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WELCOME TO EVERYONE READING THE FALL 2020 EDITION OF STRICTLY BUSINESS

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BRUCE CARPENTER

Executive Director, Southern KY Chamber of Commerce

hings are going well at your Chamber of Commerce and we were very pleased to resume our monthly Chamber luncheons on November 10, 2020. While planning was a bit different for this luncheon, we had a fabulous turn-out of our membership to hear from special guest speaker Kelly Craft, United States Ambassador to the United Nations. We were honored to host Ambassador Craft and I would like to personally thank all of you that registered and came out to hear from the Ambassador.

I would like to take a moment and thank my assistant, Stephanie Hussey. While not always a visible presence, Stephanie is constantly and consistently working behind the scenes, not only for me, but for the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Corbin Economic Development Agency. Her commitment to this office has been unwavering for over 5 years now and she has been an indispensable ally in our work to make the Southern Kentucky region a better place to live and do business.

Our Corporate Sponsor highlights for this quarter include Hometown Bank and Legacy Automotive.

Hometown Bank has been a long-standing and active Chamber member for years and has been a Chamber Corporate Sponsor since 2018. They have also sponsored the NIBROC Festival for many years. In addition to membership, corporate sponsorship and NIBROC sponsorship, Hometown Bank executives are also current and past members of the various boards of direc-

tors represented in our office, including current Directors Nick Greiwe, Sherry Logan and Tim Barnes. I am grateful for Hometown Bank’s active leadership in the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

Legacy Ford Lincoln Chevrolet Buick GMC has been both a Chamber member and Corporate Sponsor since 2018, as well as sponsoring the NIBROC Festival. In 2016, Knox County native Eddie Hyde purchased the Legacy Automotive Group, turning what had been a struggling business into a success story. We applaud Eddie’s effort in creating a leading regional network of dealerships and, in turn, keeping those jobs in our region. We are appreciative that Legacy elected to become an active Chamber Corporate Sponsor and it has been wonderful getting to know the management team at Legacy and working with them.

Also included in this issue of Strictly Business, is a story spotlighting one of our important regional industrial partners, MPI Group. Under the leadership of Scott Willson, MPI Group manufactures top quality custom steel doors and frames made in the USA. Founded in Corbin in 1980 as Metal Products Inc., MPI has merged, expanded and become an invaluable industry and employer in our region.

I hope you enjoy this issue of Strictly Business. As always, thanks so much to the News Journal employees who do the hard work to make this magazine a success. #WeAreSouthernKentucky

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MPI OF CORBIN CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2020

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PI Custom Steel Doors and Frames began its 40-year journey in 1980 as a family-owned business with only five employees. At that time, their base of operation was a small facility near downtown. A year later, the steel frame manufacturer moved to its current location off North Hills Road on the north side of town.

In 1983, MPI increased its product line to include custom hollow metal doors. The venture was so successful that a separate manufacturing facility was added in 1986.

Business growth continued through the years, and the business now occupies three manufacturing facilities and has expanded its market reach into 43 states, as well as multiple locations in other countries.

“We have never been as strong and poised for growth as we are right now,” said Scott Willson, who has served as MPI’s CEO since 2017.

Willson, and Chief Operations Officer, Holland Crouch, began implementing their shared vision for the future of MPI in the

summer of ’17. Since that time, much has happened.

“In 2017, one of our goals was to increase our customer base,” Willson explained.

“Since then, we have added about 110 new accounts. We’ve always been known as a strong regional player historically, but our outreach into more areas of the US, and international locations, has truly expanded the MPI brand.”

So, what exactly does MPI manufacture?

MPI is a custom hollow metal manufacturer. This basically means they bring architectural visions for complex steel frame and door design to life for the end customer.

As an active member of the Steel Door Institute (SDI), the National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM), and the Hollow Metal Manufacturers Association (HMMA), a division of NAAMM, MPI adheres to the specifications and standards that bring excellence to our market Utilization of technological innovation assures production of quality products at competitive prices. Powerful databases and

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AutoCAD engineering systems aid in accu- of the year who are working toward their rate and rapid information processing. An own-full time career with MPI.” experienced engineering “MPI also chooses to staff is readily available support as many local to assist in the design of suppliers and businessthe most complex door es as possible. Not all of and frame systems, makour materials can be puring MPI a true partner in chased in Corbin, or even both the development Kentucky, but we do our and delivery of quality very best to stay as close products. to home as possible.”

When asked about “We believe it is imporMPI’s most immediate tant to be a ‘good neigheconomic impact in the bor’ to the best of our tri-county area, Willson ability.” said, “We consistently Speaking about some of employ roughly 100 fullthe secrets to continued time workers. We also success in the industry, have a varying number of Willson said, “The biggest temporary employees on factor in our success has site through the majority really been our people.

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U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft addresses chamber luncheon

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U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft was the keynote speaker during the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, November 10th. Craft spoke about her experience at the U.N. Craft is seen above with Chamber President Trent Knuckles, and below with Chamber Executive Director Bruce Carpenter.

elly Craft has taken her Kentucky raising to one of the biggest stages in the world, serving as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

The Glasgow native was in Corbin recently, as part of a trip through Southeastern Kentucky, taking the opportunity to speak to the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce during its monthly luncheon.

“What a testament to what Kentucky has and what Kentuckians can do,” said Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, who introduced Craft.

Craft said her Kentucky roots play a big part in keeping her grounded and her moral compass pointing north as

she works to represent U.S. interests while dealing with the 192 other U.N. members.

“There is no better title in this world than being Kelly Craft from Kentucky,” Craft said.

Growing up as the daughter of a veterinarian in Barren County, Craft said her father taught her how to give and how to listen.

“He told me, ‘No matter where you go, bring the people behind you because they too will be you one day, and you want that to happen,’” Craft said.

Craft said she has tried to put that into practice at the U.N., noting she has made a point to meet, not just with the other four permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, Great Britain, France, China and Russia, but with the other U.N. countries.

“I really felt that need during COVID,” Craft said noting that 75 percent of the countries told her they had never spoken to the U.S. ambassador.

Craft recalled her conversation with the ambassador from Fiji.

The island nation in the south Pacific has an economy that is heavily dependent on tourism. With the COVID– 19 pandemic, tourism has come to a halt. It has affected everything from schools to health care.

“Everything has just been completely washed out there,” Craft said of Fiji’s economy.

When she spoke to the ambassador, Craft initially asked how U.S. aid to the country was being spent. The ambassador explained that because of the loss of tourism dollars, the schools in Fiji were in danger of closing, and asked for an additional $9 million.

“I hung up and called the administration,” Craft said.

“That enabled them to keep their schools open.”

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—Chamber luncheon “We deliver hope!” Craft said of what the U.S. is able United Arab Emirates and Sudan, have joined Egypt to do through the UN as its largest financial contribu- and Jordan in normalizing relations with Israel. tor.

She added that three other unnamed countries are Craft said there are trials for her, noting the U.S. in talks to do so. is constantly at odds with However, Palestine, has not Russia and China, and can’t been pleased with the U.S. always count on the supefforts to do so.

There is no better title port of allies, such as France, “The Palestinians think we in the world than being are trying to corner them,” Germany and Great Britain.

One such instance has Craft said. “We have told Kelly Craft from Kentucky them, ‘We want the two of been over the issue of sanctions against Iran, which she you to come together. We are said has been a real eye-opener. not trying to push you out.’”

“We couldn’t bring France, Germany and the UK to President Trump and many Americans have wonthe table,” Craft said of discussions on sanctions. “We dered whether the U.S. continued involvement with had numerous meetings with them.” the UN is of any benefit to the U.S. “What we were trying to do was protect the Middle “Shame on us if we ever decide to do that,” Craft East, the Iranian people and the European Union,” said when asked about the U.S. leaving the UN. “We she said. are a beacon on the hill for these countries.”

Despite the pushback, Craft said the U.S. has conCraft said without the U.S. there, China would tinued to push forward. become the largest financial contributor.

“We aren’t afraid of standing alone,” Craft said of “Can you imagine the countries that we already the U.S. have issues with, how they would take advantage?”

Craft said the U.S. has made some progress in the Craft asked noting that numerous developing counMiddle East. tries are protected from countries, such as China, She noted that under President Donald Trump, through the UN. three additional Middle East countries, Bahrain, the “We owe that to these countries,” she said.

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CORPORATE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: HOMETOWN BANK TURNS 20 IN 2020

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Celebrating with the opening of a brand-new permanent branch in Williamsburg

ometown Bank is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020. Original plans for this milestone included a series of celebrations, including customer appreciation days and special promotions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, those plans were unfortunately derailed.

Still, despite the disappointing setbacks, Hometown is finishing up the year on a high note. Thanks to its loyal customer base in the tri-county area, the bank has enjoyed steady growth, and it is now celebrating the recent opening of a brand new, fully operational permanent branch location in Williamsburg.

“The amazing thing has been our growth,” said President Tim Barnes when asked about how he and his team have navigated the difficult waters of 2020.

“We have grown $37 million this year,” said Barnes, explaining that much of that growth

came thanks to the fact that Hometown managed to add several new customers due to their willingness to offer Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in the wake of coronavirus-related shutdowns earlier this year.

As for the new branch in Williamsburg, Barnes said, “Our goal was to open this branch in the summer, and then open a new branch in London about this time. Everything got pushed back, though. Finding supplies has been harder, and getting pricing on materials has been harder, but we are really excited with how it has turned out.”

Barnes said that the pandemic has probably forever changed some of the ways that banking is done, but he and the team at Hometown understand that personal service is still very important to many customers. For this reason, the bank will continue to offer a mix of online and mobile services, while also keeping the

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Left to right, Hometown Bank President Tim Barnes, Princess Bowman, Courtney Ball, Melanie Fore and Asst. Vice President Scotty Harrison.

personal touch with the ability to visit any one of their local branch locations.

Currently, Hometown Bank services its customers with three locations in Whitley County, two in Knox and soonto-be two in Laurel, with construction on the new London branch set to get underway during the first quarter of 2021.

“It is interesting to look back on everything that has happened,” Barnes said reflecting on the events of the past 20 years. “It really has been a fun ride.”

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On October 1st, Corbin’s Holiday Inn Express & Suites celebrated its grand re-opening under new ownership.

Above, General Manager Victor Patel cuts the ribbon on the newly re-opened Holiday Inn, located off of Cumberland Falls Hwy. near I-75 Exit 25 in south Corbin.

Holiday Inn Express of Corbin celebrates grand re-opening under new ownership

Executive Director of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Bruce Carpenter (right) presents GM Victor Patel (middle) and Owner David Tate (left) with a plaque to commemorate the Corbin Holiday Inn’s grand re-opening.

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Executive Director of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Bruce Carpenter (right) presents Ashley Litteral, Marketing Manager with Appalachian Wireless, with the Chamber of Commerce membership plaque.

On September 10th, employees and members of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce came together to cut the ribbon and officially welcome customers inside. Corbin’s brand new Appalachian Wireless store is located inside the Forest Hills Shopping Center on Cumberland Falls Hwy. For more information, visit www.appalachianwireless.com.

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Stephanie Giles-Hussey, Executive Assistant of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce presents Rebecca Day, APRN of Trinity Health South with a Chamber of Commerce Membership Plaque.

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customers a stronger feeling of support when they do business with MPI outside their home area,” he said.

All of this, plus offering competitive pricing and a strong commitment to meet the highest in industry standards for safety and security, have come together to put MPI on track to see its most significant growth year since its inception 40 years ago.

As for the future, Willson said, “Part of being a CEO is running the company, but an even larger part is to ensure its growth. We want to continue to leverage our investments, our people and our intellectual property here in Corbin. This will always be our hub, but we do want to continue growing. We will continue to enhance our products, and our certifications to gain more business opportunities. We also They are passionate about the company, and plan to continue expanding into other markets the products we manufacture. In my opinion, that support our primary processes, which will our customer service is literally the best in the help us to cut down - even further than we industry. We have a tenured work force, with have - on delivery lead decades of knowledge. times.”

This has helped us build “I envision MPI easily a strong reputation for We have never been as adding another 75-100 consistently delivering strong and poised for growth jobs if we are successproducts that are on ful in implementing our time and correctly deas we are right now growth strategy.” signed.”

Willson, Holland “Another important Crouch and the rest of factor in our success has been our ability to the MPI team are already well on their way to evolve with the ever changing hollow metal making those future plans a reality. With their market. Customer needs are simply different new investment in state-of-the-art equipment than they used to be. We are continually dethat is set to be installed on the plant floor, signing and testing new products that will keep and a general sense of positivity moving into us relevant across our industry. Our website is another New Year, the door is truly wide open very descriptive of our product base and also for what the company could accomplish in the showcases a few of our most prominent projnext 40 years. ects. We encourage your readers to visit us at www.metalproductsinc.com”.

Willson also stated that MPI currently utilizes an outsides sales force that includes field representation in the Carolinas, the New England area, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and most recently, in Texas. “This not only helps in broadening the customer base, but also gives those new

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CORPORATE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: LEGACY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Going above and beyond for customers and the community

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he Legacy Automotive Network’s exCenter, they make up the Legacy Automotive pansion into Corbin nearly five years Network. ago has been very beneficial to the “It was struggling somewhat,” Hyde said of people living in nearby communities. the business when he took it over. “Several Since owner Edward Hyde acquired Legacy people had been laid off, but we were able to Ford, Lincoln and Legacy Chevrolet, Buick, bring many of them back to work. We were GMC in 2016, the dealerships have put many excited about that.” local residents back to work, and they have Speaking about some of the biggest changoffered customers incentives that are mostly es that have come about over the past four to unheard of in our region. five years, Hyde said, “We have a no-commis“I’m from Knox County,” Hyde said recently. sion sales structure with our teams. This is “Born and raised in Barbourville, and then I not the norm, and it is definitely not common spent many of my teenage years in Corbin, for our area, but when a customer comes in, living with my dad.” our product specialists will be trying to find Hyde explained that he moved away from something that truly meets the needs of the the community at one point, but eventually consumer, instead of just trying to meet the Edward Hyde returned home to open up a used car lot in financial needs of the company. It’s better for Gray. After that venture, he acquired the Nisour employees as well, because there isn’t san dealership in London, and in early 2016 the opportu- that ebb-and-flow of income. With this setup, it’s much nity arose to purchase the Corbin dealerships. Together, more stable.” along with Legacy Detail and Tint and Legacy Collision “We want everybody to have a good experience,” Hyde

continued. “What is in the best interest of the customer is always in the best interest of Legacy. We want to develop those relationships with our customers, and hopefully earn their repeat business. In the long term, it all works out best for everyone involved.”

In addition to the no-commission sales structure, Hyde is also proud of the fact that Legacy offers a complimentary lifetime power train warranty on most of the vehicles that they sell. This helps give customers the peace of mind that comes with knowing that, should anything go wrong with some of the most complex components of their vehicle, they will be covered, and will be able to have repairs done without breaking the bank.

And to make things even better, this lifetime warranty gives the customer the option of having routine maintenance done wherever they wish.

“Although I want people to come back and do business with us, I didn’t want to make it a requirement in order for them to keep their warranty in force,” Hyde explained. “So, they can have their maintenance done wherever they want, and still have the warranty for as long as they own the vehicle. It is pretty unique in that regard.”

Legacy offers new vehicles from the Nissan, Ford, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC brands, and they deal in all makes and models when it comes to used cars, trucks and vans.

Hyde said that every vehicle is thoroughly inspected for safety and reliability, with driver safety being a primary concern.

In fact, Hyde and his staff have taken extra care during this year’s COVID-19 pandemic in order to ensure customer safety. “We have followed all of the recommended CDC guidelines and state mandates,” he said. “This includes providing our people with PPE, and making plenty of hand sani-

tizer readily available.”

Legacy does not just pride itself on providing quality vehicles to drivers in the tri-county area. They are also active members of the local community, partnering with groups such as the Corbin Backpack Club and Toys for Tots, and they are avid supporters of all nearby school districts.

When asked about the future, Hyde said that his goal is just to continue to grow his business, providing more jobs for tri-county residents along the way. Currently, the group employs about 160 people living in and around Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties.

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22 Strictly Business — Fall 2020 • KOWA Kentucky, Inc. • KY Real Estate Professionals LLC • L&N Federal Credit Union • LaDonna’s LLC • Lakewood Development • Larkey HVAC • Laurel Gardens • Legacy Ford Lincoln Chevrolet Buick GMC • Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors • Liquor Mart • Little Caesar’s Pizza • Mackey Vision Center • Magnolia Terrace Apartments • Mallory Davis - State Farm Insurance • Marr, Miller & Myers PSC, CPA • Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant • Minuteman Press • Mitchell Tax & Accounting • Moye Development LLC • Mr. Gatti’s Pizza • NESCO • New Hope Ministries • Northern Contours • Northwestern Mutual • Norvex Supply • Old Town Grill • On The Money, LLC • O’Neil-Lawson Funeral Home • Ossoli Foundation • Owens Auto Parts • Paradise Landscaping • Paw Paw Patch Dog Grooming, LLC • Pennington Wellness • Pepsi Cola Bottling Company

• Planet Earth PC • Progress Rail • PT Pros, Inc. • Re/Max on Main • Reeves Property Group • Renfro Supply • Robert P. Hammons, Attorney at Law • Sav-Rite Home Care Inc. • Servpro of Pulaski and Laurel Counties • SH Tube LLC • Shawn Rogers Realty Inc. • Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort • Shep’s Place • Shoe Sensation, Inc. • Slone’s Flooring • Small Business Development Center- EKU • Smartwood USA • Sonic Drive-In • Sonny’s BBQ • Southeast Apparatus LLC • Southeast Kentucky Audiology • Southeast Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries • Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce • State Farm Insurance - Michael Jones • State Farm Insurance - Mike Sparks • Stephanie’s Down Home Pharmacy • Steve Berry Insurance Agency, Inc. • Straight Cut Tree Service, LLC • SUDS Car Wash • Sure Fire Cycles LLC • The Arena • The Balloon Garden • The Brick Oven

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• The Caboose Sports Tavern • The Depot on Main • The Doc Shoppe, PLLC • The Gail Frederick School Of Dance, Inc • The Heritage • The Holler • The Job Shop • The MPI Group LLC • The Wrigley Taproom and Eatery • Times Tribune • Tipton & Tipton Attorneys At Law • Transamerica Agency Network Corbin • Tri-County Cineplex • Tri-County Skills U • Trinity Family Health, PLLC • United Rentals • University of the Cumberlands • US Marine Corps Toys For Tots/ JC Paul Marine Corps League 1448 • W.D. Bryant & Son • Wallen’s Towing and Recovery • Waste Connections of Eastern Kentucky • Whitaker Bank • White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics • Whitley Broadcasting Co. Inc. • Whitley County Fiscal Court • Whitley County Health Department • Whitley County/UK Extension Service • Wildcat Harley Davidson • Wildcat RV Sales • Williamsburg Health and Rehab Center • Williamsburg Insurance Agency • Williamsburg Tourism Commission • Wilson Equipment Co., Inc. • Wyatt Insurance Agency, Inc. • Zach Davidson Allstate Insurance

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