Fredericksburg Regional Chamber Announces Senator Mark Warner to Deliver Keynote at Third Annual Cybersecurity Conference: Cyber Never Sleeps; #FamousChamber Of Commerce Quotations: (Be happy!); Hank Phillips to speak at Rooster Booster this Thursday; Main Street Hayward Named Quarterfinalist for America’s Main Streets Contest; Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce Event on June 4th --- Impact of Increase in Minimum Wage for Small Businesses; Hyperion Technology adding 25 engineering and tech jobs in expansion in Tupleo; Mahindra eyes 2nd plant in Michigan as it bids for Postal Service contract; Tweet of the Week: Good of Goshen; Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Directories, Maps and Community Profiles: The best in the U.S.

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Fredericksburg Regional Chamber Announces Senator Mark Warner to Deliver Keynote at Third Annual Cybersecurity Conference: Cyber Never Sleeps

FREDERICKSBURG – The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Senator Mark Warner will deliver the keynote at the Third Annual Cybersecurity Conference: Cyber Never Sleeps. This year’s conference will be held on Friday, May 3 from 8-3p.m. at the University of Mary Washington Stafford Campus located at 121 University Boulevard, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406.

Speakers include Senator Mark Warner, Vice-Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee; State Senator Bryce Reeves; Dr. Ray Letteer, Marine Corps Senior Information Security Official (SISO) and the Chief of the Cybersecurity Division of the Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Department at Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; and Col. Douglas Lemott, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group (MCCOG), Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command.

The conference brings together leaders on the frontlines of the “cyber battle.”  Attendees will hear perspectives from state, DoD and operational-level experts on the latest challenges in cybersecurity. Guest speakers and panelists will highlight the urgency of current cyber threats, provide useful information to identify them, and offer practical tips for protecting the data and physical assets.

Topics include:

-       Cybersecurity 101: A comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity.

-       Securing Infrastructure: Defending against cybersecurity threats.

-       Shared Responsibility: Working together across industries and government agencies to prevent cyber-attacks.

Registration is open on the Chamber’s website. Chamber members receive a member rate of $35, non-members $50 and government employees are able to attend for free thanks to the signature sponsor for the event – RPI Group, Inc.

For more information or to register, please visit www.fxbgchamber.org or contact Community Advancement Manager Kyle Allwine at kyle@fxbgchamber.org or 540-373-9400.

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Hank Phillips to speak at Rooster Booster this Thursday

Hank Phillips, President and CEO of the Kentucky Travel Industry Association, will address the crowd of business and community leaders this Thursday, May 2 at the monthly Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Rooster Booster.

Hank Phillips has built a career of service around the dual roles of tourism and association leadership. In November of 2014 he was selected as President & CEO of the Kentucky Travel Industry Association, the nearly 1,000-member organization that represents the full spectrum of Kentucky’s over $15 billion travel and tourism industry.

His KTIA appointment was preceded by five years as Kentucky’s Deputy Commissioner of Tourism where he oversaw day-to-day operations of the state’s Department of Tourism. Hank has also served as Vice President of Association management for AMR Management Services, a nationally recognized association management firm in Lexington. Read more: Owensboro Times


Main Street Hayward Named Quarterfinalist for America’s Main Streets Contest

Support Main Street Hayward of Hayward, Wisconsin by Voting Today

The national small business movement, Independent We Stand, announces the quarterfinalists, including Main Street Hayward of Hayward, Wisconsin, in the 2019 “America’s Main Streets” contest. As the lifeblood of our cities and towns, Main Streets play an important role in the long-term success of communities and help build a sense of place. Independent We Stand invites the public to vote for their favorite quarterfinalist and move a deserving Main Street one step closer to the grand prize of $25,000.

“Making the Top 25 for the third straight year in this national contest is a great achievement, and we wish to thank everyone that has voted for Main Street Hayward,” said Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Chris Ruckdaschel. “Main Street and our entire downtown area is such an integral part of why local residents, second home owners and thousands of visitors love Hayward. Now that we are that much closer to earning the top prize, please vote daily for Main Street Hayward through May 26. Every vote matters!”

Nearly 230,000 total votes were cast for 232 entrants during the nominations phase. The 2019 quarterfinalists in alphabetical order are:

• Belleville Main Street, Belleville, Ill.
• Benicia Main Street, Benicia, Calif.
• Cambridge Main Street, Cambridge, Ohio
• Canton Main Street, Canton, Ga.
• Center Street/Downtown Rutland, Rutland, Vt.
• Corning's Gaffer District, Corning, N.Y.
• Downtown Big Rapids, Big Rapids, Mich.
• Downtown Elkin Historic Main Street, Elkin, N.C.
• Downtown Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville, Ind.
• Downtown Montpelier, Montpelier, Vt.
• Herrick Avenue, Wellington, Ohio
• Historic Downtown Ripon, Ripon, Wis.
• Jacksonville Main Street, Jacksonville, Ill.
• LaBelle Downtown Revitalization Corporation, LaBelle, Fla.
• Lincoln Avenue, Bellevue, Pa.
• Logansport, Indiana, Logansport, Ind.
• Lost Nation Main Street, Lost Nation, Iowa
• Main Street Amherst, Amherst, Ohio
• Main Street Covington, Covington, Ga.
• Main Street Hayward, Hayward, Wis.
• Peru, Indiana, Peru, Ind.
• Saco Main Street, Saco, Maine
• Texarkana Main Street, Texarkana, Ark./Texas
• Uptown Butte, Montana, Butte, Mont.
• Wellsboro Main Street, Wellsboro, Pa.

Semifinalist voting begins April 29 at MainStreetContest.com and runs through May 26.

The top 10 semifinalists will be announced May 27. The winner of the 2019 “America’s Main Streets” contest will be announced June 3 followed by a “Main Streets Make Us Better” celebration on the Fourth of July, when the winner will announce how the prize money will be used. Read more: Sawyer County Record

Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce Event on June 4th --- Impact of Increase in Minimum Wage for Small Businesses

June 4th: Impact of Increase in Minimum Wage for Small Businesses. Speaker: Dr. Amlan Mitra, Professor of Economics at Purdue University Northwest & Adjunct Professor at College of DuPage. This presentation will provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of minimum wage increase on small businesses. Based on past studies, Dr. Mitra will highlight the "perceptions" and "facts" on how prices and labor costs impact both retail business and consumers. Case studies on how small businesses prepare and respond to minimum wage increase will be shared along with time at the end of the presentation for Q & A. Participating Chambers include: Addison, Bartlett Area, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn and Glendale Heights. More Information: Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce


Hyperion Technology adding 25 engineering and tech jobs in expansion in Tupleo

A decade after its founding, Hyperion Technology Group is expanding its operations for the second time and adding jobs.

The $500,000 investment will create 25 jobs as it moves from its current facility on West Jackson Street to the former Mitchell Distributing warehouse on Commerce Street. The company now employs 40.

“We are excited about Hyperion’s expansion and the continued growth of this local company. These high-paying, high-tech jobs will be a great boost for our local economy,” said Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton.

Hyperion Technology Group provides custom electronic systems, such as embedded systems, signal processing, intelligent power and control systems to government and industry consumers around the world. The company started in 2009 at the Renasant Center for IDEAs business incubator and “graduated” in 2012.

“It’s what we envisioned with the incubator process back in 2002,” said Community Development Foundation President and CEO David Rumbarger. “We put some flesh on it with a building in 2006, and now a graduate is now employing another 25 high-tech, high-paying careers. We’ve had other graduates, like HomeStretch (furniture), which employs 400. To say they’re a success is almost an understatement.”

Hyperion’s move to Commerce Street will be into a 48,000-square-foot building, quadrupling its current space.

Company president and CEO Geoffrey Carter said hiring of the 25 employees – all engineering and technology jobs – has begun, and he hopes to have them on staff within 18-24 months.

“Over the past year, we’ve had tremendous growth, not only with our military sales but our industrial and commercial sales,” he said. “We’ve simply outgrown our facility and had to find a bigger facility.”

The Mississippi Development Authority is providing assistance for building renovations, as well as a loan to the city of Tupelo for the purchase of the building. Hyperion will lease the facility on a long-term basis from the city.

Carter said Hyperion will be moving some staff into its new location in the next few weeks, with some equipment now in storage to be shifted over almost immediately. Additionally, as part of the renovation of the building, some 30 offices will be added. That work is expected to be finished by the fall to allow a complete move-in of the company’s operations.

Shelton said the deal will not cost city taxpayers any money. Read more: Daily Journal



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Mahindra eyes 2nd plant in Michigan as it bids for Postal Service contract

• Mahindra Automotive considering sites in Detroit and Oakland and Genesee counties for second plant
• India-based automaker is a finalist for U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles contract
• Company has other products that could be paired with new plant

Mahindra Automotive North America is considering sites in Detroit, Oakland County and Genesee County to build a new assembly plant should the Indian automaker land a $6 billion contract to build next-generation delivery vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service, the company's CEO said.

USPS has indicated it will decide this summer which company to award a contract to build 180,000 delivery vehicles over six years to replace its aging fleet of the Grumman LLV (Long Life Vehicle) that have been synonymous with mail delivery since the 1980s.

Rick Haas, president and CEO of Mahindra Automotive North America, said the Postal Service contract could dictate the direction the company takes after just over a year after Mahindra began assembly of its first U.S.-built Roxor off-road vehicle at its new manufacturing plant in Auburn Hills.

"If we get a piece of that or all of that contract, that opens a bunch of doors, shuts a few other ones," Haas said May 1 at a Troy Chamber of Commerce event. "If we don't get it, it shuts some doors, opens some other ones. So we're going to evaluate it all."


Mahindra is one of six finalists for the contract, which includes a 20-year parts supply deal. The U.S. Postal Service began the request for proposals process to replace its LLV's in 2015.

Haas told an audience of business executives and professionals that the automaker has six different products in development at the Mahindra North American Technical Center in Troy that could be paired with production of a postal service vehicle at a second manufacturing facility.

"The question is which ones do you start to push," Haas said. "It's going to depend on what happens."

Haas declined to say which sites within Michigan the company is leaning toward. But he indicated they were all brownfield sites that need redevelopment.

Economic development officials from North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona and Wisconsin have all approached Mahindra about building a plant in their states, Haas said.

"We'll probably have to announce a site this year," he said.

Mahindra's 150,000-square-foot factory in Auburn Hills is pumping out more than 30 Roxor off-road vehicles a day and the company plans to start assembling a Roxor with an automatic transmission in the coming weeks, Haas said. Read more: Crains Detroit Business


Tweet of the Week: Good of Goshen

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"Having grown up here, there’s something about Goshen where people might leave for a time but a lot of people come back, or a lot of people stay. Goshen can feel really small, but still within a somewhat larger setting." -Liz Martin, @GoshenMiddleSch Master Teacher #goodofgoshen

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