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USINESS OCUS BOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. F JANUARY 2013 VOLUME XXI, ISSUE I Commerce Lexington Inc. Presented By Annual Dinner is February 7 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 2013 Commerce Lexington Inc. Public Policy Statements www.CommerceLexington.com BUSINESS FOCUS January 2013: Volume XXI, Issue I INSIDE THIS ISSUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: 4-5 Economic Development Division Year In Review Business Focus is published once a month for a “Art of the Deal” Event Recap total of 12 issues per year by Commerce Lexington Inc., 330 East Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington, Venture Club’s Entrepreneurial Celebration is Jan. 31 KY 40507. Phone: (859) 226-1600 EVENTS: 2013 Chair of the Board: 6-8 Danny Murphy, Assistant Dean of Register Now for Omaha Leadership Visit Administration and Community Engagement Roundtable: Get the Most Out of Your Membership University of Kentucky College of Law 26-27 Commerce Lexington Inc. Annual Dinner is Feb. 7th Publisher: Blue Grass Airport Hosts Feb. 28th Business Link Robert L. Quick, CCE, President & CEO Commerce Lexington Inc. Editor: Mark E. Turner PUBLIC POLICY: Communications Specialist: Elizabeth Bennett 9-24 Commerce Lexington Inc. Public Policy Statements Printing: Post Printing Mail Service: Lexington Herald-Leader Subscriptions are available for $12 and are GET CONNECTED: included as a direct benefit of Commerce 28-31 Ambassador of the Year Finalists Announced Lexington Inc. membership. Business Focus (USPS 012-337) periodical postage paid at Leadership Lexington: Health & Human Services Recap Lexington, Kentucky. Leadership Central Kentucky Visits Jessamine County Welcome New Commerce Lexington Inc. Members POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to Member Personnel Announcements Business Focus, Commerce Lexington Inc., P.O. Box 1968, Lexington, KY 40588-1968. ON THE COVER Annual Dinner cover design by Stablemate WHAT 2 WATCH 4 Creative LLC. Photos courtesy of Keeneland, Blue Grass Airport, and Bill Straus Photography. DISPLAY RATES For DISPLAY RATES in Business Focus, con- Blue Grass Airport Hosts Next Business Resource Roundtable tact Dana Zinger at (859) 226-1607 or Commerce Lexington Inc. Business Helps You Get the Most Out of [email protected], and an Link Event on February 28 Your Membership account executive will contact you. PERSONNEL UPDATES Submit your company’s awards and mile- stones or personnel changes and additions to [email protected]. Personnel news might include promotions, SAVE THE DATE: KEMI Presents Registration Available for 2013 additions, awards and milestones, recogni- Commerce Lexington Inc. Annual Commerce Lexington Inc. tions and certifications and/or appointments. Dinner on February 7, 2013 Leadership Visit to Omaha Information is published only as space per- mits. 2 BUSINESS FOCUS JANUARY 2013 Commerce Lexington Inc. Announces Murphy: History Important to Members of 2013 Executive Board Future Community Success Danny Murphy, 2013 Chairman of the John Mahan, Regional & Agricultural “Commerce couldn’t be more Board, Assistant Dean of Administration Representative, Owner, Mahan Farms; Lexington Inc. has accurate when & Community Engagement, University been known by dif- describing of Kentucky College of Law; Taft McKinstry, General Counsel, ferent names since Lexington’s trans- Managing Member, Fowler Bell; Kevin Atkins, Lexington-Fayette Urban it was founded in formation over the County Government Representative, Chief Herb Miller, Vice Chair, Leadership 1881, originally the last 100 years. Our Development Officer, Lexington Fayette Development, President, Columbia Gas Chamber of history is filled with Urban County Government; of Kentucky; Commerce, later defining moments the Board of that changed our Carla Blanton, Vice Chair, Public Policy, Robert L. Quick, CCE, Board Secretary, Commerce, the course and created Owner, Carla Blanton Consulting; President & CEO, Commerce Lexington Lexington Chamber DANNY MURPHY the vibrant com- Inc.; of Commerce, and UNIVERSITY OF munity and region Laura Boison, Treasurer, Market then the Greater KENTUCKY that we enjoy today. President, U.S. Bank; Ken Sagan, Chair-Elect, Chairman, Stites COLLEGE OF LAW Lexington Chamber In many cases, it & Harbison PLLC; Larry Forester, Vice Chair, Community & of Commerce, but 2013 CHAIRMAN was the steadfast Minority Business Development, Dave Sevigny, Vice Chair, Membership & its mission has COMMERCE perseverance and Commercial Loan Officer, VP, Marketing, Owner, DMD Data Systems; remained the same. LEXINGTON INC. vision of business Community Trust Bank; Commerce and community Darby Turner, Vice Chair, Economic Lexington operates as an leaders and elected officials David Freibert, At-Large Representative, Development, Member, Bingham advocate for businesses of all coming together for a com- Director, External Affairs, Kentucky Greenebaum Doll LLP; types and sizes. Since the mon cause that made things Utilities Company; very first board meeting in like Keeneland, Blue Grass Danette Wilder, Business & Education November 1881, the chamber Airport, Rupp Arena/ James Hardin, Vice Chair, Business & Network At-Large Representative, has been involved in parallel Lexington Center, the Education Network, Career & Technical Director/Owner, SealingLife Technology; Education, Fayette County Public issues like business recruit- Kentucky Horse Park, Toyota Schools; Nancy Wiser, Vice Chair, ment and expansion, sanitary in Georgetown and merged Communications, President, Wiser sewers and other infrastruc- government a reality. If even Karen Hill, At-Large Representative, Strategies. ture and transportation one of those things doesn’t COO/Chief Nurse, Central Baptist issues, and improving the happen, then the Bluegrass Hospital; area’s quality of life. Region that we know today Members of the full Commerce It’s often said that to get would look vastly different. Jeri Isbell, Immediate Past Chair, Vice Lexington Inc. Board of Directors are where you want to go, you See “Chairman” on Page 28 President, Human Resources, Lexmark listed on Page 6 of this issue. have to first know where International Inc.; you’ve been. That sentiment JANUARY 2013 BUSINESS FOCUS 3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A Collaborative Effort of the Bluegrass Business Development Partnership (BBDP): SUBMITTED BY: Gina Greathouse, Margaret Ridley, Kimberly Rossetti & Alaina Stephens, Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development Division Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development Division 2012 Year in Review Commerce Lexington Inc.’s economic development team had a very successful year in terms of announced jobs and capital investment through new locations and 2012 E.D. Goals expansions. This page features a summary of our 2012 results. To read more about GOAL ACTUAL the specific projects in 2012, visit www.locateinlexington.com/About-Us-News--- Notes.aspx. Our staff is looking forward to another successful year in 2013. Project Leads 130 131 Existing Business Visits 150 153 Site Visits 25 41 Types of Leads: 2012 2012 New & Expanding Business Report ANNOUNCED COMPANY INVESTMENT JOBS SMC LLC $1,880,000 94 Triton Container International $375,000 18 Lexmark International, Inc. $20,000,000 Types of Locations: 2012 KD Analytical Consulting $897,800 15 CirrusMio, Inc. $200,000 10 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky $31,900,000 86 Amazon.com $20,700,000 550 Big Ass Fans $8,000,000 150 Xact Communications $1,567,942 20 PremierTox $250,000 25 Nitto Denko $2,492,040 23 Bingham McCutchen $22,589,098 250 Birtley $10,000,000 50 Allylix Inc. $1,631,000 14 Webasto Roof Systems $10,009,426 65 SBIR Companies $4,907,000 50 www.LocateinLexington.com | www.twitter.com/locateinlex | www.facebook.com/locateinlex 4 BUSINESS FOCUS JANUARY 2013 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT “Art of the Deal” Highlights Why Bingham McCutchen Chose Lexington On December 5th, Commerce Lexington hosted a special event for our top investors titled the Art of the Deal – Why Bingham McCutchen Chose Lexington for its new Global Services Center. The event, which was held at the Black Box Theater downtown, fea- tured a panel of the project team, including Ms. Tracee Whitley, Chief Operating Officer, Bingham McCutchen, Mr. Mark Klender, Principal, Deloitte Consulting, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, Ms. Gina Greathouse, Senior VP, Economic Development, Commerce Lexington Inc., and Mr. Bill Lear, Managing Director, Stoll Keenon Ogden, moderator. The panel delved into details on how and why Bingham chose Lexington from over 350 other cities. Investors were able to ask questions and network with the group afterward the event. Thank you to our sponsors of the event! During a Top Investor Event on Dec. 5th at the Black Box Theater downtown, Bill Lear (Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC), far left, moderated a panel that included mem- bers of the project team that worked with Bingham McCutchen this year. The panel included (left to right) Mark Klender (Deloitte Consulting), Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, Tracee Whitley (Bingham McCutchen), and Gina Greathouse (Commerce Venture Club’s Entrepreneurial Lexington Inc.). A reception was held after the event (shown below). Celebration is January 31, 2013 Please mark your calendar for Thursday, January 31, 2013, for the annual Lexington Venture Club Entrepreneurial Celebration entitled “Toast of the Town.” The event will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Toasted Barrel (517 West Main Street – across from Heritage Hall). Please join us to recognize start-up and early stage companies in the region who received investment in 2012. For more information, please contact Stacy