The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will kick off the Annual Membership and Total Resource Campaign on July 25. Susan Ybarzabal, Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB) McCracken County Market President, and current Chair-Elect of the Paducah Chamber Board of Directors, will lead the campaign as Chair. Ybarzabal will become the Chamber Board Chair in
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s Power in Partnership Breakfast on July 11 will feature a Salute to the Arts and speaker Jay Dick, Senior Director of Advocacy and Partnerships in the Government Affairs Department at Americans for the Arts. HUB is the sponsor. The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center.
PADUCAH, Ky. – A reliable supply chain is critical to ensure the safe and efficient cleanup of the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Paducah Site. DOE has expressed interest in expanding the current supply chain to increase participation from vendors in the area. Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce has been named a finalist for the 2024 Chamber of the Year award, presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). ACCE is an association based in Alexandria, Va., with over 1,600 chambers of commerce and related business and economic development organizations as members, representing more than
Small business owners and managers are encouraged to apply for a Small Business Cohort program of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Beginning its fourth year, the five-month program has produced excellent results for the 40 graduates from the past three years. This program is geared towards established businesses who have the capability and desire to
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce announced they have hired Frank Bennett as the Executive Director for The Leadership Center, a program of the Chamber. Bennett will serve as the first full time Director for the Center, which was launched as a new initiative in 2022. “Having a full-time person devoted to the Center will allow the Chamber to expand
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s Power in Partnership Breakfast on June 6 will feature Renee Shaw, Director of Public Affairs and Moderator at Kentucky Educational Television (KET). Mercy Health is the presenting sponsor. The program will also feature the Leadership Paducah Class #37 graduation ceremony. The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. at the
As part of planning for the future reindustrialization of the Paducah Department of Energy (DOE) site, an important first step was submitted to DOE today, May 15, 2024. A formal letter of request was made for the first transfer of land from DOE to the community. “This is a multi-step process that could take several years,” said McCracken County
Applications for Leadership Paducah Class #38 for 2024-25 are available and will be accepted through May 31. More than 1,100 people have graduated from the program during its 37-year existence. The online application is available on the Paducah Chamber’s website, paducahchamber.org, and the deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31. Multiple
The Top Three winners were recognized at the Western Kentucky Regional Competition of the National Civics Bee, hosted by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Fifteen finalists participated in the live competition on Saturday, April 20 at The Carson Center in Paducah. The Presidential Sponsors for the event were Data Records Management Services and The