Kentucky Senate president wants to know region; Export 101, Hosted by Michigan Small Business Development Center - Ann Arbor, Michigan June 24, 2014; Former Little Rock Regional Chamber Board Member, Simmons' Susan Smith Recognized by National Association of Corporate Directors; Ross, Ellington Chamber President Roberts to Testify Before Subcommittee Regarding Ozark National Scenic Riverways; Bloomington (Indiana) puts new rules on chain businesses; Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations (When Change is Necessary): Arthur Schopenhauer

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers stopped in Bowling Green on Monday to meet with business and community leaders, making the first of a series of visits to cities during his weeklong tour of the western half of the state.
Stivers, R-Manchester, met with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce in the morning, ate lunch at the Western Kentucky University Alumni Center and toured the WKU Health Science Center before wrapping up the day at the National Corvette Museum and the NCM Motorsports Park. Read more: Bowling Green Daily News

Cooperate to inject new life into the Kansas City area economy
The longtime belief about the Kansas City metropolitan area is that our good quality of life and diversified businesses create a stable economy with decent paying jobs.
But a report from the Mid-America Regional Council and the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program challenges that mantra with facts that reveal a more sobering reality. Read More: Kansas City Star Editorial

Export 101, Hosted by SBDC - Ann Arbor, Michigan June 24, 2014

EVENT DESCRIPTION: This event will cover the basic concepts in exporting--from doing market research, to entering your target market, to the logistics and legalities of shipping your product overseas, and getting paid. This session will offer a wealth of information to those considering, or new to exporting, as well as some tips and ideas for those already exporting. The seminar will include case studies and interactive group discussions, as well as time for questions and answers.

TOPICS INCLUDE: ·
Creating an Export Plan ·
Local, Statewide, and National Resources for Exporting ·
Market Research & Foreign Market Selection ·
International Logistics & Incoterms ·
Trade Compliance, Export Controls & Documentation ·
Risk Management

FEES AND REGISTRATION:  $25 – No cost to Chamber of Commerce members.·  Click here to Register:· Export 101

Former Little Rock Regional Chamber Board Member, Simmons' Susan Smith Recognized by National Association of Corporate Directors

Susan Smith was recently named a National Association of Corporate Directors fellow. The distinction is the highest for corporate directors and corporate governance professionals. The fellowship program is renewable on an annual basis. Read more: Arkansas Business

Ross, Ellington Chamber President Roberts to Testify Before Subcommittee Regarding Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Republican State Rep. Robert Ross of the Yukon community near Houston, Mo., and Christy Roberts, president of the Ellington Chamber of Commerce, were both scheduled to testify before a Congressional subcommittee Tuesday, June 10.
The two are outspoken advocates for more local control of  the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. They have been invited by U.S. Representative Jason Smith (R, MO-8) to testify in support of two House Resolutions he has offered. Read more: Reynolds County Courier

Bloomington (Indiana) puts new rules on chain businesses

City officials in Bloomington are creating new rules for chain businesses looking to open in the downtown area.
The City Council voted Wednesday night to require what it calls standardized businesses seeking to open a downtown storefront to obtain a special zoning permit that specifies details of the building's look and design.
Supporters say the step is intended to protect the downtown's appearance. The Herald-Times reports the rules will apply to a nine-block area around the courthouse square and a 12-block zone west of the Indiana University campus.
The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce opposed earlier proposals that could've blocked new chain businesses if officials believed there was an over concentration of them. Chamber president Jeb Conrad says the group is excited about the spirit of the new ordinance. Source: Evansville Courier & Press

Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations (When Change is Necessary)

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” --- Arthur Schopenhauer