Bristol Chamber interest: - $417 Million - Officials tout economic impact of Bristol Motor Speedway on region
$417 million.
That’s the dollar amount that local officials say was the direct economic impact of Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway for 2012 through 2014.
Another figure released Wednesday
was $1.4 billion, which is the indirect economic impact of BMS for the
region’s five states — Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and
North Carolina, according to BMS officials and the Bristol Chamber of
Commerce.
“We know that the speedway and
the dragway are tremendous economic drivers for Bristol and our entire
region,” said Joy Madison, president and CEO of the chamber. “The
indirect economic impact of the venue totaled $1.4 billion cascading
through this regional economy.”
The numbers came from a study of
racing and ancillary activities held on site, charitable events,
contributions and tax revenue. They were announced during a news
conference at BMS that featured an 18-county representation of elected
officials, tourism directors and business leaders from Northeast
Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Read more: TriCities.com
Oshkosh Chamber Seminar - Why Smart People Make Poor Decisions - The Neurological Underpinnings of Human Misjudgment on March 31
This
interactive presentation will cover the major causes of misjudgment,
including the psychological and neurological reasons why we are such
poor decision makers, and recommend steps that can be taken towards
improvement.
Attendees
will learn in real time how their own biases affect their judgments and
decisions in ways that are not in their best interests. Specific biases
will also be discussed at length, including statistics on how other
people answer the same questions, as well as examples of where these
biases occur in everyday life and business. Attendees will receive
recommendations that can be used by decision makers of all types to help
make better decisions. More information: Oshkosh Chamber
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet estimates the state’s road fund could lose a substantial amount of revenue, which would impact businesses across the state. Because of this harsh reality, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is calling on lawmakers to find a way to stabilize the road fund.
To hear why the issue is important to the state and how citizens and businesses will be affected by the shortfall, watch the video below: Ky Chamber blog
Chamber Tweet of the Day: Detroit chamber
Detroit Chamber @DetroitChamber Chamber Gold Member @Huntington_Bank will create about 250 jobs in Michigan with the opening of 43 new branches: http://ow.ly/KxaRp
Oxford-Lafayette (Mississippi) Chamber kicks off annual youth Junior Leadership program: Area high school students volunteer, gain new experiences
Chamber news: Russellville named Welcome to Arkansas Community of the Year
Russellville was named Welcome to Arkansas Community of the Year at the 41st Annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Texarkana. The Welcome to Arkansas program began in 2009 to increase visitors’ satisfaction with vacationing in Arkansas and improve customer service by arming front-line personnel with messages about their local community, region and state.
Russellville joined the Welcome to Arkansas program in 2012. Since then, the community has hosted six First Impressions Guest Service Workshops, which are tourism-focused customer service trainings offered to communities across the state by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
Russellville has also shown initiative in expanding the reach of the Welcome to Arkansas program by facilitating its own workshops to train even more members of the community.
“In the past two years, more than 70 people from the hospitality industry, retail, nonprofit and other local businesses have taken advantage of this program,” said Misty Lumpkins, communications director of the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce. “Our chamber has embraced this wonderful program and offers it to the whole community quarterly. Our goal is to roll out the welcome mat because without people coming into our local businesses, there would be no local businesses.” Read more: The Courier Online
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation: (Facing Change)
Road Fund stabilization a top priority of Kentucky Chamber in final days of session
With few days left in the 2015 session, lawmakers will be looking to find a solution to a potential $250 million revenue shortfall in the state’s Road Fund.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet estimates the state’s road fund could lose a substantial amount of revenue, which would impact businesses across the state. Because of this harsh reality, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is calling on lawmakers to find a way to stabilize the road fund.
To hear why the issue is important to the state and how citizens and businesses will be affected by the shortfall, watch the video below: Ky Chamber blog
Chamber Tweet of the Day: Detroit chamber
Detroit Chamber
Oxford-Lafayette (Mississippi) Chamber kicks off annual youth Junior Leadership program: Area high school students volunteer, gain new experiences
Oxford, Miss. – A select group of sophomores from area high schools
have been active this spring volunteering their time with More than a Meal,
North Mississippi Regional Center, and assisting in the coordination of a
regional blood drive as part of their involvement in the 2015 Junior Leadership
class, a program sponsored by the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce.
“The program attempts to identify
young leaders in the Oxford and Lafayette County schools, as well as home
schooled and local private schools,” said Pam Swain, vice president of the
Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce and program administrator. “Through
the program, efforts are made to motivate them and assist them in sharpening
their leadership skills, in the hope that they will exert a strong, positive
influence on the future of Oxford and Lafayette County.”
Participants in this year’s class
from Lafayette High School include: Ty Benson, Anna Bruno, Gabby Dunn, Emma
Humphreys, Zach Pugh and Ayo Williams.
Participants from Oxford High School
include: Grace Alford, Sara Caroline Bridgers, Trepp Bruton, AJ Buchanan,
Ansley Byars, Battle Crews, Caroline Crews, Anna Dennis, Swayze Elliott, Will
Farmer, Shelby Goza, Mary Lauren Green, Quinn Harris, William Hawkins, Madeline
Henderson, Jessica Hill, Ellie Hinton, ILydia Holland, Ansley Howell, Eric
Maddigan, Miyah Mayes, Eli Moen, Virginia Parkinson and Mia Sinha.
The program combines group community leadership
sessions with a community project that requires the use and development of
leadership skills, Swain said. Students will participate in training sessions
geared toward promoting team building, goal setting, community awareness,
volunteerism and communication skills.
The Junior Leadership program began
the first week of February with the introduction of group volunteer projects.
Throughout the course of the program, students will have the opportunity to
meet and talk to medical professionals, government leaders, University
professionals, criminal justice professionals, art leaders, local business
leaders and leadership speakers.
The program will wrap up the second
week of April with a graduation dinner for the participants and their parents.
At this time, the participants will make oral presentations, putting their
leadership skills to good use, Swain said.
Junior Leadership Chair Lolita
Gregory, with Mississippi Blood Services, said, “Through these sessions they
see the variety of professions and services offered here in Oxford. Going
through this course may give them a better understanding of various jobs and
help in making future career decisions. We would love to see these students
remain in Oxford in the future and want them to see all our community has to
offer.”
The program started in 1998 and has
successfully graduated nearly 450 participants.
For more information about Junior Leadership or about the Chamber, call
662-234-4651 or visit the website www.oxfordms.com.
Local leaders will field questions at Palatine (Illinois) chamber event
State Sen. Matt Murphy, state Rep. Tom
Morrison, state Rep. Elaine Nekritz and Cook County Commissioner Gregg
Goslin will be on hand for the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce's
Breakfast & Biz event at the end of the month.
The legislators will provide updates from local, county and state levels of government and answer questions.
The
event, which includes a full American breakfast, will be from 7:30 a.m.
to 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Twin Lakes Read more: Daily HeraldChamber news: Russellville named Welcome to Arkansas Community of the Year
Russellville was named Welcome to Arkansas Community of the Year at the 41st Annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Texarkana. The Welcome to Arkansas program began in 2009 to increase visitors’ satisfaction with vacationing in Arkansas and improve customer service by arming front-line personnel with messages about their local community, region and state.
Russellville joined the Welcome to Arkansas program in 2012. Since then, the community has hosted six First Impressions Guest Service Workshops, which are tourism-focused customer service trainings offered to communities across the state by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
Russellville has also shown initiative in expanding the reach of the Welcome to Arkansas program by facilitating its own workshops to train even more members of the community.
“In the past two years, more than 70 people from the hospitality industry, retail, nonprofit and other local businesses have taken advantage of this program,” said Misty Lumpkins, communications director of the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce. “Our chamber has embraced this wonderful program and offers it to the whole community quarterly. Our goal is to roll out the welcome mat because without people coming into our local businesses, there would be no local businesses.” Read more: The Courier Online
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation: (Facing Change)
"You never change things
by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that
makes the existing model obsolete." - Buckminster Fuller
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