Next week is Chamber Member AD week, submit your ads in jpeg format to
[email protected]
|
Hello Chamber Members,
THANK YOU to those who have taken a few minutes to think about people in our community deserving of recognition! We know there are more people out there and ask that, if you haven't given thought to someone who should be honored, that you might do so for us this week. Below in the story is a list of the awards. Links below will also take you to the brief nomination form and a list of past winners so you can see others who have won.
The Outstanding Business Person Award
is presented to an individual for community service, civic leadership, personal character, peer respect, and Chamber involvement.
The Outstanding Small Business Award
is presented to a business with fewer than 50 employees for growth, business appearance, community service and Chamber participation.
The Outstanding Large Business Award
is presented to a business with more than 50 employees for growth, business appearance, community service and Chamber participation.
The Outstanding Citizen Award
is presented to an individual whose service to community has reached an exemplary level on multiple fronts.
The Outstanding Volunteer Award is presented to an individual for dedicated community service to an organization or organizations in our non-profit community.
Bruce Montgomery Leadership Boyle County Award
is presented to a leadership Boyle County Graduate who has exhibited outstanding leadership within the community.
Community Impact Award
From time to time, individuals or organizations respond to an identified need and initiate actions that affect people or an issue affecting our community in significant or profound ways. Those responsible for such efforts do not seek personal gain or notoriety. Nevertheless, the results of their actions deserve to be recognized.
The Legacy Award
is bestowed, only on occasion, by the board of your Chamber and is given to honor an individual whose life left an indelible mark on our community.
Email nominations, along with brief details as to why you think this individual, business or organization would be deserving of this award. Give specific examples and be sure to indicate which award you are submitting the nomination for. Email to [email protected]
Invoices for 2017 memberships were mailed in December. Your investment allows us to continue our efforts in workforce development, leadership programs, our entrepreneur class at Boyle County High School, and more. We cannot do it without you! Thank you for your support!
Our Annual Celebration
invitations
were mailed Monday. Watch for them and call us for your reservations. With Mardi Gras as our theme, we have lined up some amazing entertainment. You don't want to miss it!
Sincerely,
|
2017 Danville Livability Magazine Available online
|
Read it. Enjoy it. Share it.
|
Tuesday, January 24
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
200 Shannon Way, Danville
Ribbon Cutting: 4:00 p.m.
Open House: 4-6:00 p.m.
|
Other Danville-Boyle County Chamber news
|
|
SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 21, 8:30-10:30 A.M
. for a Community Discussion on Workforce Development, to be held at Boyle County Fire Department located at 1500 Lebanon Road. The Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development committee invites any and all who have an interest or a stake in our future workforce.
This meeting is a gathering of all community organizations and individuals who assist local folks with issues/needs which impact their employability. The purpose of this first meeting is to take the first step toward developing a concerted, coordinated community-wide effort to identify and seek solutions to the obstacles that impede individuals from obtaining and retaining employment. This will be the first in a series of meetings to create and implement action steps by early fall. Please consider attending this meeting, and share with others who should be at the table of this discussion and planning.
An initial meeting with Bluegrass Tomorrow to discuss an Idea Festival at Centre College was held in November. Plans will be developed to host one for students in our community at Centre College in 2017. Watch for more details.
The KY Chamber Public Policy Boot Camp was held earlier this month where I learned about some of the legislation filed for the 2017 Legislative Session and the Kentucky Chamber positions on many of the bills. It is anticipated that many bills will see action even though it is a short session. We will be watching - and commenting on our business members' behalf - as necessary.
Thank you to Walmart for a $2000 grant to help sponsor our 2017 Entrepreneur BCHS class! GM Mark Morgan supported our efforts and made this happen.
|
|
Gov. Matt Bevin signed right-to-work legislation-along with other jobs legislation-into law.
The
right-to-work law,
House Bill 1, which passed in a rare weekend legislative session and then headed to the governor's desk, goes into effect immediately because lawmakers included language classifying it as "emergency" legislation.
Kentucky became the 27th state to become a Right to Work state and the last in the south to do so.
Right-to-work laws prohibit employers from entering into agreements that make union membership and the payment of union dues a condition of employment.
The law also bans union dues from being used for political donations and blocks government workers from going on strike.
Prevailing Wage Repeal Passed
The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Saturday eliminating the state's prevailing wage requirement for state-funded projects.
House Bill 3 eliminates the government defined hourly wage in construction contracts known as prevailing wage on government projects. A 2014 study by the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission-a nonpartisan research organization of the legislature-determined that the prevailing wage law inflated labor cost by 24 percent on average and increased total project costs by an average of 10 to 16 percent.
When Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signs the bill as expected, construction companies will set worker wage rates just as they do in the private sector. The bill will go into effect immediately but will not affect federal projects, where the government will still determine hourly pay.
Increased Pension Transparency
Senate Bill 3, dealing with the disclosure of legislators' pension information, was passed in the House on Saturday with only one no vote. Senate Bill 3 makes former and current legislators' retirement benefits information subject to open records requests. The legislation was sent to the governor for his signature after passage Saturday.
|
Notification For Those Who Use IRS E-Services
|
|
This information is specifically for those who utilize IRS E-Services.
Just a reminder: Time is running out. If you received a Letter 5903 from the IRS you MUST revalidate your identity in order to continue accessing your IRS e-Services account. The IRS urges all tax professionals who received this letter to act now.
You may revalidate your account either online or by telephone. To validate online, you will use Get Transcript Online's Secure Access authentication process. Select "first-time user" and complete the authentication process. To validate by telephone, call the e-Services Help Desk and provide the Unique Security Code from your letter 5903. The IRS has additional personnel staffing the Help Desk. That number is: 866-255-0654.
Help Desk Hours:
The e-help Desk will provide extended hours of service only for e-Services users who have received Letter 5903, asking them to validate their identities. Extended hours for the e-Help Desk are:
- Monday thru Friday: 6:30 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. Central Time
- Saturday: 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Central Time
- Jan. 16, 2017 Martin Luther King Holiday 9:00am -3:00 p.m. Central Time
|
Kentucky Chamber offering FREE E-Memberships
|
Intern from Kentucky School for the Deaf
|
| We are glad to have Alexa Hale, an intern from Kentucky School for the Deaf. She just joined us this week. We look forward to her time with us and introducing her to the operations involved with our Chamber. |
2017 Membership Renewals To Date - Thank You!
|
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We can
not do the work we do without your investment in us! It is
only through membership investments and our fundraisers that
we build our budget each year. (We receive NO public funds.)
Aaron's Sales & Lease |
| Air Evac LifeTeam |
| AT&T |
| Barry Kowalik, O.D., PSC |
| Baskin Robbins |
| Bluegrass Chiro |
| Bluegrass Drug Store |
| Bluegrass Hearing Clinic |
Bob Allen Motor Mall
Boyle County Extension |
| Boyle County Public Library |
Branscum Construction
Burkes Bakery |
| Burkmann Feeds |
| Caldwell Stone |
| Camp Horsin Around |
| Caregivers by Linda |
| CASA Of The Bluegrass |
| Centenary United Methodist Church |
| Central KY Interpreter Referral Inc. |
| Central Ky Surgeons, PSC |
| Century 21 Advantage Realty |
| Chris Herron, Attorney |
| City Art Signs |
| Coldwell Banker VIP Realty Inc, Nina Kirkland |
| Commonwealth Insurance Agency |
| Concrete Materials Company, LLC |
| Cottage Interiors |
| Cumberland Foot & Ankle Center |
| Custom Air, Inc. |
| Danville Bike & Footwear |
| Danville Boyle Co. Senior Citizens, Inc. |
| Danville Boyle County Humane Society |
Danville Country Club
Danville Eye Center |
| Danville Independent School District |
| Danville Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Danville Pediatric Dentistry, PSC |
| Danville Save A Lot |
| Danville Surgical Associates |
| Dave Scheurich |
| Denyo Manufacturing |
| Dexter Real Estate/Insurance |
| Doss and Horky, Inc |
| Eastern Kentucky University - Danville Campus |
| Edward Jones Heidi Crutchfield, Financial Advisor Joe Bunch, Financial Advisor |
| Edward Jones Mack Kersey, Financial Advisor |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| Ephraim McDowell Health |
| Equipment Sales & Rentals, LLC |
| Family Medicine Clinic of Danville |
| Farm Credit Mid-America |
| Feistritzer Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. |
| Fivestar #3000 |
| Fort Knox Federal Credit Union |
| Gold Nugget Kettle Corn |
| Guerrant Real Estate |
| Hampton Inn |
| Health First Chiropractic |
| Heart of Kentucky United Way |
| Heritage Hospice |
| Hobart |
| Isaiah House |
| Jacobs Ladder Inc |
| Johnson & Pohlmann |
| Junction City |
| Kathy L. Miles |
| Kentucky Blood Center |
| Kentucky Distillers' Association |
| Kentucky Trust Co. |
| Kentucky Wimax |
| Kleckners Collision Center Inc. |
| Lees Famous Recipe |
| Liberty Mining Consultants, Inc. |
| Little Oil Dist. |
| Mallard's |
| Maple Tree Gallery |
| McAnly Commercial Properties |
| McClure, McClure & Bailey, PLLC |
| McDaniel Wealth Management, PLLC |
| McDowell House Museum |
| McGlone Construction Co., Inc. |
Minuteman Press
Morning Pointe of Danville |
| Nancy McMurry Interiors |
| Nash, Cleveland & Godfrey |
| New York Life Insurance Company |
| Northwestern Mutual |
| O'Charley's #413 |
| Party on Air |
| Patrick Cooper Painting Contractor Inc. |
| PBK Bank |
| Pioneer Playhouse of Danville |
| Pitman Creek Wholesale |
| Pro Ag Sales and Service, LLC |
| R. Brown Properties |
| Rainbow Cleaners |
| Robinson, Hughes & Christopher PSC |
| Scott Scutchfield |
| Shakertown |
| Sheehan, Barnett, Dean, Pennington, Little & Dexter, P.S.C. |
| Shoe Sensation, Inc. |
State Representative Daniel Elliott
Stuart Powell Ford Lincoln Mazda |
| The 10th Planet, LLC |
| The Bowman Bungalow |
| The Idea Farm |
| The Medicine Shoppe |
| The Spine Center of Central Kentucky |
| US Bank |
| Vantage Engineering |
| VIP Auction Company |
| West T. Hill Community Theatre |
| Wal-Mart |
| Warrenwood Manor |
| Weldquip |
| Wilderness Trace Family YMCA |
| Wilderness Trace Solar Inc |
| Wilderness Trail Distillery |
| Woodford Oil Company |
| Zaxby's |
|
|
Leadership Boyle County - Education Day
|
Yesterday Leadership Boyle County had a packed day learning about education in our county. Because there are so many great things going on in so many areas, they were only able to sample some of those institutions. The day started at BC&TC where we learned about their new Advanced Manufacturing Technician program, as well as their many other courses. New Adult Education manager Al Crout also shared on this program and the work they are doing to help people move into the workforce or improve their current job situations. At Toliver Elementary School, students toured us through their school and shared about their Leader in Me curriuculum. Superintendent Dr. Keith Look spoke on the system and the new school addition to Toliver. Other visits included the Wilderness Trace Child Development Center, Danville Christian Academy, Centre College and Boyle County Again, Middle Schools students shared information on the new middle school construction plans and their input into the project. Superintendent Mike LaFavers also spoke. The day concluded with a tour of Kentucky School for the Deaf Jacobs Hall, learning about Eastern KY University and Boyle County Adult Education. Much work goes into each day's planning by Steering committee members and Day Chairs
 
|
|
