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The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Small Business Celebration with a kickoff event on August 20 at 7:30 a.m. with special guest speaker from the Small Business Administration Ashley D. Bell. The full Celebration, replacing events traditionally held during Small Business Month in May, will feature a spotlight on local small businesses,

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce has announced plans for their Annual DC Fly In that will look different in 2020 than what was originally scheduled to take place in September. “This year we will host a two-part DC event,” said Chamber President Sandra Wilson, “with it based out of Paducah and not traveling to DC.” “While

The Paducah Chamber’s Business Education Partnership (BEP) will feature a virtual event on Tuesday, August 11 to hear more about the positive impact of a public-private partnership to increase the number of community residents with college degrees. The featured speaker is Mary Gwen Wheeler, Executive Director of 55,000 Degrees based in Louisville, an

Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman will be the featured speaker for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce August Power in Partnership Breakfast. The Chamber is hosting its monthly breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on August 6 with a virtual broadcast. The live broadcast will originate from the Commerce Center in the Paducah Bank Community Room. Mercy Health Lourdes

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is starting back with hosting their monthly Power in Partnership breakfasts beginning on July 9 with a virtual broadcast. “While this is certainly a different approach for our monthly event, we have had so much encouragement to begin these again even in a different format, that we are excited about this

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the 2020-2021 Leadership Paducah Program. The new class will be Class #34. The deadline to apply is July 24. Several scholarships are available to assist with the tuition. Established in 1984, Leadership Paducah is a highly recognized and competitive program designed to develop the

As part of the American Congressional Exchange, Cong. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky’s First District, and Cong. Joe Cunningham, a Democrat from South Carolina’s First District, will be together in Paducah on June 19 and participate in a virtual event with the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. The event is part of the American

Dr. Anton Reece, Chair-elect of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and President/CEO of West Kentucky Community College, will host a virtual call on Friday at 9 a.m. for discussion on recent national and local racial issues. The call will allow time for discussion on topics that are impacting small businesses, in particular African

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting three webinars May 26 - 28. Topics range from the Primary Election changes with Secretary of State Mike Adams, Return to Work Guidance for Employers with the Cabinet for Education and Workforce Development, to a discussion on Paducah’s Tourism Industry Recovery. Below is additional information on

Leadership Paducah Class 33 has joined efforts with Starfish Orphan Ministry to touch the lives of 1,000 local children in need by providing them with a bed to call their own. This effort is part of a group project by the class with a goal to provide 1,000 beds to local children. The class chose “Wish Upon A Star” as the theme for this class