JeffDirectory_2014_COVERS_Jeff Chamber Directory 5/21/14 4:21 PM Page 991 THE VOICE OF BUSINESS 2014 Membership Directory JeffDirectory_2014_COVERS_Jeff Chamber Directory 5/21/14 4:21 PM Page 992 JeffDirectory_2014_Jeff Chamber Directory 5/22/14 9:22 AM Page 1 WHO WE ARE The Jefferson Chamber is a private, 501(c)6 nonprofit membership-driven organization. A volunteer Board of Directors sets the Chamber’s policies and directives. We represent nearly 1,000 companies in the Greater New Orleans region. Our seven full-time staff members help coordinate and provide more than 100 events and learning opportunities for our members each year. Our sister organization, the Jefferson Chamber Foundation, helps bridge the gap between the business and education communities. With the support of the Jefferson Chamber, the foundation started the Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy, a program that allows at-risk students to earn a high school diploma. The Jefferson Chamber Foundation also operates Leadership Jefferson, the only comprehensive leadership skills training program in the Jefferson Parish. In addition to our foundation, the Jefferson Chamber Political Action Committee (PAC) is a separate entity that pro-business political candidates. How We Serve The Chamber is proud to lead as a spokesman for business in Jefferson Parish. We give members a platform from which they can express opinions with a unified voice regarding community and business issues. We help to create job opportunities through the stimulation of industrial and commercial growth and we encourage the improvement of community facilities and the development of human resources. We directly impact business growth by implementing relevant and informative programming, training and opportunities to build relationships with other businesses in the community. Chamber Contact Information www.jeffersonchamber.org Phone: (504) 835-3880 Fax: (504) 835-3828 @jeffersoncoc 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 203 Metairie, LA 70002 Mission Statement Our mission is to work for the advancement of the business community; to enhance the economic, civic and cultural environment; and to improve the quality of life in Jefferson Parish. 2014 Membership Directory 1 JeffDirectory_2014_Jeff Chamber Directory 5/21/14 4:26 PM Page 2 U.S.News & World Report, Best Hospitals 2013-14 Nationally Ranked in 8 specialties CareChex®, a Division of COMPARION®, America’s Top Quality Hospitals 2014 #1 in the nation for liver transplants # in the nation for overall hospital care #in the nation for kidney transplants #4 in the nation for heart attack treatment TRUVEN Health AnalyticsPCOGF, Ochsner Health System, Named CUOne of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals ©Ochsner Health System 2 www.JeffersonChamber.org JeffDirectory_2014_Jeff Chamber Directory 5/21/14 4:26 PM Page 3 www.jeffersonchamber.org Phone: (504) 835-3880 Fax: (504) 835-3828 @jeffersoncoc 3421 N. 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The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce is no push for changes to the Biggert-Waters Act. If the premium jumps exception; 2013 was a banner year, and 2014 promises to be contained in the act are allowed to take place, it could bankrupt the equally as successful. “The year is already off to a good start,” says state, he says. The Act calls for rates to rise an average of 32%; in some Chamber President Todd Murphy, “just based on the sheer response cases, insurance premiums would be more costly than a property’s from our members to be a part of the movement.” mortgage. Homeowners might find it impossible to sell their property if it is encumbered with such punishing insurance costs. With an eye to the future, Chamber staff and members worked hard in 2013, attacking a number of serious issues that affect life in Jefferson Public education is another top priority in 2014, Murphy says. “We Parish. These included: continue to focus on being extremely supportive of Jefferson Parish Public Schools.” Under the guidance of a new superintendent and • Working together with a coalition of organizations to convince board members, the public school system has made great strides, Congress to correct the Biggert-Waters Act of 2012, which would moving up from 64th to 36th in the state and boosting a number of catastrophically raise flood insurance premiums; schools from a D rating to a B rating. • Celebrating the expansion of the Huey P. Long Bridge, which should expedite growth on the West Bank; The local business community depends on an educated work force, • Supporting legislation that provides $215 million in capital and Jefferson won’t be able to attract new businesses if that improvements to community and technical colleges; workforce doesn’t grow. The Jefferson Parish school system covers • Advocating for continuation of tax millages earmarked for water a wide diversity of students. Twenty-two percent of its students and sewer system maintenance; speak English as their second language, and 78% are eligible for free • Supporting expansion of the north side of the Louis Armstrong lunch. Schools must provide for gifted and talented students as well New Orleans International Airport; as those with special needs. Ongoing reforms are paying off: test • Continually supporting the Jefferson Parish Public School System in its scores and graduation rates are rising, while juvenile crime and efforts to put children first. Results: The school system has moved dropout rates are down. from a Louisiana ranking of D to B. The Chamber will also continue to support growth at the community Hard work by many members and staff who tackled these problems college and technical college level. Improvements to Delgado brought the Jefferson Chamber both recognition and growth. The Community College include $8 million spent on the Airline campus United States Chamber of Commerce awarded the Jefferson Chamber and a new River City campus slated for the West Bank in 2015 that its prestigious 4-Star Accreditation, placing the Chamber among the top will have classes in maritime job logistics and auto mechanics.