The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Chamber Day at the Capitol in Frankfort on Thursday, February 15, sponsored by Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing, Inc./Marcum Engineering, LLC. The Chamber delegation included more than 70 individuals representing business and industry, local government, education, health care and community
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s February 1st Power in Partnership Breakfast will feature speaker George Wilson, Paducah native, NFL veteran and philanthropist. The breakfast is sponsored by the McCracken County Chapter of the NAACP and the McCracken County Community Career Endowment, and also honors Black History Month. The breakfast begins at
Leadership West Kentucky, a regional leadership program sponsored by the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance (WKRCA), recently launched Class #2 with 29 participants from throughout west Kentucky. Members of Leadership West Kentucky live or work in the counties represented by the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance including Ballard, Caldwell,
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s January 4th Power in Partnership Breakfast will feature the annual "State of the City and County" with Paducah Mayor George Bray and McCracken County Judge-Executive Craig Clymer as the featured speakers. The breakfast is sponsored by the Paducah-McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency. The breakfast begins at 7:30
Katie Englert, owner of Compass Counseling and Chicken Salad Chick, has been elected to serve as the 2024 Chair of the Board for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Brent Housman, Baird, who was Chair in 2023, will serve as Immediate Past Chair. Susan Ybarzabal, CFSB, has been elected as Chair-elect. In addition to Englert, Housman, Ybarzabal,
A regional competition of the 2024 National Civics Bee, an initiative by The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, will be held in Western Kentucky on April 20, 2024. The National Civics Bee is aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. All 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in public,
Leadership West Kentucky, the regional leadership development program, is seeking applicants for Class 2 to begin in January 2024. The goal is to have approximately 30 people in the class with participation from each county represented in the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance (WKRCA). Applications are available online at wkrca.org and are being
The participants for the Youth LEAD Class #13 for 2023-24 have been selected. Thirty-five area youth were selected to participate in Class #13. Class members take part in a five-month educational course that began with orientation in November and concludes with their graduation at the Paducah Chamber Power in Partnership breakfast in April. Youth LEAD is
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s December 7 Power in Partnership Breakfast will feature keynote speaker Jennifer Kirchner, Executive Director for Kentuckians for Better Transportation. Kirchner leads a statewide organization which advocates for the improvement of all modes of transportation in Kentucky including road, rail, river, air, and
The Paducah Sun, in partnership with the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, is seeking nominations for the area's best Young Leaders. If you know someone between the ages of 25-40 who lives or works in McCracken County and who has made a difference in 2023 within their profession and community, nominate them and help highlight their accomplishments as well
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