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The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will have their Annual Meeting and Business Celebration on January 29, at 6 p.m., at the Julian Carroll Convention Center. The presenting sponsors are Lourdes and CSI. The theme for this year is “Celebrating Generations of Success.” Local businesses and citizens will be recognized with the Chamber’s

Bruce Wilcox, President of Henry A. Petter Supply Company, LLC, has been elected to serve as the 2016 Chair of the Board for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Bryan Carner, US Bank, who served as Chair in 2015 will serve as Immediate Past Chair. Tammy Zimmerman, Payment Plus, has been elected as Chair-elect. Wilcox’s term began on January 1

McCracken County was awarded the certification of a Kentucky Work Ready Community by Governor Steve Beshear on November 19. The Kentucky Work Ready Community certification program from the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board (KWIB) and the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet assures employers that a local workforce has the talent and skills

Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler and McCracken County Judge Executive Bob Leeper will be the featured speakers for the January Power in Partnership monthly breakfast of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. The “State of the City and County” event will be held on January 7 at 7:30 a.m. at the Julian Carroll Convention Center. The Paducah-McCracken

Kelly Davis has joined the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce as Member Services Director. Davis will be responsible for member retention and relations, new member recruitment, small business programs, coordinating a young professionals organization and special events. Davis is a graduate of Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public

Internationally recognized speaker and best-selling author Glenn Shepherd will bring his management seminar “Be the Manager Other Managers Envy and Bosses Can’t Wait to Reward” to Paducah on December 15. This half-day seminar is sponsored by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and will be held from 8:30 a.m. until noon at the Commerce

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for their annual awards to be presented at the Chamber’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Business Celebration on January 29 with presenting sponsors Lourdes and CSI. Nominations are being accepted for several awards including Business of the Year (two categories), Entrepreneur of the Year, Summit

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is coordinating a Leadership NOW one-day conference with presenting sponsors Baptist Health Paducah and Paducah Bank on Thursday, November 19. The event begins with registration at 8:30 and the opening session begins at 9 a.m. Leadership NOW is being held at the Julian Carroll Convention Center. This event is designed to

In celebration of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership (BEP), in conjunction with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), recently recognized 23 area employers and service providers. Swift and Staley served as the luncheon sponsor. The event was held to

The participants for the Youth L.E.A.D. (Leadership, Education and Development) class for 2015-16 have been selected. Leadership Paducah Foundation, Inc. (LPF) and Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce that 26 area youth have been selected to participate in Class #5. Class members take part in a six month educational course that began in