Newsletter - Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber Connection
Volume 23, Issue 8
www.paducahchamber.org
August PIP to feature
Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball
Kentucky State Treasurer Allison
Ball will be the featured speaker for the
August Power in Partnership monthly
breakfast of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 4 at 7:30
a.m. at the Julian Carroll Convention
Center. Strawberry
Hills Pharmacy is
the sponsor.
Ball is the youngest statewide
female elected official in the country. She is serving as the 38th state
treasurer of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.
Prior to her role as state treasurer, she practiced bankruptcy law
Ball
and focused on consumer rights
and commercial litigation.
As part of her time in public service, Ball spent
four years as an Assistant Floyd County Attorney,
prosecuting child abuse and juvenile delinquency
cases. Ball’s family has been in Eastern Kentucky
since the 1790s. She holds a degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Ball is still active in her community,
serving as the Co-Chair of the Board
of Directors of the Young Professionals of Eastern Kentucky.
Matt Snow and Crystal Balentine,
co-chairs of the Paducah Young Professionals (PYP), will give an update
on the newly organized PYP group, which was started by the Chamber this year and now has about 150
members.
Below are the details of the breakfast:
• When: Thursday, Aug. 4, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Where: Julian M. Carroll Convention Center,
Ohio Room
• Speaker: Allison Ball, Kentucky State Treasurer
• Sponsor: Strawberry Hills Pharmacy
• Cost: $15 members, $25 non-members
If you are not a Power Card holder, please make
your reservations by Tuesday, Aug. 2, by 5 p.m.
at www.paducahchamber.org, (270) 443-1746 or
info@paducahchamber.org
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Paducah Young Professionals
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Public Policy Luncheon
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Small Business Seminars
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Member News Briefs
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Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce
300 South Third Street. l P.O. Box 810
Paducah, KY 42002-0810
Phone: 270-443-1746 l Fax: 270-442-9152
info@paducahchamber.org
Welcome New Members
2016 Membership Campaign
2016 Board
of Directors
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will
hold its annual Membership and Total Resource
Campaign Aug. 25 – Sept. 22.
Tammy Zimmerman, President and CEO of Payment
Plus, will lead the campaign
as chairman. The initiative is
a volunteer-driven campaign
that helps enhance and grow
the Chamber through bringing
in new members and securing support for Chamber programs through sponsorships.
Zimmerman
More than 100 community
volunteers are involved each
year. Zimmerman is the chair-elect of the Paducah Chamber and will become chair in January.
Zimmerman is known as a results-oriented
entrepreneur, dynamic leader and industry expert. She founded Payment Plus in 2000 and
based it in her hometown of Paducah following
a very successful career in Atlanta. Payment Plus
is a payment processing provider that provides
CHAIR
Bruce Wilcox
CHAIR ELECT
Tammy Zimmerman
VICE CHAIR
Leon Owens
TREASURER
Sheila Barger
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Bryan Carner
Cory Hicks
Business Advocacy
Jim Dudley
Membership and Marketing
Cindy Ragland
Education and Workforce
DIRECTORS
Chad Beyer
Tony Copeland
Stan Eckenberg
Danny Evitts
Steve Grinnell
Barry Hatcher
Mardie Herndon
Daniel Jones
Mike Karnes
David Kelly
Mike Lawson
Dona Rains
Craig Rice
Bill Robertson
David Simon
Sonny Smith
Greg Thompson
services to a broad spectrum of business sectors,
including customers from the East Coast to the
West Coast. She has more than 25 years of experience in the banking and credit card industry.
She was a founding member of NOVA Information Systems, Inc. (now Elavon), which grew to
became the 4th largest processor in the US. She
also spent several years at National Data Corporation (NDC) in account executive positions,
where she was the first woman at NDC to be recognized as sales person of the year.
The campaign kickoff will be held on Aug. 25,
from 4 to 6 p.m. as a Chamber Mixer for current
and potential members held at the Auburn Place
Hotel & Suites and hosted by the hotel, Holiday
Inn Express and Rafferty’s. The campaign finale
will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 4 to 6
p.m. hosted by Payment Plus and held at the
Commerce Center. All Chamber members are
invited to both events.
For more information about joining the Chamber or about the campaign, contact the Chamber
at (270) 443-1746 or info@paducahchamber.
org.
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS
Bob Leeper - McCracken County Judge Exec.
Gayle Kaler - Mayor
Quin Sutton - McCracken Co. Schools
Donald Shively - Paducah Independent Schools
Dr. Charles Chrestman - WKCTC
Dr. Brian Van Horn - MSU
Scott Darnell – Paducah Ecnomic Development
Jim Dudley - Leadership Paducah Foundation
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Sandra Wilson
President
Fran Johnson
Vice President – Governmental Affairs
Jill Hester
Vice President – Operations
Kelly Davis
Member Service Director
Cindy Fuller
Administrative Assistant
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Thank You for Renewing Your Chamber Membership in June
A & K Construction, Inc.
Acety Arc - A Division of Ozarc Gas
Aloha Pools & Spas
AMTROL, Inc.
Arch Environmental Equipment, Inc.
Artisan Kitchen
Beltline Electric Company, Inc.
Bluegrass Honda BMW
Ceglinski Animal Clinic
Century 21 Service Realty
Chief Paduke Development Corp.
Clayton, Byrd & Meeks
Comcast Cable of Paducah, Inc.
Commercial Door & Hardware/
Atlas Door
Community Foundation
of West Kentucky
Credit Bureau Services
Dialog Telecommunications
Edward Jones Investments
e-Tel
Family Service Society, Inc.
freight house
Golfmart
The Grey Hare
Hannan Supply Company
Higdon Furniture
J.C. Cates Construction
Jasmine Paducah LLC
Jeda Homes, LLC
Jim Smith Contracting Co., LLC
Laura Kauffman Design, LLC
Ms. Janet Levinson
Lindsey Wilson College
Paducah Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Paducah Cooperative Ministry
Paducah Day Nursery
Paducah Lifeline Ministries/
Ladies Living Free
Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center
Patti’s 1880s Restaurant
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel
Premier Portable Buildings/
Magnolia Buildings
Project CARAT
Purple Toad Winery
Ray H. Mullen Motor Co., Inc.
River Discovery Center
Robert Alexander Auctions/
RARE Auction Group
SkyWest Airlines
Story Electric Co., Inc.
Superior Care Home, Inc.
Thomas G. Smith & Associates, LLC
Troutman Sign Graphics, Inc.
Washburn, Key & Lowry PLLC
Mr. Ken Wheeler
Youngblood’s RV of Paducah
July Power in Partnership Breakfast
Peel & Holland was the sponsor for the
Chamber’s July Power in Partnership
Breakfast. The theme was a Salute to
the Local Non-Profits Related to Health
and Human Services, and 32 local organizations had displays. The speakers
were Kevin Middleton, president of United Way of Kentucky, and Helen Carroll,
United Way of Kentucky Bornlearning
Academy Coordinator. Pictured are (l-r)
Chamber Board Chairman Bruce Wilcox,
Petter Supply; Monique Zuber, executive director of the Paducah-McCracken
County United Way; Helen Carroll and
Kevin Middleton with the United Way of
Kentucky; and Roy Riley, president of
Peel and Holland and the July sponsor.
Photos by William Carter Photography
At the July Chamber breakfast,
Leadership Paducah
Class #29 presented the proceeds
from its class project to the Easter
Seal Center for use
to construct an outdoor garden area
for the Adult Services. The amount
presented was a
record -breaking
$77,250! Congratulations to Leadership Paducah Class
#29.
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News
From Our Members
1857 Boutique Hotel Wins State
Preservation Award
The 1857 Boutique Hotel and owners Paul Gourieux and Jorge Martinez were recently honored
at the 38th Annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Historic Preservation Awards by the foundation in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage
Council / State Historic Preservation Office. They
received a Preservation Project Award. The award
recognizes outstanding examples of rehabilitation
or preservation of historic buildings or other types
of projects that have a significant impact on Kentucky’s built environment or historic or prehistoric
places.
to lead the strategy and day-to-day operations as
well as the search for new leadership to continue
moving our mission forward in the Kentucky Region.
Tourism Spending Increases in Paducah
The 2015 Economic Impact of Kentucky Tourism
Report shows an increase in tourism spending in
McCracken County with direct tourism expenditures totaling $223,590,307, an increase of 5.4%
from 2014. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Tourism,
Arts & Heritage Secretary Don Parkinson released
the annual report, which cites that the statewide
travel and tourism industry added $13.7 billion to
Kentucky’s economy in 2015. Direct expenditures
by tourists account for over $8.7 billion of this total,
an increase of 5% since 2014. The Paducah Visitors
Bureau is the official Destination Marketing Organization for Paducah and McCracken County. For
more information, visit www.Paducah.Travel.
Baptist Health Paducah Partners with
Yeiser Art Center
Pictured are (from left) Chris Black, Board Member, Ida Lee Willis Foundation; Jorge Martinez and
Paul Gourieux, owners of the 1857 Boutique Hotel; and Barbara Hulette, Board Member, Ida Lee
Willis Foundation. Baptist Health Paducah has donated $2,500 to
the Yeiser Art Center for a rotating exhibit featuring local artwork as part of its “arts in healing” program to showcase and support local arts. Hospital
president William A. Brown said the hospital supports several local performing arts, as well as this
visual arts organization, to enhance the community’s quality of life and economic development. The
Yeiser exhibit at Baptist Health will change every
six months.
Lourdes Announces Retirement of
President and CEO Steven Grinnell
Lourdes and Mercy Health recently announced the retirement
of Steven Grinnell, Kentucky
Region President & SVP and
Lourdes President & CEO, effective Jan. 7, 2017. Grinnell has led
the Kentucky Region since 2006.
“It has been a privilege serving
Lourdes and our community for
the past 10 years and I’m proud
Grinnell
of what we have achieved together during my time with this ministry,” said Grinnell.
During the transition, Mr. Grinnell will continue
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Paducah from the Yeiser Art Center. Pictured are
Randy Davis, regional architect, and William A.
Brown, president, Baptist Health Paducah; Cindy
Ragland, Yeiser board president; Dona Rains,
community outreach director, Baptist Health Paducah; and Lindsey Maestri, Yeiser executive
director.
Marra McMillan Joins Paducah Bank
McMillan
Marra McMillan has joined the
team of The Paducah Bank and
Trust Company as a Private Banking Relationship Manager.
McMillan holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in psychology from
Murray State University and a
Master of Public Health degree
from Eastern Kentucky University.
Bethany Willcutt Joins the Byers Law Firm
Willcut
Bethany Willcutt has joined the
Byers Law Firm as Of Counsel. A
native of Benton, she received a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Oklahoma Christian University
and graduated from The Cecil C.
Humphreys School of Law at The
University of Memphis. She has most recently been in
California, where she served as
a deputy district attorney for 10
years. Baptist Health Paducah Stroke Program
Receives National Quality Award
This Clyde Lawter untitled original is part of a
new exhibit in the main atrium of Baptist Health
The Baptist Health Paducah stroke program recently joined an elite group by being honored with
The Get With the Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
Quality Achievement Award for meeting national
guidelines for stroke care, as outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
In addition, the hospital received the associations’ Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite for meeting
stroke quality measures that reduce the time between hospital arrival and treatment with the clotbuster tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic
stroke.
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Pictured are Starr Block (center) of the American
Heart Association/American Stroke Association:
with Baptist team (left): Mary Legge, RN, stroke
team leader; Michael Muscarella, executive director of ambulatory services; Adam Ogle, RN; Emergency department director; Stroke center director
Joseph Ashburn, MD; Bridget Swatzell, RN; Vanita
Edmonds, RN, and Emily Robinson, RN.
Sean Oslin Joins Heartland CARES
Sean Oslin has been named
Executive Director of Heartland
CARES, Inc. Oslin has 25 years of
experience in the nonprofit sector,
including nearly 20 years working
in HIV and AIDS services. He has a
Master’s of Health Administration
from the University of Washington
and a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural
Anthropology from the University
Oslin
of Michigan. Established in 1996,
Heartland CARES is a nonprofit
organization providing medical, pharmacy, mental
health, nutrition, housing and case management services annually to nearly 400 people living with HIV
and AIDS and their families.
Murray State University Names Executive
Director of Development
Murray State University has
named Tina Bernot as Executive
Director of Development. She will
lead MSU’s Office of Development,
which facilitates all aspects of corporate, foundation and individual
major and annual giving on behalf
of the university.
She has a bachelor’s degree in
business management from EdgeBernot
wood College in Wisconsin and a
master’s degree in organizational
management from MSU.
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Ribbon Cuttings
Brandi Bone, owner of Soirees Event Center, celebrated the grand
opening of this new facility at 2069 Irvin Cobb Drive. The event center
provides an elegant space for receptions, corporate events, community galas, birthdays, reunions, and offers a full kitchen, in house catering options, and a spacious dance floor. Soirees also offers event
planning as well as linen and decoration rentals. For more information
visit www.soireeseventplanning.com or call 270-816-3947. The city-owned Market Square ART Park, located at 117½ South 2nd Street
adjacent to JP’s Bar & Grill, recently opened. In addition to seating areas and
landscaping, the park features metal art panels, fiber art banners, glazed ceramic art tiles, and a sculpture, “Fluid Progress.” Paducah Main Street received
a Creative Placemaking grant from the Paducah Board of Realtors to assist with
the cost of the art pieces. Culver’s is coming to Paducah! Julie Cassity, owner, celebrates the official
“turning of the soil” with a ground breaking ceremony. Culver’s will be located at 5450 Old Hwy 60 West. The 4310 square foot restaurant will seat 88
people. Pictured with Cassity are her family; representatives of the building
contractor Pinnacle, Inc.; CFSB; and Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler.
Lourdes and Mercy Medical Associates welcomed urologists Dr. Patrick Ellison, Dr. Robert Kupper and Physician Assistant Brian Johnston.
Services provided and conditions treated at the new practice include
general urology, prosthetic implants, urologic oncology, including prostate,
kidney and bladder cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), kidney
stones, erectile dysfunction and hematuria. Mercy Urology is located
inside the Lourdes Marshall Nemer Pavilion, Suite 310. For more information, call (270) 538-6200.
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HireLevel celebrated its new Paducah location with a ribbon cutting. Marketing Director Erin Kopec is shown cutting the ribbon.
HireLevel provides professional and light industrial staffing services along with payroll
services. It was established in 1995 and has
more than 1,000 employees nationwide. For
more information visit their location at 2928
Park Ave. or www.HireLevel.com.
Buffalo Wild Wings, located at 2916
James-Sanders Blvd., celebrated its newly
remodeled Paducah location with a ribbon
cutting. Manager Shawn Hungate said the inside has been revamped during the remodel,
including new flooring, tables and chairs,
televisions and decor. For information go to
buffalowildwings.com or call (270) 444-5795.
Kevin Rhinehart Golf Sales,
located inside the Rolling Hills
Country Club at 701 Lakeside
Drive, is owned and operated
by Kevin Rhinehart, a PGA Professional. Kevin offers clubs,
clothing, shoes, golf balls and
more as well as lessons for full
swing, pitching, chipping, and
putting for all skill levels. He
is open Monday: 12 p.m. to 5
p.m., Tuesday-Friday: 8 a.m. to
6:30 p.m., Saturday: 7:30 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday: 7:30
a.m. to 6 p.m. Call the Golf
Shop at (270) 554-4508.
Superior Care Team wins
Chamber Golf Scramble
HealthWorks was the presenting
sponsor for the Paducah Chamber Golf Scramble. US Bank and
Royal Oaks Chevrolet/Cadillac
were gold sponsors. About 200
golfers and volunteers enjoyed
the golf, fellowship and networking at the Country Club of
Paducah. Thanks to all of our
sponsors, golfers and volunteers
who helped make the day a success. Co-chairs of the golf tournament were Helen Sims, Superior Care Home and Jim Dudley,
KeeFORCE. First place team was
Superior Care Home; second was
Crowdus Maintenance and third
was Beltline Electric. Pictured are
Jim Dudley, Golf Scramble coChair; Superior Care team members Steve Korte, Kevin Baer,
Mike Sims and John Kernohan;
and Bruce Wilcox, Chairman of
the Chamber Board.
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Welcome New Members
June 2016
4 Rivers Realty, LLC
Real Estate
Brent Evans
3004 US Hwy 641 N
Benton, KY 42025
(270) 527-8817
evans@4rvrsrealty.com
www.4RvrsRealty.com
Buffalo Wild Wings
Restaurants
Shawn Hungate
2916 James Sanders Blvd.
Paducah, KY 42001
(270) 444-5795
253@buffalowildwings.com
www.buffalowildwings.com
Culver’s
Restaurants
Julie Cassity
5450 Old Hwy. 60 W
Paducah, KY 42001
www.culvers.com
Dummer Surveying &
Engineering Services, Inc.
Engineers, Surveyors
Jack Mundy
434 S. 6th St.
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 444-0220
jmundy@dsande.com
www.dsande.com
Ellis Insurance Agency
Insurance
Kenneth Ellis
5168 Hinkleville Road
Paducah, KY 42001
(270) 558-4393
service@ellis-agency.com
ellis-agency.com
Four Rivers Insurance
Agency, LLC
Insurance
Tyler Austin
414 E. 5th St.
Calvert City, KY 42029
(270) 395-0322
tyler@fourriversinsurance.net
Kentucky Legal Aid Paducah Office
Organizations-Not for Profit
Natalie Bash
1122 Jefferson St.
Paducah, KY 42001
(270) 442-5518
nbash@klaid.org
https://www.klaid.org/
MEMBERS
Lourdes Hospice Receives Grant
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Lourdes Hospital Names Cynthia Dobrzynski
as Vice President of Mission Integration
Dobrzynski
Cynthia Dobrzynski has joined
Lourdes as vice president of mission integration, Kentucky Region. She holds a Master of Pastoral Ministry with Distinction
from Boston College in Chesnut
Hill, Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
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Lourdes Foundation recently received a $144,290
grant from the Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation. This grant assists Lourdes Hospice and Palliative Care by funding a spiritual care counselor
at Lourdes Hospital and a hospice counselor at the
Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Pictured (left to right) are Kay Williams, Lourdes
Hospice Director; Vickie Jasper-Henderson, Hospice Clinical Manage; Steven Grinnell, Regional CEO & SVP, Mercy Health President & CEO,
Lourdes; Jessica Toren,, Lourdes Foundation Major Gifts Officer; Clay Howerton, Carson-Myre
Foundation; and Todd Hawkins, Lourdes chaplain.
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