2009 Legacy Award. The Legacy Award is the highest award presented by the Davis Chamber and its Board of Directors for service and leadership in the Davis County community. The award is presented to a profound individual, business, or organization that has provided extraordinary service to the community, state, and/or nation on behalf of Davis County. The recipient’s accomplishments go far beyond the routine level of civic involvement. First National Bank was selected for the 2009 Legacy Award for more than 100 years of quality financial service to Davis County families and businesses, for fostering regional economic development, and for continual support of community-building activities and organizations; including the Davis Chamber. In addition to the Legacy Award, the Davis Chamber presents six additional awards to individuals or organizations whose actions embody the various core community values of the Chamber and the business community in general. The 2009 recipients of those awards include: Unite the Business Community Award: Kym Buttschardt – Roosters Restaurant Advance Business Prosperity Award: Davis Hospital Chamber Advocacy Award: Bill Cochran – Weber State University Leadership Award: Sheldon Killpack – Academica West / Utah State Senator Sustain a Vibrant Economy Award: Bryan Bowles – Davis School District Chair’s Choice Award: Sean Slatter – Logistics Specialties Inc/Shipley Associates All of these awards will be presented by the Davis Chamber at its annual Awards Banquet at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 at the Davis Conference Center, 800 West Heritage Park Blvd. in Layton. Individual tickets for the event are $50. Table sponsorships are also available for $1,000. Call the Davis Chamber today at 801-593-2200 for additional information and to make reservations, or log onto www.davischamberofcommerce.com.
KAYSVILLE — Happy New Year! As the Davis Chamber looks forward to a brand new year, we would like to thank each of our 685 member businesses for their vital contributions to the local business community in 2008. Just like them, the Davis Chamber worked particularly hard in the challenging past year to bring real economic value to our customers. Our goal was to ensure that every one of our services and events was enterprising, educating, and engaging for our members and for the Davis community as a whole. Here is just a portion of the services we provided to Davis County in 2008: Business 2 Business Expo – More than 50 local businesses exhibited their services at our first annual B-2-B exhibition at the Davis Conference Center. Hundreds of companies came to see what is going on in Davis County business. Join us for our 2nd annual show on Feb. 26, 2009. Business Promotion Events – Between Ribbon Cutting ceremonies, Business-After-Hours gatherings , and other special events, the Chamber sponsored promotional events at more than 70 Davis business locations in 2008. The Chamber is determined to bring more customers to Davis County businesses all year long. DEAC Support – When the County Commission formed the Davis Economic Advisory Council they went straight to the Davis Chamber to fill key leadership and support roles. Chamber members are proud to serve as partners on the Executive Committee and on every sub-
UTAH GOV. JON Huntsman meets with members of the Davis Chamber’s Leadership Institute and Legislative Affairs Committee. committee of this critical economic policy steering body. We’re generating great ideas and we’ll see them through to completion for Davis County. Leadership Institute – The Chamber sponsored multiple leadership training sessions in 2008. This on-going program gives promising managers from more than two dozen Davis County companies first-hand exposure to the skills and knowledge they need to help their businesses grow and their subordinates succeed. Legacy Highway Opening – State officials from Governor Jon Huntsman to UDOT Executive Director John Njord praised the Davis Chamber at the opening of the Legacy Highway for its many years of support for this critical transportation corridor. Stay with us as we continue our drive to build Legacy North and other transportation links in Davis County. Legislative Advocacy – Members of the Chamber’s Legislative Affairs Committee took positions on more
Something on your mind? Just e-mail a letter to the editor at:
letters @davisclipper.com
17211
17329
than 40 business impacting bills during the 2008 Utah State Legislative session. Legislative outcome sided with Chamber positions 8 percent of the time. Davis County’s legislators look to the Chamber as a key source to understand the collective will of local business. Is your voice being heard at the State Capitol? It is if you are a member of the Davis Chamber. NUBES – The Northern Utah Business and Economic Forum brought nationally known economist Jeff Thredgold and 30 local business mentors to share their expertise on a full range of economic issues with Chamber members. Networking Luncheons – A combined average of 65 business representatives a week attend the Chamber luncheons held every Tuesday in Layton and every Wednesday in Bountiful. Attendees get the chance to promote their business, network extensively with other business owners, and hear a weekly
feature presentation on exciting companies operating in Davis County. Public Events - Approximately 15,000 people attended public events sponsored by the Chamber in 2008. These events included the Military Affairs Family Support Picnic, Taste of the Town, Gobbler Gallop, Annual Golf Tournament, Athena Awards, Antelope Island Balloon Stampede, Summerfest Opening Ceremonies, and more. The Davis Chamber works continually to create the buzz about business in Davis County. That’s a good start, but it’s certainly not a complete list of the bottom-line benefits the Chamber provided its member businesses in 2008. And we’ve got much more lined up to build business in Davis County this year. See the accompanying article on C3 to learn about what the Davis Chamber has in store to build the local economy in 2009. The Davis Chamber Essential To Your Success.