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Business Insider TENNESSEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY SUMMER 2017 In This Issue: • House and Senate Scorecard • Legislative Outcome Chart • Tennessee Politics 2018 • Manufacturing in Tennessee SAVE THE DATE OCT. 16,, 2017 Tennessee Manufacturers Association update – Pg. 20 TN Chamber Launches New Initiative with NAM: Manufacturers Marketplace FIND THE PARTNER YOU NEED AMONG AMERICA'S GREATEST MANUFACTURERS. ONE STOP. ONE SOURCE. Welcome to the Most Advanced Manufacturing Marketplace in the World. Period. This is a game-changer. Imagine accessing an inventory of tens of thousands of manufacturers, and, within seconds, finding ones perfectly suited to fill your supply chain needs. That’s the Manufacturers Marketplace. With the most comprehensive search capability, including locations, processes, certifications, NAICS and SIC codes, capacities and much more - the Manufacturers Marketplace can pair you with the right manufacturing partner located in the U.S.—quickly and effortlessly. Every time. TennesseeFor more information, Chamber Members attend a demoreceive or asign-up discount today, – For visit: more information, attend a demo or sign-up today, visit: manufacturersmarketplace.us Business Insider | Summer 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Page 3 2017 Board of Directors 2017 Legislative Session Strengthens Tennessee’s Business Competitiveness Business Tax Update: IMPROVE Act Signed by Governor Executive Committee Page 6 Greg Martz, Chairman of the Board, Chemours House Scorecard Larry Combs, Incoming Chair, Brown-Forman/Jack Daniel Page 8 Clay Thompson, Past Chair, Caterpillar, Inc. Senate Scorecard Kelly McCreight, Secretary-Treasurer, Hamilton-Ryker Company Page 9 Bradley Jackson, President and CEO, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Legislative Outcome Chart Miles Burdine, Chair of Education & Workforce Development Committee, Page 12 Kingsport Chamber of Commerce Tennessee Politics 2018 Stacey Cothran, Chair of Environment & Energy Committee, Waste Management Page 13 Eva Lynne Disbro, Chair of Human Resources Committee, McKee Foods Corporation Women in Business Rebecca White, Chair of Manufacturing Excellence Council, LyondellBasell Industries Page 20 Dennis Wagner, Chair of Public Affairs Committee, AT&T SPECIAL UPDATE: Manufacturing in Tennessee Tennessee Chamber Puts Deeper Focus on Manufacturing Carl Hartley, Chair of Taxation Committee, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell Page 24 Michael Stagg, General Counsel, Waller 2017 Legislative Reception Bryan Daniels, TCCE Representative, Blount Partnership Page 29 Don Bradford, At Large Member, EnSafe, Inc. Environmental Policy Statement Tina Hodges, At Large Member, Advance Financial Page 31 David Locke, At Large Member, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Education Workforce Page 36 Board Members Historical Facts East Region Val Armstrong, Tennessee American Water Company Mary Begley, Appalachian Power Co. Jerry Caldwell, Bristol Motor Speedway William Carver, Kramer Rayson LLP Robert Gagliano, BASF Corporation Staff Paul Leath, Chattanooga Gas Bradley Jackson – President Charley Poe, Eastman Russ Watkins, Partners Rosie Dykes – VP of Administration Suzie Lusk – VP Events and External Affairs Jeff Weida, Arconic, Inc. Charles Schneider – Director of Government Affairs Middle Region Ted Boyatt – Director of Strategy and Legislative Affairs Josh Brown, Pﬁzer, Inc. Denise Rice – Director of the Tennessee Manufacturers Association Tracy Brown, US Bank Carolyn Davis – Manager of Events and Outreach Drew Goddard, Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC Robert Klein, US Smokeless Tobacco Shannon Tate – Manager of Administration Brian McCullar, LBMC Bob Gaskill – Membership Relations Brad Montgomery, State Farm Insurance Companies Jona Coppola – Executive Assistant Brad Jaffe, Mars, Incorporated Susan Ubico – Administrative Assistant Rhedona Rose, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation James Spradley, Standard Candy Company, Inc. West Region Rob Ashe, Packaging Corporation of America Gene Baker, Smith & Nephew Keith Carver, University of Tennessee/Martin Craig Cowart, Jackson Lewis, P.C. Bryan Everette, TBDN TN Company Jeff Fedorchak, TruGreen For Advertising, please contact J. Lee Fry, Dixie Gun Carolyn Davis A.J. Sain, FedEx [email protected] Mandy White, Jackson Chamber The Business Insider is a publication of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry At Large 414 Union Street, Suite 107 Eddie Davidson, Piedmont Natural Gas Company Nashville, TN 37219 Jason Fisher, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Please visit www.tnchamber.org for archived issues. Nathan Green, Vanderbilt University Jeff Hollett, John Deere Power Products Andrea Lindsley, DVL/Seigenthaler Bill Penny, Burr & Forman LLP Max Shilstone, Clean Line Energy Partners LLC Tim Slattery, Nissan North America, Inc. 1 Business Insider | Summer 2017 Chairman’s Corner A Message from the President legislators who voted for this bill Tennessee Chamber for their long-term vision for state success. Operations Remain Strong Another piece of legislation The Tennessee Chamber is that the Chamber strongly support- proud to report a strong legislative ed was the expansion of Tennessee session for business and industry. Reconnect to community colleges. 2017 marked a pivotal year for the Governor Haslam’s Drive to 55 is Tennessee Chamber as we worked revolutionizing access to post-sec- on a substantial number of bills ondary education. The passage in a variety of areas to ensure of Tennessee Promise has already Tennessee’s business climate Greg Martz - Chair- TN Chamber made college access possible for remains strong. We are proud to Bradley Jackson, President of Commerce Board of Directors graduating high school seniors, announce that no major legislation and the expansion of Reconnect passed this year that was outright and events are always working to As we close another session has now made that same access opposed by the Chamber. In produce relevant content focused of the Tennessee General available to all Tennessee adults. addition, we were successful in on business operations, compli- Assembly, it is safe to say that This is truly groundbreaking and advocating for fair and balanced ance, public policy and interaction this year has been a success- makes our state the only one in improvements to our transporta- with our elected leaders. We also ful session for the Tennessee the U.S. with tuition-free education tion and infrastructure system and are doubling down on our role Chamber and businesses across available at all of its community fairer taxation of manufacturers, as the Tennessee Manufacturing the state. Bradley Jackson and and technical colleges. We extend which is key to our continued eco- Association, going statewide with the Chamber team have done a our thanks to Governor Haslam nomic growth. The business com- a number of listening meetings fantastic job moving legislation and the entire legislature for their munity this year made a strong and providing more resources to that supports business growth commitment to post-secondary stand, and our legislative advocacy our members. and stopping bills that would education for all Tennesseans. at the Capitol was focused on coa- We are also thankful for our hinder economic development in In addition to the great work lition-building with local cham- local chamber partners who our State. I would like to extend impacting public policy, the bers and business who constantly worked diligently across the state my thanks and congratulations Tennessee Chamber is putting a re- weighed in with members of the to get the grassroots power of the to the entire team for a very newed focus on manufacturing. I Tennessee General Assembly. In business community to legislators productive session. am proud to welcome Denise Rice the end, we believe this made the in supporting the IMPROVE It all starts with the ap- to the Chamber team to spearhead GLIIHUHQFHDVWKHÀQDOYHUVLRQRI act. There is a sense of renewed proval of Governor Haslam’s manufacturing operations. The the IMPROVE Act passed with strength in the business communi- IMPROVE Act. In addition to Tennessee Chamber also serves strong majorities in both the ty through our grassroots organi- improving Tennessee’s transpor- as the Tennessee Manufacturing House and the Senate. zation and communication across tation and infrastructure, this Association, and for several years Now that the session is over, our great state. Our collective legislation will enact the single we have been developing a strategy we shift gears a bit and focus on work is making a difference, and sales factor and put our state to strengthen the TMA arm of ways to provide additional value we see it each day. in a much more competitive the Chamber. Denise comes to to you, our members. As an or- In closing, we offer our thanks position relative to neighboring the team with decades of strong ganization that is 100% privately to our elected leaders, Governor states for manufacturing growth. manufacturing leadership and has funded by member businesses Bill Haslam, Lt. Governor Randy Almost immediately following played a key role in the growth across Tennessee, we know you McNally, Senator Mark Norris, passage of the act, Nokian Tyres and leveraging that has taken place expect a strong return on your Speaker Beth Harwell, Rep. announced their expansion in in the southeastern region of the investment. To that end, and after Charles Sargent and Rep. Gerald rural Rhea County, Tennessee. VWDWH,DPFRQÀGHQWVKHZLOOEHD hearing from you, we are focusing McCormick and all of those mem- The Chamber fought tirelessly

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