Paducah Chamber Grows to Record Membership of 1,060 members
The results for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership campaign includes a record total reaching 1,060 members, a net gain of 20 members over 2014.
This makes the Paducah Area Chamber the fifth largest Chamber in Kentucky, behind Louisville, Northern Kentucky, Lexington, and around 100 businesses less than Bowling Green.
The campaign exceeded its goal and recruited 142 new members during the four-week campaign.
"This has been a busy time for the Chamber with our recent trip to DC, to our local seminars and events, to having this campaign underway,” said Bruce Wilcox, chair-elect of the Paducah Chamber and president of Petter Supply. “Our new members range from Fluff Cupcakes to several new businesses under construction such as IMAC Regeneration Center, Chin Restaurant and Vertical Jump Park to some established businesses who have not been a member and have now decided to join.”
The top producer for the volunteers for the campaign was Janice Cleary with Paducah Bank. Second place individual award went to David Morse with KeeFORCE; third place was Jill Harper with Capstone HR; fourth place was Jessica Newman with Advantage Insurance; and fifth place was Tony Copeland with Arkema. Read more: Western Kentucky News
Jeff Rea, president and CEO of the St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce: Ways to grow state's firms
Business leaders recognize that for their own business to grow, several things need to happen. They need to find new customers and they need to retain and grow existing customers.
Some will get lucky and new customers will randomly find them. Others will need to be found. Businesses will carefully craft a strategy to reach out to potential customers and make sure customers know of the unique offerings of their business. In the end, they hope new customers choose them, instead of the competition.
Economic development in our region and state is similar. Our communities need to attract new businesses and at the same time retain and grow existing businesses. Some of those new businesses will find us; we need to go find others.
Gov. Mike Pence is leading an Indiana delegation of business and community leaders on a visit of Japan this week. The governor’s mission: to make sure Japanese businesses know about opportunities in Indiana. The governor and his delegation are seeking to bring new “customers” home to Indiana.
Over the past two years, similar trips have been made across the United States and to foreign countries such as Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Israel and China. In all, more than $2 million was raised from private contributions to help finance trips.
Those trips netted new projects for Indiana including three German companies that have announced Indiana expansions. In addition, agricultural processor Tate & Lyle announced a $90 million Indiana expansion during Pence’s trip to the United Kingdom in 2014 and an additional $65 million expansion in March. Read more: South Bend Tribune
Michigan Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein will be joining the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce as the guest speakers for the Dearborn Area Chamber’s upcoming Business Builder Series, as a part of the 2015 Michigan Association of Chamber Professionals (MACP) Annual Convention.
Michigan Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein will be joining the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce as the guest speakers for the Dearborn Area Chamber’s upcoming Business Builder Series, as a part of the 2015 Michigan Association of Chamber Professionals (MACP) Annual Convention. The breakfast, sponsored by Beaumont Health, will take place on Thursday, October 29, 2015, beginning at 7:30 am at Dearborn Inn, located at 20301 Oakwood in Dearborn.
Calley and Bernstein are the fourth speakers for the Chamber’s 2015 Business Builder Series, a Chamber program designed to help local businesses and community leaders grow and enhance their organizational goals. Speakers this year have included the mayors of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, a prestigious panel of area executives joining in a U.S. Chamber sponsored discussion of women in business leadership, and John Fleming of Ford Motor Company.
“We are delighted to welcome Lt. Governor Calley and Justice Bernstein to our area, especially as the host of the highly anticipated Michigan Association of Chamber Professionals Annual Convention,” commented Jackie Lovejoy, President of the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce. “2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the MACP, and as a result we are looking forward to hosting various industry leaders from all over the State of Michigan for this historic and important event this fall.”
The event is open to the public and will include a delicious breakfast and networking, to be followed by the guest speakers and an opportunity for questions from the audience. Breakfast is sponsored by DTE Energy.
Registration is required for this event. Early bird pricing is only $30 for members of the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce, and $45 for potential members and the general public. To register and for more information, please visit the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce online at www.DearbornAreaChamber.org or by phone at 313-584-6100. For more information on the Michigan Association of Chamber Professionals, visit www.michamberconnect.com.
Job-promoting partnerships lauded at Charlottesville chamber summit
Community members talked about what is working in workforce development on Wednesday at the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Jobs Action Summit.
The 2015 Chamber Jobs Report and Orange Dot Report were presented at the summit, along with other presentations from community members on current employment efforts in the area.
Presenter Don Gathers, the front-desk supervisor at the Graduate Hotel Charlottesville, completed the city’s GO Office program, a six-week training program that prepares city residents for a career in office administration with one of the program’s partner employers. The city has completed three types of Growing Opportunity programs, GO Driver, GO Office and GO Electric.
“The most gratifying piece of this wonderful puzzle is that the GO Office program has given me the chance to reach back and help others by being able to offer others employment opportunities,” Gathers said. Read more: Daily Progress
Princeton Chamber hosts Illinois director of tourism
Cory Jobe, director of the Illinois Office of Tourism, spoke at the Princeton Chamber of Commerce quarterly luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at The Barn at Hornbaker Gardens.
Jobe talked about the importance of tourism and the economic benefits it brings to local communities.
“Tourism supports business growth and job creation. Viable tourism areas provide places for entrepreneurs to succeed, increasing the viability and vitality of a commercial area,” he said. “This, in turn, supports economic growth through the community.”
Jobe announced in 2014, Illinois attracted more than 107 million visitors, which was a 3.8 percent increase from 2013. These visitors spent around $36 billion in the state, Jobe said.
This past year, the state has started to reach out to a younger traveler. Jobe said millennials are growing steadily in power and quickly becoming a target audience for tourism. Jobe’s office came up with the perfect medium to reach this group, which was through the social media website, Instagram. Read more: BCRNEWS.com
The eighth annual Lodi and Lake Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Brew-B-Que: Bring on the barbecue
What do you get when succulent smoked ribs, delicious craft beer and great live music are combined?
The eighth annual Lodi and Lake Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Brew-B-Que of course.
“It's a backyard barbecue turned into a block party,” event co-chair Jason Rasmussen says. “We shut down Main Street and it allows everybody from town, and the surrounding areas, to get together.”
Area grill masters will compete to win the judges’ or people’s choice awards at this year’s event and take home a plaque commemorating their rib making prowess along with cash prizes.
Only those with VIP tickets will have the opportunity to sample ribs and place their vote for best in show. VIP tickets are still on sale for $40 and include the cost of sampling and voting in the homemade chili and home brewing competition. They can be purchased prior to or on the day of the event.
So basically, if you are getting a VIP ticket, expect to leave the event with a full belly and a smile on your face. Read more: HNGnews.com
Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber Community Fund: Walking trails project will provide new experience for visitors, residents
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday took another step toward making Vicksburg a desired location for visitors by approving an agreement with the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce Community Fund and the National Park Service for a $25,000 Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative grant to develop five walking trails in the downtown and historic districts.
“This grant agreement is to develop a series of five walking trails to traverse the downtown area, the historic districts and downtown neighborhoods,” said Bill Justice, Vicksburg National Military Park superintendent. “The trust project will benefit local residents, as it will provide health and fitness opportunities while at same time providing heritage walking tours that cover Vicksburg’s rich and diverse architecture and history.”
When completed, the walking trails will start from the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Depot on Levee Street and allow visitors to tour the city on foot, providing an opportunity to get a look at the city’s unique architecture and historic buildings they could never get by cruising the city in a car or tour bus.
Downtown’s varied terrain of hills and dips can provide local walkers with a good workout.
- See more at: Vicksburg Post
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