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November 2021 Newsletter

New Chamber Members!

Excel Boats

BB’s Storage Inc.

Terrell Aesthetics

Obion County Trustee Tracey Westbrooks

Obion County Register of Deeds Cheryl Reddin

Mikes Locksmith

Steve Carr

Are you interested in becoming a member of the Obion County Chamber of Commerce? Click here to join our chamber!

October Ribbon Cuttings

Southshore Resort

601 E Lakeview Dr.

Samburg, TN 38254

The Meat Shoppe

1106 South First Street

Union City, TN 38261

Obion County Medical Clinic

21 East Harper

Troy, TN 38260

October V.I.B.E. - Services of the American Job Center

For the October Very Important Business Event, we visited the American Job Center to learn more about services they offer to the Obion County business community. To learn more about their services, visit https://www.nwtnjobs.org/locations/union-city

Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives Institute

We recently attended the 2021 Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives Institute in Murfreesboro, Tn. Frilling (pictured on right) taught 2 classes on best practices and economic development/tourism and Simmons (pictured on left) graduated as a second year student. Simmons was awarded the Hester/Halford/Hardy/Mabrey/LF Memorial

Pay it Forward TCCE Institute Scholarship. This scholarship allowed Simmons to award another chamber executive scholarship funding. TCCE Institute brought us many ideas that we can not wait to implement in Obion County!

Lindsay Frilling Named Vice President of Statewide Economic Development Council

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – The Tennessee Economic Development Council (TEDC) announces its board officers for 2021-2022. The officers were elected by the nominating committee at TEDC’s Fall Conference held in Memphis, TN.

Lindsay Frilling, CEO, Obion County Joint Economic Development Corporation, was named TEDC’s Vice President for the 2021-2022 year. This position comes after years of service in the economic development community.

The full roster of new officers are: President, Greg Lowe, Director of Economic Development, City of Lewisburg; Vice President, Lindsay Frilling, CEO, Obion County Joint Economic Development Corporation; Secretary/Treasurer, Marshall Ramsey, President, Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce; Immediate Past President, Bryan Daniels, President/CEO, Blount Partnership; West Tennessee Representative, Kingsley Brock, Director of Economic Development, Gibson County; Middle Tennessee Representative, Travis Groth, Vice President, Economic Development, Maury

County Chamber & Economic Alliance; East Tennessee Representative, Clay Walker, CEO, NETWORKS; State Liaison, Jamie Stitt, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Business Development, TN Department of Economic & Community Development; UTCIS Representative, Beth Phillips, Economic Development Programs Manager, UT Center for Industrial Services; SEDC Representative, John Duncan, Director of Economic Development, Collierville.

TEDC is a statewide organization for both public and private sector professionals involved in economic development. TEDC provides professional development opportunities for its more than 425 members and works with state officials to maintain an attractive business environment in Tennessee.

For more information, visit www.tnedc.com or contact Suzie Lusk at 615.256.5141.

AL/MS/TN Rural Tourism Conference

It was a pleasure to attend the 2021 AL/MS/TN Rural Tourism Conference in Sweetwater, Tennessee. With sessions on where we are heading in the tourism industry post covid, capitalizing on agritourism, and downtown strategies, we were able to leave the conference refreshed and excited about rural tourism!

Inaugural Run the Rails Event Held on October 30, 2021

On October 30, we held the first Run the Rails half marathon, 5K, 10K, and 1-mile fun run. This event brought over 130 runners from 5 different states to downtown Union City. Proceeds from this years race will go directly to the Masquerade Theatre roofing project. We look forward to hosting Run the Rails in the years to come! We would like to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors and the city of Union City for making this possible!

Gold:

Twin Oaks Technology

Darling Ingredients

Greenfield Products

Silver:

Williams Sausage Company

Union City Paving

STAR Physical Therapy

Jiffy Steamer Company

Bronze:

Bank 3

Water Stations:

Edward Jones Investments

Baptist Memorial Hospital

Simmons Bank

Dynamix Physical Therapy

Khumalo Foot & Ankle Clinic

Community Spirit:

White and Associates

Main Street Union City

First Citizens National Bank

Union City Insurance Agency

Commercial Bank

Obion County Chamber of Commerce

Security Bank

Friend of Run the Rails:

Thunderbolt Broadcasting

Sisters Antiques

Excel Boats

E.W. James and Sons

Union City Coca Cola

Wal-Mart

Obion County Blog

The Bridge of West Tennessee

“From where you are, to where you need to be.”

This quote lines the front of The Bridge’s annual ministry report from the past year. In 2012, Julie Huggins decided that she wanted to see change in the Obion County area. Every day, she saw single mothers around her struggling to balance their responsibilities, and often getting consumed by all of the baggage that they had to carry. Most of the women in this demographic carry the weight of unsafe relationships, bad family situations, poverty level wages, and insurmountable debt as a result. She knew that these women needed someone on their team, so she decided to build one – The Bridge.

Adult Leadership Obion County Agriculture Day

The Adult Leadership Obion County 2021-2022 class recently participated in Agriculture Day on October 6th. The class visited Green Plains Obion, Obion County Central High School and Discovery Park of America. While at Discovery Park, the class was able to hear from Tyson Foods and Williams Sausage. Thank you to ATA Employment Solutions for sponsoring meals throughout the day.

2021 TN Vacation Guide Available

Stop by and grab a 2021 Tennessee Vacation Guide! Learn more about the guide here

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