KENTUCKY REGIONAL TOUR

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KENTUCKY REGIONAL TOUR
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September 24-25, 2015
2015 Kentucky Regional Tour
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Coming off an informative and successful trip to portions of Northern Kentucky in 2014, a Bluegrass delegation will
participate in the 2015 Kentucky Regional Tour presented by Morgan & Pottinger on September 24-25. This two-day bus
tour will highlight some of the key features of Elizabethtown, Owensboro, and Henderson, Kentucky.
In 2009, Commerce Lexington Inc. revived a long-ago tradition of visiting other areas of Kentucky when two busloads of political and business leaders from the Bluegrass Region toured eight cities throughout Eastern Kentucky.
That year, the group made stops in Irvine, Jackson, Hazard, Whitesburg, Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, and visited a mining operation in Martin County before heading back to Lexington.
Then in 2010, the trip highlighted portions of South Central Kentucky, with visits to Mt. Vernon, London, Somerset,
Monticello, Dale Hollow State Park, Wolf Creek Dam in Russell County, Dunnville, and Liberty. In 2011, the group travelled to the Northeastern part of the state and made stops in Winchester, Mount Sterling, Morehead, Ashland,
Maysville and Paris. The 2012 trip highlighted some of the key features in agri-economics throughout the Bluegrass
Region and collaborative possibilities between Lexington and Louisville. In 2013, we visited Bowling Green,
Hopkinsville, and Paducah in Western Kentucky.
Last year, the group began the tour with a stop at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. in Georgetown to
get an update on its new Lexus line. Then, it was on to Northern Kentucky University for lunch and a program, followed
by a tour of the NKU College of Informatics. A tour of Newport on the Levee was followed by a reception with representatives from the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, and then dinner at the New Riff Distillery.
Beginning day two in Covington, we heard some great speakers talk about the region’s efforts at collaboration and
how that plays into much of their success. Then, it was off to Mazak Corporation for a look at its National Technology
Center in Florence, followed by a tour of Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. Our tour concluded with lunch and a program
at Elk Creek Winery and Hunt Club in Owenton.
The objective of the Kentucky Regional Tour is to listen and learn from the leaders in each of the cities and locations
visited. These trips highlight some of the key connections that exist between regions, as well as the vital role that the
region plays in the success of Central Kentucky.
2014 Regional Tour Group
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2015 KENTUCKY REGIONAL TOUR
AGENDA: Kentucky Regional Tour
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
7:30 a.m.
Check-in at Keeneland Entertainment Center. Overnight parking available
in the Keeneland Entertainment Center lot.
8:00 a.m.: DEPARTURE
Prompt departure for travel to first stop at Elizabethtown Sports Park in
Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.: TRAVEL TO ELIZABETHTOWN
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.: ELIZABETHTOWN SPORTS PARK
Overview session at one of the main pavilions, and a windshield tour of
the facility. www.etown-sportspark.com
Speakers: Elizabethtown Mayor Edna Berger; Seth Breitner, Sports Park
Director, Elizabethtown Sports Park; Janna Clark, Sports & Sales Director,
Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau; and Sherry Murphy,
Executive Director, Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau.
10:30 (EST) - 11:00 (CST): TRAVEL TO OWENSBORO
11:00 a.m.: ARRIVE OWENSBORO REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Hardin County
Population - Hardin County: 108,191
Population - Elizabethtown: 29,044
Labor Market Area: 1,094,301
Per Capita Income: $39,098
Median Household Income: $48,327
Median Home Price: $144,900
Average Weekly Wage: $748
Unemployment Rate: 5.2% (2015)
About Elizabethtown
Centrally located within 44 miles of Louisville to the
North and 131 miles of Nashville to the South,
Elizabethtown is located at the intersection of three
major highways: Interstate 65, Bluegrass Parkway and
the Western Kentucky Parkway. As the county seat of
Hardin County, Elizabethtown encompasses 25 square
miles of the 616 square miles that make up Hardin
County. Elizabethtown has a strong industrial base
with 75 industries located within the city. Hardin
County borders nine counties, more than any other
county in Kentucky.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.:
OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Lunch and program at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital - Café A
(1201 Pleasant Valley Rd, Owensboro 42303). www.owensborohealth.org
Welcome Remarks: Philip Patterson, President & CEO, Owensboro Health;
Daviess County Judge-Executive Al Mattingly; Michael Beckwith, Executive Vice
President & CFO, First Security Bank; and Candance Castlen Brake, President &
CEO, Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce.
Innovation Strategy Panel: Dr. Nick Brake, Superintendent, Owensboro
Public Schools; Dr. Kenneth Palmer, Ph.D. Professor, Department of
Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Executive Director, Owensboro Cancer
Research Program; and Madison Silvert, President & CEO, Greater
Owensboro Economic Development Corporation.
LUNCH SPONSORED BY:
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Elizabethtown Sports Park
The Elizabethtown Sports Park features 12 multi-purpose natural turf fields, 12 baseball/softball diamonds,
two championship fields with synthetic turf, an ADA
accessible miracle field with a soft, synthetic surface,
three large pavilions, walking trail and playgrounds.
Elizabethtown funded the $29 million sports complex
with money from a tourism tax.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (Continued)
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.: OWENSBORO SITE VISITS
1010 Allen Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
Owensboro Innovation Academy
The Owensboro Innovation Academy is a small
stand-alone high school that uses hands-on project-based learning, with an emphasis on technical and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Math) curriculum. Students will be geared toward college readiness; programs are
aligned to degrees at the Owensboro Community & Technical College. Just opened
in the fall of 2015, the school is affiliated with the New Tech Network, a nationwide
consortium of 134 schools in 23 states. Students from Owensboro Public Schools,
Daviess County Public Schools and McLean County Public Schools attend the
school.
Guide: Dr. Nick Brake, Superintendent, Owensboro Public Schools.
The Centre for Business and Research
The Centre for Business & Research is
a business accelerator and research
facility that meets the growing demand
for lab, research and office space in
Owensboro. It also allows the growth
of university-level applied research and
further cultivates high technology
companies through the eMERGING
VENTURES, a center for innovation.
The facility offers wet labs, equipment and office space that start-up companies
and universities can lease.
Guide: Joe Berry, Vice President of Entrepreneurship for the Greater
Owensboro Economic Development Corporation.
3:45 - 4:30 p.m.: RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT STORY
We’ll get a first-hand look at Owensboro’s riverfront transformation from
the people who made it happen. The group will meet at the Owensboro
Convention Center (501 W. 2nd Street, Owensboro, 42301).
Welcome Remarks: Dean Dennis, General Manager, Owensboro
Convention Center.
Speakers: Dr. Fred Reeves, Former Director, Owensboro Downtown
Development; Rodney Berry, President, Public Life Foundation; and Dave
Adkisson, President & CEO, Kentucky Chamber, former Mayor of
Owensboro and former CEO of the Owensboro Chamber of Commerce.
Daviess County
Population - Daviess County: 98,218
Population - Owensboro: 58,416
Labor Market Area: 494,099
About Daviess County
Daviess County was established in 1815. The county
is named for Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, however, the name was recorded incorrectly as “Daviess” in
the bill creating the county and was never corrected.
The county's borders were altered in 1829 to form
Hancock County, in 1830 to absorb a small area surrounding Whitesville, in 1854 to cede land to McLean
County, and in 1860 to annex 44 square miles from
Henderson County. The northern half of the county
along the Ohio River is relatively flat, with a few
rolling hills dotting the landscape. The southern portion is mostly rolling hills mixed with flat valleys. The
southern portion was mined for coal in the past,
especially in the rolling hills along Panther Creek and
other streams.
About Owensboro
Owensboro is the industrial, medical, retail and cultural hub of western Kentucky. It is the fourth-largest
city by population in Kentucky, and is the county seat
of Daviess County. The city was named after Colonel
Abraham Owen. Owensboro is the second-largest
city in the Tri-State region of Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky after Evansville. Owensboro’s $270 million
public and private downtown and riverfront investment is moving along with the completion of a beautiful river front park, two downtown hotels (one due
to open this year) and the Owensboro Convention
Center. Construction has also commenced on the I69 spur and I-64/I-65 corridor linking Owensboro to
the interstate system.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (Continued)
4:30 p.m.: RIVERFRONT WALKING TOUR
Take a riverfront walking tour guided by Dr. Fred Reeves, Former Director,
Owensboro Downtown Development.
6:30 - 7:15 p.m.: RECEPTION AT RIVERPARK CENTER
7:15 - 9:00 p.m.: DINNER AT RIVERPARK CENTER
101 Daviess Street, Owensboro, KY 42303
www.riverparkcenter.org
Speakers: Fred May, Community President, U.S. Bank; Kentucky State
Senator Joe Bowen and Kentucky State Representative Tommy
Thompson.
SPONSORED BY:
Owensboro Convention Center
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RiverPark Center
RiverPark Center is a non-profit regional performing
arts and civic center that entertains and educates
nearly 200,000 people – including 25,000 children –
annually through nearly 800 events. RiverPark Center
has nearly 100,000 square feet including a state-ofthe-art 1,479 seat auditorium (Cannon Hall), the 300
seat multi-purpose Jody Berry Cabaret Theatre, an
extraordinary outdoor entertainment patio on the
banks of the beautiful Ohio River, meeting rooms,
and a bricked center courtyard.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
6:00 a.m.: BREAKFAST
Complimentary breakfast buffet available at Hampton Inn.
7:30 a.m.: DEPART HAMPTON INN
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.:
TRAVEL TO CENTURY ALUMINUM SEBREE PLANT
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.:
WINDSHIELD TOUR OF CENTURY ALUMINUM
For our first stop of day two, we’ll get a look at Century Aluminum’s
Sebree plant located in Henderson County, which produces approximately 205,000 metric tonnes per year and employs 500 workers. It is one of
the largest manufacturers in the area.
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.: CENTURY ALUMINUM SESSION
During this session, we’ll learn more about Century Aluminum, as well as
some of the key things going on in and around Henderson County.
Henderson County
Population - Henderson County: 46,347
Labor Market Area: 510,650
About Henderson County
General Samuel Hopkins, a Revolutionary officer acting as agent for Colonel Henderson, and Thomas
Allin, surveyor, laid out the City of Henderson. They
completed the plan on April 6, 1797. This is now considered the city’s birth date. Henderson County was
established in 1798 from land given by Christian
County. Henderson (the city) was incorporated as a
town in 1810, with a population of 183. Four former
Kentucky governors have had homes in Henderson
County at one time, including John Y. Brown, Happy
Chandler, Lazarus W. Powell, and Augustus O.
Stanley.
Welcome Remarks: Chad Harpole, Director, Government & Community
Affairs, Century Aluminum; Kentucky State Representative Jim Gooch;
and Kentucky State Senator Dorsey Ridley.
Importance of the I-69 Project: Brad Schneider, President & CEO, Kyndle;
and Justin Groenert, Director of Public Policy & Government Relations,
Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 (Continued)
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: TOURS (Choose one)
Includes lunch courtesy of Century Aluminum and Alliance Coal.
OPTION 1
River View Mine Tour
For those who would like to take an in-depth underground mine tour,
one option will be to visit Alliance Coal’s River View Mine. The time
allotted will include travel to the mine, safety course (lunch will be
served) mine tour and return to Century Aluminum.
OPTION 2
Full Century Aluminum Tour &
River View Above Ground Mine Tour
Full tour of Century Aluminum, including visit to smelter and other
areas not seen from windshield tour, followed by an above ground
visit to Alliance Coal’s River View Mine.
About Century Aluminum
Century Aluminum was formed in 1995 by Glencore
International as a holding company for its aluminum-producing assets. Century Aluminum's subsidiaries operate a
244,000-tonne rated plant in Hawesville, Ky., the 205,000tonne Sebree plant in Henderson, KY, a 170,000-tonne rated
plant in Ravenswood, W.Va., and a 260,000-tonne rated
plant in Grundartangi, Iceland. Century also owns a 49.67percent interest in a 224,000-tonne rated plant at Mt. Holly,
S.C. The company’s Sebree plant is located in Henderson
County, Kentucky, and employs 500 workers within the tristate region, making it one of the largest manufacturers in
the area. Economically, the plant supports the region with
approximately $4 million annually in state and local taxes;
around $45 million in purchases from regional vendors; and
another $35 million in wages and salaries.
2:00 (CST) - 6:00 (EST) p.m.: TRAVEL TO LEXINGTON
6:00 p.m.: ESTIMATED ARRIVAL BACK AT KEENELAND
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IN LEXINGTON, KY.
WELCOME HOME!
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About Alliance Coal
Alliance is a diversified coal producer and marketer with
significant operations in the eastern United States. It has
mining operations in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, West
Virginia, and Maryland. Strategically located operations,
abundant long-lived reserves and appropriate acquisitions have provided us solid growth opportunities since
we began operations in 1971 as MAPCO Coal Inc. As a
result, Alliance is now the third-largest coal producer in
the eastern United States. Located near Morganfield in
Union County, River View Mine is the largest producing
mine in the state of Kentucky and the largest continuous
mining operation in the world. River View's preparation
plant has a throughput capacity of 1,800 tons of raw coal
per hour.

KENTUCKY REGIONAL TOUR

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