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First Tenant of the Pikeville Commons Celebrates Grand Opening
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October 2014 - Volume VIII, Issue IV
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Inside the Chamber Chamber Announces Interim President/CEO............................................. 3 Chamber Hosts Eggs and Issues.................................................................. 4 PLI’s Hosts Opening Retreat at Jenny Wiley State Park............................. 5
Chamber Connections Chamber Celebrates First Tenant of Pikeville Commons........................... 6 Recent Ribbon Cuttings............................................................................... 7 Business After Hours with Pikeville Medical Center.................................... 8 Small Business Appreciation Month............................................................ 9 Ambassador Surprise Patrol - October...................................................... 10 201 Speedway Joins the Chamber............................................................ 10 Food City Offer............................................................................................ 11 Events Calendar............................................................................................. 12
2014-2015 Officers & Executive Board Members Chairman: John Blackburn (First Commonwealth Bank) Chairman Elect: Shadd Walters (US Bank) Vice Chairman: Rick Newsom (Community Trust Bank) Treasurer: Lynette Schindler (Lynette Schindler, CPA) Secretary: Sam Carter (TECO) Immediate Past Chairman: Tracy Syck (Shred All Documents) Jennifer Brown (Redd, Brown, & Williams) James D. England (Peoples Insurance Agency) Joel Thornbury (Care More Pharmacy) Brad Hall (AEP-Kentucky Power)
Board of Directors Brad Hall (AEP - Kentucky Power) Bruce Walters (Bruce Walters Ford) David Baird (Baird & Baird) David Stratton (Stratton Law Firm) J.R. Blackburn (Merrill Lynch) James D. England (Peoples Insurance Agency) Jeff Vanderbeck (Appalachian News-Express) Jennifer Brown (Redd, Brown, & Williams) Jim Hobbs (Citizens National Bank) Jim Workman (Community Trust Bank) Joe Adams (Pikeville Coca-Cola) Joel Thornbury (Care More Pharmacy) Howard Roberts (University of Pikeville) Laura Damron (Pikeville Medical Center) Mike Harris (Pepsi) Mike McCoy (MCNB) Neil Middleton (WYMT-TV) Paul David Slater (SNF-Flomin Coal) Philip Elswick (Summit Engineering) Rick Newsom (Community Trust Bank) Russ Barker (ARH) Shannon Wright (Wright Concrete) Skip Holmes (Fairway Outdoor Advertising) W. Allen Gillum (Appalachian Wireless)
Chamber Staff Jared Arnett: President/CEO Jacob Colley: VP-Operations Pam Mullins: Accounting Manager Kelly Rowe: Events and Programs Manager Grace Nelson: Membership Development Manager Kate Hensley: Communications Manager
Chamber Announces Interim President/CEO On October 4, Jared Arnett, the current President/ CEO of the Southeast Kentucky Chamber, was named as the first Executive Director of SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region). In taking this position, Jared will transition from the Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce to SOAR beginning November 3. “I’m tremendously proud of what the Chamber has accomplished during my time here. I’m honored to have had the opportunity to serve our members and the region,” said Arnett. “My new role at SOAR will allow me to continue to improve the job creation process in eastern Kentucky.” During this transition, the Chamber Board of Directors has appointed Jacob Colley, Vice President of Operations, as Interim President/CEO until a new President/CEO is chosen. “I appreciate the confidence the Board has placed in me during this pivotal time for the region and the Chamber. I look forward to working with our members and the regional community to continue moving our economy forward,” said Colley. The Board has formed a committee
to commence a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer, and will begin accepting applications beginning immediately through October 29. “As we begin the search for our next CEO,” said John Blackburn SEKC Chairman, “we are doing so with confidence, knowing that Jacob will provide continued leadership for the Chamber staff and our member businesses while the search is conducted.” For more information on the position visit www.business.sekchamber.com/jobs or to apply for the position, please send a resume, cover letter and salary history to
[email protected]. No phone calls please.
INSIDE THE CHAMBER
Charter Members, thank you for your continuous support! Chairman’s Circle
Founder’s Circle AAA Real Estate Busy Bee Septic Systems Economy Drug Pamela C. Howard, PT Lynette Schindler CPA, PSC ShredAll Documents Vantage Point, Inc. Peoples Insurance
INSIDE THE CHAMBER
Chamber Hosts Eggs and Issues Jeff Whitehead Director, EKCEP
Community leaders discuss regional workforce development.
The Chamber hosted their membership breakfast, Eggs and Issues, on October 14. This event is dedicated to education and networking. The event provides a great opportunity for members, new and existing, to network with other attendees and to become more informed on the selected ‘issue’ that is affecting the region by hearing experts from the field. The issue discussed at the October Eggs and Issues was regional workforce development with Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s Director of College Relations, Josh Ball, and Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program’s Executive Director, Jeff Whitehead. Ball spoke on what BSCTC is doing and will do to improve the regional workforce. Big Sandy is participating in the Build Smart program, which is a public-private partnership to provide funding for the top capital project at each Kentucky Community and Technical College. BSCTC’s top capital project is the construction and expansion of the Pikeville Campus. Ball announced that the planning phase is underway to expand the building’s footprint to over 120,000 4 | BUSINESS CALL
square feet. Renovations include a new parking structure that will not only serve the students but the city of Pikeville as well. The expansion of the campus will also allow an expansion of existing programs and the opportunity to create new ones for students. Ball finds this endeavor imperative in helping the regional workforce. “If we do not educate and plan for the students of tomorrow, then we will not have a future,” Ball said. Whitehead presented data on the state of the region’s workforce and what EKCEP is doing to help. Although unemployment rates were down in August 2014, there were 11,600 fewer people working compared to August of 2013. Whitehead explained what the solution of this problem should be and how regional organizations can participate in developing a qualified workforce to grow our economy. “We can’t just try harder,” Whitehead said. “We have got to stay focused on job creation and workforce development. It has to be done differently in eastern Kentucky than anywhere else because our problems are unique.” His suggestions for improving job creation and workforce development
Joshua Ball Director of College Relations, BSCTC
were to create better workforce intelligence, continue to work towards partnering with industry, and work and develop community-based collaborative innovations. Eggs and Issues was presented by Life Care Centers of America’s Mountain View Health Care Center with RE/MAX Legacy Group as the small business sponsor. It was hosted at Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s Pikeville Campus. For more information on BSCTC’s expansion visit their website at www.bigsandy.kctcs. edu. For more information on EKCEP visit their website at http://www.ekcep. org/.
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INSIDE THE CHAMBER
First class of Patton Leadership Institute with Angie Woodoward (far right).
Opening Retreat at Jenny Wiley State Park The Patton Leadership Institute’s inaugural class met this month for their first of nine monthly professional development sessions. Twenty-four community and business leaders took part in the two-day opening overnight retreat at the Jenny Wiley State Park. The class’ opening session was full of leadership development activities and seminars to help the professionals get to know themselves as leaders and each other. Angie Woodward led team building activities, personality assessments and leadership seminars throughout the two days. Woodward is currently directing the statewide initiative: Kentucky Community of Sharing, a project using the AssetBased Community Development process to discover skills, talents and gifts of local residents in communities across the Commonwealth. The class had a roundtable discussion with Northern Kentucky University President, Geoffrey Mearns. Mearns shared
with the group his career of leadership roles and lessons he has learned from working as a federal prosecutor, law school dean and professor, senior vice president of academic affairs and provost, and now NKU president. Mearns discussed how education has played a vital role in his career and how critical an educated workforce is to moving Kentucky and the nation forward. The class also received an overview of Jenny Wiley State Park and its impact on the local economy by Park Manager, Julian Slone. Members of PLI were challenged by the retreat and excited for the sessions to come. “I have been fortunate enough in my job to work with leaders who have a vision for what we can achieve and who know how to put that vision into actions that move our region forward. What I see in the inaugural class of the Patton Leadership Institute is a group of leaders who are ready to pick up the mantle of progress and carry it on into the future. I am hum-
bled to be a part of it,” PLI Member and Administrator of Operations for the City of Pikeville, Sean Cochran, said. Patton Leadership Institute began this year as a restructure of the Chamber’s leadership program with an updated curriculum and mission. The program was named after Gov. Paul and Judi Patton to recognize their leadership and impact in not only our region but the entire state of Kentucky. It is designed to find, develop and educate emerging talent from throughout the Chamber’s eight-county footprint about regional differences, opportunities and challenges. The program hosts nine sessions between October and July with each session focusing on the different resources eastern Kentucky possesses and how each community contributes to the whole of the region. Alongside each session’s focal topic, PLI’s curriculum focuses on leadership professional development topics specific to emerging leaders seeking meaningful growth needed to advance both professionally and personally. They meet and network with current regional community and business leaders, who discuss topics specific to PLI’s curriculum. PLI is sponsored by Appalachian Wireless, Food City, and the University of Pikeville. For more information on the Patton Leadership Institute, visit www. pattonli.org. BUSINESS CALL | 5
CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
Chamber Celebrates First Tenant of Pikeville Commons On Monday, October 13, the Chamber and the City of Pikeville hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening at Hobby Lobby in the new Pikeville Commons. Hobby Lobby is the first retail store to open its doors at the new shopping center located on Justice Lane. Local government officials and members of the community came out to celebrate the occasion. The opening of Hobby Lobby was a celebration for all the hard work the City of Pikeville has done to create the Pikeville Commons. This was echoed in statements from the speakers at the grand opening. The ceremony began with a welcome and recognitions from Commissioner Jerry Keith Coleman. Coleman spoke on behalf of the City Commission and explained the pride that has been created through the Pikeville Commons. “Pikeville continues to be a shining example of successfully diversifying a local economy,” said Coleman 6 | BUSINESS CALL
Jacob Colley, Vice President of the Southeast Kentucky Chamber, congratulated the Commission for their hard work and explained the importance of shopping local to grow the regional economy. “This grand opening of Hobby Lobby is a monumental event for eastern Kentucky as we work toward quality job growth that is so desperately needed. Hobby Lobby, and the other tenants that will shortly follow in Pikeville Commons, will add millions of dollars to the local economy through retail sales and employee wages.” Colley said. Mayor Pro-tem, Jimmy Carter, gave an overview of how the Pikeville Commons came to fruition and what it means for the future of the region. “When you think big and dream big, big things are going to happen,” said Carter. “Let’s dream big Pikeville.” He also announced the next store to open will be Marshalls at the end of October. The ceremony also
included the presentation of colors was by the Pikeville Police Department and the singing of the National Anthem by the Pikeville High School Choir. The ceremony ended with Major Frank Justice presenting Tom Clawson, Hobby Lobby Store Manager, with a key to the city. A ceremonial ribbon was cut in front of the store. Members of the community were invited to take a tour of the store and enjoy refreshments. Hobby Lobby is open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday. For more information, visit www.hobbylobby. com.
CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
Recent Ribbon Cuttings
Dynamic Physical Therapy Associates
On Tuesday, September 30, the Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Dynamic Physical Therapy Associates. Members of the Chamber came out to celebrate the opening of the clinic’s newest location in the Uniplex building in Downtown Pikeville. The celebration included a tour of the facility and an official ribbon cutting. Dynamic Physical Therapy employs a
caring, well educated, and talented staff. including physical therapists, Tiffiney Bentley, MSPT. and Melissa Adams, physical therapy assistant, Tracy Taylor and office managers, Donna Preston and Peggy Cook. They opened their first clinic in South Williamson two years ago. After finding success in the area, they decided to expand to Pikeville. Their Pikeville clinic has been open since April. The clinic offers a wide variety of services and is ready to help patients get back
to the life they deserve. Some of the services they provide are massages, traction and spine manipulations, paraphen wax treatments and more. They are also the only private clinic in Pike County that provides Anodyne Therapy, a non-invasive light treatment that increases circulation which decreases pain. It’s also used to aid in the healing of diabetic ulcers. The team at Dynamic Physical Therapy Associates is excited about providing physical therapy services to the area and is currently accepting new patients. “We understand that patients have choice,” said physical therapist, Tiffiney Bentley, MSPT. “We hope they choose us.” They are also looking to hire a full-time physical therapist for both the Pikeville and Williamson locations. The Pikeville location of Dynamic Physical Therapy Associates is open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information on their services or to schedule an appointment at their Pikeville location, call (606) 432-0058. Visit the clinic at Suite 202 in the Uniplex Building on 128 Trivette Drive in downtown Pikeville.
Tech Medical Center
On October 7, the Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting at Tech Medical Center. The Center opened this summer and has experienced lots of success repairing the region’s phones, tablets, computers and other electronics. Owner, Justin Bevins, and Manager, J.B. Smith celebrated their recent achievements with the Chamber and its members. Tech Medical Center can repair your electronics and also sells tempered glass covers for mobile device screens. To contact Justin Bevins and the team, visit the Tech Medical Center office at 95 Weddington Branch Road in Coal Run or check out their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/techmedicalcenter BUSINESS CALL | 7
CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
Joe Meade and Jeremy Justice give a demonstration of the Anatomage Table to Chamber members at the PMC Clinic Business After Hours
Pikeville Medical Center Hosts Business After Hours On Thursday, October 16, the Chamber and the Pikeville Medical Center hosted a Business After Hours to invite local businesses and the community to visit the new PMC Clinic Building. Attendees enjoyed refreshments while they toured physicians’ office floors, watched demonstrations of the Anatomage table, and experienced first-hand the new state-of-the-art facility. The Anatomage table is an advanced anatomy visualization system. The table is an all-in-one, touch-interactive display system that resembles an operating table or hospital bed. The screen displays human anatomy in real life-size and can explore the entire anatomy of the human body. Joe Meade, RIS/PACS Administrator, and Jeremy Justice, IS Analyst, gave demonstrations and let attendees experience the table for themselves. The Anatomage table will be used to interactively educate patients and medical students alike. Attendees were also given a tour of the Clinic’s new physician office floors. The floors have 32 patient exam rooms and a spacious waiting area on each physician floor. Attendees who took a tour of 8 | BUSINESS CALL
the office floors also got to see a demonstration of the new state-of-the-art call system. The system ensures employees always know how many patients need to be seen and in what order. The new PMC Clinic is an important piece of the growth that is coming to eastern Kentucky. The Clinic is an 11-story, 235,362 square foot clinic connected to a 10-story, 394,768 square foot parking garage, bringing PMC’s total square foot to more than 1 million square feet. The Clinic building is attached to every floor of the hospital’s May Tower, allowing easy patient flow between inpatient and outpatient areas. The new parking garage can accommodate 1,162 vehicles and has easy access to every floor in the Clinic building. For more information on the PMC Clinic check out their website at http:// www.pikevillehospital.org or call (606) 218-3500.
Coming this November
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, November 11
Indian Hills Wine and Spirits Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Small Business Appreciation Month seeks to provide Chamber member businesses access to free or affordable outlets to receive promotion, training and be celebrated through a month-long series of events that will improve and grow each business. The month is designed with a focus of retaining local dollars in our regional economy through the month-long program that will highlight and promote local businesses and their products and services. Events throughout the month will help connect businesses to businesses, businesses to consumers, and businesses to technical assistance providers.
How to Enter 1. Follow SEKChamber on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram. 2. Take a picture of yourself shopping at a Chamber business. (Take a pic of our sticker, your purchase,a selfie with the store’s sign, etc.) 3. Post on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. (Posting on more than one site does not give you multiple entries) 4. Use hashtag #snapwhereyoushop and tag the Chamber 5. Winners will be selected randomly and announced on Friday at Noon. 6. The contest will open again the following week. 7. For full terms and conditions, go to www.sekchamber.com
Wednesday, November 12 How to Grow Your Business Through Free Resources Seminar 11:30 a.m. Hampton Inn
Tuesday, November 18
Above and Beyond Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 19
PHOTO CONTEST FOLLOW US! @sekchamber Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
How to Effectively Market Your Small Business Seminar 5:30 p.m. Pikeville Public Library - UPIKE Technology Room
Thursday, November 20
Sandy Valley Habitat for Humanity Business After Hours 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 25 Chamber Night Out at Jenny Wiley Theatre Downtown Pikeville
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Dates and times are subject to change. BUSINESS CALL | 9
CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
Ambassador Surprise Patrol October The SEKC Ambassador Club surprised our friends at EmbroidMe as well as our friends at Bella Pooch in Coal Run Village this month. Ambassadors that participated in October’s Surprise Patrol included: George Prater, Kate Hensley, Kelly Rowe, Grace Nelson, and Waylon Nelson.
For more information about the Ambassador Club, please contact Kate Hensley, Communications Manager, at
[email protected].
AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH
201 Speedway Joins the Chamber
The Chamber is proud to welcome its newest member, 201 Speedway. This locally owned racetrack provides the entertainment of auto-racing without the hassle of a long drive. After racing for many years, Owner, Jarrod Breeding, opened 201 Speedway in 1981. Breeding wanted to provide a place for racing fans in the area to enjoy a good auto-race. 33 years later, it has become
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the hub for local drivers and racing fans. With races every Saturday night during the season, fans of racing can come to 201 Speedway and enjoy a night of fun races that are sure to entertain the whole family. The track, located outside of Paintsville in Johnson County, is a 3/8 mile clay oval dirt track. Their races include Super Late Model, Open Wheel Modified, Bomber’s and Four Cylinder stock cars. The 201 Speedway’s racing season is from March to October with races every Saturday night. Although this year’s racing season is over, 201 Speedway has already started preparing for the 2015 season. For more information on 201 Speedway and updates on the 2015 season, visit their website at www.201speedway.net.
George Prater
Citizens National Bank
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PRST STD US Postage Paid Pikeville, KY Permit No. 20
Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events November 2014 Small Business Appreciation Month 11 Indian Hills Business After Hours - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 12 Technical Assistance Seminar - 11:30 a.m., Garfield Community Room
13 Patton Leadership Institute Session - 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
18 Above and Beyond Business After Hours - 5:30 7:30 p.m.
20 Marketing Seminar - 11:30 a.m. Garfield
Community Room Sandy Valley Habitat for Humanity - 5:30 p.m. 27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday - Chamber CLOSED
December 2014 2 Eggs and Issues - 7:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn 11 Patton Leadership Institute Session - 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
24-25 Christmas Holiday - Chamber CLOSED
178 College Street | Pikeville, KY 41501 www.sekchamber.com Phone: (606) 432-5504 FAX: (606) 432-7295
