October 2014 Chamber Matters

Vol 13/Issue 10

greater owensboro chamber of commerce

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CHAMBER MATTERS 2014

OCTC Raising Funds for Skilled Trades Center Rooster Booster Breakfast October 2, 2014

Owensboro Convention Center, 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Dr. Eli Capilouto, President of the University of Kentucky Register online at: www.Owensboro.com/chamber or call (270) 926-1860

Calendar New Members Ambassador of the Month

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calendar Amy Jackson, President & CEO ajackson@owensboro.com

Jim DeMaio, Vice President – Membership Development jdemaio@owensboro.com

Susan High, Accounting Manager shigh@owensboro.com

Jessica kirk, 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 Follow us on Twitter @GOchamber Darrell Higginbotham, Board Chair

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October Rooster Booster Breakfast Owensboro Convention Center 7:30 a.m.

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Ribbon Cutting – Owensboro Duplicate Bridge Club Commerce Center Conference Room 12:15 p.m.

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Ribbon Cutting – Special Olympics Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Owensboro/Waterfront 12:15 p.m.

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Colby’s Fine Food & Spirits

5:30 p.m.

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City of Owensboro Commission Debates City Hall 5:30 p.m.

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Ribbon Cutting – Century Property Management 3317 Frederica St., Suite 12 12:15 p.m.

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Daviess County Commissioner Debates Daviess County Courthouse 5:30 p.m.

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The Lunch Bunch WEHT Local - ABC 208 West 3rd Street 11:30 a.m.

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Kentucky House of

Representatives Debates Owensboro Community & Technical College 5:30 p.m.

Owensboro Community and Technical College to sponsor October Rooster Booster breakfast Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is a public, two-year, open admissions college accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is one of the 16 colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC values innovation, is focused on student learning and is responsive to economic trends.

Most OCTC students are from Daviess, Ohio, Hancock and McLean counties, but others travel from elsewhere in Kentucky and southern Indiana, attracted by the Advanced Technology Center and other distinctive programs.

These include the first two-year degree program in veterinary technology in Kentucky, cutting edge training in alternative fuels and the first healthcare facilities leadership program in the country. The college encourages its graduates to transfer, creating pathways to baccalaureate degrees in all associate degree programs.

OCTC is currently in a fundraising campaign for the ATC: Skilled Trades Center. This top community project will help OCTC address workforce needs for

the foreseeable future.

The OCTC Workforce Solutions division provides training for the region and sets the pace for the nation.

Workforce Solutions and OCTC Creative Services (OCTV) are working with the American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and the Kentucky Society of Health Care Engineering (KSHE) to produce an innovative online video delivery system for certification nationwide of third party associates working in health care environments.

Workforce Solutions is also partnering with the Gates funded organization Jobs for the Future, WGBH-Boston (a PBS affiliate), the National Science Foundation and local employers to create work-based learning activities that will be used as a national model for the country to follow.

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University of Kentucky President, Dr. Eli Capilouto, to speak at October Rooster Booster Dr. Eli Capilouto became the 12th president of the University of Kentucky on July 1, 2011.

Since his arrival, Dr. Capilouto has led a process to enrich UK’s academic experience by investing in priorities that maintain affordability and access; support the institution’s talented faculty and staff; and revitalize the living, learning and research facilities across campus.

Under Dr. Capilouto’s leadership, the University of Kentucky – through an innovative public/private partnership – will add 12 residential facilities across campus; more than 5,700 beds and 202 active learning spaces

by 2016.

Additionally, the University is self-financing five capital projects essential to its academic and financial future: A renovated and expanded Gatton College of Business and Economics, a new Academic Science Building, a renovated Commonwealth Stadium and Nutter Training Center, a new Student Center and the continuing expansion of Chandler Hospital.

Additional campus projects include a new facility for the School of Art and Visual Studies and the College of Law. In total, the University of Kentucky is self-financing nearly $1

new Members Century 21 Partners,

Savi Chic Boutique & Salon

Brandi Rone

2108 Triplett St.

3317 Frederica St.

Owensboro, KY 42303

Owensboro, KY 42301

(270) 478-4960

(270) 485-3612 Oney’s Apartments 1708 Shawnee Drive Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-9731

Special Olympics Kentucky 1230 Liberty Bank Lane Louisville, KY 40222 (502) 326-5002

River City Church

Stay Fit 24/Family Video

P.O. Box 462

1212 J.R. Miller Blvd.

Owensboro, KY 42302

Owensboro, KY 42303

(270) 926-6009

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billion in the campus infrastructure.

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Capilouto previously served as Provost of the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) and Dean of the UAB School of Public Health.

He holds several undergraduate and graduate degrees from schools within the University of Alabama system, as well as a Doctorate in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University. He and his wife, Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto, D.M.D., a former Dean of the UAB School of Dentistry, have one daughter.

Dr. Eli Capilouto

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Ambassador of the Month – Mary Ellen Hayden Mattingly Ford Title & Closing, LLC Mary Ellen Hayden grew up in upstate New York. She moved to Owensboro, where she attended and graduated from Daviess County High School. In 2009, she went on to study business marketing with a minor in sales at Western Kentucky University.

She began working immediately after college for Mattingly Ford Title & Closing,

LLC as its director of business development.

She is involved in CYLO, Kiwanis Club, Junior League of Owensboro and Friday After 5, and she has been an ambassador for the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce for a little more than a year.

She has been playing fiddle since she was 6 and enjoys spending time with family and traveling.

Member

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A Unique Video Productions Action Pest Control Advantage Eye Care Airgas Assured Neace Lukens Insurance Baskin Robbins Bella Ragazza Boutique Bella Vita Salon Brilliant Signs, Copies & Printing, LLC Browns Valley Vineyard Bruce’s Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Commercial Warehousing, Inc. Cromwell Radio Group Danco Construction David P. Russell, MD Daviess County Farm Bureau Federation de AM-RON Building Systems Diversified Management, Inc. E. Louis Johnson Law Office Envision Contractors LLC Fetta Specialty Pizza & Spirits Flat Lick Farms Green River Appliance Co., Inc. H & R Block Hayden Farms Hill View Farms Husk Signs Hypnosis Institute of Kentucky John Reynolds Pool Solution LLC John Reynolds, Realtor, L. Steve Castlen Realtors Judge David Payne Junior Achievement of West Kentucky Kentucky Bioprocessing LLC Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics Department

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Main Street Motors Inc. Martha Fitts Clark Martin Custom Building Inc. Mechanical Systems Inc. Metalsa Structural Products Midwest Communications, Inc WSTO Munday Activity Center Myriad CPA Group, LLC Office Depot Owensboro Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau Owensboro Health Foundation Owensboro Parent & Owensboro Living Magazines Owensboro Public Schools Pasture Belt Farms Regional Land Title Company Riney Hancock CPAs PSC RiverValley Behavioral Health Robert F. Kuphal, CPA Roosevelt House Shelton Appraisal Service Springs Urgent Care St. Joseph’s Peace Mission for Children State Farm Insurance, Daniel Dick The UPS Store Under 8000 Auto Sales, LLC US Bank Home Mortgage, Karen Carper VE Creative Wilcox Environmental Engineering Inc. Zaxby’s

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ribbon cuttings Changes Salon & Spa 401 West Second St. (270) 683-2188

Mandy Crawford Family Practice, PLC 2315 Mayfair Drive, Suite 16 (270) 478-4963

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GO VOTE effort to include three debate nights As a part of the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 GO VOTE! Campaign, three debates have been scheduled for the weeks preceding the Nov. 4 Election Day. The three debates are open to the public to provide the citizens of Daviess County the opportunity to learn more about their options in the races of Kentucky House of Representatives (Districts 7, 12, 13 and 14), Daviess County Commissioner (East and West Divisions) and City of Owensboro Commissioner.

“Our advocacy committee, a group of more than 15 volunteer members, requested that debates be held to help the community get to know the candidates even more before the election,” said Amy Jackson, president and CEO of the

Chamber. “It is our role at the Chamber to provide non-partisan access to the candidates and learn their positions on issues that affect the economic prosperity of the Greater Owensboro region.”

The debate schedule is: • Oct. 20: 5:30 p.m., City of

Owensboro Commissioners Race at City Hall, 101 East Fourth St. All candidates will participate in the forum setting.

• Oct. 22: 5:30 p.m., Daviess County Commissioner Race West Commissioner George Wathen vs. Jim Murphy at the Daviess County Courthouse, 212 St. Ann St. • Oct. 22: 6:15 p.m., Daviess County Commissioner Race East Mike Koger vs. Jim O’Brien at the – Daviess County Courthouse.

• Oct. 27: 5:30 p.m., State House of Representatives District 7, State Rep. Suzanne Miles vs. John Warren at Owensboro Community and Technical College’s Blandford Hall, 4800 New Hartford Road.

• Oct. 27: 6 p.m., State House of

Representatives District 12, State Rep. Jim Gooch vs. Dianne Burns Mackey at OCTC. • Oct. 27: 6:30 p.m., State House of Representatives District 13, State Rep. Jim Glenn vs. Alan Braden – OCTC • Oct. 27: 7 p.m., State House of Representatives District 14, State Rep. Tommy Thompson vs. Marian Turley at OCTC. To submit questions to the debate, please email them with your name and phone number to chamber@owensboro. com. During the debates, no questions will be taken from the floor. The debates are free and open to the public, and no reservations are required to attend. For more information about the event, please contact the Chamber at 270-926-1860.

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Thank you for a successful Golf Classic The Chamber Golf Classic, presented by Owensboro Health, took place August 22 at the Owensboro Country Club. Thank you to all 144 golfers as well as the sponsors that participated in the premiere golf outing of the year. Congratulations to PBI Bank for winning the first place prize.

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