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WHATFOCUS COUNTS ON O cial Provider of Telecommunication Solutions to the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Cypress EmploymentWHAT Services Enables COUNTS Employers To Focus On Productivity, Profitability and Staffing Flexibility by Re-Defining Cypress The On-Time, Employment Best-Fit Staffing Services Enables Solution ModelEmployers For Employers To Focus On Productivity, Profitability and Staffing Flexibility by ADMINISTRATIONRe-Defining & CLERKS The On-Time, Best-Fit Staffing Accounting, officeSolution administration, Model sales For personnel, Employers file clerks & legal personnel INDUSTRIALADMINISTRATION & TECHNICAL SKILLS & CLERKS Welders, pipe fitters, riggers, journeyman plumbers & crane operators/heavyAccounting, equipment office operators administration, sales personnel, file clerks & legal personnel CONSTRUCTION SKILLS Electricians, productionINDUSTRIAL labor, sheetmetal & mechanics,TECHNICAL SKILLS carpenters andWelders, safety personnel pipe fitters, riggers, journeyman plumbers HEALTHCARE& crane WAREHOUSE operators/heavy & equipment operators MANUFACTURING SUPPORT Warehouse & inventoryCONSTRUCTION staff, shipping & receiving SKILLS Electricians, production labor, sheetmetal mechanics, AVIATION,carpenters TECHNICAL and safety personnel & LINE STAFF Aviation, aerospaceHEALTHCARE & manufacturing support WAREHOUSE & MANUFACTURING SUPPORT MOBILE • BIRMINGHAM • Warehouse NASHVILLE & inventory staff, shipping & receiving www.cypressemployment.com AVIATION, TECHNICAL & LINE STAFF Aviation, aerospace & manufacturing support Leading technology. 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If the roller coaster of the community to find solutions to 2016 presidential election problems and take advantage taught us nothing else, it of opportunities. 5 News You Can Use revealed the two-party political Chambers of commerce by system that exists today in the design are excellent conveners, 9 Small Business of the Month: United States is fractured, even and our Chamber stands ready The UPS Store -Schillinger Road within its own parties. to pull together resources and 11 Made in Mobile: Extremegreen The potential exists for political will to focus on problem Crossing the Gulf on a Handshake every conversation about every solving, crisis resolution and issue to default back to celebration of success. 14 Guest Column: Innovaton PortAL entrenched positions, partisan Why us? There are several is Moving Forward accusation and separation. reasons. First, the diverse composition of Sadly, researchers forecast even more our Chamber membership and our 15 1702 Update radicalization of politics and segmentation extensive partner relationships make the 17 It’s Not Your Parents’ Fort Condé of society, making consensus more and convener role inevitable. Secondly, our Anymore more difficult to achieve. pillar goals of jobs, advocacy, value and But this splintering of our national-level excellence by their very nature make our 16 Mobile’s New Welcome Center politics and preferences couldn’t matter less organization less self-serving than some 18 Summer Staycation in Mobile at the regional level. Here in Mobile, our special interests. And thirdly, our diverse Chamber has the opportunity to be the “sane membership base creates a microcosm of the 20 10 Cool Places to Visit in Alabama middle,” providing a pragmatic approach larger community’s debate. This Summer to collectively working together in our 21 Staff Favorites for Summer Activities in Mobile 23 Small Business Corner: Assessing Cybersecurity Risk 17 24 New Business Growth Critical to the Chamber’s Economic Development Efforts 25 Investor Focus: Mitternight Inc. 26 CEO Profile: Jesse W. Grear, WKRG- TV5, WFNA-CW55 27 Board of Advisors Profiles: Matthew the business view is published monthly, Andrew, Dr. Monica R. Motley, 20 except for the combined issue of December/January, Phillip H. Rivers by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce 28 Business Spotlight: Ozanam Charitable 451 Government St., Mobile, AL 36602 Pharmacy 251-433-6951 www.mobilechamber.com ©2017 28 Ambassador of the Month: Publisher William B. Sisson Executive Editor Leigh Perry-Herndon Trish Banker Managing Editor Jennifer Jenkins 29 Chamber Chase Kicks Off Copy Editor Michelle Irvin 29 Meet the Chamber’s New Project Additional Writers and Editors Coordinator, Kayley Edwards Mike Herndon, Ashley Horn, Susan Rak-Blanchard and Carolyn Wilson 30 Calendar 31 Member News Printing Services: Interstate Printing/Direct Mail Graphic Design: Wise Design Inc. 34 Anniversaries Advertising Account Executive: René Eiland 29 251-431-8635 [email protected] 35 New Members 4 the business view JULY 2017 NEWS you can use Kimberly-Clark Plans Major Expansion in Mobile Kimberly-Clark Corp. investment in Mobile is evidence announced significant of their commitment to the expansion plans for its Mobile region and to Mobile’s business mill. The Texas-headquartered climate,” said Troy Wayman, company will initially invest the Mobile Area Chamber’s $75 million for an onsite heat vice president of economic CigarClub.com’s Chris Yokley (left) and Jeff Zeiders (right) are pictured with their and power plant. development. “We are excited wives Lisa Yokley and Mary-Lacey Zeiders at Alabama Launchpad during the It is the first of multiple about this expansion and their Mobile event in April. investments expected over the continuous success.” next two years and will boost “Kimberly-Clark has been the Mobile mill’s overall an outstanding partner to our competitiveness within community for many years. Kimberly-Clark. Currently, the We are pleased to support Mobile site employs more than them in making this major Alabama 600 and produces bath tissue investment in the city of and paper towels under Scott, Mobile,” said Mobile Mayor Cottonelle and K-C Professional Sandy Stimpson. brand names. “We are fortunate to have Launchpad “Kimberly-Clark has long a long-standing relationship been an integral part of Mobile’s with the company, which has manufacturing base. Their been a great corporate citizen Mobile Hosts continued growth and for decades. This $75 million investment in our