U.S. Senator Rand Paul to speak at Paducah chamber breakfast
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will be in Paducah next week, speaking at the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce's Power in Partnership Breakfast.
The chamber says Paul will be the featured speaker at the Sept. 1 breakfast. The event is scheduled to start 7:30 a.m. and will be held at the Julian Carroll Convention Center's Ohio room.
The cost of attendance is $15. The chamber says if you don't have a Power Card, you are asked to make reservations for the breakfast by 5 p.m. on Aug. 30. You can make reservations through the chamber website, by calling 270-443-1746 or by emailing info@paducahchamber.org.
Crossroads Regional Ribbon-cutting: Urgent Care Center opens in Crown Point
Athletes who put a little too much into the game have access to immediate medical care on the Crown Point Sportsplex campus with the opening of Methodist Hospitals' first urgent care center.
City officials and members of the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce joined officials with the Methodist Hospitals for a ribbon-cutting Tuesday at Methodist CareFirst at 1275 E. North Ave., on the 95-acre Sportsplex campus.
Mamon Powers Jr., chair of the Methodist Hospitals board of directors, said the new facility adds another dimension of care to the Methodist network in Northwest Indiana. Locating the healthcare provider's first urgent care center on the city's Sportsplex complex taps into a need created by the growing sports tourism industry.
"To remain a successful hospital in today's environment you have to keep growing," Powers said. Read more: Post Tribune
Chamber event: Naperville launches home discount program for 'heroes'
Homes for Heroes involves a local mortgage company and a real estate brokerage partnering to offer discounts on lending fees, title closing fees and commission to police officers, firefighters, military members, reservists or veterans, health care workers, emergency medical professionals and teachers.
The Naperville location of First Centennial Mortgage and Inspire Realty Partners of Aurora are the leading businesses that recently became affiliates of Homes for Heroes, a Minnesota-based real estate company that formed to give back to first responders after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nearly 15 years ago.
"What we have here is a big 'thank you' program," said Glen Marino, branch manager of First Centennial in Naperville. "It's not about us, it's about them."
The program thanks those it considers heroes by offering them an average of $3,000 worth of discounts on the various steps of buying, selling or refinancing a home, Marino said.
The mortgage and real estate professionals involved say they want to offer these perks -- even if many "hero" workers already could afford to buy a home without the discounts -- because they've all experienced help from one or more of the heroic workers.
Inspire Realty broker Erik Ramirez has a 7-year-old daughter with special needs who was born prematurely, so he wants to honor the doctors and nurses at Loyola University Medical Center who saved her life, and others like them. Read more: Daily Herald
Midland Tomorrow hosts familiarization tour of Coleman businesses for legislators
Midland Tomorrow, Midland County’s economic development agency, recently hosted a Familiarization Tour for Midland County’s local, state and national legislators, which focused on businesses in Coleman.
Attending the tour were U.S. Congressman John Moolenaar, State Senator Jim Stamas, Midland County Commissioners Jim Geisler and Alan Kloha, as well as Midland Tomorrow Board President Pete Milojevic, and Midland Tomorrow, Midland Chamber and Michigan Economic Development Corporation staff.
The group toured Robinson Industries, CM Rubber Technologies, Inc., and Huhtamaki, Inc., and met with Coleman small business owners Jerry and Yulia Coon of Coon’s Berry Farm, Coleman Mayor Steve Miller and several city council members. They also toured Coleman Industrial Park, which has 65 acres available for light industrial development and is located next to the U.S.-10 exit at Coleman.
“FAM tours in the economic development arena are used as a way to introduce site selectors to a particular location. Midland Tomorrow decided to use the concept as a way for legislators to become informed about the businesses in our community, how they operate, and their successes and challenges,” said Becky Church, vice president of operations for Midland Tomorrow. “It’s a win for the businesses as well, since they had a captive audience with their representatives, and were able to let those representatives and local economic development staff know what they need in order to accomplish their business goals and create jobs.”
Robinson Industries, founded in 1947, is a family-owned business that manufactures custom-designed thermoformed and injection-molded plastic pallets and packaging. The company offers clients in the automotive, agriculture, retail, etc., sectors a full range of services, from determining needs, designing and prototyping to testing and manufacturing the products.
CM Rubber Technologies was founded in 2004 by spouses Dan and Rebecca Mullins. They recycle thousands of scrap tires each year and shred and refine them, then use the material to make mats, landscape mulch, playground surfaces, drain field aggregate and equestrian footing.
Huhtamaki, Inc., is a worldwide company based in Finland that makes custom paper and plastic food packaging. Their plant in Coleman thermoforms plates, bowls, cups and lids for the retail, food service and consumer markets.
Coon’s Berry Farm was opened in 2014 by husband and wife, Jerry and Yulia Coon, and grows red and black currants and gooseberries from which they make vinegars and syrups. Their products are currently sold at local farmers’ markets and they have plans to expand into wine-making.
“We were thrilled to see the support from the City of Coleman, Midland Tomorrow, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and especially Congressman Moolenaar and Senator Stamas,” said the Coons. “It is comforting for us to know that we have the backing we need to succeed from both the public and private sectors.” Read more: Midland Daily News
Madison Chamber Business Expo: Polco's pitch wins Pressure Chamber and trip to Silicon Valley
Polco, a Madison online platform for citizens to vote and comment on public policy issues, will take its case to Silicon Valley investors.
Its suitcase, that is — a golden one.
Polco won the Pressure Chamber pitch competition Tuesday night at Monona Terrace. The prizes: An all-expenses-paid trip to California to meet with representatives of Silicon Valley venture capital firms, and a consulting package with the Lindsay, Stone & Briggs advertising agency in Madison.
They will be a big boost for Polco, said Nick Mastronardi, founder and CEO. “We live and die with getting the word out to citizens,” Mastronardi said. “This (means) the world to us to continue to grow.”
Polco was one of five young companies that put on their best faces before about 250 people, including four out-of-state investors who served as judges.
Mastronardi said he wants to see more citizen participation on important issues so public policy decisions are not left up to “those four squeaky wheels” who show up at government meetings.
“We empower citizens; we help government get the data they need to enact public policy,” he told the crowd. Read more: Wisconsin State Journal
Pressure Chamber is part of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s neXXpo business expo that was held in conjunction with Forward Festival.
Town Square Publications: Mount Pleasant, WI: Promises made, Promises kept!
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Applications available for Leadership Neshoba
These students should have proven leadership skills or have potential leadership skills. Leadership Neshoba is a program of the Philadelphia-Neshoba County Chamber of Commerce. Its purpose is to develop youth leadership in Neshoba County by providing structured opportunities for interaction with other youth and community leaders and for growth in understanding of character development issues, personal leadership styles and community responsibility opportunities. This program brings together a diverse group of students to participate in a program focused on developing an understanding of personal leadership styles, learning personal and community responsibilities and reviewing character development.
“We want to provide each student with the basic tools, resources and action plans on how to respond to a leadership role now and in the future,” said Tim Moore, executive director.
Objectives of Leadership Neshoba are:
• To acquaint students with community needs, resources, and other factors that influence the future development of Neshoba County
• To encourage students to recognize their own potential and develop their leadership skills
• To foster the students’ interest in voluntary community involvement
• To inspire students to encourage the leadership potential of their peers by becoming ambassadors of their schools and community
• To expand the students’ understanding of service learning.
The year will begin with a one day Retreat and Team Building on Oct. 24. Students then meet monthly from October-April. Please contact Tim Moore at 601-656-1000 for more information. - See more at: Neshoba Democrat
Study: Return on Virginia investment in land conservation
An economic analysis conducted by The Trust for Public Land found that for every $1 invested by the state in land conservation, $4 in natural goods and services is returned to Virginia’s economy.
The study, conducted in partnership with VIRGINIAforever, The Trust for Public Land and The Nature Conservancy, quantifies and summarizes the significant economic benefits resulting from investments in state parks, natural areas, forests and working lands.
Land conserved in Virginia provides a host of benefits that have a measurable economic value to the Commonwealth and its communities. These benefits include generating jobs and growing local economies through support of outdoor recreation, tourism, forestry, farming and commercial fishing operations; improving quality of life and enhancing economic development through Virginia’s scenic beauty; promoting fiscal health on land under conservation by avoiding costs of expensive infrastructure and other municipal services associated with residential property; and improving human health through physical activity of residents and workers who use parks and conserved lands.
A fact sheet highlighting the results of study is attached to this news release. The full study can be found at www.tpl.org/va-roi-report.
Kent Whitehead, director of The Trust for Public Land’s Chesapeake Bay Field Office, stated: “In addition to Virginia’s strong outdoor recreation economy, natural goods and services like water quality protection, air pollution removal, preservation of wildlife habitats and carbon sequestration are all direct results of land conservation. The results of this new study demonstrate that land conservation is incredibly valuable to the Virginia economy.”
According to Nikki Rovner, vice chair of VIRGINIAforever and associate state director for external affairs of The Nature Conservancy, “Land conservation is critical for Virginia residents, our economy and for our future. VIRGINIAforeveradvocates for increased state funding for land conservation, and this study clearly shows that state appropriations made by the General Assembly each year benefit all Virginians and are truly providing a significant return on investment.”
Virginia’s business community is encouraged by the study’s findings. Virginia Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Barry DuVal stated: “Protecting and conserving Virginia’s natural, historic and recreational resources are key to the long-term goals for sustainable economic growth in Blueprint Virginia. This study supports the wisdom of that approach to making Virginia a terrific place to not only work, but also to live and visit.” Read more: Augusta Free Press
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