Husband, wife lead Murphysboro, Carbondale chambers
Two chambers of commerce presidents in Southern Illinois have the same last name -- Falat.
Jolene Falat took over as president of the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce this past Friday. She joins her husband, Steve Falat, who is president of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce.
Jolene is the branch manager at Old National Bank, in Murphysboro. Steve is the market manager at River Radio.
Jolene acknowledged the fact they are both chamber presidents, but said it wasn’t something that was planned.
“It is neat,” she said. “It is very coincidental and a unique situation.”
She said the fact they are married could help facilitate conversations between Carbondale and Murphysboro chambers while working together in joint promotions along Illinois 13.
Several chambers along the state highway launched a "Shop Local" campaign during the holiday season, dedicated to keeping dollars in the region. Read more: The Southern Illinoisan
Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce Wins Excellence Awards
The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce was honored recently with three Excellence Awards by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives during its annual Spring Conference in Frankfort.
Awards received include:
- Outstanding Membership Retention for 2014
- Outstanding Publication for our Annual Report
- Outstanding Website
“We are honored for our incredible staff to be recognized by our Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives colleagues,” Ron Bunch, Chamber president and CEO, said. “We have an extraordinary team of partners that work together to provide value to our community. I thank all of our partners for their commitment to making this community an amazing place to live, work and play.”
The awards complement a phenomenal year in economic development for the region. In 2014, South Central Kentucky experienced a capital investment of $211,250,025 and the creation of over 663 new jobs.
In addition to our Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives 5 star accreditation, this year we were among three other chambers in the state to be designated as a Kentucky Certified Chamber by the KCCE. This new designation is a peer-reviewed, best practices certification awarded to chambers who meet nationally benchmarked criteria on internal organization, processes, financial controls and service to members. The other three chambers honored with this designation were Kyndle (Kentucky Network for Development, Leadership and Engagement), Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce and the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Read more: Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Tweet of the Day: Wisconsin Manufacturing & Commerce
Congrats to each of the 2015 nominees for the Wisconsin Family Business of the Year award! Check out the full list: http://familybusinessaward.com/
One Southern Indiana collaboration: $3.5 million manufacturing facility will create 21 new jobs
In tandem with One Southern Indiana (1si), the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), the River Ridge Commerce Center (RRCC) and the City of Charlestown, Ind., D.A. Inc. and its parent company, Kojima Industries, announced today the construction of a 38,000-s.f., $3.5 million manufacturing facility at the River Ridge Commerce Center that will create 21 new jobs over the next two years.
The project was announced today at a groundbreaking ceremony on the company’s new site in the River Ridge Commerce Center. Founded in 1988, the Charlestown-based D.A. Inc. is a custom plastic injection molder for the automotive industry and a Tier 1 and Tier 2 Supplier of Toyota. The total investment of $10,614,000 will include the land purchase, building construction and new equipment.
With a second facility in New Mexico and affiliates across the world, D.A. Inc.’s project will include manufacturing operations in Charlestown to supply its Midwest customer base. The current Charlestown facility is a distribution center and corporate office for D.A. Inc. Company officials estimate parts sales to grow approximately 20 percent by 2020 compared to 2014 sales, spurring the decision to build a new facility to house a highly automated production operation.
“The sincere hospitality and support shown to us over the years by the City of Charlestown, Clark County, the State of Indiana, One Southern Indiana and the residents of this community are what attracted us here in 1988, and it remains the primary reason we choose to expand our operation here,” stated President and C.O.O. Kenji Kanii. “We are invested in this community and its citizens – not only as a business partner but also as our friends and neighbors.” Read more: Lane Report
Delta County Chamber collaboration: Island Resort Championship at Michigan's Sweetgrass Golf Club calls for volunteers
Sweetgrass Golf Club (www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com) at Island Resort & Casino and the Delta County Chamber of Commerce seek more than 300 volunteers for the LPGA Symetra Tour's Island Resort Championship, June 26-28.
A variety of positions are open, including cart drivers, scoreboard assistants, marshals, caddies and hospitality greeters. Jobs are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applicants can state their shift availability and assignment preference at the Chamber website (www.deltami.org) through June 1.
Volunteers receive an official tournament staff shirt, meal ticket, four general admission passes and a round of golf at the award-winning Sweetgrass Golf Club, which hosts the event for a fifth-straight year.
"We're extremely fortunate to have such a spirited group of volunteers every year," said Tony Mancilla, Island Resort Casino general manager and event co-chair. "It's the efforts of these volunteers that help make the tournament experience at Sweetgrass a memorable one for spectators, players and their families." Read more: World Golf
Virginia Peninsula chamber: We are a Business Development Chamber of Commerce
Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships.
At its heart, business development is all about figuring out how the interactions of those forces combine together to create opportunities for growth.
Long-Term Value:
Business development is about creating opportunities of value that persist over the long-term, which keep the floodgates open so that value can flow indefinitely. Thinking about business development as a means to creating long-term value is the only true way to succeed in consistently growing an organization.
Customers:
Find new ones and extract more value from current ones.
Markets:
Figure out where new customers “live” (both geographically and in terms of “buying mindset“) and find a way to reach them.
Relationships:
Build and leverage relationships founded on trust and integrity to facilitate opportunities.
As a Business Development Chamber of Commerce, we connect businesses with opportunities, which provides long-term value, creates and builds upon new and existing customers and relationships, while providing opportunities to expand their markets. Long-Term Value is key to the viability of the Peninsula business community. By concentrating our efforts on the present and future business community, the Peninsula will become a premier business community. Read more: Virginia Peninsula Chamber
Conway Area Chamber shows Leadercast 2015 live at Central Baptist College
The Conway Area Chamber of Commerce will show a live broadcast of Leadercast 2015 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist College.
“Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Leadercast,” the Chamber’s event information reads.
The event is broadcast live from Atlanta to hundreds of sites around the world.
This year’s speakers are:
• Andy Stanley, leadership author and communicator.
• Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Laureate; The Malala Fund founder.
• Ed Catmull, Pixar and Disney Animation Studios president.
• Seth Godin, best-selling author.
• Bill McDermott, chief executive officer of SAP AG.
• Rudy Giuliani, 107th mayor of New York City.
• Aja Brown, Compton, Calif. mayor.
• Cmdr. Rorke Denver, Navy SEAL Commander and author.
• Bill and Giuliana Rancic, Leadercast co-hosts.
Read more: Log Cabin Democrat
Oxford-Lafayette chamber board member named to Mississippi Business Journal‘s Top 50 Under 40
Mississippi Business Journal listed Preston Hugh Lee III, DDS of Lee Family Dentistry in Oxford among its list of “Top 50 Under 40,” highlighting the rising business leaders in the state.
He was among honorees recognized at a luncheon at the Jackson Hilton. Each honoree will be profiled in a special Mississippi Business Journal issue later this year.“We are proud of Dr. Lee’s professional and civic accomplishments and successes,”Corey Ussery, office manager at Lee Family Dentistry, said. “We congratulate him on this honor and look forward to watching his continued impact on the communities in which he practices.”
Preston Hugh Lee III
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation: (Attitude)
“To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes,
success usually follows.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman, Veterans of the Psychic Wars
― Wayne Gerard Trotman, Veterans of the Psychic Wars
