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PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

“Service is what we do for you!” LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN PARTNERSHIP PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

I am humbled and excited to serve as your 2020 Chairman of the Board. It’s an incredible honor to work alongside my fellow Board members, our volunteers, Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Cooperation Chamber Ambassadors and most importantly, our over 1,300 Chamber partners. Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation We kicked off the year recognizing four individuals for their outstanding (Warren RECC) was formed in 1938 to bring volunteer service in the community this past year during the 2019 Chamber electricity to rural areas of South Central Volunteer Awards News Conference on January 14th. These volunteers went Kentucky. We began with 325 members in above and beyond to support the Chamber and give back to the community and Warren, Edmonson and Simpson Counties. our Chamber partners: Ambassador of the Year Alan Palmer, Chamber Volunteer Today, we serve over 68,000 members across of the Year Robin Amonett, Young Professional of the Year Ian Loos and Board Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio, Volunteer of the Year Bruce Wilkerson. Simpson and Warren Counties, making us the 10th largest local power company in the We celebrated the many successes of 2019 at the Chamber’s 85th Annual Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region. We are Dinner at Sloan Convention Center sponsored by Graves-Gilbert Clinic. 645 local also the largest TVA provider in Kentucky. As a business leaders, regional partners and special guests gathered for a reception, Chairman cooperative, it is our mission not only to provide dinner and program. South Warren High School Senior and Student Ambassador electricity but also to help grow our communities Braedon Price did a phenomenal job serving as the event’s emcee sharing his Spotlight and improve the quality of life in those journey and experience with SCK LAUNCH and announced he will be attending Eric Walker is Vice President and communities. Warren RECC staff work closely Harvard University this Fall! Commercial Team Manager for U.S. with economic development leaders in each of Bank’s South Central Kentucky Region. our communities to ensure we have the best opportunity to grow and prosper. Ron Bunch and Steve Davis presented the Herb Smith Lifetime Achievement Eric leads a team of community bankers with expertise in commercial real estate, Award during the Annual Dinner. The Chamber established the award in 2011 to construction, government, healthcare, Throughout our South Central Kentucky territory, Warren RECC strives to be the trusted energy advisor for all of recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to South Central higher education, manufacturing, our commercial and industrial members. We work in partnership with TVA to offer financial and rate incentives Kentucky’s economy and who exemplify the Chamber’s core values of not-for-profit and other industries to qualified industrial and commercial customers to assist with infrastructure costs and lower overall operating inclusiveness, integrity, leadership and service. Co-owner and CEO of the Murphy throughout the region including Bowling costs. We have an engineering team dedicated to working directly with companies and economic development Construction Group Mike Murphy was awarded the distinct honor. Green, Hopkinsville, Madisonville and officials to help make sure our communities have healthy, thriving economies. This team provides energy audits, Owensboro. He is a five-time winner billing review and technical services, including power quality analysis and predictive maintenance to our of U.S. Bank’s Pinnacle Award which is We have a full agenda in 2020 with lofty goals, and it’s going to take commercial members, so company officials know they’re receiving the best service and making the most efficient given to the company’s top one percent use of their electricity dollar. Warren RECC strives to ensure our members have a unique and positive experience collaboration from all of us to achieve those goals. However, I’ve been around performers. this group long enough to know that together we can do it. There is power in from their very first contact with us. partnership, and that’s why it’s called a Chamber “partnership” and not a Eric has been very active in the Bowling “membership.” The Chamber is focused on developing these strategic Green community. He currently serves In Warren County, Warren RECC provides electricity to both the South Central Kentucky Industrial Park and the partnerships to address current and future needs for your business and the as chairman of the board of directors Kentucky Transpark, supporting over 100 companies with over 140 MVA of total capacity dedicated to those two areas. In 2013, we located a new 40 MVA substation at the Kentucky Transpark to support the growing needs of community as a whole so that Bowling Green, Warren County and South Central for the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, incoming chairman for our member companies. Kentucky continues to prove why it’s the best place to live, learn, work and play the Economic Development Authority, in Kentucky! secretary for the Intermodal Transportation In addition to working with economic development officials, we also strive to improve our communities in other Authority and is a deacon and past ways. In Warren and Simpson Counties, Warren RECC recently launched two pilots to provide high-speed internet chairman of the finance team at First to our members who are under-served in those counties. If those pilots are successful, we look forward to Baptist Church. expanding that service to additional areas. Eric is a graduate of the Leadership Kentucky class of 2017 and a 1995 Warren RECC was created locally by people who wanted to make a difference in their community. Eighty-two Eric Walker graduate of Leadership Bowling Green. Eric years later, we’re still run locally, and we still have a heart for the communities we serve. We are your neighbors 2020 Chairman and his wife, Drue, have three daughters: and your friends. While we have grown tremendously and look forward to continued growth, you can count on Lauren, Hannah and Catherine. the same personal and professional service you have come to expect from Warren RECC.

2 | WINTER 2020 WINTER 2020 | 3 NEW PARTNERS PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP PARTNER RENEWALS ABR Systems Group, LLC Embellish Home Medicine Arts Pharmacy Biggs Financial Services Juicy Seafood Active Adult Alliance dba Live Active 50 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Meyer & Associates Accounting / Bookkeeping / Tax Services juicyseafoodky.com Plus Fitness Equipment Specialist, Inc. Mission Catering Company, LLC Restaurants ALG Contracting Family Enrichment Center Montana Grille CMW Plumbing, LLC Amy Milliken, Warren County Attorney Farm Credit Mid-America NewCon Cleaning Plumbers Sam R. Kesri Ann Elliott, CRS, GRI, Realtor Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland Northgate Pharmacy Individuals Aqua Treat of Kentucky, Inc. First Step Prosthetics Norton Children’s Hospital Elevator Solutions, Inc. dba Aqua-Land Pool, Spa & Patio Flowers by Shirley On Target Cleaning LLC Peak Elevator L&H Rentals LLC Arrow Exterminators Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Orchestra Kentucky of Bowling Green peakelevator.com Apartments Ashley HomeStore Gra-Tac, Inc. Heating & Cooling Owl’s Head Alloys, Inc. Industrial Maintenance Contractors Autotruck Financial Credit Union Green River Rentals, Inc. Plumbers Supply Company Level Four Wealth Management B & R Electrical, Inc. Greenline Express, Inc. Precision Eye Care & Optical Five Star Storage levelfouradvisors.com Barbee Dental Greenwood Properties Professional Tax Service bgfivestarstorage.com Investments - Financial Barre Company Habegger Corporation Progressive Auction Group Storage Facilities Barren River Area Development District Hancock Bank & Trust Company Progressive Auction Group-Gretchen Cherry Bath Fitter Harlan Construction Public Theatre of Kentucky Logan’s Roadhouse Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, LLC Harlin Parker Attorneys at Law Quality Fence, LLC Focal Building Group logansroadhouse.com Benmark Properties, Inc. Henry Pepper Reynolds Concrete Pumping, LLC focalbg.com Restaurants Better Hearing Centers Hillvue Heights Church Riverview at Hobson Grove Contractor - General BG Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Home2 Suites by Hilton Roger D. Welch, CPA Next Level Elite Big Country Powersports Hope Harbor A Sexual Trauma Recovery Center Schardein Mechanical Freedom Crude, LLC nextlevelelite.net BIH Express, Inc. Hospice of Southern Kentucky, Inc. SE Engineering freedomcrude.com Training & Development Bowling Green Concrete, LLC Housing Authority of Bowling Green Shelton Coaching & Consulting Oil / Gas Exploration Bowling Green Country Club Hughes Supply Shiloh Industries Parker Lawn & Landscape dba Bowling Green Fireplace & Grill, LLC Industrial Gas Technology, Inc. Sizemore Strategic Solutions Fusioncorp, LLC Pro Lawn and Landscape Bowling Green Towers International Center of Kentucky Southcentral Kentucky Community fusioncorpdesign.com prolawnandlandscapebg.com Bowling Green Warren County J R Wade State Farm Insurance & Technical College Web Page Design Landscaping Regional Airport Jackson, Hall and Associates South Central Workforce Development Board Bowling Green Winlectric Company Jane Parrott Southeastern Displays Hometown Air Solutions, LLC Perfection Petroleum Services, Inc. Bowling Green Winnelson Company Jessup Powerwashing LLC Southern Kentucky Advisors HVAC Equipment Sales / Repairs Contractor - Commercial / Industrial Cape Electrical Supply Jewelry Barn & Pawn Shop Southern Outdoor Furniture CASA of South Central KY Jim Johnson Nissan & Jim Johnson Hyundai SpeedWash Car Wash Caveland Environmental Authority John Carmon Photography, Inc. Spencer’s Coffee Huff Technologies, Inc. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. CDS #10 Pharmacy, LLC Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home Spillway Bar & Grill huff-tech.com securitasinc.com Chandler Park Apartment Homes Jump Air Zone Trampoline Park Staybridge Suites Hotel Manufacturers Security Guard Services Chandler Park Assisted Living Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Teresa’s Restaurant Chandler Real Estate, Inc. Kentucky Kids on the Block The Bridge to Recovery iComfort Hurt Mechanical Simpson Brothers Painting, LLC Claudia Russell Kentucky Thermal Institute The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center HVAC Equipment Sales / Repairs Paints / Wallpaper Combined Communications Key Oil Company Thornton Furniture Courtyard By Marriott Kirby & Moore, LLP Thoroughbred Business Systems ID&A, Inc. Tennessee-Kentucky Trucking, Inc. Crouch Family Chiropractic Koorsen Fire & Security Three Springs Self Storage id-a.com Transportation / Trucking CRS Construction, Inc. Kroger #535 Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation Furniture Culver’s of Bowling Green L & W Supply Toby’s Pest Control Service Triple Oaks Farms Days Inn Lane Gorman Trubitt, LLC Tony Henon Construction, Inc. Integrity Roofing, LLC Farms / Farm Services Debra L. Broz, Attorneys at Law, PLC Lang Company Tony Huynh integrityroofingbowlinggreen.com Destiny Dental Lawless Orthodontics Top Cut Lawn Services, LLC Double Dogs Lawton Insurance United Way of Southern Kentucky Roofing Unique Hardscapes Doug’s Motor City Bar & Grill Lee Myles AutoCare & TRANSMISSIONS Vid Monster Productions, LLC unique-hardscapes.com Dr. Greer Oral Surgery Linda Ellis Johnson Warren County Board of Education Jenkins Farms Partnership Landscape Structures Drobocky Orthodontics Love and Warden Eye Care Warren County Downtown Economic Farms / Farm Services Drury Inn & Suites Lyons Service Company, Inc. Development Authority Edmonton State Bank Machined Ceramics, Inc. Western Kentucky Door & Specialties, LLC Edward Jones Investments - Lloyd Williford Material Handling, Inc. (MHI) WKU Foundation, Inc. Tune in to hear your business's name on these TV and radio stations: El Mazatlan Restaurant & Grill McCarthy Strategic Solutions, LLC

4 | WINTER 2020 WINTER 2020 | 5 RIBBON CUTTINGS PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP Milestone Partners 5 YEARS Boot Barn Builders By Design Cheetah Clean Auto Wash Corner Bakery Cafe #1608 EMPOWER THE VISION TO DRIVE THE FUTURE Dental Health Options by Health Resources, Inc. Edward Jones Investments - Matt Idlett In addition to Chamber partnership, President’s Eyeconic.TV Club partners invest in and support South Central 1 2 3 Franklin Bank & Trust Company Kentucky’s economic development strategy. These Hope House Ministries financial resources are used to directly impact the Mid-South Conference growth of the economy. Morgantown Bank & Trust Rexing Consulting, LLC WealthSouth a Division of Farmers National Bank 10 YEARS Thank You for Renewing! Dilling Group, Inc. Konica Minolta Business Solutions American Engineers, Inc. MBA Alumni Association Morgantown Bank & Trust Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore, PSC Northwestern Mutual Berry Global (BGKY) 4 5 6 Tri-State Mailing Systems, Inc. BILSTEIN COLD ROLLED STEEL LP 15 YEARS Coldwell Banker-Legacy M & L Technical Systems Real Estate Group 20 YEARS Crye*Leike Executive Realty Bratcher Financial Services, Inc. English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP Communications Systems Fruit of The Loom First Baptist Church Gemini Homes, Inc. Corporate Headquarters Guarantee Pest Control Med Center Health 7 8 Kentucky Mid-South Storage LaPetite Academy Messer Construction Company Scott Waste Services, LLC Neal Turner Realty 1) Sleep Inn/Mainstay Suites - grand opening 2) City of Bowling Green - holiday festivities Regina Webb Salon & Spa kick-off 3) Zensations Self Care Center, LLC - relocation & grand opening 4) Jessup 30 YEARS Powerwashing LLC - one year anniversary 5) Sheldon’s Express Pharmacy - grand Kentucky Cancer Program Scotty’s Contracting & Stone, LLC opening of new location 6) Century Palace Event Venue - grand opening 7) Juicy Seafood Service One Credit Union - grand opening 8) Indiana Tech - grand opening 35 YEARS TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital Westgate Veterinary Hospital

6 | WINTER 2020 WINTER 2020 | 7 Local Business Intelligence PARTNER BENEFIT PARTNERSHIP CHAMBER NEWS SPOTLIGHTS SizeUp is a small business intelligence website that helps small businesses become smarter, more profitable and more Board Spotlights competitive. It enables small business owners to benchmark themselves against competitors, find the best places to advertise The Chamber Welcomes New Members to the 2020 Board of Directors and map their competitors, customers, and suppliers.

SizeUp provides 4 key features to help business owners make smarter decisions with business intelligence. Roddy Grimes Business & Industry Analysis Vice President, Enter your business information and gauges will show how much of your Stewart Richey Construction competition you are outperforming.

Charts and maps show how you compare to those businesses near you. Mr. Roddy Grimes is the father of three and has spent 26 years in the construction profession. When he is not work- Competitive Intelligence ing and securing projects, he enjoys spending time with SizeUp creates geo-visual lists of prospective customers and suppliers and his wife and kids at the lake or restoring antique vehicles. identifies locations of competitors. Julie Milam Determine areas with many potential customers but little competition. General Manager/GSM, WNKY Television Advertising Analysis Mrs. Julie Milam has been in the Assess the market condition in your area. television business for 12 years Use advanced filters to find the best places to advertise. and was the former owner of Pool Tim Kanaly & Spa Depot. Julie enjoys live music, football and traveling. Demographic Analysis President, Gary Force Honda/Acura Julie serves on boards and Interactively map demographic, labor force and consumer expenditure data for committees for over 8 area your area. non-profits, because local matters. Tailor your analysis to a place, around an address or a custom boundary. She also enjoys spending her Download or share your reports. free time with her husband Mr. Tim Kanaly has over 33 years in the automobile industry. and two children. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons. When For more information contact: he’s not working and the weather is nice, you might find him Kenzie Jessup, Partner Relations Specialist on the golf course! [email protected] | 270.901.4610

8 | WINTER 2020 WINTER 2020 | 9 KYPTAC CHAMBER NEWS CHAMBER NEWS TRAINING CONSORTIUM The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce and KYPTAC have teamed up to provide potential and existing Chamber partners with valuable procurement counseling services. KYPTAC’s mission is to Upcoming Class Schedule offer Kentucky companies assistance in securing business with the government at the state, local and federal levels. We will help you determine if government contracting is right for you. If timing is not yet right, we will help you create a road map to build stability and past performance using partner organizations throughout the state. This is done through one-on-one counseling, facilitating business networking and assisting with special certifications such as veteran, woman and minority owned small businesses, to allow them to compete for contracts specifically set aside for historically disadvantaged business enterprises. All of these services are provided at NO COST to our clients as we are funded through federal and state grants and in-kind contributions.

Melinda Whitfield is the Procurement Counselor at the Chamber. She brings 10+ years of experience assisting in writing and management of over $10M in government grants (including Small Business Innovation Research grants), contracts and proposals. She was the Principal Investigator for a Department of Energy SBIR project. She has conducted research in 2D material growth techniques. Formerly Director of the WKU Cyber Defense Laboratory she also taught in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

To register as a client simply go to www.kyptac.com. There is no obligation to purchase anything, and all KYPTAC services are free.

2019 ANNUAL REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE! CLICK HERE TO VIEW

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2020 BOWLING GREEN & SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY MAGAZINE

10 | WINTER 2020 WINTER 2020 | 11 BGYP PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS & EVENTS AWARDS Member Spotlight: Lincoln Skaggs Chamber Volunteer Awards Business: PNC Bank The Chamber Celebrates Four Volunteers for their Service in 2019 VP, Business Relations Manager Position: On January 14th we celebrated four individuals for their outstanding volunteer service in the community for 2019 BGYP Member Since: 2019 at our Chamber Volunteer Awards news conference. Our winners were:

Bowling Green Young Professional of the Year: Ian Loos with Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore, PSC. Volunteer of the Year: Robin Amonett with Stewart-Richey Construction, Inc. “Bowling Green Young Professionals has been a tremendous Ambassador of the Year: Alan Palmer, Individual Partner help for me since I moved back to the Bowling Green area last Board Member of the Year: Mayor Bruce Wilkerson with City of Bowling Green year. I’ve not only made professional connections, but also made friendships. As a relationship manager for a bank here in To read the full press release, click here: http://bit.ly/2019ChamberVolunteerAwards town it is vital for me to truly connect and build relationships with those in the business community. BGYP has provided numerous opportunities to be introduced to influential leaders in the Bowling Green and Southern Kentucky area. Every opportunity I have been given I’ve championed the benefits of BGYP to other young professionals as a means to better connect to the community both professionally and personally.” Upcoming Events Breakfast Before Work Tuesday, February 11th, 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Q Coffee Emporium Bagels and Artisan Bakery B Q1 Meeting sponsored by The Murphy Construction Group Bowling Green Young Professionals (BGYP) is a Thursday, February 20th, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Community Room A initiative with the mission to attract, retain and connect young talent in our community. BGYP engages and empowers our next generation of March Madness business and community leaders to actively shape the Bowling Green area. Thursday, March 5th, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Smug Beagle VISIT BGCHAMBER.COM/BGYP CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE! For a list of all upcoming BGYP events, click here! TO LEARN MORE!

12 | WINTER 2020 WINTER 2020 | 13 ANNUAL DINNER PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS & EVENTS 85th Annual Dinner The Chamber Celebrates Another Year of Tremendous Success

647 local business leaders, regional partners and special guests gathered and were treated to a reception, dinner and program at the 85th Annual Dinner held at Sloan Convention Center.

South Warren High School Senior and Student Ambassador Braedon Price served as the event’s emcee, leading the audience through recognitions, entertainment, ceremonies and speakers that recognized the many accomplishments of the past year.

Chamber representatives had much to boast coming out of 2019 including $376.6 million in capital investment and the creation of 971 jobs. The Bowling Green Area secured the #1 spot in Site Selections Magazine’s national ranking for economic development performance, making 2019 the 6th consecutive year being nationally ranked. Additionally, the Chamber received reaccreditation as a 5-Star organization by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as one of the top 3% of chambers in the United States.

Ron Bunch and 2019 Chairman of the Board Steve Davis presented the Herb Smith Lifetime Achievement Award. The Chamber established the award in 2011 to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to South Central Kentucky’s economy and who exemplify the Chamber’s core values of inclusiveness, integrity, leadership and service. Co-owner and CEO of the Murphy Construction Group Mike Murphy was awarded the distinct honor.

To read the entire press release, click here. Thank You Sponsors!

Title Sponsor Reception Sponsor Printing Sponsor Video Sponsor

Other sponsors included: BKD, LLP, Bowling Green Metalforming, Fort Knox Federal Credit Union, German American Bank, Houchens Insurance Group, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities, Henkel, Stewart Richey Construction Inc., Western Kentucky University, Independence Bank, TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital, U.S. Bank, Arnold Consulting Engineering Services, Inc., and BILSTEIN COLD ROLLED STEEL LP.

14 | WINTER 2020 WINTER 2020 | 15 SCK LAUNCH PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS & EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS Leader in Me A Foundation for Lifelong Leaders Beginning in 2010, the Bowling Green Area Chamber Foundation, Bowling Green Independent School District and Warren County Public Schools began FranklinCovey Leader in Me a journey to support the youth in our community in developing leadership and life skills. The Foundation believes leadership, responsibility, problem solving, adaptability and social-emotional skills are as important as academics. Lighthouse Schools Thursday, February 20 The community began a partnership with FrankinCovey, the world leader in helping organizations achieve results through the principles of leadership Briarwood 2009 Scottsville Road based upon the writings of Benjamin Franklin and The 7 Habits of Highly Natcher Effective People research by Stephen R. Covey. 4:30 - 6:30 PM Alvaton It all starts with the five core paradigms of practice: leadership, Sponsored By potential, change, motivation and education. These foundational Core Plano Paradigms provide the “why” behind the Leader in Me process: Dishman-McGinnis

Paradigm of Leadership | Everyone can be a leader McNeil Paradigm of Potential | Everyone has genius North Warren Paradigm of Change | Change starts with me Paradigm of Motivation | Educators empower students to lead Cumberland Trace their own learning Paradigm of Education | Education develops the whole person Rockfield T. C. Cherry Leader in Me focuses on teaching leadership skills to every student, creating a culture of student empowerment and aligning systems to drive Richardsville academic results. Through this model, a powerful common language is Lost River developed among all students, faculty, parents and stakeholders that fosters an identity as one broader community.

Bowling Green and Warren County are proud to be the first community in the world to implement the Leader in Me from kindergarten to graduation across two school districts. Throughout this journey, several schools have earned their Lighthouse Certification, one of the highest honors that the FranklinCovey organization recognizes.

These schools have demonstrated the ability to: • Develop leaders and champion leadership in the school • Teach students to think critically about and apply leadership principles * • Provide opportunities for students to apply for and carry out Tuesday, March 3 leadership roles To learn more or support • Ensure students lead and track their goals 191 Cumberland Trace Rd Our schools and community are dedicated to ensuring our students graduate Leader in Me visit knowing they can lead their own lives and work well with and encourage the 11:30 AM - 1 PM greatness in others. www.SCKLAUNCH.com

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