Rising Tide - Summer 2014

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www.tuscaloosachamber.com

EDITOR robin Jenkins

BOARD OF ADVISORS

ashley Gill

Jheovanny Gomez

molly ingram

Jordan Plaster

Terri Williams

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Jennifer Disalvo

Barry fikes

DESIGN

lashonda robinson

PREPRESS MANAGER

Chuck Jones

ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE

Beau laird (205) 722-0147

CONTRIBUTORS

alyce spruell

Jennifer Disalvo

ON THE COVER Traffic on mcfarland by Jennifer Disalvo

A Word from Our Leadership

D EAN M CC LURE

TUSCALOOSANS FORM TRANSPORTATION ADVOCACY GROUP

more than fifty local leaders from throughout Tuscaloosa County have joined together to form the Tuscaloosa Transportation advocacy Group (TTaG). The group’s purpose is to secure more funding for transportation and infrastructure projects in our area.

Dean mcClure has been chosen by The Chamber of Commerce of West alabama to provide the Chamber’s leadership initiative as part of TTaG. “The Chamber identified the need for a stronger and more unified voice in our area for these projects” states mcClure. “With the Chamber’s leadership, discussions began last summer which then blossomed into the formation of this local advocacy group. Working jointly with government and community leadership, we have begun to meet with federal and state leaders to promote our area’s needs.”

“In this era of budget cutbacks on the federal and state level, Tuscaloosa is not only competing for transportation project dollars within our state – we are competing for these dollars nationally. We must work now to ensure that our roads, our bridges and our infrastructure can support the needs of our local healthcare systems. When we have first responders having to take an alternate route that increases response time to almost an hour because the only direct route to a major neighborhood area of our county is blocked by a single car accident, that is unacceptable. When our community growth is stagnated because our education institutions’ accessibility requirements cannot be met, that harms our families and our children. When we lose opportunities for new business and economic development because of inadequate infrastructure, everyone in Tuscaloosa loses. These four areas- these four core pillars of our county- cannot progress without our government and business leaders speaking with one voice. TTAG provides that unified approach now and for the future.”

mcClure adds, “Our goal is to provide information to all aspects of our community about our transportation and infrastructure needs. Without our citizens’ support, these efforts will not be successful.“

Dean mcClure President, TTl Chairman, Transportation Committee

The Chamber of Commerce of West alabama

J IM PAGE, CCE President & CEO (205) 391-0562

jim@tuscaloosachamber.com

D ONNY J ONES, IOM

Chief Operating Officer (205) 391-0552

donny@tuscaloosachamber.com

A L S PENCER

Vice President, Economic Development and Public Policy (205) 391-0329

al@tuscaloosachamber.com

K IMBERLY A DAMS

Director of Membership and Investor Relations (205) 391-0327

kimberly@tuscaloosachamber.com

T RACY C RUMPTON

Director of Finance and Operations (205) 391-0554

tracy@tuscaloosachamber.com

S TACEY G ANN

Director of Leadership Development and Events (205) 391-0559

stacey@tuscaloosachamber.com

LOWANDA J AMES

Director of Information Services (205) 758-7588

lowanda@tuscaloosachamber.com

R OBIN J ENKINS

Director of Communications and Marketing (205) 391-0561

robin@tuscaloosachamber.com

J ILL M C D ONALD Executive Assistant (205) 391-0555

jill@tuscaloosachamber.com

C AROLYN T UBBS

Assistant Director of Education and Events (205) 391-0556

carolyn@tuscaloosachamber.com

J EANNE WADE

Membership Development Specialist (205) 454-1169

jeanne@tuscaloosachamber.com

LOO W HITFIELD

Director of Education and Workforce Development (205) 391-0563

loo@tuscaloosachamber.com

The Looming Transportation Crisis Doing Nothing... The Cost of

alabama is facing a serious transportation crisis that nobody is talking about…at least not yet. our state does not have enough dedicated funds budgeted to even sustain our current road conditions. failing to act now will have dire consequences that will negatively impact each of us almost immediately:

• Increased traffic

• Longer commutes

• Lost economic development opportunities

• Limited access for first responders during catastrophic events

• Crumbling, unsafe roads

• Expensive wear and tear on our vehicles

What are the needs?

Based on data provided by the alabama Department of Transportation (alDoT) during state budget hearings over the last two fiscal years, over 4000 miles of non-interstate roads in alabama have not been resurfaced in the last decade because of decreased dollars. This is just one of several areas of current system preservation needs being unmet. o ver $9 billion of statewide needs were identified for fiscal year 2013, with a hope of less than a tenth of that being received. The traditional revenue streams to support these projects have run dry. The last federal fuel tax increase was in 1993. This means we are funding 2014 projects with 1993 dollars; translated, that is more than a 35% drop in dollars available from the primary source of revenue for our county’s transportation needs. fuel efficiency has also eroded the amount collected from federal and state gasoline taxes annually. The current debate in Congress illustrates the funding issues for the federal highway Trust fund. Bottom line, state and local governments can no longer depend solely on federal dollars to meet their local needs.

How did we get into this mess? Budgeting, debt and diversions…

a s stated above, federal and state budgets are unable to sustain current and future infrastructure and transportation needs. alDoT reports that approximately 20% of funds budgeted for their department’s use in the last several fiscal years have been allocated to other state

agencies or designated for other purposes. alD oT states that these diversions have occurred during static funding, further limiting the pool of funds available to address alabama transportation and infrastructure demands. Bonded debt payments continue for prior projects long completed, further limiting strained state resources.

What are the options?

• Impose a higher fuel tax on federal and/or state level

• Implement more toll roads

• Rework all existing motor vehicle, gasoline and sales taxes to be completely earmarked and used solely for transportation and infrastructure needs

• Charge users fees

• Be creative and rework existing revenue to address immediate transportation & infrastructure needs

We must identify revenue sources that will not create new unfunded debt obligations. As an example, the Texas Legislature during the 2013 session approved a constitutional amendment allocating one-half of oil and gas severance taxes above a certain level to their State Highway fund. it is estimated that $1.4 billion annually will be generated for highway construction, which is also estimated to narrow the funding gap to about $4 billion per year. Texas voters will have the chance to consider this legislation in november 2014. Tuscaloosa and alabama residents may soon be faced with similar decisions if our current and future infrastructure needs are to be met.

What happens if we do nothing?

easy answer - our area will be limited by deteriorating roadways and inferior access. our healthcare providers, our first responders and our educational systems will not be able to serve our families’ needs. mcfarland Boulevard will become another highway 280. The western toll bridge cannot be purchased to allow for growth and development of that area. highway 69 north and south will continue to become more congested, stagnating growth for northport, the county and our area as a whole. no Tuscaloosa eastern Bypass means no access

to areas in need of economic recovery. Without the mcWright’s ferry road project, first responders and commuters will remain stranded because the single route available is closed due to a wreck or weather.

We must face these issues - now. Where will new revenue sources to support the priority needs for our county be found? should we advocate that we move away from our reliance on debt financing? should state general fund transportation budget diversions continue? What are our priorities? Tuscaloosa Transportation advocacy Group (TTaG) will advocate for our community and provide forums for these discussions. Together we can create a blueprint for our future that is fair, transparent and will make for a stronger and more vibrant Tuscaloosa County.

What is the Tuscaloosa Transportation Advocacy Group?

TTaG is comprised of small business owners, healthcare professionals, city and county school educators, local legislators, industry leaders, county commissioners, university of alabama administrators, Chamber leadership, Congressional delegation representatives and many others. in sum, TTaG represents the broad spectrum of our community.

When the Chamber first envisioned this group, Jim Page and Donny Jones focused initially on issues related to the Tuscaloosa e astern Bypass. however, after meeting with our state and federal legislative delegation, everyone realized the opportunity to broaden the scope of this project to a multifaceted emphasis. o ther priority projects for our area have been added to the group’s advocacy agenda. These priorities are outlined in the one Voice article included in this publication.

Once assembled, the group expressed a desire to gain knowledge on how projects are proposed, reviewed and funded on the state and federal level. from presentations from alDoT and others, the group learned about the dramatic decrease in available funding due to decreased gas tax revenues. Members also learned that we have to do more to compete for specific grants and other special program funding.

a s an illustration, rough estimates of information gathered from available data suggests Tuscaloosa received only 11% of new construction dollars from the alabama Department of Transportation from 2008 to present. During the same time period and based on a review of the same rough data, Tuscaloosa received the least amount of funding for transportation maintenance projects. (This data excludes aTriP awards.) neither Tuscaloosa County nor the City of Tuscaloosa have received a federal TiGer recovery program grant although over $3 billion in project dollars have been awarded for infrastructure projects since 2009, including grants to other alabama regions. our local governmental leadership has submitted requests for funds but to date, have received no awards.

TTaG members have begun meetings with transportation agency officials on all levels to express our community’s desire to gain more funding for area projects. Community meetings will also be held over the next months to gather information from Tuscaloosa County residents as well as to provide information to our citizens about TTaG’s efforts.

Speaking with One Voice

Together with members of our legislative delegation, elected leaders for Tuscaloosa County, northport and the City of Tuscaloosa have joined with business and community leaders to form TTaG. Probate Judge hardy mcCollum, northport mayor Bobby herndon and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox concur with the Chamber’s identified transportation and infrastructure priorities:

1). Tuscaloosa eastern Bypass

2). local control of western toll bridge

3). highway 69 south

4). highway 69 north

5). mcWright’s ferry road

“We are competing not only with Birmingham, huntsville, mobile and montgomery for funding and project priority,“ states Judge hardy mcCollum. “ We are literally competing with every other area in america for new roads and bridges. Vibrant, progressive communities are at the funding table with federal and state transportation agencies--- as a community - presenting a unified, focused approach to push their local priorities. TTaG provides that platform for our community.”

mayor Bobby herndon confirms that approach. “We three agree that we must join together to support our agreed upon major projects. While northport obviously benefits from the 69north project, it will also benefit from projects like mcWright’s ferry road being completed as well. “

“if we fail to fund and complete these critical infrastructure projects, it will suffocate the future economic growth in Tuscaloosa County. To that end, it is paramount that we build a coalition of partners who are willing to put the people of Tuscaloosa County first and think beyond election cycles and/or short-term gains,” adds Mayor Maddox.

Business and community leaders engaged in TTAG efforts

• Commercial Real Estate - Term & Construction

• Inventor y Receivables

• Buildings Contractor Residential Construction

• Land Purchases/Refinace

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Chamber@Work

2014 Montgomery Drive-In

A large Chamber delegation visited Montgomery March 19 - March 20 to spend time with our state’s elected leadership, advocate for important issues and network with other local business leaders. Glad to offer our members this opportunity for interaction! A big thanks to our sponsors: Buffalo Rock Co./Pepsi-Cola, D.T. & Freight Co., Inc., Mercedes-Benz, U.S.I., Merrill Lynch and Southland Benefit Solutions.

Leadership Tuscaloosa Class of 2014 and Chamber Board members

Leadership Tuscaloosa Class of 2014 members

Gov. Robert Bentley with 2014 Chamber Chairman Jordan Plaster

Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey

City of Tuscaloosa officials and Chamber board members

Rep. AJ McCampbell

West Alabama delegation on the steps of the Alabama Capitol Building

Dr. David Bronner, CEO, Retirement Systems of Alabama

Leadership Tuscaloosa Holds Community Garage Sale Benefit

The 2014 class of leadership Tuscaloosa partnered with the West alabama Council of the Boy scouts, Tuscaloosa’s one Place, and the Tuscaloosa YmCa to address springtime cleaning while at the same time providing the hope of a fresh start to thousands of West alabama’s youth. a community-wide garage sale called Bargains for Books was held on april 19 at the Tuscaloosa YmCa to help promote youth literacy.

Congrats, 2014 Leadership Tuscaloosa Graduates!

The 2014 Class of leadership Tuscaloosa graduated on may 7 at Cypress inn Pavilion. eli Gold, The Voice of the Crimson Tide, was a fun keynote speaker. Graduates are: Garrett allen, Jamisonmoneyfarmer PC; Gerald keith Burton, northport Police Department; mark Collins, mercedes-Benz u s international; nathan Dendy, The advantage realty Group; Walker evans, Bank of Tuscaloosa; forrest fitts, fitts agency, inc.; Christina frantom, The university of alabama; allison Gary, The university of alabama; scott hickman, rosen harwood P.a.; Gene holcomb, Tuscaloosa fire rescue service; Tiffiney Jenkins, Tuscaloosa’s one Place; Casey Johnson, The DCh foundation; Will kelly, frontier enterprises; Walt larisey, YmCa of Tuscaloosa; ed martin, Black Warrior Council, Boy scouts of america; kelley miller, first south farm Credit, aCa; michele minor, shelton state Community College; lanier nail, St. Paul’s Anglican Church; Brooke Nixon, Tanner & Guin, LLC; David Northington, Bama Exterminating; Matt Pavlick, Bryant Bank; Lance Poe, BfGoodrich Tire manufacturing; Julie ramm, City of northport; Joseph rose, City of northport; marcel scheeff, TTl, inc.; Julie smith, The Junior league of Tuscaloosa; Zac snider, The WhmZ Group at morgan stanley; Jessica snyder, robertson Banking Co.; lance stripling, The Westervelt Co.; Patrick swann, mcabee Construction, inc.; elizabeth swinford, Tuscaloosa County school system; adam Tipps, alabama Power Co.; Bill Walker, regions Bank; rebecca Young, owens & millsaps llP.

Gov. Bentley Visits Chamber on Road to Economic Recovery Tour

We were honored to host Gov. robert Bentley at the Chamber office on June 6 as part of his road to economic recovery Tour. he addressed several of our small business owners and took questions from the group.

Chamber in Session: State of the Schools

our annual state of the schools event was held on June 17 at hotel Capstone. i t featured a special morning program by the Public affairs research Council of alabama and the luncheon included presentations from Dr. Tommy Bice, Dr. elizabeth swinford and Dr. Paul mckendrick. Chamber in session events are held throughout the year to for members and prospective members to interact with community, state and national leaders.

Bama Brew & Que Now Part of Alabama BBQ Trail, Registration is Open

Got the best BBQ around? here’s your chance to prove it! register for the 2nd annual Bama Brew & Que in Tuscaloosa, a kCBs sanctioned event being held september 12-13. There will be a Professional Division and a Backyard Division. event is sponsored by Young Professionals of Tuscaloosa or YP(t). a registration form is available on our website. for more info, email bamabrewandque@gmail.com or call 205-633-0236.

YP(t) Coffee & Cards

our Young Professionals group began an ongoing Coffee & Cards breakfast event recently. one was held in april at mercedes-Benz u s i and another was held in may at hotel Capstone. This successful casual networking opportunity is open to area professionals under 40.

Minority Business Council Hosts Events: Build Your Widget & Ocho de Mayo

To mark financial literacy month in april, our minority Business Council, accion alabama and operation hoPe presented a matchmaker workshop entitled Build Your Widget: manage the Components for a Successful Business. Attendees chose from six classes with topics like how to prepare a business plan, what you need to know about credit, how to market and finance a business, and more. The group also hosted an ocho de mayo event at holy spirit Church, which was a fun way to network and learn some basic spanish.

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T HE M ARKET H OUSE

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PANDA E XPRESS

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H20 S ALON

1928 7th St. • Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 343-1818

Joe & Candi Cameron

K AREN H AWKINS S KIN T HERAPY 3610 Watermelon rd., ste. 106 northport, al 35473 (205) 764-1293 • www.karenhawkinsskin.com

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15TH S TREET P HARMACY

445 15th St., E. • Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 345-3180 • www.dutchpharmacy.net

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S OUTHERN A LE H OUSE, LLC

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Justin holt

E L M ARIACHI M EXICAN R ESTAURANT

3520 McFarland Blvd., E. • Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 409-8585

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B EYOND S OUTHERN F URNISHINGS

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B UCKLE, I NC.

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ashley Blocker

B&H F URNISHINGS

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Jeff hubbard

B EANS & C REAM, I NC. 13536 Hwy 43 N. • Northport, AL 35475 (205) 339-5333

Wes harbin

B E W ELL N ATURALLY

353 Bear Creek Road • Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 409-8281 • www.bewellnat.com

shirley mizell

Working as One Investors

The following will invest annually, over five years, funding the new economic and community development plan for our region! THANK YOU!

GAMECHANGERS - $25,000+ ANNUALLY

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE - $15,000+ ANNUALLY

CEO COUNCIL - $10,000+ ANNUALLY Aramark; AT&T; The Bank of Tuscaloosa; Bryant Bank; Expo Displays; harrison Galleries/hfs holdings; Jamisonmoneyfarmer PC; knight sign industries, inc.; merrill lynch; rumsey environmental; ua College of arts & sciences; Yellow Book usa

PRESIDENT’S FORUM - $7,500+ ANNUALLY ua Culverhouse College of Commerce

INVESTOR LEADERS - $5,000+ ANNUALLY

a&B electric Co.; advantage realty Group, inc.; afflink; alabama Gas Corporation; alabama Power Co.; BB&T; Cintas; College station Properties; ellis architects, inc.; harrison Construction, inc.; mcGiffert & associates, llC; Pritchett-moore inc.; sealy furniture Co.; Thompson Tractor Co., inc.; TotalCom, inc.; War Construction, inc.; Ward scott architecture; The WhmZ Group at morgan stanley

GROWTH PARTNERS - $2,500+ ANNUALLY advance Disposal; alabama Credit union; alabama one Credit union; almon associates, inc.; BBVa Compass Bank; Blue Cross/Blue shield of alabama; Boone newspapers, inc.; Buffalo rock Co./Pepsi Cola; Community service Programs of West alabama; D.T. & freight Co.; eberspaecher north america, inc.; fitts agency; Green Beverage Co.; Harbin & Stough, PC; Jalapenos Mexican Grill; Moody Radio South; Parker Towing Co., inc.; spiller furniture & mattress; southland Benefit solutions, llC; Tennis Jackson electric Co., inc.; TTl, inc.; Tuscaloosa Credit union; Tuscaloosa Teachers Credit union; Way, ray, shelton & Co., PC; Walker associates, inc.; Walter energy, inc.; Which Wich superior sandwiches

COMMUNITY COLLEAGUES - $1,500+ ANNUALLY Barry fikes Photography; The Builders Group of West alabama, llC; Capstone Bank; Chick-fil-a of northport; Duckworth-morris real estate; first national Bank of Central alabama; first south farm Credit; friday oil Co., inc.; hampton inns of Tuscaloosa; hudson-Poole fine Jewelers; Jessup, ingram, Burns & associates, llP; kyle o ffice solutions; lewis, smyth, Winter & ford, llC; The locker room; metalsa; morrison & smith, LLP; Renasant Bank; Rex Veron Design, LLC; Robertson Banking Co.; sentell engineering, inc.; Tuscaloosa Chevrolet, inc.

OTHER ANNUAL COMMITMENTS

Gilmore, Poole & rowley; stressCrete, inc.; Yeager & Christian, PC

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Membership 101

More than 85% of members are small businesses with less than 20 employees

What the West Alabama Chamber Means to A Cutting Edge Caterers

Having been in business over 20 years, I have had many experiences with the Chamber. We all know that the Chamber does so much behind the scenes work with legislation that protects the small business owner, but today’s West Alabama Chamber is a new shot of enthusiasm, energy, and fun like we have not seen in a long while. We are looking forward to utilizing all the resources the Chamber offers, in the coming years and enjoying a close relationship with a Chamber that truly cares about its members!

- Kathy Townsend, Owner A Cutting Edge Caterers

For information on joining the Chamber, please contact Kimberly Adams at 205-391-0317 or kimberly@tuscaloosachamber.com.

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2700 Capitol Park

2700 university Blvd.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401 2700capitolpark.com (205) 752 2700

lacy Pearson Real Estate / Apartments / Condo

A Better Service Co., LLC

9020 sanders ferry rd.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401 (205) 366-9377

linda Crowder Contractors - HVAC / Air Conditioning / Heating

A.S.A.P. Bail Bonding Agency, LLC

2514 Paul W. Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.asapbailbondtal.com (205) 764-9541

amaya White Bail Bond (Main)

American National Insurance

605 28th ave.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401 (205) 233-8733

Brian Darr Insurance

Americas Home Place Inc.

1420 mcfarland Blvd., ste. 1-a northport, al 35476

www.americashomeplace.com (205) 752-1128

Tim Brasher Contractors - Building

Ashok Jagani MD

2702 hospital Drive, suite 201 Tuscaloosa, al 35476 (205) 333-9311

ashok Jagani Physicians - Allergy / Asthma

Avis / Budget Car Rentals

1104 mcfarland Blvd. northport, al 35476

www.avis.com (205) 330-0077

Derek Cassels Automobile - Rental / Sales

B & H Furnishings

2300 mcfarland Blvd., e ste. f Tuscaloosa, al 35404

www.bandhfurnishings.com

(205) 344-6600

Jeff hubbard Furniture Dealers

Be Well Naturally

353 Bear Creek road Tuscaloosa, al 35405

www.bewellnat.com

(205) 409-8281

shirley mizell

Spa - Medical (Main)

New Members

Beans & Cream, Inc.

13536 hwy 43 n

northport, al 35475 (205) 339-5333

Wes harbin

Bakeries - Retail

Berney Office Solutions

2111 Parkway office Circle, ste. 150 Birmingham, al 35244

www.berney.com (205) 663-9991

matt fulmer Office Machines / Supplies

Beyond Southern Furnishings

651 20th avenue

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.beyondsouthernfurnishings.com (205) 412-4562

Crystal Buck Furniture Dealers

Body Works Salon and Boutique, LLC

513 Queen City ave.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401 (205) 759-2039

liz Tyler Beck

Beauty Salons / Barbers - Nails Massage Tan Spas

Buckle, Inc.

1701 mcfarland Blvd., e., ste. 165

Tuscaloosa, al 35404

www.buckle.com (205) 562-0280

ashley Blocker Retail - Clothing, Accessories

Coleman American Moving

2120 montevallo road sW

Birmingham, al 35211 (205) 942-0009

Brian Jolley

Movers - Household / Commercial (Main)

David Fernandez, MD

1325 mcfarland Blvd.

Tuscaloosa, al 35402

www.davidfernandezmd.com (205) 330-1500

angela fernandez

Physicians - Family Practice (Main)

Dee's Cut & Style

9730 hwy 69 south, ste. f

Tuscaloosa, al 35405 (205) 764-5004

Daney Devoti

Beauty Salons / Barbers - Nails Massage Tan Spas

Dickey's Barbecue Pit 13544 hwy 43, n northport, al 35475

www.dickey's.com (205) 330-1147

Wes harbin Restaurants / Catering

Druid City Media 1902 hackberry lane

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.druidcitymedia.com (205) 792-1155

Heath Hendrix Publishing / Online Media

Druid City Vital Care 1030 Fairfax Park Suite C

Tuscaloosa, al 35406

www.druidcityvitalcare.com (205) 523-4863

ryan mcferrin Healthcare Service - Pharmacy (Main)

Dutch Oil Company 455 15th st

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.thedutchgroup.net (662) 327-5202

matt Bogue Convenience Stores / Gas Stations

El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant 3520 mcfarland Blvd., e Tuscaloosa, al 35405 (205) 409-8585

Vanessa sanchez Restaurants / Catering

Elwood Staffing

3380 mcfarland Blvd., ste. 8 northport, al 35476

www.elwoodstaffting.com (205) 330-1669

randy miller Employment Contractors / Staffing

Embassy Suites Downtown Tuscaloosa 2410 university Blvd.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.embassysuites.com (205) 561-2500

Jon Crisp

Hotels / Motels / Lodging / Accommodations

Frame Up, The 2120 9th street

Tuscaloosa, al 35401 (205) 345-0321

Joy Sexton Campbell

Framers / Art Dealers (Main)

Freelend Security & Associates

1610 Queen City ave.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.freelendsa.com (205) 737-7650

Corey Chapman Security Contractors

Gene Marsh

16069 Carmel Bay Dr. northport, al 35475 (205) 394-0655

Gene marsh Individuals

H2O Salon

1928 7th st.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401 (205) 343-1818

Joe Cameron

Beauty Salons / BarbersNails Massage Tan Spas (Main)

Hungry Howie's

1105 southview ln

Tuscaloosa, al 35405 (205) 345-6000

Josh mroue Restaurants (Main)

Image Makers

2603 university Blvd.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.imagemakers-salon.com (205) 345-9981

amy Page

Beauty Salons / BarbersNails Massage Tan Spas (Main)

Iron Tribe

2500 7th street

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.irontribefitness.com (205) 601-7800

kevin Gann Fitness Centers

J. Hardy Enterprises

2806 sunset Dr.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401 (205) 331-3770

Justin hardy Entertainment / Services

Karen Hawkins Skin Therapy

3610 Watermelon rd., ste. 106 northport, al 35473

www.karenhawkinsskin.com (205) 764-1293

karen hawkins Spa - Medical

KDM Service 3721 11th avenue

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

kdmservicecorp.com (205) 758-2703

Crissi Waters

Contractors - HVAC / Air Conditioning /Heating

Lyons HR

2506 lurleen B. Wallace Blvd. northport, al 35476

www.lyonshr.com

(205) 391-9784

Employment Contractors / Staffing (Main)

MetLife Premier Client Group 9110 skyview Dr. Cottondale, al 35453

www.pitmanfinancialpartners.com (205) 933-0871

John akacki Financial Services

Mr. Pool, LLC

875 n eastern Blvd. montgomery, al 36117

www.mrpoolal.com

(334) 271-7665

Chris Pierce

Swimming Pool Contractors / Dealers/ Supplies

Northport Funeral & Cremation Service

5404 Watermelon road northport, al 35473

www.northportfcs.com (205) 750-3140

ricky sherrod

Funeral Homes / Mortuaries / Cemeteries

Nu-Floors To Go

3621 Greensboro ave.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.nu-floorsinc.com (205) 343-2200

Jeff Clark

Floor Coverings / Carpet / Rug / Tile / Hardwood (Main)

Organo Gold

P.O. Box 1398

Tuscaloosa, al 35403

www.cash4u2.organogold.com (205) 399-4805

Betty smith

Vending / Coffee / Food Services

P.G.P. Operating, LLC

17300 Brookwood Parkway

Vance, al 35490 (205) 554-3100

Terri murrell

Methane Gas Producer

Panda Express

6363 15th st., east

Tuscaloosa, al 3540

www.pandaexpress.com (205) 343-6888

Jason kiehm

Restaurants / Catering

Sew Delightful

1875 mcfarland Blvd., n., ste. 200

Tuscaloosa, al 35406 (205) 752-1700

kathy raisani

Sewing

Southern Ale House, LLC

1530 mcfarland Blvd., n

Tuscaloosa, al 35406

www.southernalehouse.com (205) 248-7500

Justin holt

Restaurants / Catering

Spencer Management, LLC

2626 7th st.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.spencermanagement.org (205) 575-2192

oscar fortson

Contractor - Demolition / Excavating

TekLinks

201 summit Parkway

Birmingham, al 35209

www.teklinks.com (205) 314-6600

a J nicholson

Technology Solutions and Services

The Market House

1650 Jack Warner Pkwy, ste. 2 & 3

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.shopmarkethousestore.com (205) 799-0929

Tammy underwood holt

Gift Shop / Boutique

The Que 5675 hwy 43 north northport, al 35473

www.eattheque.com (205) 330-8888

eakin reich

Restaurants / Catering

Tuskaloosa Lawn Equipment

1911 24th st.

northport, al 35476

www.tuskaloosalawnequipment.com (205) 339-3681

russell latner

Lawn Equipment

U.S. Lawns of Tuscaloosa 3116 25th ave.

Tuscaloosa, al 35401

www.uslawns.com

(205) 621-2884

Patsy Gay

Lawn Care / Maintenance

Varnon Engineering, LLC

P.O. Box 1379

northport, al 35476

(205) 242-3813

Douglas Varnon Engineers - Professional - Civil

Willcutt Block & Supply

P.O. Box 40809

Tuscaloosa, al 35404

www.willcuttblock.com

(205) 553-5860

Dustin spruill Building Materials / Building Supply Companies (Main)

Wireless Advantage Communications

Verizon Wireless

14 mcfarland Blvd.

northport, al 35476

www.waciwireless.com (334) 470-8777

hayden Camp

Wireless Communication

You Curious

P.O. Box 1398

Tuscaloosa, al 35403

(205) 233-7000

Vicky Parker

Retail - Clothing, Accessories

Zentek Group

P.O. Box 665

Cottondale, al 35453

www.zentekgroup.com

(205) 737-0009

logan Bibby Services

Calendar of Events

2014 Board of Directors

Dan Blakley regions Bank

Dr. Judy Bonner The university of alabama

Bobby Bragg Jamisonmoneyfarmer, PC

Cynthia Burton Community service Programs of West alabama

Brock Corder The Builders Group of West alabama, llC

Mark Crews alabama Power Company

Norman Crow (Chair elect) D. T. & freight Company, inc.

Jay Evans roar, llC/College station Properties

Ashley Gill Chick-fil-a of northport

Jheovanny Gomez Jalapenos Mexican Grill

Lee Henderson Which Wich

Cal Holt knight sign industries, inc.

Jonathan Hood first national Bank of Central alabama

Molly Ingram DCh health system

Felyicia Jerald mercedes-Benz u.s. international, inc.

Renwick Jones alabama fire College

Blake Madison rosen harwood, Pa

Dean McClure TTl, inc.

Kim McMurray Ward scott architecture

Wilson Moore Pritchett –moore, inc.

Gary Nichols mcabee Construction, inc.

Jim Page (President and Ceo) Chamber of Commerce of West alabama

Gary Phillips Premier service Co., inc.

Jordan Plaster (Chair) merrill lynch

Gene Poole hudson-Poole fine Jewelers

Dr. Samory Pruitt The university of alabama

Ralph Ruggs Tuscaloosa housing authority

Tom Scroggins Tanner & Guin, llC

Randy Skagen nucor steel Tuscaloosa, inc.

Luke Standeffer northport medical Center

Chuck Turner Tennis Jackson Co., inc./Jackson security services

Rex Veron Rex Veron Design, LLC

Jason Walker Walker associates, inc.

Fitzgerald Washington (Past Chair) Buffalo rock Company/Pepsi Cola

Terry Waters Department of Postsecondary education

Terri Williams aT&T alabama

Bryan Winter lewis, smyth, Winter & ford, llC

The M-Class, GL-Class and C-Class.

The M-Class, GL-Class and C-Class.

Manufactured at MBUSI and growing our local economy.

Manufactured at MBUSI and growing our local economy.

More than 22,000 direct and indirect jobs

More than 22,000 direct and indirect jobs

$1.5 billion annual economic impact on the region

$1.5 billion annual economic impact on the region

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