September 4, 2012 The Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce “At Work” News Brief The “All Hands on Deck” Inside B-17 Flight Winner.………..……..2 2012 Membership Campaign is Now Underway Membership Luncheon…...…...2 The Annual Membership Matters Luncheon on Mon- Weekly Prize Sponsors Tools For Business.……...……….3 day, August 27th was the official kickoff of The “All Events Calendar……………..…….4 Hands On Deck” 2012 Membership Campaign. Danny Ribbon Cuttings……………...…...4 Watson, Membership and Campaign Chairman, and Wendy Brock, Membership Director, announced the Member Spotlight………...……..5 goals of the competition and the exciting prizes for Leadership Class…………..……...6 top performers. New Members.………..…………..7 2012 Mid-Year Report…..…..7-8 With twenty-two volunteer teams formed by organi- zations within the membership, the campaign is full speed ahead. Individual team members will be com- peting for top honors and prizes including a $1,000 cruise gift certificate, an apple iPad, and Kindle Fire. The top performing teams will be competing for cash Clark Distributing Co., Inc. prizes up to $500! There will also be weekly prize drawings for $250 in merchandise donated by our The Teams Buckets weekly prize sponsors. Burks Broadcasting There has never been a better time to “come aboard” Dyersburg Regional Dyersburg/Dyer County Dyersburg State as a Chamber Member. There is a real value to join- Eaton Chamber of Commerce ing the Chamber and the member benefits are con- First Citizens National Bank stantly growing and evolving. The latest additions to First South Bank 2000 Commerce Avenue the list of member benefits are My Chamber App, a First State Bank Dyersburg, TN 38024 Forcum Lannom Contractors mobile membership directory, and “Tools for Busi- Ford Construction & RFW Telephone: 731.285.3433 ness Success,” a full toolkit for businesses and organi- Hamilton-Ryker Fax: 731.286.4926 zations to start and grow their business. When you Nordyne become a member you are not only investing in your Regions Bank Email: [email protected] Rogers Jewelers Chamber, you are also investing in your business and Website: www.dyerchamber.com Security Bank your community. Staffmark Tennessee Technology Center If your organization would like information on form- The Cruizers ing a volunteer team, please contact Wendy Brock at The Diplomats [email protected]. The Highlands Wal-Mart “At Work” News Brief - September 4, 2012 Chamber Gives Away a Flight on a B-17 Bomber The Chamber served as a Silver Sponsor for Wings Over Halls at the Dyersburg Army Air Base. The show this year featured everything from Russian made L-29 jets to a famous P-51 Fighter. As always, the center of attention is on the B-17 Bomber named Yankee Lady. Yan- kee Lady is one of only twelve B-17's still flying today. The air base was Joanne Parmenter waves as the Yankee Lady makes where hundreds of flight its way to the runway at Halls. crews received their train- ing during World War II. As a sponsor of the Air Show, the Chamber B-17G Yankee Lady returns to Arnold Field after a gives away a flight on a B-17. This year, Joanne Parmenter of Dyers- VIP flight over Dyer and Lauderdale Counties. burg, was the lucky winner through a drawing held at the Main Street Farmers Market. Joanne joined a crew of twelve VIP's who took their exclusive plane ride on Friday at the start of the air show. 2012 Annual Membership Matters Luncheon The Chamber recently held the Annual Membership Matters Luncheon on Monday, August 27th. Chamber President and CEO Allen Hester wel- comed a crowd of over 200 and discussed the 2012 Mid-Year Report which focused on the Chamber’s mid-year achievements in economic development and market growth, regional advocacy, community initia- tives, business development, and communications. Guests filled the Chamber and were greeted by America’s Favorite Depu- ty upon their arrival. Guest Speaker Rik Roberts’ impersonation of Bar- A crowd of over 227 guests were in attendance at this year’s ney Fife from The Andy Annual Membership Matters luncheon. Griffith Show brought a smile to guests and the laughter continued as he delivered his down- home Southern comedy during the luncheon. The kick-off of The “All Hands on Deck” 2012 Membership Campaign was announced by Membership and Campaign Chairman, Danny Watson, and Membership Director, Wendy Brock. Candidates for State Representa- tive, Mark Oakes and Hayden Pendergrass (speaking on behalf of State Representative Bill Sanderson), spoke to the crowd during the Candi- Paul Carson smiles as he is greeted by Guest Speaker Rik dates Forum portion of the agenda. The luncheon ended with door priz- Roberts as he impersonates Barney Fife. es being awarded to many guests. Prizes included gift cards from Apple- bee’s and Subway, a free round of golf from The Farms Golf Course, and two Kindle Fires were also awarded to the lucky winners. “At Work” News Brief - September 4, 2012 Tools for Business Success NEW Check Out BENEFIT!! Adding Value to Your Our Website Member Benefits The Chamber recently launched the new members www.dyerchamber.com only web portal equipped with a full toolkit for busi- nesses and organizations to start and grow their business. Members will find valuable resources to help navigate their business in the right direction such as business networking, funding, human re- sources , and important local information. Click on The Tools For Business Success Banner on the Chamber’s webpage at www.dyerchamber.com. This new benefit is password protected for members only login. If you need help accessing the new portion of the webpage or have questions about your Chamber Master login and password, please contact Membership Director, Wendy Brock, at [email protected]. Chamber Members….. Accessing Tools for Business: 1. Go to dyerchamber.com Did you know you have a free 2. Click on the Tools for Busi- website just for being a ness Success Banner. member? You can even post 3. Enter your Chamber Master Hot Deals, Job Postings, and login and password. Events to our website. The picture on the left shows the Tools for Business menu Contact Wendy Brock at that you will see upon success- [email protected] ful login. The information avail- able ranges from Marketing and for Selling to Green Business more information. Pratices. Click on the QuickTour for a tour of all the available Join our Facebook Group resources. There are topics on human resources, business net- Look for us on Facebook! working, social media, and getting through tough economic times just to name a few. Search for The Dyersburg/ Main Street Fall Festival is September 29th Dyer County Chamber of Annual Main Street Fall Festival is set for Saturday, Sep- Commerce and request to tember 29th at the Veterans Square and River Park. See the antique car show, tour the 100 year old Courthouse join the group! and paddle the Forked Deer. Blues music and lots of food at the Farmers Market!. “At Work” News Brief - September 4, 2012 Events Calendar Now thru October 5th “All Hands on Deck” Membership Campaign Ribbon Cuttings September 3rd-8th Dyer County Fair New Wave Link-August 6th New Wave Link is located at 1130 Hwy 51 By-Pass West in the Olympic Plaza Shopping Center. Their hours of operation are Monday thru Friday from 15th Newbern Depot Days 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and closed on Sunday. NewWave Link is one of the nation’s largest AT&T Authorized Retail- ers and provide a full range of AT&T wireline and 18th 12@12 Luncheon wireless products and services including AT&T U- Contact Wendy Brock at Verse. Right now they have a TV, Internet, and Phone offer for only $89/month for 24 months, [email protected] receive up to 130 channels, downsteam speeds up to 3 Mbps, and 250 minutes including 20 features to attend plus voicemail. For more information about this offer or any of their services, give Kevin and his staff at call at (731)287-1300. 25th TSBDC’s Small Business Buckets– August 9th Buckets Neighborhood Pub and Grub held a Lending Fair at The Learning ribbon cutting on August 9th at their new Dyers- Resource Center at DSCC burg location. A family-friendly atmosphere has been created in the restaurant and they are now offering 29th Main Street Fall Festival ‘Crunch for Lunch’ for customers in a hurry. Buckets Neighborhood Pub and Grub is “Your Contact Steve Guttery at Family Sports Place” and is located at 2495 Lake Road in Dyersburg. The business phone number [email protected] is 731.287.3420. Jimmy Johnson Auto Sales– August 9th Jimmy Johnson’s Auto Sales celebrated their new location at 308 Highway 51 North in Dyersburg. The location features a newly renovated facility, a huge selec- tion of pre-owned vehicles including se- dans, SUV’s, coupes, trucks and vans, and Check Out Our Website a full detail shop. Jimmy Johnson Auto Sales specializes in helping customers find the right vehicle, right away. The business phone number is 731.286.0006 Drive-Train– August 17th A ribbon cutting was held at Drive-Train’s new location on August 17th. Drive-Train offers state authorized training and is the only state authorized school to train in two weeks! Placement rate with partner trucking firms is one of the highest in the State of Tennessee. They offer state of the art facilities, instruc- tors have eighty-three years of combined road and classroom experience. Drive-Train is Chamber Members….. located at 2045 Saint John Avenue in Dyers- burg.