Bowling green AreAJune/July 2013

The BIG ReD ROAST July 16, 2013

11:00 a.m. National Corvette museum

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The 2013Chamber Connection

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Bowling Green, Kentucky

President & CEORon Bunch, CEcD

ChairmanBrad Howard

Board Chair-ElectJohn Mark Fones

Immediate Past ChairmanD. Gaines Penn

Vice ChairTommy Adams

Vice PresidentsWilliam H. Borders II, CFP®

Joy RogersRobbin Taylor

Board of Directors

Ex-Officio MembersJames “Doc” Kaelin

Amy MillikenBruce Wilkerson

Chamber of Commerce

Barton DarrellDr. Nathan Hodges

Mark O. IversonBill Murphree Alan Palmer Kim ThomasEric Walker

Ed Whitehead

Steve DavisDion W. HouchinsTodd MatthewsAlex Nottmeier

Brad TaylorAlan Vilines

Regina Webb

Chairman’s CommentsWe are fortunate in Bowling Green and South Central Kentucky to have a world-class university that is an economic engine unto itself. According to one recent study, Hill Toppers drive as much as $674 million in local economic activity, and provide 14 percent of all jobs in Warren County.

Impressive as numbers like these are, the story behind them is

actually even better. Our community is blessed by a truly innovative and collaborative “town and gown” partnership that just a few university communities of our size enjoy. And it comes down to leadership.

Not every university has a leader whose vision of student life and academic excellence is intertwined at the root with its “host” community’s socio-economic progress and well-being. But ours does. Since Dr. Gary Ransdell began serving his alma mater as its President in 1997, over $600 million in campus construction projects have been completed to date. Student enrollment has soared from 14,000 to over 21,000 while both athletic and academic programs racked-up higher scores.

By roasting Dr. Ransdell on July 16, the Chamber honors a leader whose vision for WKU is larger than even Bowling Green and South Central Kentucky. Gary knows his graduates will be the “source code” for our regional and global interdependence— and all the wealth and prosperity that results from it. Not only are we fortunate to have had Gary at Western, he has been the “indispensable partner” in your Chamber’s economic development expansion and attraction efforts.

There’s nothing funny about our multi-faceted partnership with WKU, but the July 16 “Big Red Roast” promises to be the most serious fun you’ll ever have this summer-- while benefitting the Charles M. Moore Leadership fund’s scholarships for leadership training.

Brad Howard2013 Chairman of the Board of DirectorsBowling Green Area Chamber of CommerceTransforming South Central Kentucky through Talent & Innovation

Ron BunchPresident & CEO

Emilee ButtrumPartnership Coordinator

Maureen Carpenter, IOM, EDPVP, Regional Economic Development & Talent

Kayla CruseEconomic Development Research &

Marketing Coordinator

Crystal CummingsOffice Manager

Katie DykesProgram & Events Coordinator

Yvonne FranksFinancial Coordinator

Nick FuhrmanCommunications & Public Policy Director

John HarnagePartnership Development Director

Lea Ila HooverExecutive Assistant/Associate

Project Manager

Betty MartinAssociate Project Manager

Tonya Matthews, ACE, IOM, CCEVP, Partnership Services

Melinda RectorReceptionist/Database Administrator

Meredith RobinsonCOO/CFO

Julie SappProject Manager

Jennifer ShahanTLIM Campaign Coordinator

Abbie SiljendahlPrograms and Events Director

Brittany SouthwoodPartnership Sales Representative

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Business Matters ................3

Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products expands again.....................................4

Groundbreakings and Ribbon-Cuttings..................5-6

Leadership Bowling Green.....9

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the big red roast

July 16 11:00 AMNAtioNAl Corvette MuseuM

“I think I want to thank the Chamber for this honor, but perhaps I should reserve such a gesture of appreciation until after the roasting is done!”

-Gary Ransdell

Tickets are $35 each, $300 for tables of 10.Proceeds benefit the Chamber Foundation’s Charles M. Moore Leadership Fund and provide for scholarships to par-ticipate in Leadership Bowling Green and Leadership South Central Kentucky programs.

To order tickets or tables:go online www.bgchamber.comemail katie@bgchamber.com or call 270.781.3200

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WKU President Dr. Gary Ransdell, PhD. headlines benefit roast forCharles M. Moore, Jr.Leadership Fund

roasts & toasts from: Mike Buchanon Abraham Williams Lucinda Anderson Kevin Brooks

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Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Laura Bowra has been recognized among the top advisors in Kentucky by Barron’s magazine in its annual “America’s Top 1,000 Advisors: State-by-State” list.

Congratulations to the entire workforce at Delta Faucet on being recognized for 1,142,595 hours without a lost-time injury or illness!

1,142,595

Public relations majors from Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting along with Imagewest took home all of the awards in the Student Entry category at the 27th annual Parthenon Awards in Nashville, Tenn.

Cornerstone Information Systems is pleased to welcome Joseph (Joe) Nally as a Senior Network Technician serving the Bowling Green area.

EnSafe, Inc., a national environmental, health and safety consulting firm with a branch office in Bowling Green, recently promoted Bayless Kilgore to Associate Principal.

Chamber Chatter

> Partner awards & recongitions

Partner Updates> Partner employee announcements & promotions

Do you have news that matters?Your Chamber Connection is on the lookout for your recognition stories, employee promotions, milestones, expansions and celebrations. Submit your scoops and other 411 to our Program & Events Coordinator, katie@bgchamber.com

small business spotlights

WW Investigations and Candle Makers on the

Square Expand

WW Investigations expands within the region—in 2008, retired Bowling Green Police Captain Johnny Watts established WW investigations. Five years later, WW investigations has grown and expanded its Bowling Green roots to surrounding areas and almost doubled its clientele. along with his determination and extensive training, positive referrals by Johnny’s clients are what have promoted WW investigations growth. While WW investigations does handle domestic cases, the majority of cases that Johnny Watts handles are from attorneys. These cases mostly consist of taking statements and interviewing witnesses based on facts from the case. For more information on WW investigations, or to contact Johnny Watts, visit www.wwinvestigations.org or email Johnny directly at johnnywatts@wwinvestigations.org.

Candle Makers on the Square adds Bed & Breakfast —Located above Candle Makers on the Square, The Candle Loft is Bowling Green’s newest Bed and Breakfast. When asked about the origins of The Candle Loft, Stephen Parks, manager of Candle Makers on the Square, said, “Mike and i were talking about the possibilities and just rolled with it.” at a starting rate of $179 a night, The Candle Loft offers a full suite that includes an open concept main room which features a full kitchen, dining room, den, formal sitting area and a king-size bed, as well as a separate bedroom with a queen-size bed and private bath. Parks serves as the official innkeeper. For more information call (270) 843-3001 or email info@thecandleloft.net.

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On May 15, Kentucky Governor Steve Bes-hear joined company and local officials to break ground on an 87,000 square foot ad-dition to Kobe Aluminum Automotive Prod-ucts (KAAP), LLC advanced manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, representing $66 million of new capital investment and the addition of 100 new full-time employees. At today’s groundbreaking ceremony at KAAP’s facilities in the South Central Ken-tucky Industrial Park, Gov. Beshear noted, “Today’s groundbreaking marks Kobe’s sec-ond major expansion in as many years tells me the global economic recovery has deep roots in Bowling Green. Kentucky once again leads the way in advanced manufac-turing industry and high-skill job creation.” The 87,000 square-foot addition makes room for new furnaces and casting ma-chines, forging presses and advanced pro-cesses used to meet increasing demand for high-quality precision aluminum compo-nents, to be delivered to the automobile in-dustry as it expands in the Commonwealth; such as fully-forged aluminum suspension systems for fuel-efficient, low-emission cars."We are excited to break ground and expand our operations in South Central Kentucky once again," said, Gregory Head, Corporate

Secretary. “KAAP has grown and prospered here because Kentucky understands our needs and respects our customers. We look forward to many more years of collaboration with state and local officials and opening new opportunities for the exceptional peo-ple we are fortunate to employ. Our desire is to become a preferred employer in the South Central Kentucky.” "Kobe has been a great corporate citizen for the past eight years, and we look forward to continuing this relationship long into the future," said Bowling Green Mayor Bruce Wilkerson. "We congratulate them on their decision to expand here again and send well wishes for their continued growth." "It's another great day in south central Kentucky when we can announce an ex-pansion project like this one at Kobe," said Warren County Judge-Executive Michael Bu-chanon. "This company is a great example of how businesses thrive in our region, and we thank them for continuing to invest here." Chamber Board of Directors Chair Brad Howard commented, “We thank our local and state officials for their full support of Kobe and this project. Governor Beshear, our state legislators, the City and County, and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic De-

velopment played integral roles to ensure that this project will be a success and a ben-efit to the region." “TVA congratulates Kobe Aluminum Auto-motive Products on the great news of their business expansion,” said TVA Senior Vice President of Economic Development John Bradley. “TVA and Warren Rural Electric Co-operative Corporation are pleased to partner with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce to support companies like Kobe to continue to grow in their home communities.” There are 11 Kobe Steel subsidiaries in the United States, but the Bowling Green location is Kobe Steel’s only U.S. facility to forge for the automotive industry. Kobe’s is the third economic development announcement for the Chamber thus far in 2013, with a total announced investment of nearly $92 million and 192 announced new jobs. In 2012, Bowling Green Area Cham-ber of Commerce announced projects total-ing 537 jobs to be created and retained with over $45.6 million in capital investment.

Kobe Aluminum Expands Again in Bowling GreenJapanese-Owned Automotive Supplier to Invest $66 Million more in the Commonwealth

L-R: Chamber President & CEO Ron Bunch, KAAP Directors Victor Steele and Ken McCutchen, Bowling Green Mayor Bruce Wilkerson, KAAP President & CEO Susumu (Sam) Koike, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, KAAP’s Masanobu Iwata, Warren County Judge Executive Mike Buchanon, KAAP’s Greg Head and Chamber Board Chair Brad Howard.

2013 STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: Retain and expand existing targeted businesses using a proactive business retention and expansion model

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AND GRoUNDBREAKINGS

Habitat for Humanity ReStore1232 Adams Street

Lost River Cave & Valley2818 Nashville Road

Candle Makers On The SquareBed & Breakfast

415 Park Row

Welcome New Chamber PartnersAppling Massage Therapy"Providing Swedish massage and clinical massage with thirteen years experience. We accept auto accident cases, flex spending cards and health reimbursement plans."1109 Lovers Lane, Suite 3Bowling Green, KY 42103270-847-3613www.applingmassage.comMr. Jason Appling

Breck's Bicycle Shop"A full-service shop carrying Specialized, Cannondale, Electra and more. For the rookie to the racer. When you think bikes, think Breck's!"1440 Campbell LaneBowling Green, KY 42104270-904-1818www.brecksbikeshop.comMr. Breckley Tipton, President

Carnes Construction"Roofing, siding, gutters, windows, painting, new additions, detached garages, apartments, new homes."2771 Pioneer DriveBowling Green, KY 42101270-790-7663Ms. Teresa Brand, General Manager

Carter Douglas Company, LLC"A general contactor dealing in commercial and industrial work. Specializing in new construction, pre-engineered metal buildings and office renovations."1259 Herndon RoadRussellville, KY 42276270-725-8788www.carterdouglas.comMr. Wayne Cates, Member

Caveman Barbershop Chorus"We are an a ccapella barbershop harmony chorus and are actually the Mammoth Cave Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, whose headquarters are located in Nashville, TN."1302 Leeson DriveBowling Green, KY 42103270-799-2020www.cavemanchorus.orgMr. Joel Guyer, Musical Director

Flea Land of Bowling Green"Flea Land is Kentucky's largest indoor flea market with over 400 indoor and outdoor booths. Providing low overhead, high traffic retail space."1100 Three Springs RoadBowling Green, KY 42104270-843-1978www.flealand.comMr. Grant Lewis, President

Honey Baked Ham Company & Cafe“Retailer of of specialty meats, box lunches, catering, gifting and cafe.”1051 Bryant Way, Suite ABowling Green, KY 42103270-796-9444www.honeybakedonline.comMs. Jane Hamlet, President

Glendale Baptist Church & Anchored Christian School1000 Roselawn WayBowling Green, KY 42104270-781-9077www.glendalebaptist.usMs. Retha Clevenger, Secretary

Reliable Restoration, Inc."Full service remodel/restoration company. Roofing division, remodel division and handyman division. "Where what we promise, happens!""728 Chestnut StreetBowling Green, KY 42101270-842-2227Mr. Philip Cunningham, President

Seven Borders Media"High-quality video and photo production within reach of every small business. Commercials, headshots, web videos and much more."1763 Merry Oaks Railton RoadSmith Grove, KY 42171270-261-9289www.sevenborders.comMr. Ray Kugler, Owner

Steal The Moment, LLC Photo Booth Rental"Full service photo booth rental company serving weddings, birthdays, company picnics, class reunions, holiday parties and much more."424 Day Star CircleBowling Green, KY 42104270-535-6469www.stealthemomentphoto.comMr. Brandon Boone, Owner

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Join in the 2013 Chamber Partners “Welcome Back WKU” Festival!

When: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Where: South Lawn

How: Registration fee is only $250 per space for early birds or

$300 after June 30th

What: Your fee includes; a 10’ area under a tent, 8’ table and two chairs*

Who: 1,500 – 2,000 WKU students attend this anticipated event! The event continues to grow each year as interest booms both on campus and within the business community. The University is a significant contributor to our successful business climate, and this event gives Chamber partners the first opportunity to tap into this market. In turn, the students will be provided the opportunity to see what businesses in Bowling Green have to offer – without leaving campus. How to prepare: Come armed with giveaways and samples to really showcase your product and/or service. Casual (and cool) dress is most appropriate for staff members working the booth area. Traditionally, the afternoon gets pretty hot! How to reserve a space: Complete the form below and send it to the Chamber. We’ll send you confirmation information with more details regarding the event, such as parking, etc.

Space is limited! Please return form by Friday, August 16th

Fax: (270) 843-0458 or Email: katie@bgchamber.com

Contact Name: Organization: Phone: Email:

Payment enclosed Send invoice to following address: Electricity is needed Note other needs here:

*Additional space inside or outside of the tent requires an additional fee.

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440 Main Restaurant

Ace Hardware

Allied Overhead Door - Bowling

Green Division

American Howa Kentucky, Inc.

BANDO USA, INC.

Batteries Plus

Benefits Resource Group

Bethel University

Better Business Bureau

BKD, LLP

BlueCotton, Inc.

Bluegrass Oral Health Center

Bluegrass Uniforms, Inc.

Brandeis Machinery

Brock McVey Company

Bruster’s Ice Cream

Buffalo Wild Wings

Burnam & Son Mortuary, Inc.

Canteen Service Company

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

CGS Machine & Tool, Inc.

Chaney’s Dairy Barn

Charles M. Moore Insurance

Christ Episcopal Church

Clark Beverage Group, Inc.

Comcast Spotlight

Comfort Keepers

Community Link

Complete Nutrition

Comstar Systems of Bowling

Green, Inc.

Cone Funeral Home, LLC

Country Peddler

Covington Electric

Double Dome Systems, Inc.

Drapery Nation

DTD Construction, Inc.

Dwight Embry’s Garage, Inc.

Evergreen Life Services

EWA Government Systems, Inc.

Fairview Community Health Center

Flowers by Shirley

Fruit of The Loom Corporate

Headquarters

Golden Farley

Graves-Gilbert Clinic

Habitat for Humanity Restore

Hall’s Sweeping Service

Holiday Inn Express

Home-Towne Suites

Huntsman Automotive

Hurt Mechanical

Jody Richards

Kentucky Association of

Manufacturers

Kentucky Tire Exchange

March of Dimes Foundation

Martin Autoplex

Mary Cohron & Associates

McWhorter Chiropractic, LLC

Mellow Mushroom

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Mister B’s Pizza

Monticello Banking Company

Musician’s Pro

Neace Lukens Insurance, Inc.

Nicholas Kafoglis, MD

OfficeMax

PM Development, LLC

Print Media

REALTOR Association of Southern

Kentucky, Inc.

Reynolds, Johnston, Hinton &

Pepper, LLP

Riherds.com, LLC

Ross Education, LLC

Royal Music Company, Inc.

Sewell and Sewell Architects, PLLC

Simon Dentistry

Smith Interiors, Inc.

South Central Bank of Bowling

Green, Inc.

South Central Kentucky Homes/

Home Market Magazine, Inc./

Auction Guide

Southern Kentucky Neurosurgical

Associates & General Surgery

Southern Kentucky Property

Management, Inc.

Sowders Company Designers/

Builders

Summit Title Company, LLC

Sweet CeCe’s Frozen Yogurt &

Treats

The Bistro

The Center for Courageous Kids

The Community Foundation of

South Central Kentucky

Tire Pro’s of Southern Kentucky

Trent Bedding Company, LLC

Tri-State International Trucks of

BG, Inc.

U.S. Bank

UPS

VanMeter Contracting, Inc.

WDNS-FM & WKCT-AM Radio

Zebra Graphics, Inc.

Thank you to our Renewing Partners

NOMINATIONS fOrCHAMBEr BOArdOf dIrECTOrS

Do you know someone who you think would be a great addition to the Chamber’s Board of Directors? If so, the Chamber is accepting nominations. Nomination forms are available at www.bgchamber.com. If you have questions about the nomination process, contact crystal@bgchamber.com.

Connect & Build your network> Business at its Best: July 16 - 7:30-9 a.m. at the Chamber> Chamber 101: July 17 - 12:00 noon at the Chamber> Business After Hours: July 18 - 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Sleep Outfitters

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2013 Leadership Bowling Green hits the road,

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Carl Chaney’s Dairy

Triple Oaks Farms

Jackson’s Orchard

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