Thursday, December 22, 2016

January Chamber Breakfast to feature Mayor and Judge

By Sandra Wilson

Incoming Paducah Mayor Brandi Harless 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 annual “State of the City and County” event will be held on January 5 at 7:30 a.m. at the Julian Carroll Convention Center. The

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Paducah Chamber's Annual Meeting and Business Celebration

By Sandra Wilson

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will have their Annual Meeting and Business Celebration on January 27, at 6 p.m., at the Julian Carroll Convention Center. The presenting sponsors are Lourdes and CSI. The theme for this year is Making A Difference. Local businesses and citizens will be recognized with the Chamber’s annual awards including

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Chamber Elects 2017 Officers and Board

By Sandra Wilson

Tammy Zimmerman, President/CEO of Payment Plus, has been elected to serve as the 2017 Chair of the Board for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Bruce Wilcox, President of Henry A. Petter Supply Company, LLC, who served as Chair in 2016 will serve as Immediate Past Chair. Leon Owens, Chief Operating Officer with Swift & Staley, has been elected as

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Friday, December 9, 2016

Harper to Highlight the 20th Anniversary of the Paducah Chamber's BEP

By Sandra Wilson

Local business man Billy Harper will be the featured speaker for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s 20th anniversary luncheon celebrating the establishment of the Business Education Partnership (BEP). The luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 15, at 11:30 a.m. at the Commerce Center, 300 South 3rd Street, in the Paducah Bank Community Room.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

December PIP to feature Dippin' Dots President

By Sandra Wilson

Scott Fischer, President of Dippin’ Dots, will be the featured speaker for the December Power in Partnership monthly breakfast of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, December 1 at 7:30 a.m. at the Julian Carroll Convention Center. US Bank is the sponsor. Fischer is a successful financier and business owner with investing,

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Management Seminar Scheduled for December 13 in Paducah

By Sandra Wilson

Internationally recognized speaker and best-selling author Glenn Shepherd will bring his management seminar “How to Hire with Confidence, Fire With Fear and Tame Toxic Employees ” to Paducah on December 13. 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 Center

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Chamber Accepting Annual Award Nominations

By Sandra Wilson

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for their annual awards to be presented at the Chamber’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Business Celebration on January 27 with presenting sponsors Lourdes and CSI. The Chamber’s annual awards recognize the remarkable companies and individuals who, through their talent and time, work to

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Education Scholarship Available to Leadership Paducah Alumni

By Sandra Wilson

The Leadership Paducah Foundation Board (LPFB) has established a scholarship to provide assistance to a graduate(s) of the Leadership Paducah program who is striving to further their education. The scholarship, known as The Leadership Paducah Foundation, Inc. Continuing Education Scholarship, will give first preference to someone who is attending West

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Youth LEAD 2016-17 Class #6 Announced

By Sandra Wilson

The participants for the Youth L.E.A.D. (Leadership, Education and Development) class for 2016-17 have been selected. Leadership Paducah Foundation, Inc. (LPF) and Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce that 25 area youth have been selected to participate in Class #6. Class members take part in a six-month educational course that began in

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Friday, October 14, 2016

Special Activities Scheduled during Business EXPO on Oct. 20

By Sandra Wilson

Several special activities have been added to the Paducah Chamber’s Business to Business EXPO on October 20 including three seminars and shredding services by Land Shark Shredding that are free and open to the general public. The Chamber’s EXPO will be held on Thursday, October 20 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Bill & Meredith Schroeder EXPO Center

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