Good morning Chamber world! Today is
going to be a GREAT day!
Chamber interest: Mississippi Economic Council
PowerPlay Draws 2,300 Leaders to Jackson Convention Complex
UPS CEO David Abney and Coach Ken
Carter, inspiration for the movie Coach Carter, drew over 2,300
statewide elected officials and business and community leaders to MEC
PowerPlay, the 66th Annual Meeting, held at the Jackson Convention Complex on
Thursday, April 30.
In addition to hearing from Abney
and Carter, attendees got the chance to attend various morning breakout
sessions focusing on sales, customer service and MEC policy.
UPS CEO David AbneyDuring
the Sales sessions, author and top salesman Hal Becker and sales
expert Victor Antonio brought their knowldege to MEC PowerPlay
attendees with two highly-charged workshops for sales professionals
seeking to become the best.
PowerPlay customer service sessions
featured customer service experts David K. Aaker, IOM and Kelly McDonald,
who delivered insight for exceeding customer service expectations and
gave grounded methods to approaching opportunities improve customer
service operations.
During the MEC Policy
sessions, Lonnie P. Taylor, JD, CEO of the National Job Corps
Association and Joe McAndrew, policy director of Transportation for
America joined with Mississippi panelists to focus on two of Mississippi's
greatest needs - workforce and transportation. Mississippi Workforce
panelists included - Paige Roberts and Karen Sock of
Pathways2Possibilities: P2P; Patrick Sullivan of the Mississippi Energy
Institute; James Williams of the State Workforce Investment Board
and Ramona Seabron-Williams of Jobs for Mississippi Graduates.
Transportation panelists included - Elizabeth Kennedy Lawlor of
Norfolk Southern; Chip Morgan of Delta Council and Wilson Risinger
of KLLM.
The MEC Annual Meeting Luncheon
featured a keynote from UPS CEO David Abney, with remarks from Governor Phil
Bryant and special entertainment by Miss Mississippi Jasmine Murray.
2014-2015 MEC Chair Alveno Castilla of Butler Snow turned over
chairmanship to 2015-2016 Chair David Gates of Atmos Energy.
Gov. Phil Bryant also announced
Glenn McCollugh as the new head of the Mississippi Development Authority during
the Annual Meeting luncheon.
Kentucky Chamber produces Voter’s Guide to 2015
governor’s race primary elections
Ahead of the 2015 gubernatorial
primary elections, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has put together a voter’s
guide for the citizens of the commonwealth. With all of the noise in political
campaigns, it can be hard to compare the candidates in races on their stances.
So the Kentucky Chamber has compiled the stances of all six candidates in both
primary elections, four Republicans and two Democrats, on the issues important
to the business community and the state. The following stances have been
gathered through responses by each candidate to a policy survey from the
Kentucky Chamber as well as various public remarks made by the candidates. As a
non-partisan organization, the Kentucky Chamber does not endorse in statewide
races but our organization hopes this voter’s guide gives the people of the commonwealth
the information they need before heading to the polls Tuesday, May 19. See the
full guide below:
Click here to download the Kentucky Chamber’s
2015 Gubernatorial Primary Election Voter’s Guide to Business Issues. The
publication contains the stance of the Kentucky Chamber as well as each of the
candidates in the primary races on many issues important to the state. Read
more: kychamberblog
Michigan
Chamber Leads Effort on Legislation to Improve Taxpayer Access to Courts
The
Michigan Chamber provided testimony last week on Senate Bill 100 (Brandenburg) to strengthen
taxpayer rights and access to courts. Under current law, Michigan taxpayers who
want to utilize Michigan’s Court of Claims for non-property state tax disputes
face a significant barrier to entry, as Michigan requires taxpayers to
“pay-to-play” in order to enter this venue. Read more - Michigan
Chamber
Richmond Chamber names four young
professionals
as winners of the Icons
Awards
The winners of the inaugural Icon Awards for the
Greater Richmond Chamber’s HYPE (Helping Young Professionals Engage) leadership
program are Katherine Libby and Drew Melson as “change agents” and Lauren
Fitzgerald and Nathalia Arthus as “front runners.”
The awards honor young professionals from across
the Richmond region for standing out in their workplaces. Candidates are 35 or
younger and have made clear and direct impact on their companies, workplaces
and/or co-workers.
The winners were announced Thursday at the
Westin Richmond Hotel.
Change agents are imaginative in their
approaches to identifying new avenues of thought and action in their
workplaces. They challenge the status quo and aren’t afraid to start difficult
conversations that address a need or opportunity. Read more: Richmond.com
Chamber partnership: Geneva looking for
top talent to audition for contest
Geneva Chamber of Commerce and the Geneva Park
District have partnered to offer Geneva's Got Talent, a fun-filled talent
competition. The application deadline is 9:30 p.m. Monday, May 11.
They are seeking all levels of talent from BMX
bike riders, to skateboarders, singers, dancers, magicians, jugglers, gymnasts
or those with more unique talent, just about anything is welcome. Show them
what you got and you may be crowned the 2015 Geneva's Got Talent winner.
"Geneva's Got Talent" auditions will
be held at noon Saturday, May 16, at Playhouse 38, 524 W. State St., lower
level.
Only the first 75 applications received will be
invited to audition for a chance to perform during Swedish Days and compete to
win a $1,000 cash prize. You do not have to live in Geneva to apply. Read more:
Daily Herald
El Dorado, Arkansas Chamber EPA
Brownfield Workshop
Thursday, May 14, 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
El Dorado Conference Center
The Workshop is sponsored by Atoka, Inc. Lunch will be provided and the Workshop is free! This is an important Workshop for developers and the community to understand what a Brownfield site is, how to deal with the property, and what state and federal grants are potentially available to remediate such a property. There will be several regional Brownfield success projects on display throughout the day to provide examples that we all can follow. Register now at https://www.ksutab.org/education/workshops .
Thursday, May 14, 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
El Dorado Conference Center
The Workshop is sponsored by Atoka, Inc. Lunch will be provided and the Workshop is free! This is an important Workshop for developers and the community to understand what a Brownfield site is, how to deal with the property, and what state and federal grants are potentially available to remediate such a property. There will be several regional Brownfield success projects on display throughout the day to provide examples that we all can follow. Register now at https://www.ksutab.org/education/workshops .
Chamber news: Heidi Roekle visits D.C. as
member
of Wisconsin delegation
Heidi Roekle, executive director of the Adams County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism and an Adams County Board supervisor, was part of a Wisconsin delegation attending the 2015 Public Issues Leadership Development Conference in Washington, D.C. in April.
More than 200 representatives from across the
nation attended the conference, which featured presentations on topics such as
alternative energies, community and food security, and youth and civic
engagement.
Wisconsin delegates met with their congressional
representatives. Roekle met with Rep. Ron Kind and Meris Petek, legislative
assistant to Sen. Ron Johnson. “We told our elected officials how important
federal, state and local partnerships are when resources are so tight at all
levels of government. We need funding from all three partners to continue
offering important local programs so vital to our rural communities that we receive
through Cooperative Extension,” Roekle said. Read more: WiscNews.com
Indiana and the Terre Haute Chamber
celebrate
Chamber of Commerce Week.
Indiana and Terre Haute are celebrating Chamber of Commerce Week.
The annual celebration is meant to recognize all
of the Chambers in the state for the work that they do. Terre Haute is one of
only a dozen chapters that are over 100 years old. The Chamber is partnering
with local organizations to honor the business community and encouraging the
public to stop in this week.
Chamber President David Haynes said, "There
are 700 strong chamber members in the Terre Haute area. I'd invite people to
use those business as they provide their services and products." Read
more: MyWabashValley.com
Famous
Chamber of Commerce
Quotation:
(Leadership)
“I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was
never the smartest guy in the room. And that’s a big deal. And if you’re going
to be a leader – if you’re a leader and you’re the smartest guy in the world –
in the room, you’ve got real problems.” - Jack Welch
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