BUSINESS FOCUS
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC.
JUNE 2017
Get Your Team
Ready or Sign Up
to Sponsor a Hole!
Presents
Business on the Green
August 14th at Griffin Gate
Marriott Resort & Spa
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Delegation of About 180 Heads to
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, June 7-9
Hilton Lexington Downtown
Hosts Business Link on June 22
Salute to Small Business Award
Applications Due on June 23
Humana Partnership Helps Members
Save on Health Insurance
Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
2016 Chamber
of the Year
www.CommerceLexington.com
VOLUME XXV, ISSUE VI
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June 2017: Volume XXV, Issue VI
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Valvoline Celebrates Opening of New Corporate Headquarters
CLARK Kicks Off Month-Long 100th Anniversary Celebration
CLX E.D. Team On The Road: KAED, Detroit & New York
Research Department Launches On-line Economic Dashboard
CLX’s Tyrone Tyra Promoted to Senior Vice President
7-13
EVENTS:
Delegation of 180 People to Visit Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Unified Trust Co. Presents Business on the Green Aug.14
Hilton Lexington Downtown Hosts Business Link June 22
SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS APPLICATIONS
Recent CLX Blood Drive an Overwhelming Success
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GET CONNECTED:
Partnership to Provide Health Insurance Cost Savings
Leadership Development Program Recaps
Leadership Central KY Applications Due June 16th
Winner’s Circle Program Gearing Up for 2017
AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Shelley Fehrenbach
Welcome New Commerce Lexington Inc. Members
Member Personnel Announcements & Awards
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
2016 Chamber
of the Year
Business Focus is published once a month for a
total of 12 issues per year by Commerce
Lexington Inc., 330 East Main Street, Suite 100,
Lexington, KY 40507. Phone: (859) 226-1600
2017 Chair of the Board:
Carla Blanton, Owner
Carla Blanton Consulting
Publisher:
Robert L. Quick, CCE, President & CEO
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Editor: Mark E. Turner
Communications Specialist: Elizabeth Bennett
Printing: Post Printing
Mail Service: SouthEast Printing & Mailing
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Subscriptions are available for $12 and are
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POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to
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Display Rates
Hilton Lexington Downtown
Hosts Summertime Business
Link on Thursday, June 22
2017 Salute to Small Business
Award Applications Due
Friday, June 23rd
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Unified Trust Company
Presents 2017 Business on
the Green on August 14th
Winner’s Circle Program
Gearing Up for 2017;
Teams Forming Now
For DISPLAY RATES in Business Focus, contact Dana Zinger at (859) 226-1607 or
[email protected], and an
account executive will contact you.
Personnel Updates
Submit your company’s awards and milestones
or personnel changes and additions to [email protected]. Personnel news
might include promotions, additions, awards
and milestones, recognitions and certifications
and/or appointments. Information is published
only as space permits.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A Collaborative Effort of the Bluegrass Business Development Partnership (BBDP):
SUBMITTED BY:
Gina Greathouse, Hannah Crumrine, Kimberly Rossetti & Allison Boyd | CLX Economic Development Division
Valvoline Celebrates Grand Opening of New Corporate Headquarters
On May 11th, Valvoline Inc. executives, joined by Kentucky Governor
Matt Bevin, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, Congressman Andy Barr, and
Commerce Lexington Inc. Board Chair Carla Blanton celebrated the
grand opening of the company’s new corporate headquarters, a $35 million office on Valvoline Way off Palumbo Drive. The company
announced the project in summer 2015 and broke ground that fall. The
four-story, 162,400-square-foot building houses most of Valvoline’s 700
Lexington employees. Valvoline is a leading worldwide producer and distributor of premium branded automotive, commercial and industrial
lubricants and automotive chemicals. Valvoline and its former parent
company, Covington-based Ashland Global Holdings Inc., are finalizing
a corporate separation.
CLARK Kicks Off Month-Long
100th Anniversary Celebration
On May 8, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray joined executives of
CLARK Material Handling Company to kick off a monthlong celebration of the company’s centennial milestone.
CLARK invented the forklift in 1917 and has been an
industry leader over its 100-year history. They have been
a key corporate citizen in Lexington since 1974 maintaining its headquarters and manufacturing operations off
Old Frankfort Pike. CLARK has remained at the forefront
of its industry for a long time, and the business community congratulates their team on this significant milestone.
Photo Courtesy of the City of Lexington
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development Team On The Road
CLX E.D. Team Attends KAED Conference
The Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development team traveled to Owensboro in midApril for the Spring Conference of the Kentucky Association for Economic Developers (KAED).
KAED is a membership organization for economic development groups, utilities, and service
providers in the state. The conference serves as great professional development, as well as an
opportunity to network with several site selection consultants.
Manufacturers’ Group Tours New AMC
In late April, the Manufacturers’
Networking Group toured the Bluegrass
Community and Technical College’s
Advanced Manufacturing Center in
Georgetown. This 78,000-square-foot
facility provides a variety of programs
for students as well as the first school in
the nation to have the collaborative
robot systems – FANUC and Motoman
Cells. The Advanced Manufacturing
Center, which opened in January, is a
vital resource for our existing and prospective clients in training and preparing our workforce for
the most technical manufacturing jobs. Thirty-six manufacturers attended this meeting.
Bluegrass Alliance Hosts Detroit Luncheon
The Bluegrass Alliance hosted a successful site selection consultant luncheon in Detroit in May. The regional
group, consisting of Lexington, the surrounding counties plus Frankfort and
Mt. Sterling, met with several site selection consultants and shared new developments in the region. Establishing and
cultivating relationships with consultants is vital to our role as economic
developers. An existing business appreciation event was also held for companies headquartered in Detroit that have Central Kentucky
operations. This is an annual trip for all partners to attend.
KentuckyUnited New
York Marketing Trip
The Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic
Development team participated in a
KentuckyUnited marketing trip in mid-May to
New York. KentuckyUnited is the statewide
marketing initiative that was formed to promote Kentucky as a great place to do business,
as well as raise the state’s awareness across
the county. Ten site selection consultants
attended the KentuckyUnited event, which
included a bourbon tasting.
By The Numbers:
In 2017, Commerce Lexington’s
Economic
Development
Division
responded to calls from the following:
New Business: 46 new prospects
interested in finding a new location
or expanding operations
Existing Clients & Local
Entrepreneurial Companies: 13
companies with potential expansions
in Lexington
Client Visits: 6
Existing Business Visits: 62
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Tyrone Tyra Promoted to Senior
Vice President of Community &
Minority Business Development
Commerce Lexington Inc. has announced
that Tyrone Tyra has been promoted to Senior
Vice President, Community and Minority
Business Development. He has spent the
last 22 years working for economic development agencies and has led Commerce
Lexington’s Community and Minority
Business Development Program since 2005.
His responsibilities include helping companies build connections through public &
TYRONE TYRA
private sector purchasing assistance, minority business recruitment, business referral
assistance, community outreach, advocacy, business certification,
technical assistance, and client business plan development.
Mr. Tyra also manages the Access Loan small business financing
program, which has facilitated approximately $15.8 million in
approved loans for small businesses since its inception in 2001, and
the recently created Minority Business Accelerator program, which
helps accelerate the development of sizable minority business
enterprises, further strengthening the regional minority entrepreneurial community.
Tyrone is a graduate of LaSalle University and native of Detroit,
Michigan. He can be reached at (859) 226-1625 or
ttyra@Commerce Lexington.com.
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CLX Research Department Launches
On-Line Economic Dashboard
Commerce Lexington’s Research Department has introduced an on-line
Economic Dashboard. This tool measures aspects of Lexington and the
Bluegrass Region that are important to economic development, including
our highly educated workforce, business climate, foreign direct investment,
and quality of life. Access the Economic Dashboard on-line at
www.locateinlexington.com/DATA-FACTS-FIGURES/EconomicDashboard.aspx. For more information about the Dashboard or general
research data, contact Commerce Lexington’s research director, Allison
Boyd, at [email protected].
EVENTS
Delegation of About 180 to Visit MinneapolisSaint Paul During Leadership Visit, June 7-9
From June 7-9, a delegation of about 180 business professionals, community leaders, and elected officials will participate in Commerce
Lexington’s 2017 Leadership Visit to MinneapolisSaint Paul presented by the McBrayer Law Firm.
This inter-city visit is one of the largest and
longest-running of its kind nationally among
chambers of commerce and economic development agencies.
The annual Leadership Visit has helped expose
Central Kentucky's leaders to the best ideas of
communities throughout the United States, yielding valuable lessons that have been applied to the
improvement of the Bluegrass Region. The trip has
become a valuable opportunity for community
leaders to examine the successes and challenges
of other regions in the hopes of making positive
changes here at home.
There have been a lot of great programs and
initiatives created right here in Lexington following
Leadership Visits, including things like the wildlypopular Thursday Night Live, the rapidly-growing
EMERGE Conference for emerging leaders,
Commerce Lexington’s Minority Business
Development Program and Access Loan small
business financing initiative, the most recent
Courageous Conversations, and more.
Although the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region is
much larger than the Lexington MSA, there are
quite a few similarities between the two. Both are
among the most educated areas in the country,
have very low unemployment rates, and are recognized among the top knowledge-based, entrepreneurial, and innovation-driven cities. This trip will
provide participants with a great opportunity to
see how the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region harnesses the power of innovation and education to
create better economic opportunity and an outstanding quality of life.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION:
Whether you are able to attend the Leadership Visit
or not, you can still be part of the conversation and
experience what others are seeing and doing in
Minneapolis-Saint Paul through social media on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/LeadershipVisit
and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CommerceLex
using the hashtags #bgvisit and #lexky. You’ll also
find trip materials and an agenda posted on-line at
www.commercelexington.com/minneapolis2017.html.
PRESENTED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSORS:
Baptist Health Lexington
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Kentucky Community &
Technical College System
LG&E / KU Energy
MCM CPA's & Advisors
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
WesBanco
Windstream Communications
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION SPONSOR:
Kentucky One Health, Saint Joseph
Hospital & Saint Joseph East
GOLD SPONSOR:
KLH Engineers, PSC
BRIEFING BOOK SPONSOR:
J.J.B. Hilliard, W. L. Lyons, LLC
NAMETAG SPONSOR:
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Lafayette, Louisiana Delegation
Studies Lexington During Visit
Chambers across the
country conduct inter-city
visits to study best practices from other communities.
Commerce
Lexington annually takes
about 200 people to study
another city during its
Leadership Visit program.
In mid-April, a delegation of about 77 people
from Lafayette, Louisiana Alan Stein (SteinGroup, LLC), Tyrone Tyra
visited Lexington. The (CLX), & Ray Daniels (Waffle House/LexiDan
group heard from a vari- Foods, LLC) discussed education in Lexington
ety of business and edu- during a visit from a Lafayette, Louisiana group.
cational leaders, as well
as Mayor Jim Gray, Dr. Pearse Lyons (Alltech), and Bill Samuels (Maker’s
Mark).
The delegation stayed at the 21C Museum Hotel, and visited LexArts,
Taylor Made Farms, UK and Coldstream Research Campus, and spent a
day at Keeneland for sessions and a day at the races.
Some of the topics included: Regional leadership; Competitive advantage of united leadership in areas like education & minority business
development; The business case for Lexington and the Bluegrass Region,
featuring representatives from A&W Restaurants and More Than a
Bakery; Regional public policy successes and challenges; and UK as a
regional economic driver.
A delegation from Columbia, Missouri will visit Lexington this fall.
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EVENTS
MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2017 | 11:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. | GRIFFIN GATE MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA (1800 NEWTOWN PIKE)
Business on the Green Provides Networking, Fun on the Links August 14
Whether you’re networking with potential
clients through a hole sponsorship, entertaining clients by playing, or just enjoying an
afternoon outside the office, you won’t want
to miss the 2017 Commerce Lexington Inc.
Business on the Green event presented by
Unified Trust Company on Monday, August
14, at Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa
(1800 Newtown Pike). Lunch begins at 11:30
a.m. Tee time is 12:30 p.m.
PRESENTED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Gold Shield Transportation
GOLD SPONSORS
Fayette Heating & Air
Ingersoll Rand
KU - a PPL Company
Rupp Arena Sports & Entertainment
om
Play as a Fours
REGISTRATION ON-LINE:
Convenient on-line registration is available
for the 2017 Business on the Green. Scan the
QR code below with your mobile device or
visit www.CommerceLexington.com.
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Sponsor
a Hole
GOLF BALL SPONSOR
Windstream Communications
TEAM PHOTO SPONSOR
First Southern National Bank
HOLE SPONSORS
C-Forward
Riley Oil Co.
PRACTICE GREEN SPONSOR
Precision Duplicating Solutions
SNACK
& BEVERAGE CART SPONSORS
ADEX International
ExecuTrain of Lexington
Independence Bank
OPC Services - Pest Control
PRINT SPONSOR
Lynn Imaging / Monster Color
BEER SPONSOR
Kentucky Eagle, Inc.
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Business on the Green
Monday, August 14
Griffin Gate Marriott
Resort & Spa
EVENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 | 4:30 - 6:30 P.M. | HILTON LEXINGTON DOWNTOWN (369 WEST VINE STREET)
Hilton Lexington Downtown Hosts Summertime Business Link June 22
As the weather begins to heat up, so does
the networking at the next Commerce Lexington
Inc. Business Link event sponsored and hosted
by the Hilton Lexington Downtown (369 West
Vine Street) on Thursday, June 22, from 4:306:30 p.m. This event will enable you to build
your client base and connect with other business professionals, browse our exhibitors, and
enjoy great food and drink.
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience
the great service and hospitality from the staff
at the Hilton Lexington Downtown, and find out
more about the amenities and features available at this signature downtown Lexington
hotel.
EXHIBIT SPACE:
SPONSORED BY:
Limited exhibit space is available at this
Business Link for Commerce Lexington Inc.
members only. The cost to exhibit is $175.
Liz
Bennett
at
Contact
[email protected] to reserve
your exhibit space.
TO REGISTER:
The cost to attend the Business Link event is $5
for Commerce Lexington members, $10 for
non-members (payable at the door). Members
of Lexington Forum can also attend for CLX
member rate of $5 per person. You can also
pre-register for Business Link events on-line at
www.CommerceLexington.com. If registering
online, pick up your beverage ticket at the registration table. PLEASE NOTE: NO REFUNDS
WILL BE GIVEN FOR ONLINE REGISTRATIONS.
Rotary Club of Lexington
is Nonprofit Spotlight
at Next Business Link
The next Commerce Lexington Inc. Business
Link networking event on Thursday, June 22,
from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Hilton Lexington
Downtown (369 West Vine Street) will highlight the Rotary Club of Lexington, which
was chartered October 1, 1915, and over the
years has raised more than $1 million for a
variety of community and international service projects. The 350-member club is a part
of Rotary International District 6740, which
covers the eastern section of the state and
contains 44 clubs with approximately 2,000
Rotarians. There are four avenues of service
in which Rotarians participate: club service,
vocational service, community service and
international service. Find out more on-line
at www.rotarylexky.org.
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SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS
Apply Now for 2017 Salute to Small Business Awards; Deadline is June 23
Commerce Lexington Inc. began honoring the
contributions that small businesses have on our
economy in 1986, and since that very first Salute to
Small Business, the impact of small businesses on
the global economy has become greater than ever
before. In fact, small business owners have
accounted for more of the job growth in our country over the last decade than large companies.
In 2010, Commerce Lexington reformatted its
Salute to Small Business Awards program, adding
more and better defined award categories, more
inclusiveness among the small business community, and the opportunity for state and national recognition. These changes brought great success to the
program, with a significant increase in the number
of small businesses applying for awards.
PRESENTED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Community Trust Bank
Keeneland
TOAST TO THE WINNERS SPONSOR
Barney Miller’s Inc.
ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS:
GOLD SPONSORS
Central Bank & Trust Co.
H-L Media (Lexington Herald-Leader &
Kentucky.com)
Windstream Communications
SILVER SPONSORS
Bluegrass Community &
Technical College
Cumberland Valley National Bank
Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance
LM Communications Broadcast
Media Group
MassMutual Midwest
Park Community Credit Union
Republic Bank & Trust Co.
TravelHost of the Bluegrass
WUKY 91.3 FM
SMALL BUSINESS SPONSORS
Hurst Business Supply and
Furniture Solutions
Legacy Consulting Group
Precision Duplicating Solutions
University of Kentucky Federal
Credit Union
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR
Frost Brown Todd, LLC
INVITATION & PROGRAM DESIGN SPONSOR
Stablemate Creative LLC
PRINT SPONSOR
Lynn Imaging / Monster Color
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Businesses must be active members of Commerce
Lexington Inc., and must have completed three (3)
or more full years of operation and have fewer than
100 employees. Small businesses can apply for
more than one award category, but can be a finalist
for ONLY one category. LIST OF AWARD CATEGORIES APPEARS ON PAGE 11.
DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION:
Those interested in applying for the 2017 Salute to
Small Business Awards can download a detailed
application at www.commercelexington.com.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 23, 2017
ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS:
Small business award applicants are judged and
winners are selected for each of the eight categories. The names of the category winners are
released about a month prior to the Salute to Small
Business Awards Luncheon presented by Forcht
Bank to be held on Thursday, August 24, at the
Keeneland Entertainment Center.
MORE RECOGNITION / VISIBILITY:
The Commerce Lexington Inc. Small Business of the
Year is then selected from the category winners and
announced at the awards luncheon. The Small
Business of the Year then has the opportunity to
apply for state and national recognition through the
U.S. Small Business Administration with the assistance of the Bluegrass Small Business Development
Center. Additionally, award winners in each category
are provided with exhibit space prior to the Salute to
Small Business Awards Luncheon so they can show
off their products and services.
Forcht Bank Presents Salute to Small Business
Awards Luncheon on August 24th at Keeneland
During the Salute to Small Business
Awards Luncheon presented by Forcht
Bank on Thursday, August 24, from noon
to 1:30 p.m. at the Keeneland
Entertainment Center on the grounds of
historic Keeneland, we’ll recognize the
“Thoroughbreds” of our small business
community in variety of categories and
help celebrate the naming of a new
Commerce Lexington Inc. Small Business
of the Year. After we learn a little more
about each of our category winners, we’ll
announce the Commerce Lexington Inc.
Small Business of the Year, which is selected from the category award winners.
TO REGISTER:
You’ll want to come early and network, as
the award winners in each category will be
on hand to show off their products and services. The cost to attend is $50 for Commerce
Lexington members, $60 for potential members.
To
register,
e-mail
to
[email protected] or register
on-line at www.CommerceLexington.com.
PRESENTED BY:
Salute to Small Business Luncheon Photo by Bill Straus Photography
SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS
Salute to Small Business Award Categories; Deadline is June 23, 2017
GREEN INITIATIVE AWARD
Company must display movement toward the
implementation of green initiatives. The business would have to demonstrate what they
have done to go "green" to quality for this
award. Criteria includes written policies, goals
and metrics for green practices, provision or
use of alternative energy and/or energy efficient products or services, or produce or manufacture a green product or service. As a business or organization, being green means finding environmentally-friendly ways to do business and/or encouraging employee participation in sustainable business practices that have
a significant and positive impact on the company and/or the community.
LEGACY AWARD
PHOENIX AWARD
Businesses eligible for this award include companies that have been in business for 25-plus
years, multi-generational businesses, and past
Small Business Celebration award winners.
The award recognizes staying power, longevity,
the ability to adjust to the changing economic
climate, and company growth.
Phoenix awards are given to those individuals
(business owners, volunteers and public officials) whose efforts and contributions have
enabled their businesses or communities to
recover successfully from a disaster, natural,
economic or manmade. Company must have
endured a uniquely challenging circumstance
or natural disaster and successfully emerged
from it stronger and poised for growth in order
to qualify for this award.
NONPROFIT AWARD
To be considered for this award, the organization must highlight its services, fundraising
efforts, its impact and return-on-investment,
ability to inspire and engage volunteers, maximizing its output and reach to a wide variety of
groups and people within the community.
INNOVATION AWARD
Company must have demonstrated ability in
adopting and utilizing technology to directly
increase productivity, efficiency, revenue and/or
profits. Additional criteria include informed
decision-making process around technology
adoption, strategic implementation and ability
to measure results of utilization. This award is
your chance to "wow" us with an innovative
practice that your company has implemented in
the past year in response to the changes in the
economy. Provide an example of a new product,
service, business process or system; quantify its
growth; and explain how this innovation resulted in reduced expenses or increased operation
efficiency for your company.
MINORITY BUSINESS AWARD
The Minority Business Award recognizes an
ethnically-owned member business, which is
defined by Commerce Lexington Inc. as a business that is 51-percent owned, operated & controlled by a person within the following racial
and ethnic groups: African American; Hispanic
American; or Asian American. Tell us about the
unique aspects of your business, such as
enhanced services for customers, workplace
flexibility initiatives, logistics adjustments,
and/or expansion efforts.
Download a 2017 Salute to Small Business Awards
application on-line at www.CommerceLexington.com
BUSINESS SUCCESS AWARD
The Business Success Award recognizes a
business that doesn't fall into one of the other
award categories. This is your opportunity to
put your company's operations, products and
services, growth, and response to adversity up
against the "best of the best." Tell us about the
unique aspects of your business, such as
enhanced services for customers, workplace
flexibility initiatives, logistics adjustments,
and/or expansion efforts.
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR AWARD
To be considered a young entrepreneur, the
individual must serve as a majority owner and
operate or bear principal responsibility for
operating a small business with at least a
three-year track record, and who will not have
reached the age of 35 by June 1, 2017.
Evidence of success as measured by sales and
profits, increased employment opportunities
created by the nominee's business, development and/or utilization of innovative or creative business methods and demonstrated
entrepreneurial potential necessary for longterm business success and economic growth.
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EVENTS
Commerce Lexington, Kentucky Blood Center Blood Drive a Huge Success
Commerce Lexington Inc. partnered with the
Kentucky Blood Center to host a blood drive on
May 23rd in honor of our President & CEO Bob
Quick’s courageous fight against Lymphoma.
We are pleased to report that it was the largest,
most productive blood drive in the state on that
day, with more than 60 people donating. Thank
you to the many people who took the time to
come to CLX, and several who donated in their
local areas on Bob’s behalf. It will positively
impact so many people across our state.
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THANK YOU DONORS!
Walter Anderson
Linda Barnes
Lynda Bebrowsky
Allison Boyd
John Brandon
Hilorie Branham
Alejandro Carron
Patrick Dalbey
Bryan Deshon
Carol Detjen
Larry Detjen
Perry Dunn
Matthew Ellison
Johanna Ellison
Jeffrey Franzwa
Zachary Frey
James Giurgevich
John Gohmann
Gina Greathouse
Phillip Griffin
Steve Grossman
Marc Haines
Virginia Hammond
Katie Hardwick
John Hardy
Eric Hartman
Brianna Harvey
Constance Harvey
John Henning
Guy Huguelet
Andi Johnson
Larry Jones
Jeff Koonce
Keith Kurzendoerfer
Jennifer Larkin
Larry Logan
Becky Marefat
Eli Mertens
Davis Meyer
Lindsay Overall
Brian Overall
Andrew Quick
Julie Quick
Kierstin Quick
Morgan Quick
Marjorie Riggs
Robert Riggs
Paul Rooke
Harper Smith
Hunter Stout
Kristin Taylor
Tryone Tyra
Paul Varnado
Traci Wade
Melissa Wagers
Maegan Waltz
Diana Wilson
Sandra Wilson
Nancy Wiser
Tana Young
Gary Young
Dana Zinger
Jeff Zinger
EVENTS
Stay Connected & Interact: Commerce Lexington Inc. Social Media Guide
Commerce Lexington Inc. recognizes that business owners and business
professionals live busy lives. That’s why we have so many different ways
to keep connected to the events, programs, and services that help you
succeed. Social media is an effective way to promote your company or
organization and engage your customers. Here are some of the places
you can keep up with Commerce Lexington Inc. on social media.
Commerce Lexington Inc. members are permitted to post items about
their business to our social media channels. Review the list on this page
to see where you would like to connect. If you missed an event, such as
our Public Policy Luncheons or a number of other events, you can review
most on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/commlexingtonky.
www.instagram.com/CommerceLex
www.youtube.com/commlexingtonky
There are over 250 video clips and full events posted
on our YouTube channel. There are also plenty of video
clips promoting Lexington and our region.
www.facebook.com/groups/CommerceLexington
www.facebook.com/LocateInLex
www.facebook.com/clmbd
Commerce Lexington Inc. has more than 2,700 members on its
Facebook group page. You can also follow www.facebook.com/
LocateInLex for news on expansions and relocations, as well as our
Minority Business Development division.
www.twitter.com/CommerceLex
www.twitter.com/LocateInLex
Join the more than 10,000 people who follow Commerce
Lexington Inc. on Twitter for the latest news as it happens.
www.linkedin.com/company/commerce-lexington
www.linkedin.com/groups/Commerce-Lexington-Inc-3937103
If you’re on LinkedIn, you can join the 1,100-plus people in our
LinkedIn group and post your own business-related items.
www.commercelexington.com/clx-blog
http://news.locateinlexington.com
Stay up-to-date on Commerce Lexington Inc. news, policy decisions, and legislative activity on our Blog, and learn more about
Lexington’s demographics and other key economic statistics.
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CONNECT
Commerce Lexington Inc. Unveils Industry-Specific Health Insurance Plans
GLI & CLX Offering Members Cost Savings Through Humana’s HealthSolutions Plan
Greater Louisville Inc. and Commerce
Lexington Inc. have partnered with
Humana to help businesses save money on
health insurance for their employees. The
new HealthSolutions plan is available
exclusively to members of CLX or GLI who
join an employer industry sub-association.
Businesses that enroll in this special association plan can potentially save between
five and 20-percent on health insurance
premiums.
“Health insurance is often one of the
biggest expenses for businesses,” Kent
Oyler, President and CEO of GLI, said.
“This is really a forward-looking partnership as the landscape of healthcare continues to evolve in the United States.”
Chamber members are eligible to join an
association with employers in their industry
that will help the Chambers address industry needs, including health coverage for
employees. A business must have two or
more employees and a qualifying SIC code
to participate in an industry association
and enroll in Humana HealthSolutions.
“The cost of entry is very low compared
to the cost of other plans,” Bob Quick,
President and CEO of Commerce
Lexington, said. “The industry association
plans benefit businesses of all sizes by
pooling resources and offering discounts to
investors.”
A company with 19 employees typically
pays an annual premium of $64,000 for
health insurance. With HealthSolutions,
the same premium is around $57,600, a
savings of more than $6,000. Savings will
vary depending on company size and type
of coverage, but HealthSolutions prices are
on average 5%-20% less than typical plans.
“Humana serves a diverse array of customers with a wide variety of needs,” said
Jennifer Willis, vice president for Humana
in Kentucky. “Humana HealthSolutions
allows employers to tailor benefits coverage to their employees’ health and financial
needs. We are pleased to be partnering
with employer-members of GLI and
Commerce Lexington to bring customized
coverage to their members.”
HealthSolutions is available immediately to companies who qualify. Companies
interested
in
participating
in
HealthSolutions should contact their
health insurance brokers to see if the plan
is right for them. More information can be
found at www.commercelexington.com/
healthsolutions.html.
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“Health insurance is often one of the
biggest expenses for businesses.”
Partnership with Humana helping businesses
save money on health insurance.
www.CommerceLexington.com/healthsolutions.html
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Leadership Lexington Youth Class Ends 2016-17 Program With Graduation
2016-17 CLASS PRESENTED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
Article by Alex Welch, Henry Clay High School
As the 2016-2017 Leadership Lexington Youth
Program (LLYP) drew to a close on Reflection and
Graduation Day, my classmates and I took the first
step into our future as leaders in the community.
Samantha Mardis from Toyota opened the day with
an uplifting speech about the key to finding your
right path, even if you diverge from your original
plans. Her open, candid presentation served as a
reminder that it is okay to be uncertain about the
future, and it is important to follow your interests
and passions.
Then, coming full circle, we met with Grace
Gorrell (University of Kentucky), a familiar face from
our first LLYP session. She conducted a series of
leadership activities that stressed the importance of
staying true to your moral code and values.
We then reflected with Leadership Youth
Program Steering Committee Chair Billy Lanter
(Unified Trust Company), recalling some of our
favorite memories from the program, and offering
input and insights. This “after action session” was
both nostalgic and important, as we were able to
voice our opinions about the program. We also
reflected on the Junior Achievement Personal
Success Program with Callie Tincher, appreciating
the professional skills it helped us to develop.
Before graduating, we enjoyed a beautiful luncheon with our families, and heard a series of inspiring closing remarks, including a presentation from
University of Kentucky Women’s Basketball Coach
Matthew Mitchell.
As each class member was
presented with a graduation
certificate, I reflected on all
that we learned, the community of friendship gained, and
the trust that was built. Zion
Walker from Carter G.
Woodson Academy was the
recipient of the Leadership
Lexington Youth program’s
ZION WALKER
Distinguished Leader Award,
CARTER G.
as he exemplified the lessons
WOODSON
we have learned as a group.
ACADEMY
During our time in the program, we have grown both as
leaders, and as people.
BRONZE SPONSORS:
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Sayre School
Sleep Outfitters
Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Kentucky, Inc.
Winner’s Circle Program Gearing Up for 2017 Campaign; Teams Forming
For the 15th consecutive year, Commerce
Lexington Inc. is preparing for its annual
Winner’s Circle total resource development program. This initiative enlists the help of around
100 volunteers from throughout the community,
who seek to bring in new members, renewals
and membership upgrades, while informing
existing members of services and marketing
opportunities available through Commerce
Lexington Inc.
Teams are forming now, so if you’re interested in getting more involved in your community,
we’d love to have you on board. The Winner’s
Circle is a great way for you to meet community
and business leaders, while working directly with
volunteers from your company and the other
teams. This is an opportunity for you to grow
professionally, to expand your business and
community contacts, and to help Commerce
Lexington become even stronger and more vital
for business in the future.
If you would like to join one of our existing
teams or forming your own corporate team, contact Lynda Bebrowsky at (859) 226-1611 or [email protected]. Find out
more about The Winner’s Circle program at
www.clxwinnerscircle.com.
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Leadership Central Kentucky Class Members Visit Winchester, Clark County
2016-17 CLASS PRESENTED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
GOLD SPONSOR:
Keeneland
SILVER SPONSORS:
Ale-8-One
Kentucky Bank
DAY SPONSORS:
Kentucky Bank
Winchester/Clark Co.
Article by Laura Sheehan, Owner
Full Circle Market
On Wednesday, April 19th, the Leadership Central
Kentucky class spent the day in Clark County.
Beginning with a welcome at Kentucky Bank, the
class then headed to the Ale-8 Bottling Plant. The
class received a personal tour of the plant from
DeAnne Elmore. She explained the “re-introduction”
of Ale-8 as a craft beverage and expanded distribution to Cracker Barrell, as well as Ohio, Indiana, and
Western Kentucky in 2015. The concentrate recipe of
Ale-8 is still made in secret today by the fourth generation Fielding Rogers.
After the tour, the class heard from Tourism
Director, Nancy Turner. She said tourism is the
fastest-growing industry in Kentucky, and told us
about downtown improvements scheduled for
Winchester, as well as The Beer Cheese Trail.
The next stop for the day was BCTC, where the
class received a tour of the 20-acre campus from
President Bruce Manley. The campus opened in
2008 after moving from the Carnegie Library in
downtown Winchester. The campus offers associate’s degrees, with transfer advisors available to
assist students pursuing higher education at the
University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University,
and other state universities. The campus hosts stu-
dents from Clark, Powell, Estill, Montgomery and
other eastern counties. In the basement of BCTC,
the class learned about the Bluegrass Children’s
Academy, which provides daily or hourly day-care for
students.
After touring the campus, the class heard a panel
discussion on economic development and regionalism. Jason Luring form Catalent told the class how
the pharmaceutical company had 60 new hires since
January 2016. They prefer to develop their own
employees and build good local ties to the community. Todd Denham from the Winchester-Clark
County Industrial Foundation talked about recruitment and retention for developing the industrial
park. He spoke about how millennials don’t move
somewhere for a job. They move to a place they
want to live, and then find work. Communities must
be desirable to live in to promote industry.
After lunch, class members went to Blackfish
Bison Ranch, where they learned about the rich history of the Buffalo and got a tour of the farm. The
class next toured Lower Howard’s Creek Waste
Water Treatment. We were shown how wastewater
is treated, and eventually put back into the Kentucky
River. At the end of the day, the class visited Engine
House Deli and heard from Winchester Mayor Ed
Burtner. He discussed the challenges of small
towns today, and also the benefits and charms that
keep small town America growing and thriving.
Applications Available for
2017-18 Leadership
Central Kentucky Program
Applications are now available for the 2017-18
Leadership Central Kentucky program, which is
designed to educate and inform individuals on
issues and opportunities for all of our region's
communities; create awareness and understanding of how each county's actions affect the others;
and to help foster a regional vision for the
Bluegrass. Its vision seeks to build a network of
committed, informed and progressive citizens
connected across institutions and county lines.
This regional leadership development program
runs from August 2017 to May 2018. For more
information, contact Amy Carrington at (859) 2261610 or [email protected].
Access an application at www.leadershipcentralkentucky.com. The deadline to submit an
application is Friday, June 16, 2017.
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Leadership Lexington Gets Insider’s Perspective on Area Equine Industry
Excerpts of Article by Jessica Middendorf,
Lexmark International, Inc.
Central Kentucky’s world-renowned equine industry was the topic of Leadership Lexington’s latest day
session, which began trackside on the historic
grounds of Keeneland. Participants watched morning
workouts with exercise riders, including Dr. Lark
Carroll, owner of CORE Therapies, the Veterinary
Acupuncture & Chiropractic Clinic, and gained
insight into the history and mission of Keeneland.
Bob Elliston, Vice President of Racing & Sales, highlighted not only the track’s background, but also its
significant commitment to investing proceeds back
into the Thoroughbred industry.
In the Sales Pavilion, Jesse Ullery, Keeneland Sales
Associate and Pedigree Announcer, treated participants to a mock auction. Ullery also provided further
acumen into the equine industry’s significant economic impact on Central Kentucky. The Lexington
area plainly benefits from the plethora of jobs tied
both directly and indirectly to the equine industry,
including everything from trainers and grooms
required to care for stallions, to the staff at farms that
grow the hay for stallions to eat, to the employees
needed at medical clinics that treat the stallions.
At Carriage Station Farm, participants were treated to an overview of the Sport Horse Industry and
Three Day Eventing – also known as the “Equestrian
Triathalon.” Owners Jessie Bollinger and Cathy
Wieschhoff demonstrated dressage, cross-country,
and stadium jumping at their state-of-the-art facilities. Interestingly, Wieschhoff noted that she often
works with riders to re-train retired racehorses for a
“second career” in eventing. The group was next welcomed at Jonabell Farm, the North American center
2016-17 CLASS PRESENTED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
Leadership Lexington class members visited Keeneland
during Equine Day and saw some of the horses during
their morning workouts. (CLX Staff Photo)
of Godolphin, HH Sheikh Mohammed’s global stallion operation. Participants enjoyed a first-hand discussion of the various considerations involved in
running a stallion operation, observed a live breeding
session, and were treated to a visit from 2016
Kentucky Derby Winner, Nyquist.
From Jonabell, the group headed to Hagyard
Equine Medical Institute, which has been familyowned for more than 140 years. Participants toured
the facilities and witnessed a mare in foal being
prepped for emergency surgery – one of the approximately 6,000 surgeries performed at Hagyard each
year. The day ended at the Kentucky Horse Park with
Executive Director Laura Prewitt and a viewing of the
impressive exhibit dedicated to the 100th anniversary
celebration of iconic racehorse Man o’ War. Overall,
Equine Day provided a captivating glimpse into various elements of Lexington’s most iconic industry.
BRONZE SPONSORS:
Lexington Clinic Foundation
Mahan Multimedia
Sleep Outfitters
Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Kentucky, Inc.
U.S. Bank
Read This Full Recap at
www.Leadership
Lexington.com
AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Shelley Fehrenbach, U.S. Bank
Shelley Fehrenbach, Officer & Deposits/Payments
Relationship Manager
U.S. Bank
2020 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 232-8179
E-mail: [email protected]
SHELLEY
FEHRENBACH
U.S. BANK
About U.S. Bank: U.S. Bank is the fifth largest bank in the
United States and one of the oldest chartered banks. U.S.
Bank has been recognized by Ethisphere Institute as the
world’s most ethical company in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
About Shelley Fehrenbach: Shelley grew up on Lake
Cumberland in Somerset and graduated from EKU with a
degree in Business Marketing. She began working at U.S.
Bank almost two years ago. She said what attracted her to
U.S. Bank was the focus and attention they devote to their
customers and their employees.
About Her Role at U.S. Bank: Shelley provides treasury management sales and support to the Central North and East
Kentucky Region for U.S. Bank. She said, “My number one
goal is to work closely with our commercial customers to find
more efficient ways of managing their receivables and
payables process.”
About Being Involved with CLX: “Being involved and active
with Commerce Lexington has allowed me to meet many
great people and develop friendships with other business
professionals,” Shelley said. “As an Ambassador, it is my
responsibility to ensure the business community is aware of
the benefits and advantages Commerce Lexington provides.”
Read More About Our Ambassadors at www.CommerceLexington.com > Connect > Volunteer Opportunities
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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome New Commerce Lexington Inc. members for the period of April 17 through May 17, 2017
Alton Webb & Associates
Real Estate Commercial
Wade Haga, Sales Associate
P.O. Box 87, Shelbyville, KY 40066
Phone: (859) 285-2202
www.altonwebb.com
Backyard Fun Pools
Swimming Pools
Sheri Mattingly, Owner
105 Commerce Drive
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone: (859) 881-0188
www.backyardfunpoolsky.com
Cruise Planners Jodi Kenner
Travel Agencies
Jodi Kenner, Owner
3735 Palomar Centre Drive #40
Lexington, KY 40513
Phone: (859) 382-4722
www.travelwithaffinity.com
Bath Fitter
Home Improvement Services
Ben Miller, Regional Brand Mgr.
1191-C Brock McVey Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 613-8472
www.bathfitter.com
Breakout Games
Entertainment
Micah Brandstetter, General Mgr.
306 N. Ashland Avenue
Lexington, KY 40502
Phone: (859) 904-9090
www.breakoutlexington.com/
lexington
Carl Meyers
Women's Apparel
Sherri Mosley, Owner
111 Clay Ave., Lexington, KY 40502
Phone: (859) 252-2004
www.carlmeyers.com
Central Seal Company
Construction
Erin Ring, Controller
521 Ensslin Dr., Danville, KY 40423
Phone: (859) 236-2367
www.centralseal.com
Cirrusmio, Inc.
Software Developers
Dwayne Buckles, Business Dev. Mgr.
154 Constitution Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: (859) 472-4248
www.cirrusmio.com
CPR Cell Phone Repair
Cellular Telephone Equipment &
Services
Scott Hill, Principal
130 W. Tiverton Way, Suite 120
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 303-6800
www.cellphonerepair.com/
lexington-fayette-ky
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Crestwood Christian Church
Churches
Kory Wilcoxson, Senior Minister
1882 Bellefonte Drive
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 266-0459
www.crestwoodchristian.com
CT Marketing Solutions powered
by Proforma
Marketing Consultants/Services
Katie Taylor, Co-Owner
2276 Mangrove Drive
Lexington, KY 40513
Phone: (859) 361-6373
http://ctmarketing.proforma.com
Down Syndrome Association of
Central Kentucky (DSACK)
Non-Profit Organizations
Traci Brewer, Executive Director
1050 Chinoe Road, Suite 204
Lexington, KY 40502
Phone: (859) 494-7809
www.dsack.org
Edley's BBQ
Restaurants
Jon Parker, Regional Manager
114 Summit at Fritz Farm, Ste. 110
Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859) 523-4668
www.edleysbbq.com
Emerge Contracting
Contractors
Matt Hovekamp, Director
941 National Avenue, Suite 120
Lexington, KY 40502
Phone: (859) 212-3077
www.emergelex.com
G. L. Herndon Insurance Agency
Insurance
Kevin Wesley, Insurance Agent
2220 Executive Drive, Suite 203
Lexington, KY 40505
Phone: (859) 286-7094
www.glherndoninsurance.com
JUNE 2017
G.R. Arnold Racing Stable
Equine Associations
Patrick DeLuca, Financial Officer
c/o Shawnee Farm, P.O. Box 368
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone: (859) 734-2332
Indian Motorcycle of Lexington
Motorcycles & Mini-Bikes
Tony Nestor, General Manager
1973 Bryant Road
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 303-6229
www.indianmotorcyclelexington.com
Larco Commercial Truck Repair Inc.
Truck Repairing & Service
Larry Greer, President/Owner
264 Scotty's Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone: (270) 796-8388
Lexington Paint & Supply
Company, Inc.
Paint-Wholesale
Hank Whitman, President
103 Park Central Court
Nicholasville, KY 40356-1968
Phone: (859) 885-7276
www.lexpaint.com
Maftco Tire
Tire Dealers
Sami Maftoum, Owner
380 Cutters Hill Court
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 543-2431
Molly Maid of Greater Lexington
Cleaning Services Commercial &
Residential
Tonya Parsons, Owner
1030 Majestic Drive, Suite 310
Lexington, KY 40513
Phone: (859) 254-9378
www.mollymaid.com/local-housecleaning/ky/greater-lexington.aspx
NextGen Accounting, LLC
Accountants
Clark E. Frye, President
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 725
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 753-0672
www.nextgenacct.co
NOMI Design
Architects
Matthew Brooks, Owner/President
1584 Delaware Avenue
Lexington, KY 40505
Phone: (859) 838-1130
www.nomi.design
SoulGlad Coaching, LLC
Coaching-Business & Professional
Carol Gailey, Certified Master
Sound Therapy Teacher
3244 Orchard Grass Road
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 536-0611
The Burl
Bar
Jomo K. Thompson
375 Thompson Road
Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: (859) 447-8166
www.theburlky.com
Thoroughbred Engineering
Engineers-Consulting
Matthew Vernon, Director of
Construction
P.O. Box 481
Lexington, KY 40588
Phone: (502) 863-1756
www.thoroughbred.consulting
Thrivent Financial
Financial Services
Shelby Calvin
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 700
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 221-6180
www.thrivent.com
Twin Star TDS, LLC
Medical Research
Jim Stice, President
870 Corporate Drive, Suite 403
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (612) 382-0888
www.twinstarmedical.com
Utmost Wellness & Eichorst
Chiropractic
Chiropractors D.C.
Dr. Andy Eichorst, DC
3601 Palomar Centre Drive #140
Lexington, KY 40513
Phone: (859) 224-8379
www.utmostchiro.com
PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Corey Freeman was recently named chief operating officer for AssuredPartners NL.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP announced two
new attorney hires in Lexington to further
strengthen the firm’s real estate and transactional practices. P. Branden Gross was named as
partner, and Jacob K. Michul was named as an
associate.
Bluegrass Care Navigators, previously Hospice of
the Bluegrass, has helped hospitals and payers
reduce 30-day readmissions by as much as 21
percent. The agency was honored to present
details on its success at the 2017 National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(NHPCO) Management and Leadership
Conference in Washington D.C.
Joseph L. Grossman, President & CEO of
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. (ARH),
was recently named to Central Bank’s Lexington
Advisory Board. Additionally, Gary Loucks joined
Central Bank as commercial mortgage lending
officer.
Community Trust Bank announced that Shirie
Hawkins was named as commercial loan officer
and assistant vice president in the Versailles market, while Jessica Kendrick was named residential
loan officer and market vice president in Danville.
Jason Whitaker recently joined Dean Dorton’s
Technology Consulting Group in its Lexington
office.
Denham-Blythe Company: Quincy Cutshaw was
named as vice president of marketing with the
Lexington-based construction and design company.
ECSI, LLC recently welcomed Michael Nantz as
director of business services and Gladys Barnett
as manager of financial services/administration.
Also, the firm recently recognized the retirement
of Jan Amos, CAO, for 25 years of service.
First Security Inc., the bank holding company for
First Security Bank, Inc., announced that Gary L.
Stewart (retired) and Ellen Arvin Kennedy
(Dinsmore and Shohl LLP) were elected to its
board of directors. Additionally, First Security
Bank announced the additions of Logan Hillyard
as vice president – treasury management and
Jeffrey D. Jackson as executive vice president –
chief commercial banking officer.
Brett Goode, vice president of Gray
Construction’s South Atlantic regional office, was
recently presented with a distinguished alumni
award by the construction management faculty at
Eastern Kentucky University. This honor is given
to outstanding construction management program champions for their leadership and
achievements.
JBK, Inc. Roofing Division recently received the
“Roof Project of the Year” award at Duro-Last’s
National Sales Seminar for its work on Lynn
Camp Elementary School. The Duro-Last Project
Awards were created to honor Duro-Last contractors who complete outstanding projects. JBK,
Inc. was also presented the “Platinum Contractor
Award,” which is the highest distinction given to
contractors consistently installing the highest
quality roofing systems in 2016.
Keller Williams Greater Lexington announces the
following new agents: Ginger McCoy, Garfield
Sewell, Shawn Myers, Pam Jury, Matthew Jury,
Rachel Branson, Courtney Brown, Kristy Tolson,
and Branden Meeks.
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the
Kentucky Society for Human Resource
Management announced the 2017 Best Places to
Work in Kentucky rankings, and several
Commerce Lexington Inc. member companies
were represented on the list. Large company category: 2. Aerotek; 4. Envoy Mortgage; 5. Crowe
Horwath LLP; 9. Steptoe & Johnson PLLC; 12.
Central Bank & Trust Co.; 13. Farm Credit MidAmerica; 15. Republic Bank & Trust Company;
23. AssuredPartners NL; 24. Hilliard-Lyons; 26.
Kentucky American Water; and 30. Baptist
Health. Medium company category: 2. Blue &
Co., LLC; 4. Dean Dorton; 6. MassMutual
Midwest; 8. Independence Bank; 10. MCM CPA’s
& Advisors; 11. Kentucky Bank; 12. Park
Community Credit Union; 13. Stites & Harbison,
PLLC; 14. NetGain Technologies; 15. Louisville
Tile Distributors; 16. KORT; 19. Forcht Bank; 23.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP; 25. Clark
Regional Medical Center; 27. PBI Bank; and 29.
Creative Lodging Solutions. Small company category: 3. Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC; 4. SIS;
8. AMR Management Services; 13. Benefit
Insurance Marketing; 15. Associations
International; 19. People Plus, Inc.; 21. Delta
Dental of Kentucky; 22. Town & Country Bank
and Trust Co.; 24. Integrity IT; 25. Sturgill, Turner,
Barker & Moloney, PLLC; 30. SDGblue, LLC; 31.
Lexington Habitat for Humanity, Inc.; 33. Unified
Trust Company; 35. Massage Envy-Lexington; 36.
Kentucky Farm Bureau; 39. Post Time Studios;
and 40. McGregor & Associates, Inc.
The Lexington Center Corporation and its staff
warmly extend best wishes to Chester Maull
upon his retirement after serving for 27 years as
director of human resources and employee benefits.
Jason S. Harris, M.D., MBA, has been named
medical director and owner of Lexington
Diagnostic Center & Open MRI (d/b/a
Neurodiagnostics, Inc.). George W. Privett, Jr.,
M.D., who is retiring and sold the business, will
stay on staff as a consultant for the next year.
NAI Isaac recently welcomed Chandler Shouse to
the company’s property management team.
Additionally, NAI Isaac Commercial Properties
recognized Paul Ray Smith, executive vice president, for 30 years of service and Anne Kilcoyne,
CPM, senior property manager, who celebrated 21
years with the company.
John M. Williams, a member of Lexington law firm
of Rajkovich, Williams, Kilpatrick & True, PLLC,
received the Fayette County Bar Association’s
2017 Citizen-Lawyer Award at the Fayette County
Bar Association’s recent Law Day Celebration and
Luncheon.
Rose Grasch Camenisch Mains PLLC recently
announced the addition of attorneys Melissa A.
Stewart, of counsel, and J. Wesley Harned, associate.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Emily Larish
Startsman has been appointed to serve a threeyear term on the board of directors of The Nest –
Center for Women, Children, and Families.
Sturgill, Turner, Barkers & Moloney, PLLC,
announced that Meredith Berge Reeves joined the
firm as an associate, practicing in the firm’s
Employment Law, Higher Education Law, and K12 Schools Law groups. Additionally, James W.
Gardner, an energy and utilities attorney, has been
selected for the 2017 Leadership Kentucky class.
TrinSoft, LLC was recently named a Microsoft
Dynamics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Gold Competency Partner, which is evidence of
the deepest, most consistent commitment to a
specific, in-demand, business solution area and
signifies that a partner has the highest level of
industry experience providing services, software,
or support for Microsoft technologies.
Unified Trust Company welcomed Abby Vaughn
as business development director.
Women Leading Kentucky announced the winners
of the Martha Layne Collins Leadership Award for
2017, including Danielle Tharp Clore, Executive
Director of the Kentucky Nonprofit Network, and
Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D., FACP, Past President of
the American Medical Association.
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published in the order received & as space permits.
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COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. UPCOMING EVENTS
JUNE 2017:
Visit to Minneapolis-Saint Paul presented by the
7-9 Leadership
McBrayer law firm.
- SEE PAGE 7
Lexington program presented
15 Leadership
Utilities Co.: Reflection & Graduation.
JULY 2017:
Lexington Inc. offices closed in observance of
4 Commerce
Fourth of July holiday.
by Kentucky
Bluegrass Region’s Washington, D.C. Fly-In presented by
12-13 Columbia
Gas of Kentucky.
due for 2017-18 Leadership Central Kentucky
16 Applications
- SEE PAGE 16
program.
New Member Luncheon presented by Windstream
20 Communications,
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at Commerce
Lexington’s first floor conference room.
22
Business Link hosted and sponsored by Hilton Lexington
Downtown (369 W. Vine St.), 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. - SEE PAGE 9
23
Applications due for 2017 Salute to Small Business Awards
presented by Forcht Bank.
- SEE PAGES 10-11
28
5Across pitch contest, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., at Awesome Inc. (348
East Main Street), $5 per person.
AUGUST 2017:
on the Green presented by Unified Trust Company
14 Business
at Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa (1800 Newtown Pike);
Lunch at 11:30 a.m.; Tee time at 12:30 p.m.
- SEE PAGE 8
Link hosted and sponsored by The Campbell House
17 Business
(1375 South Broadway), 4:30-6:30 p.m.
to Small Business Awards Luncheon presented by
24 Salute
Forcht Bank, Noon - 1:30 p.m., at Keeneland Entertainment
Center.
- SEE PAGE 10