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20 YEARS OF PROVIDING MEMBER BUSINESSES WITH THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED USINESS OCUS20 BOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. F JUNE 2012 VOLUME XX, ISSUE VI How To Recruit Awesome Interns Interactive Workshop Shows You How SEE PAGE 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Never Miss a Business Link Event Again With This Handy-Dandy Tear-Out Poster Sponsored by Blue & Co. That You Can Post in Your Business or Organization www.CommerceLexington.com BUSINESS FOCUS June 2012: Volume XX, Issue VI INSIDE THIS ISSUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: 4-7 A&W Restaurants Celebrates Return to Lexington Business Focus is published once a month for a FrogDice to Celebrate New Location on June 15th total of 12 issues per year by Commerce Lexington Inc., 330 East Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington, Economic Development Team is On The Road Again KY 40507. Phone: (859) 226-1600 Workshop: How To Recruit Awesome Interns is June 19th Final Article in Series about Access Loan Program 2012 Chair of the Board: Jeri Isbell, Vice President, Human Resources Lexmark International, Inc. EVENTS: Publisher: 8-10 Crowne Plaza Hosts Business Link on Tuesday, June 12 Robert L. Quick, CCE, President & CEO Commerce Lexington Inc. Register Now for Commerce Lexington Inc. Golf Classic Good Morning Bluegrass Takes Newcomer Focus Editor: Mark E. Turner Communications Specialist: Elizabeth Bennett Printing: Post Printing Mail Service: Lexington Herald-Leader GET CONNECTED: Subscriptions are available for $12 and are 11-15 Once Upon a Story Distributes 7,000 Books to Kids included as a direct benefit of Commerce Lexington Inc. membership. Business Focus Leadership Central Kentucky: Clark County Recap (USPS 012-337) periodical postage paid at Leadership Central Ky. Applications Due June 20th Lexington, Kentucky. Leadership Lexington: Equine Day Recap Ambassador Spotlight: Monica Bounds, Fifth Third Bank POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to Business Focus, Commerce Lexington Inc., New Commerce Lexington Inc. Members P.O. Box 1968, Lexington, KY 40588-1968. Member Award & Personnel Announcements DISPLAY RATES For DISPLAY RATES in Business Focus, con- tact Dana Zinger at (859) 226-1607 or [email protected], and an account executive will contact you. WHAT 2 WATCH 4 PERSONNEL UPDATES Submit your company’s awards and mile- stones or personnel changes and additions to [email protected]. Personnel news might include promotions, Abundant Living Medical Clinic Crowne Plaza - The Campbell additions, awards and milestones, recogni- Presents CLX Golf Classic. House Hosts CLX Business Link tions and certifications and/or appointments. Registration Form on Page 9 on Tuesday, June 12th Information is published only as space per- mits. QUESTIONS? For questions or comments about Business Focus, contact Mark E. Turner at (859) 226- 1606 or [email protected] Interactive Workshop Shows You Good Morning BG Features or Liz Bennett at (859) 226-1615 or lbennett@ CommerceLexington.com. How to Recruit Awesome Interns Panelists Dr. Mark Evers, on Tuesday, June 19th Bill Farmer & Rufus Friday 2 BUSINESS FOCUS JUNE 2012 COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. MEMBER BENEFIT Over 200 Members Already Signed Up for ConnectForLunch Program While participating in events like tradeshows and handing out business 1. The ConnectForLunch program puts you in a group with two or three cards at big networking events can be effective simply based on the shear CLX members. numbers of people in attendance, many of you have told us you want 2. The week before lunch, the people in your group will receive your bio with something more focused - something different that provides an alternative both your business and your personal information. At that time, you'll get to “traditional networking.” their bio's as well. Based on what you’ve told us, Commerce Lexington Inc. has a solution 3. ConnectForLunch will make the restaurant reservation for your group at for you. Our new ConnectForLunch program is a great complement to our a local CLX member restaurant. On the day of your lunch, all you have to Business Links and other networking receptions, and has become a pretty do is show up. big hit with over 200 members already signed up for the program. 4. When lunch is over, everyone pays for his or her own lunch. No more As a businessperson, you know that the whole point of networking is buying someone lunch just to get a face-to-face meeting! getting face-to-face meetings with other businesspeople. A face-to-face 5. You'll have everyone's name, address, phone number and bio in your meeting gives another businessperson time to get to know you and to own private ConnectForLunch account, available 24/7. No more sitting in know your business. It gives them time to build the kind of trust and con- your car after lunch writing on the backs of business cards! fidence that gets you referrals and new customers. Our ConnectForLunch program arranges such face-to-face lunch meet- COST OF THE PROGRAM: ings for you – as often as each week. That's face-to-face meetings not with The fee for the program is only $11.95/month for two meetings a month. just one businessperson, but with two or three different Commerce That's just a little more than what you'd leave for a tip to have a face-to-face Lexington members. That's two to three times as productive as just getting meeting – with not just one, but with two or three other businesspeople! a meeting with one person at a time! HOW TO GET STARTED: HERE’S HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS: You can learn more about ConnectForLunch or sign up for the program Let's say that you'd like to have a meeting over lunch with two or three dif- by going to www.ConnectForLunch.com/commercelexington. ferent Commerce Lexington Inc. members next week: JUNE 2012 BUSINESS FOCUS 3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A Collaborative Effort of the Bluegrass Business Development Partnership (BBDP): SUBMITTED BY: Kelly Cain, Gina Greathouse & Kimberly Rossetti, Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development Division A&W Restaurants Celebrates Return to Lexington with Grand Opening Mayor Jim Gray and Commerce Lexington Inc. officially welcomed long-time Kentucky corporate citizens A&W Restaurants, Inc., back to Lexington with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s new head- quarters at Coldstream Research Campus. “We have been working hard to bring headquarter operations to Lexington,” Gray said. “Headquarters bring strong leaders to Lexington who can help us build our reputation as a pro-business, progressive city. Headquarter operations support and strengthen our efforts to grow good-paying jobs.” A&W is the third corporate headquarters operation Gray has brought to town, or kept here. Last year, A&W Restaurants, Inc., was sold by Louisville-based YUM! Brands to A Great American Brand, LLC. The move to Lexington creates 30 jobs and represents an investment of nearly $1.9 million. Bob Quick, CCE, President & CEO, Commerce Lexington Inc., said Commerce Lexington is proud that A&W Restaurants, Inc., is calling Lexington home again. “Our economic development team, in partner- ship with LFUCG and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, enjoyed working with A&W on their location to Lexington,” Quick said. “A&W is a great addition to our growing list of headquarters in Local officials and representatives from A&W Restaurants were on hand for Lexington.” a ribbon cutting ceremony in Lexington on May 16th. Left to right: CLX With a history that dates back to 1919, A&W® Root Beer is still the President Bob Quick, Mayor Jim Gray, Kevin Kline, Chairman of NAWFA, number one selling root beer, mixed daily at hundreds of A&W restau- Kevin M. Bazner, CEO of AWR, Dale Mulder, Chairman of AWR, and of rants. The company was once part of Yorkshire Brands, which was locat- course Rooty Root Bear. (Photo by Kelly Cain, Commerce Lexington Inc.) ed in Lexington in the 1990s. Amazon.com’s Location in Winchester FrogDice to Celebrate Opening of Showcases Regional E.D. Efforts New Location on June 15th Commerce FrogDice is an independent Lexington Inc., game developer of online role play- Winchester/Clark ing games and virtual worlds. Since County Industrial 1996, FrogDice has been a market Authority, and the leader in providing an immersive, Bluegrass Alliance are excited to announce that Amazon.com is locating a in-character experience unparal- new customer service center in Winchester. The project was brought to the leled throughout the industry. region by Site Selection Group in Dallas, Texas. Commerce Lexington is pleased Commerce Lexington Inc. and the Bluegrass Alliance have met several to have worked with FrogDice and times with Site Selection Group at their offices in Dallas and have worked is thrilled to see that they have numerous projects with the consultants. The project originated in graduated from basement space into posh new offices located Lexington, but the company evaluated the entire region and ultimately at 1204 Winchester Road, Suite 275. We will celebrate their decided to locate in Winchester. accomplishments on Friday, June 15th, at 3:30 at their new This project is a great showcase of our regional economic development location with a ribbon cutting ceremony. partnerships and how closely our teams work together. The project will Lt. Governor Jerry Abramson and local officials will be on create 550 permanent positions, as well as 600 seasonal jobs with a capi- hand to help with the recognition of the company’s efforts. tal investment of more than $20 million. Congratulations to Winchester Congratulations to FrogDice! and the region on locating a great project here. 4 BUSINESS FOCUS JUNE 2012 www.LocateinLexington.com | www.twitter.com/locateinlex | www.facebook.com/locateinlex Rossetti Promoted CLX Participating in NIH SBIR/STTR conference The economic develop- Commerce Lexington and the Bluegrass USPTO Deputy Director, Azam Khan, is ment division Business Development Partnership are spon- also speaking at the event.