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BUSINESS FOCUS
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC.
SEPTEMBER 2014
VOLUME XXII, ISSUE IX
Salute to Small Business
Awards Luncheon is
Friday, September 26
Presented By
2014 SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS
2014 Salute to Small Business
Category Award Winners:
l Comfort and Process Solutions, Inc.
l Integrity IT
l LM Communications
Broadcast Media Group
l NTSG, Inc.
l Radio Eye, Inc.
l Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape Services
l TravelHost of the Bluegrass
www.CommerceLexington.com
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September 2014: Volume XXII, Issue IX
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
A&W Restaurants Opens New Location in Hamburg Area
Lexington Venture Clubs Meets September 17th
WalletHub: Lexington Posts 12th-Best Post-Recession Recovery
6-13 EVENTS:
Next Opportunity Exchange is Thursday, October 16th
Business on the Green Results and Photos
@330 Series Features Importance of Coding to Business
Shakespeare and Co. Hosts Business Link on October 7
Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon is Sept. 26
2014 Salute to Small Business Category Award Winners
Good Morning BG Features New Transy President Dr. Carey
14-19 GET CONNECTED:
CLX2Go Mobile App Surpasses 700 Downloads
2014 Winner’s Circle Campaign Gets Underway
Leadership Lexington Kicks Off 2014-15 Program
Ambassador Spotlight: Mike Runyon
Welcome New Commerce Lexington Inc. Members
Member Personnel Announcements & Awards
American Chamber of Commerce Executives
2014 Chamber
of the Year Finalist
Business Focus is published once a month for a
total of 12 issues per year by Commerce Lexington
Inc., 330 East Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington,
KY 40507. Phone: (859) 226-1600
2014 Chair of the Board:
Kenneth R. Sagan, Chairman of the Firm
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
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Commerce Lexington Inc.
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Salute to Small Business Category
Award Winners Announced;
Luncheon is September 26th
Shakespeare and Co. Hosts
Business Link on October 7th
@330 Series Starts Sept. 9th
With Importance of Coding
to Your Business
October 7th Good Morning
Bluegrass Features New
Transy President Dr. Carey
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Personnel Updates
Submit your company’s awards and milestones or personnel changes and additions
to
[email protected].
Personnel news might include promotions,
additions, awards and milestones, recognitions and certifications and/or appointments. Information is published only as
space permits.
Commerce Lexington Inc. Recognized Among Top Chambers in U.S.
Commerce Lexington Inc. was recently recognized as one the top
chambers of commerce in the country during the American Chamber of
Commerce Executives’ (ACCE) Centennial Conference in Cincinnati,
Ohio. The organization competed in and was a finalist for the Chamber
of the Year Award in Category 4, which represents the largest chambers
of commerce in the U.S.
During an awards program on August 13, Commerce Lexington Inc.
President and CEO Bob Quick and Immediate Past Chair of the CLX
Board Danny Murphy accepted Commerce Lexington’s Chamber of the
Year Finalist Award. ACCE reported a record number of applications for
Category 4, which also included the Association of Washington
Business, Boise (Idaho) Chamber of Commerce, and the Toledo (Ohio)
Regional Chamber of Commerce.
“We are humbled by this recognition from the American Chamber of
Commerce Executives organization, especially since this year marks the
100th annual convention for ACCE,” said Bob Quick. “While being
named one of the top chambers and a finalist for the overall Chamber
of the Year award reflects a great deal on our staff and what we do dayin and day-out as an organization, it is due in large part to our outstanding members, board of directors, and volunteers. We recognize that it
takes so many people throughout our region working hard to make the
Bluegrass Region successful, and this honor is shared by them as well.”
ACCE’s Chamber of the Year is the nation’s only award recognizing
the dual role chambers have in leading businesses and communities.
Chambers honored with the Chamber of the Year designation have not
Commerce Lexington Inc. was recognized among the top chambers of commerce in the country on August 13 at the annual ACCE convention. Left to
right: Terry Dwyer, CEO of WebLink International and sponsor of the
Chamber of the Year Award; ACCE Board Chair Betty Nokes Capestany
(Bellevue, WA Chamber); Commerce Lexington Inc. President & CEO Bob
Quick, CLX Immediate Past Board Chair Danny Murphy, and Mick Fleming,
President and CEO of ACCE. (Photo by Mark Turner, CLX Staff )
only demonstrated organizational strength, but also have made an
impact on key community priorities, such as education, transportation,
business development and quality of life.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A Collaborative Effort of the Bluegrass Business Development Partnership (BBDP):
SUBMITTED BY:
Gina Greathouse, Hannah Huggins, Travis Lane & Kimberly Rossetti, CLX Economic Development Division
Manufacturers’ Networking Group
Hears About Area Workforce Resources
Over 25 Lexington-based manufacturers attended the Manufacturers’
Networking Group luncheon (pictured below) on July 28th, which was
hosted by Webasto Roof Systems. Attendees learned more about the
workforce resources available to them in Lexington and from the state,
and then took a tour of Webasto’s facility. Billie Peavler, the Executive
Director of the Business and Education Network (BEN), gave an overview
of the services provided by BEN and the organization’s goals. Josh
Benton, the Executive Director of Workforce Development at the Kentucky
Cabinet for Economic Development, presented on the Kentucky Skills
Network, which is a one-stop shop for workforce resources and training
grants available to Kentucky businesses.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
As a part of Commerce Lexington’s economic development efforts,
we visit 150 companies each year to gauge our local business environment, to be a helpful resource and to guide them through incentive programs as they grow in Lexington. As we meet with companies, our team wants to make you aware of some of these great
businesses in Lexington that you may not know.
KentuckyUnited Makes Visit to Detroit
In late August, Commerce Lexington Inc. staff traveled as a part of
KentuckyUnited on a marketing trip to Detroit. KentuckyUnited is a public-private partnership of state, regional and local economic development
organizations formed to market Kentucky. Our team travels with
KentuckyUnited annually to meet with site selection consultants,
prospective companies, and companies who have a presence in
Kentucky. This trip also included an appreciation luncheon with Michigan
businesses that have Kentucky operations. Several companies with
Lexington locations were able to attend.
A&W Restaurants Opens New
Location in Hamburg Area
A&W Restaurants, Inc., a classic brand known worldwide for
their draft Root Beer and Root Beer Floats, is headquartered
in Lexington at Coldstream Park. Commerce Lexington Inc.,
along with state and local officials, recruited them to locate in
Lexington in December 2011 bringing 30 jobs and investing
more than $1.9 million to our community. In early August,
A&W held a ribbon cutting for its new restaurant located off
War Admiral Way in Hamburg. In conjunction with the grand
opening, A&W gave 50-percent of its proceeds to local nonprofits. We are proud to have A&W’s headquarters in
Lexington and are excited about its growth. Learn more about
A&W at www.awrestaurants.com.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STAT OF THE MONTH
WalletHub.com: Lexington Had the 12th-Best Post-Recession Recovery
Since 2008, 13 municipalities have filed for bankruptcy. With
Detroit’s bankruptcy trial approaching, and many other cities still struggling to recover from the Great Recession, the personal finance social
media network, WalletHub.com, listed Lexington-Fayette County with
the 12th-Best Post-Recession Recovery among the 150 largest U.S.
Cities since the recession. Using 18 key metrics — from the inflow of
college-educated workers and number of new businesses to unemployment rates and home price appreciation — WalletHub.com examined
how each city has evolved economically in the past several years.
This particular ranking includes city populations only, and does not
include the metro areas. Six of the top ten best recovery cities on the list
are located in Texas, while recent Commerce Lexington Leadership Visit
sites on the list included Pittsburgh (#21), Madison (#33), San Antonio
(#49), Omaha (#52), and Charlotte (#98). To view the complete list
and key metrics considered, visit http://wallethub.com/edu/most-leastrecession-recovered-cities/5219/.
WalletHub.com also reported that Lexington-Fayette scored well in
the categories of Ratio of Part-Time to Full-Time Jobs Decrease (#17)
and Violent Crime Rate Decrease (#20).
Grant Fund Launched for Early Stage Start-Ups Lexington Venture Club
The Lexington Office of the Kentucky companies achieve a critical milestone in the
Meets September 17th
Innovation Network has announced a new
grant funding opportunity for very early stage
start-up companies. This program is being
supported by the Bluegrass Angels, the
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
and the Bluegrass Business Development
Partnership.
The primary focus of the Bluegrass Angels
(BGA) Launch Grant Fund is to provide financial assistance in the form of small grants to
start-up companies in order to help these
development of a technology/product (prototype/beta version) or to achieve an important
commercialization/business activity (i.e. IP
protection, field testing, market/customer
validation, etc.).
For more information or to download an
application, visit www.bgagrant.com. For
questions about the fund or the application,
contact
Warren
Nash
at
[email protected].
KY Angel Investors’ Pitch Competition is Sept. 24
The "Lexington Edition" of
the Kentucky Angel Investors
Statewide Pitch Competition
will be held on Wednesday,
September 24, beginning at
5:30 p.m. in Commerce Lexington Inc.’s first
floor conference room (330 East Main Street,
Lexington).
Come learn about the Kentucky Angel
Network and hear pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs from the Central Kentucky Region.
The winner will receive prize money of $1,000
and qualify to participate in
the statewide finals to be
held on November 13 in
Frankfort. Please note that
the teams for this pitch competition have already been selected.
This event is sponsored by the Kentucky
Angel Investors Network, the Kentucky Cabinet
for Economic Development, and the Kentucky
Innovation Network. Register for this free event
at http://lexingtoneditionky.eventbrite.com.
The next Lexington Venture Club meeting will
take place on September 17th from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Lexington.
This month’s luncheon will focus on Angel
Investment in the Bluegrass. Attendees will
learn about the opportunities and challenges
that companies face when raising angel
investment funding from a panel of local companies, including Seikowave, Equinext,
Earthineer, Float and Gun. The cost to attend
is $35. To learn more and register, visit
http://lvcseptember.eventbrite.com.
By The Numbers:
In 2014, Commerce Lexington’s
Economic Development Division has
responded to calls from the following:
New Business: 73 new prospects interested in finding a new location or
expanding operations
Existing Clients & Local Entrepreneurial
Companies: 21 companies with potential
expansions in Lexington
Client Visits: 19
Existing Business Visits: 84
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EVENTS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 | 4:30 - 6:30 P.M. | CLARION HOTEL (1950 NEWTOWN PIKE)
From UK Basketball Player to Banker to Realtor and Business Owner,
Cedric Jenkins Talks Business Lessons Learned at Opportunity Exchange
Commerce Lexington Inc.’s
Fall Opportunity Exchange
presented by Columbia Gas
of Kentucky and hosted by
the Clarion Hotel will feature great networking and
interaction for minorityowned and small businesses in the Lexington community. The event will also CEDRIC JENKINS
include featured speaker
Cedric Jenkins talking about
lessons learned along the way during his transition from a successful basketball career at the
University of Kentucky to a career in banking and
now as a licensed realtor and business owner in
the Bluegrass Region.
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TO REGISTER:
The Fall Opportunity Exchange event will take
place on Thursday, October 16, at the Clarion
Hotel (1950 Newtown Pike) from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Cost is $10 for Commerce Lexington Inc. members, and $15 for potential members. Please
RSVP to Justin Richter at jrichter@commercelex
ington.com.
MBD PROGRAM SPONSORS:
Blue Grass Airport
Fifth Third Bank
Lexmark International, Inc.
LG&E / Kentucky Utilities Co.
PNC Bank
The Hartford
University of Kentucky
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.
Windstream Communications
PRESENTED BY:
HOST SPONSOR:
Clarion Hotel
GOLD SPONSORS:
Republic Services of Kentucky, LLC
SteinGroup, LLC
SILVER SPONSORS:
Cooperative Business Services
WUKY 91.3 FM
EVENTS
Great Day of Golf and Networking at 2014 Business on the Green Event
Commerce Lexington Inc.’s Business on the Green
presented by Cooperative Business Services,
Members Heritage Federal Credit Union, and
University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union on
August 18 some great networking, golf, food and
fun at the Marriott Griffin Gate Golf Club.
Congratulations to our top teams listed on this
page, and thank you to our wonderful sponsors,
who make this event a success each year! View
many more photos from the golf outing at
www.facebook.com/groups/CommerceLexington.
BUSINESS ON THE GREEN RESULTS
PRESENTED BY:
Top Teams-Scramble Format
1. Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (Jon
Stewart, Robert Palmer, Jeremy Terry, Michael
Huff) 53; 2. Benefit Insurance Marketing, Inc.
(Benji Marss, Briggs Cochran, Grant Talbert, Matt
Iuliano) 53; 3. Mountjoy Chilton Medley (Mark
Schmitt, Stefan Hendrickson, Gene Giles, Pete
Cornett) 53. LONGEST DRIVE: Gene Giles; CLOSEST TO THE PIN: Sandy Byron.
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Gold Shield Limousine, Inc.
GOLD SPONSORS
bd's Mongolian Grill
Ingersoll Rand
KU – a PPL Company
SIS
GOLF BALL SPONSOR
WLEX Communications, LLC
TEAM PHOTO SPONSOR
First Southern National Bank
PRACTICE GREEN SPONSOR
QuaLex Manufacturing
PRINT SPONSOR
Lynn Imaging
BEER SPONSOR
Kentucky Eagle, Inc.
SNACK & BEVERAGE CART
SPONSORS
Dever, Inc. | Fro-Jo's | Sodworks
Park Community Credit Union
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EVENTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 | 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. | INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (2530 SIR BARTON WAY - HAMBURG)
Explore the Importance of Coding to Your Business at Next @330 Event
PRESENTED BY:
GOLD SPONSORS
Adcolor
Allstate Insurance Agency
Park Community Credit Union
TravelHost of the Bluegrass
FOOD SPONSOR
Quality Construction
NOTE LOCATION CHANGE
FOR THE FALL SERIES OF
@330 EVENTS, WHICH WILL
BE HELD AT INDIANA
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Our world is more connected than ever
r Questions to ask when hiring a technibefore, relying on technology that is concal employee.
stantly evolving in the way we communir Why you're falling behind if you're not
cate, do business, travel, and basically go
collecting and analyzing customer data
about our day-to-day routine. Software
r So, you want to learn to code? How do
development, mobile technology, and hiryou get started?
ing employees that are tech savvy are
r And more!
major factors for business success.
During the next Commerce Lexington
Come ready to learn and ask questions!
Inc. @330 series event presented by
NICK SUCH
Manpower of Central Kentucky on
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Tuesday, September 9, from 3:30 - 5:00
Nick Such helped launch Awesome Labs
p.m. at Indiana Wesleyan University (2530 Sir Barton
to better connect collegiate engineering students
Way), Nick Such from Awesome Labs will discuss
with entrepreneurial opportunities. An alumnus of
the importance of coding to your business, and how
the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering,
you can ensure that you are asking the right queshe led the UK Solar Car Team to its highest-ever fintions when developing your company’s next mobile
ish: 2nd place at FSGP 2009. Before Awesome Inc.,
app or hiring your next technical employee.
he gained engineering and venture capital experiSome of the items to be discussed during this
ence with GE, Toyota, and KSTC. For a few years,
@330 event include:
Nick thought that he wanted to get an MBA, but
after gaining admission offers from Harvard and
r Software economics: What you should pay for
Stanford, he turned down both to continue pursuing
someone to make a custom mobile app.
BuildingLayer, a startup that evolved from the first
r How to speak just enough "software developer"
class of the Awesome Labs program.
to get what you want from contractors.
ABOUT @330 SERIES:
These events provide a topical presentation that is
relevant to the success of small business owners
and business professionals. They also allow members the opportunity to discuss ideas, share best
practices, and work through challenges.
HOW TO REGISTER:
The @330 events are open to Commerce Lexington
Inc. members at no charge. However, please register prior to the event by contacting Liz Bennett at
(859)
226-1615
or
lbennett@Commerce
Lexington.com.
@330 SERIES
Tuesday, September 9, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Where: Indiana Wesleyan University (2530 Sir
Barton Way, Hamburg)
TO RSVP: @330 events are open to Commerce
Lexington Inc. members at no charge.
However, please register prior to the event by
contacting Liz Bennett at (859) 226-1615 or [email protected].
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EVENTS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014 | 4:30 - 6:30 P.M. | SHAKESPEARE AND CO. (367 WEST SHORT STREET)
Shakespeare and Co. Hosts Business Link on Tuesday, October 7th
Enjoy the wonderful ambiance, design and décor
of Shakespeare and Co.’s Café Restaurant in
downtown Lexington (367 West Short Street) during the next Commerce Lexington Inc. Business
Link networking event on Tuesday, October 7,
from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Inspired by the hallmarks of
a bygone era - 18th Century Europe - each
Shakespeare and Co. restaurant is conceived,
designed and decorated by its in-house design
team, and every piece of furniture and fixture is
handcrafted in its own workshops. Founded in
2001, Shakespeare and Co. now features 37
restaurants worldwide, with its only two U.S. locations right here in Lexington, Kentucky.
EXHIBIT SPACE:
Limited exhibit space is available at this Business
Link for Commerce Lexington Inc. members only.
The cost to exhibit is $175. Contact Liz Bennett at
[email protected] to reserve
your exhibit space.
TO ATTEND:
The cost to attend the Business Link event is $5
for Commerce Lexington members, $10 for nonmembers (payable at the door).
ON-LINE REGISTRATION:
Although it’s not necessary, you can pre-register
for Business Link events on-line at
www.CommerceLexington.com. Online registration closes the day before the event. As always,
you may still pay at the door. If registering online,
please pick up your beverage ticket at the registration table on the evening of the event. PLEASE
NOTE: NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR
ONLINE REGISTRATIONS.
Leadership Lexington
Alumni Association to be
Featured at Business Link
The Commerce Lexington Inc. Business Link
event on Tuesday, October 7, at Shakespeare
and Co. (367 W. Short St.) will spotlight the
Leadership Lexington Alumni Association.
Developed from a class project of a past
Leadership Lexington class, the mission of the
Alumni Association is to further the commitment to our local community shaped by
Commerce Lexington’s Leadership Lexington
development program. Find out more at
www.leadershiplexingtonalumni.com.
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SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS
Salute to Small Business Awards
Luncheon is Friday, Sept. 26th
Commerce Lexington Inc. and Forcht Ba
Legacy Award
PRESENTED BY:
During the Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon presented by Forcht Bank on Friday, September 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
at the Keeneland Entertainment Center on the grounds of historic
Keeneland, we’ll recognize the “Thoroughbreds” of our small business community in variety of categories.
After we learn a little more about each of our category winners,
we’ll announce the Commerce Lexington Inc. Small Business of
the Year, which is selected from the category award winners. The
Small Business of the Year is then submitted by the Bluegrass
Small Business Development Center for state and national recognition through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Additionally, award winners in each category are provided with
exhibit space at the Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon, so
you’ll want to arrive early or stay a little late to interact with the
award winners and learn more about their products and services.
TO REGISTER:
The cost to attend is $50 for Commerce Lexington members, $60
for
potential
members.
To
register,
e-mail
to
[email protected] or register on-line at
www.CommerceLexington.com.
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Community Trust Bank
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Kentucky Utilities
Sam’s Club
TOAST TO THE WINNERS SPONSOR
Barney Miller’s Inc.
GOLD SPONSORS
Adcolor, Inc.
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Humana Health Care Plans
Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com
SILVER SPONSORS
Cooperative Business Services, LLC
DelCotto Law Group PLLC
TravelHost of the Bluegrass
WUKY 91.3 FM
SMALL BUSINESS SPONSOR
Electronic Business Machines, Inc.
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR
Frost Brown Todd, LLC
INVITATION
& PROGRAM DESIGN SPONSOR
Stablemate Creative LLC
INVITATION PRINT SPONSOR
Lynn Imaging/Monster Color
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Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape Services
2337 Sandersville Road, Lexington, KY 40511, www.hillenmeyers.com
Founded in 1841 by Francis Xavier Hillenmeyer,
the fifth and sixth generations of the family are
currently running Stephen Hillenmeyer
Landscape Services. The company is celebrating
its 173rd year in business and is the second-oldest commercial landscape nursery in the nation.
Hillenmeyer’s was one of the first nurseries
nationally to establish a retail garden center, selling trees, flowers,
mowers, and fertilizers to the general public in the late 1950’s.
Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape Services provides landscape design
and installation, equine farm maintenance, commercial maintenance,
snow removal, Weed Man Lawn Care, and a new franchise called The
Mosquito Authority. The company’s current president, Stephen
Hillenmeyer, began working at the nursery at age ten, and his two
sons Chase and Seth have continued the family tradition. Today, the
company has 75 full-time employees, state-of-the-art equipment, and
the ability to schedule, track and bill work from anywhere in the world
using mobile technology.
Innovation Award
Integrity IT
3080 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, KY 40503, www.integrityky.com
Integrity IT has been providing IT
Services and Consulting to Kentucky
businesses since 2000, offering managed services, infrastructure management, healthcare IT services, hosted servers, desktops and applications,
and custom software development and integration. While Integrity IT
specializes in working with healthcare providers, the business has also
grown to include nearly every conceivable market, from construction
and manufacturing to retail and nonprofit. While working full-time in IT
at a local hospital, Phil Miller started the business when a friend persuaded him to develop a software application for her husband’s company. Today, Integrity IT has 32 full-time staff and has grown to over 200
customers mostly by word-of-mouth referrals. In 2013, it was named the
#1 Best Place to Work in Kentucky for small and medium-sized business, and again in 2014, it was in the Top Ten. Integrity IT has been recognized by two different publications for excellence in IT for the healthcare industry, including MDNews (2011) and the 2014 HER Game
Changers edition of Health Data Management. With several former clinicians on its staff, Integrity IT has been able to go beyond electronic
health record implementation and find solutions that best fit the needs
of private practices and other health providers.
SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS
ank Congratulate the 2014 Salute to Small Business Category Award Winners
Phoenix Award
Business Success Award
NTSG, Inc.
LM Communications Broadcast Media Group
848 Nandino Boulevard, Suite R, Lexington, KY 40511
www.ntsginc.com
NTSG is a market leader in providing advanced optical network
integration services. With a long
and extensive history in the installation, testing, and commissioning of optical networks, NTSG works with clients, such as AT&T,
Level 3 Communications, and Windstream Communications to
provide services to many Fortune 500 companies and federal
agencies. After working as a systems analyst and designer at
AT&T, Nancy Elberty co-founded NTSG in 2001. Six years later,
the other company co-founder left abruptly to work for a competitor. NTSG not only lost its largest customer during this
time, but its revenues continued to decline amidst the legal battle to buy back the ownership interest. To reduce costs, Nancy
made the decision to open a facility in Lexington in 2010 and
eventually moved the NTSG operations from New Jersey to
Kentucky. In four years since the move, NTSG has more than
doubled annual net sales, increased annual net operating
income, reduced its debt, and increased its employees from 10
to 30. NTSG has added 6,500-square feet to its existing facility,
and this year launched Kentucky Fiber Sales, a new fiber cable
assembly and distribution line of business.
401 W. Main St., Ste. 301, Lexington, KY 40507, www.lmcomm.com
Founded by President & CEO Lynn Martin, LM
Communications Broadcast Media Group is Lexington’s
only locally-owned radio group. Martin began his radio
career 43 years ago with a part-time sales position in the
Toledo, Ohio, area that eventually turned into a sales manager job and later a general manager position for WIOT in
Toledo. In 1984, Martin purchased his first station in
Lexington. Today, LM Communications is celebrating 30
years in business, with five radio stations in Lexington, two in Charleston, South
Carolina, five in Charleston, West Virginia, and sales agreements with two other
stations. Martin also recently bought his first television station, WBKI-TV in
Louisville in 2012.
Nonprofit Award
Radio Eye, Inc.
1733 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, KY 40505
www.radioeye.org
Radio Eye, Inc. is a nonprofit radio
reading service for the blind, visually
impaired, and physically disabled,
which currently serves about 9,400
listeners across Kentucky. With only
two full-time and one part-time staff,
Radio Eye relies on some 200 volunteers, who donate 8,000 hours of their time reading printed
material to listeners. Radio Eye has been in continuous operation since it was founded in 1990 by Dr. Alfred Crabb, whose
father had a visual impairment. The organization operated
from space on the University of Kentucky campus, until it
moved to a new home at the Lexington Public Library’s
Northside Branch on Russell Cave Road in 2008. Radio Eye
recordings are broadcast on special radios given to listeners
on sub-carrier frequencies courtesy of WUKY in Lexington,
WFPL in Louisville, and WEKU in Eastern Kentucky. The 24hour broadcast is also available via NFB Newsline, the iBlink
smartphone app, cable television in Lexington and Frankfort,
and on Radio Eye’s web site at www.radioeye.org.
Minority Business Award
TravelHost of the Bluegrass
3600 Flower Mound Ct., Lexington, KY 40509, www.travelhostbluegrass.com
After a 14-year career in the newspaper industry
with Knight-Ridder at The Miami Herald and the
Lexington Herald-Leader, Eli Mertens started
TravelHost of the Bluegrass in 2004. With each
magazine owned and managed by local area
publishers, TravelHost is a national publication that has been around for over
47 years. TravelHost was not new to the Bluegrass, but following failed attempts
to publish it under two different owners, Mertens faced an uphill battle to
change past perceptions of the publication. The very first edition for Mertens
was barely profitable, but over time it has grown from 18 local pages to over 48
pages, and this year is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
Green Initiative Award
Comfort and Process Solutions, Inc.
1143 Brock McVey Drive, Suite 120, Lexington, KY 40509, www.cpslex.com
Comfort and Process Solutions, Inc. (CPS) is an integrated design and delivery engineering and construction company, specializing in high performance buildings and sustainable and optimal environments.
With energy engineers on staff, CPS utilizes innovative technology to help businesses, schools, judicial
centers and courthouses achieve significant energy savings. CPS has embraced
the green energy market by bringing more energy engineering professionals on
staff. CPS continues to achieve significant growth by focusing on what customers need – lower energy bills, better indoor air quality, improved lighting,
and an overall better learning and/or working environment. Today, CPS has 31
employees and has been at the forefront of introducing innovative HVAC systems that are both low maintenance and highly efficient.
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EVENTS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014 | 8:00 - 9:30 A.M. | HYATT REGENCY LEXINGTON - REGENCY BALLROOM (401 WEST HIGH STREET)
New Transy President Dr. Seamus Carey Headlines Good Morning BG
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opportunity to welcome and interact
Seamus Carey, Ph.D., became
with one of Lexington’s newest resiTransylvania University’s 26th presidents.
dent on July 1, 2014, taking the helm
at the 16th-oldest college in the U.S.
Since its founding in 1780 as the first
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
college west of the Allegheny
Before coming to Transylvania, Dr.
Mountains, Transylvania has been pioSeamus Carey was the dean of the
neering new frontiers in higher educaCollege of Arts and Sciences at Sacred
tion.
Heart
University
in
Fairfield,
During the next interactive
DR. SEAMUS
Connecticut. He has held numerous
Commerce Lexington Inc. Good
CAREY
leadership positions during his academMorning Bluegrass event presented by
ic career, including the chairmanship of
Fifth Third Bank on Tuesday, October
the Philosophy Department at Manhattan College.
7, from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency
At Manhattan, he also served on the faculty senLexington, Dr. Carey will talk about his decision
ate, as chair of the School of Arts curriculum comto take the Transy president’s job and move his
mittee, and as director of the university’s Center
family to Lexington, as well as the delicate balfor Professional Ethics. The author of numerous
ance between embracing Transy’s strong tradiarticles and books, his work focuses on the intertion and positioning it for the future.
section of philosophy, parenting, and family life.
Engagement with the Lexington community
His areas of philosophical interest include 20th
in search of ways to enhance students’ academCentury continental philosophy, ethics, and enviic experiences through internships and mentorronmental philosophy.
ing is high on the new president’s goals during
his first 100 days on campus. Don’t miss this
TO REGISTER:
The cost to attend this Good Morning Bluegrass is
$25 for Commerce Lexington Inc. members and
$35 for non-members. To register, e-mail to
[email protected] or register on-line
at www.CommerceLexington.com.
GOOD MORNING BG
Tuesday, October 7, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Lexington (401 West High
Street)
Cost: $25 Commerce Lexington Inc. members; $35
for potential members.
To Register: E-mail to rsvp@Commerce
Lexington.com or register on-line at
www.CommerceLexington.com.
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Women Leading Kentucky’s
Fall Roundtable Networking
Luncheons Begin in September
Women Leading Kentucky’s Fall Roundtable Networking
Luncheons kick off on September 4th at Eastern Kentucky
University in Richmond, followed by the first Lexington luncheon on Wednesday, September 17, featuring Julie Wilson, editor
and publisher of Story Magazine, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sal’s
Chophouse (3373 Tates Creek Road). For more information or to
register, visit www.womenleadingky.com. Below is the full
Roundtable Networking Luncheon schedule.
- September 4: Governor Martha Layne Collins, Noon - 1:30
p.m., Eastern Kentucky University Perkins Building, Richmond.
- September 17: Julie Wilson, editor/publisher of Story
Magazine, Noon - 1:30 p.m., Sal’s Chophouse, Lexington.
- Tuesday, October 7: Dr. Christine Riordan, Provost, University
of Kentucky, Noon - 1:30 p.m., Sal’s Chophouse, Lexington.
- Thursday, October 30: Jill Jones, Executive VP, President North
America & Latin America Regions, Brown-Forman, Noon - 1:30
p.m., KSU Student Center Ballroom (4th Floor), Frankfort.
- Thursday, November 20: Laura Douglas, VP, Corporate
Responsibility & Community Affairs, LG&E – KU, Noon - 1:30
p.m., Sal’s Chophouse, Lexington.
TO REGISTER:
The cost to attend the Roundtable Networking Luncheons individually is $35 per person. Cost is $100 per person for all three
Lexington luncheons; $130 per person for three Lexington
luncheons plus Frankfort or Richmond; or $160 per person for
all
five
luncheons.
Register
on-line
at
www.womenleadingky.com.
Commerce Lexington Inc. is a proud co-sponsor
of the Women Leading Kentucky Roundtable
Networking Luncheons.
AAF Lexington Presents INTERACTIVE
SOCIAL Digital Conference on Oct. 9th
AAF Lexington presents
INTERACTIVE SOCIAL, a half-day
digital conference that moves at
the speed of the ever-changing
world of advertising on Thursday,
October 9, from 8:00 a.m. to
12:45 p.m. at the Keeneland Sales
Pavilion, with a day at the races to
follow. During the conference,
today’s business leaders share
insights about what it takes to
thrive in an increasingly interconnected, digitally driven world.
This event will include national speakers, such as Louisville
native and UK alumnus Chuck
Brymer, who is President & CEO
of DDB° Worldwide, and John
Bielenberg, Co-Founder at Future,
an innovation firm in Silicon
Valley. In 2013, Bielenberg won an
AIGA Medal for his many career
achievements, his social advocacy
and his leadership in the “design
for good” movement.
Participants will also have the
opportunity to learn from local
industry leaders through a panel
discussion and Q&A session.
TO REGISTER:
Early Bird rates are available before
September 19, including $39 for
AAF members, $89 non-members,
$30 per person for groups of 5 or
more who are AAF members, and
$80 per person for groups of 5 or
more who are non-members. The
following Standard Rates apply
after September 19 - Members:
$49; Non-members: $99; Member
group (5 or more): $40 per person;
and Non-member group (5 or
more): $90 per person. For more
information or to register, visit
www.aaflexington.com.
Commerce Lexington Inc. is proud to sponsor AAF
Lexington’s INTERACTIVE SOCIAL Digital Conference.
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GET CONNECTED
Stay Connected & Interact: Commerce Lexington Inc. Social Media Guide
Commerce Lexington Inc. recognizes that
business owners and business professionals live
busy lives. That’s why we have so many different
ways to keep connected to the events, programs,
and services that help you succeed. From the
monthly Business Focus magazine to our weekly
E-Newsletter and web site to our many social
media channels, there are plenty of choices for
you to get connected to Commerce Lexington
and interact with other businesspeople.
Social media is an effective way to promote
your company or organization, keep tabs on
what people are saying about your business, and
engage your customers. Here are some of the
places you can keep up with Commerce
Lexington Inc. on social media. Commerce
Lexington Inc. members are permitted to post
items about their business to our social media
channels. Review the list below to see where you
would like to connect.
CLX SOCIAL MEDIA:
www.facebook.com/groups/
CommerceLexington
www.facebook.com/LocateInLex
www.facebook.com/clmbd
Commerce Lexington Inc. has more than 1,900
members on its Facebook group page. You can
also follow www.facebook.com/LocateInLex for
news on expansions and relocations to the
Bluegrass, as well as news from our Minority
Business Development division at www.face
book.com/clmbd.
www.twitter.com/CommerceLex
www.twitter.com/LocateInLex
Join the 7,000-plus people who follow
Commerce Lexington Inc. on Twitter for the latest news as it happens. Typically, we’ll tweet
live from events, conferences, and trips, like
our annual Leadership Visit and D.C. Fly-In, so
you can get a sense of what’s happening in
real-time.
www.youtube.com/commlexingtonky
There are 213 video clips and in some cases
full events posted on our YouTube channel.
There are also plenty of video clips promoting
Lexington and our region, which you can post
or embed on your own web site.
www.linkedin.com/company/
commerce-lexington
www.linkedin.com/groups/CommerceLexington-Inc-3937103
If you’re on LinkedIn, you can join the 800-plus
people in our LinkedIn group and post your own
business-related items & interact with others, and
keep up with our LinkedIn company page as well.
www.instagram.com/CommerceLex
http://commercelexington.tumblr.com
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Commerce Lexington Mobile App Surpasses 700 Downloads Since Launch
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Mobile technology is here to stay, and
Commerce Lexington Inc. (CLX) has embraced this
method of communication not only to add visibility for its members, but to also provide an easy way
to keep up with current CLX events, community
events, local news, programs, and your favorite
businesses while you're on the go!
With more than 700 downloads since its
launch, Commerce Lexington Inc.’s smartphone
app presented by Haymaker/Bean Commercial
Real Estate and Haymaker Development Company
is available FREE for download in the iTunes App
Store and Google Play for Android devices.
EVERY COMMERCE LEXINGTON MEMBER
has their own basic listing as a benefit of membership, which includes a "click to call" and "click to
map" link. Mobile users now have one-touch
access to your business contact information and
location.
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Volunteer Teams are Off and Running in 2014 Winner’s Circle Campaign
Commerce Lexington Inc. kicked off its 12th
edition of The Winner’s Circle total resource
development program with a Kickoff Luncheon
at Malone’s Banquets (pictured left) on August
8. This initiative annually enlists the help of
around 90 to 100 volunteers from throughout
the community, who seek to bring in new members, renewals and membership upgrades,
while informing existing members of services
and marketing opportunities available through
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Leading this year’s initiative is Stephen
Grossman with J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L.Lyons, LLC,
who will serve as Chair of the 2014 Winner’s
Circle campaign. Grossman said, “I am so
excited to lead this campaign. We have such
exceptional community leaders who volunteer
their time and effort to this initiative, and quite
a few of them have been with us for several
campaigns. The fact that so many volunteers
come back year after year proves that it is not
only effective, but is also a lot of fun. Please
welcome these volunteers into your business,
as they look to ensure that you are getting the
most out of your membership.”
Follow the volunteers’ progress or find out
more about the Winner’s Circle program online at www.facebook.com/CLXWinnersCircle.
2014 WINNER’S
CIRCLE TEAMS
Ambassadors
American Founders Bank
Central Bank & Trust Co.
CHASE / J.P. Morgan
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Community Trust Bank
Fifth Third Bank
Forcht Bank
Friends of Commerce Lexington
Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa
Kentucky Utilities Co.
Ky. American Water/Windstream
Leadership Lexington Alumni
Missing Link Managed IT
PNC Bank
Powell-Walton-Milward - a division of
J. Smith Lanier
SteinGroup
The Gibson Company
UBS Financial Services
University of Kentucky
Your Community Bank
Central Bank’s Keith Preston (left) was recognized as the 2013 Winner’s Circle top producer by
last year’s campaign chair Terry McBrayer during
the Kickoff Luncheon on August 8th.
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Leadership Lexington Begins 2014-15 Program with Orientation Retreat
Article by Cindy Brandenburg,
Commerce Lexington Inc.
It was a great start to the 2014-15 Leadership
Lexington program presented by KentuckyOne
Health, when class members met each other for
the first time at a “Get Acquainted Reception”
hosted by Keeneland on August 11th at the
beautiful Keene Place. This year’s class is not
only dynamic, but is also the largest in
Leadership Lexington history, with 50 participants.
On August 14th and 15th, the class had a twoday Orientation Retreat at the Lake Cumberland
4-H Education Center in Jabez. Class participants carpooled for the two-hour trip to Jabez
and they were quite surprised by the remote yet
serene setting they found upon arrival. The first
day started with a welcome from the Leadership
Lexington Steering Committee, followed by Dr.
Virgil Grant, who led the class through a few icebreakers and trust-building activities. One of
which included a mouse trap. Each team challenge was to develop strong bonds within the
class.
The afternoon began with class members
pitching community project ideas to each other
and working through the process of selecting
one of four community projects to participate in
during the program year. The projects are
focused on a variety of issues concerning the
Lexington community, including a program dedicated to providing middle schoolers with the
opportunity to job shadow, feeding families in
need, one geared toward identifying people in
Lexington who could benefit from job skills
training and connecting them with the appropri-
ate resources, and last but not least, a project
targeting struggling home owners to assist them
in bringing their properties up to code compliance.
In the evening, class members continued
their relationship-building during dinner, informal games and a bonfire.
On day two, Ryan Lisk of Lisk Associates
reviewed the DISC personality and motivators
assessment and then led the class through an
interpretation of their individual assessment
results. The class members then selected the
project they would commit to work on for the
next year. Ryan had each project group map their
DISC results on a DISC wheel to analyze what
each member will bring to the group. Ryan also
challenged them to think about areas of
strengths and weaknesses that could lead to
road blocks or create harmony for the group during project implementation.
Susan Rayer, Director of Career Services at
Transylvania University and Projects Co-Chair for
the Leadership Lexington Alumni Association,
shared with the project groups how they can utilize the Alumni Association for Project Liaisons
throughout the year. Afterwards, the project
groups met to complete their project charter and
chart the course for their project this year. The
day ended with a few take-aways from class
members and what they are looking forward to
for the year to come!
2014-15 CLASS PRESENTED BY:
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
BRONZE SPONSORS:
Indiana Wesleyan University
Sleep Outfitters
Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Kentucky, Inc.
TravelHost of the Bluegrass
Ambassador Spotlight: Mike Runyon, Missing Link Managed I.T.
Mike Runyon
Missing Link Managed I.T., LLC
1588 Leestown Road, Suite 130-256
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859) 294-LINK
E-mail: [email protected]
MIKE RUNYON
About Mike Runyon: A Lexington native, Mike Runyon left as
a child in 1979 and and returned as an adult to a “new and
different” Lexington in 1999 mostly to help care for his
grandmother, who was suffering with Alzheimer’s.
About His Role With Missing Link: Like many small businesses, Mike wears a number of hats depending on the day, from
general manager and sales and marketing director to a tech
and dispatcher.
About Past Experiences: Prior to his time at Missing Link
Managed I.T., Mike spent time in the U.S. Army, worked as a
security contractor with the government, and more recently as
a contractor at Lexmark. Mike said that his experience in the
Army translates well to what he does now. He said, “There are
skills, attributes, and character traits that parlay well into the
managed services approach that we employ now.”
Read more about this Ambassador at www.CommerceLexington.com > Get Connected > Volunteer Opportunities
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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome New Commerce Lexington Inc. members for the period of July 18, through August 18, 2014
Air Business, LLC Aircraft Charter
Aircraft Charter Service
Dave Williams, Owner
3233 Royal Troon Road
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: 859-421-2399
Alpha Energy Solutions
Air Conditioning & Heating Systems
Rick Redding, Marketing Director
7200 Distribution Drive
Louisville, KY 40258
Phone: (502) 439-5589
www.alphamechanicalservice.com
At Home
Home Décor
Shaun Heflin, Store Director
1996 Pavillion Way
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 488-4966
Web: www.gardenridge.com
Attorney Walter C. Cox, Jr. &
Associates, LLC
Attorneys
Walter Cox Jr., Attorney
2333 Alexandria Drive
Lexington, KY 40504
Phone: (859) 514-6033
Web: www.waltercoxlaw.com
B.E.E.M. - SEO & Branding
Consultant
Internet Publishing & Marketing
John Rhodes, Founder & CEO
1657 Lindy Lane, Lexington, KY 40505
Phone: (859) 433-6784
Web: www.beemtips.com
Blue Diamond Industries, LLC
Manufacturers-Products
Sherri Simpson, CEO
3399 Tates Creek Road, Suite 110
Lexington, KY 40502
Phone: (859) 224-0415
Web: http://bdiky.com
Lizette Realty / Lizette Art
Real Estate
Lizette Fitzpatrick, Principal Broker/
Designer-Artist
1001 Robin Way, Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: (859) 979-2834
Web: www.lizetterealty.com
CLUB Z ! IN-HOME TUTORING
SERVICES
Tutoring
Dr. Frank Fletcher
1235 Alexander Rd.
Crittenden, KY 41030
Phone: 859-903-9800
Hooters Lexington
Restaurants
Brian Dixon, General Manager
3101 Richmond Road, Suite 315
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 269-8521
www.facebook.com/lexington.hooters
Master Meter Systems, Inc.
Utilities
Ben Putnam, President
961 Beasley Street, Suite 170
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 263-2959
www.mastermetersystems.com/
Days Inn Lexington South
Hotels/Motels
Neel Vanmali, General Manager
5575 Athens Boonesboro Road
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 263-3100
Web: www.daysinn.com
Housewarmings
Patio Equipment & Supplies
Ajay Gupta, President
2312 Palumbo Drive, Suite 160
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (859) 231-0005
Web: www.myhousewarmings.com
Pinnacle Success Group Inc.
Business Consultants
Vince Edwards, President
245 Woodbrook Place
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859) 396-7399
www.pinnaclesuccessgroup.com
DHL Express
Logistics
Chris Wessel
3221 Mineola Pike, Erlanger, KY 41018
Phone: (859) 322-0767
Web: www.dhl.com
Knights Inn - Lexington
Hotels/Motels
Rajni Rama, Manager
1935 Stanton Way
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859) 231-0232
www.knightsinnlexington.com
Prosper Media Group, Inc.
Video Production
Kyle Lake, CEO/Producer
804 Winding Oak Trail
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859) 400-0136
Web: www.prospermg.com
Ladd Engineering Associates, Inc.
Engineers-Consulting
Goebel L. Ford, Kentucky Branch Mgr.
1010 Monarch Street, Suite 240
Lexington, KY 40513
Phone: (859) 309-1783
Web: www.laddengineering.com
Sky Zone Lexington
Entertainment
Chrissy Pannunzio, Events Director
& Operating Partner
3644 Boston Road, Suite 130
Lexington, KY 40514
Phone: (859) 629-4455
Web: www.skyzone.com/lexington
Edge Body Boot Camp Lexington
Personal Trainers
Dustin Roark, Owner
441 Southland Drive
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (606) 344-1980
www.edgebodybootcamp.com/
lexingtonky
Frameless Photos
Photo Finishing
Ken Underwood, Owner
3615 Nicholasville Rd., Suite H824
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 243-0200
Web: www.framelessphotosky.com
Burnworth Design
Architects
Rebecca A. Burnworth, Architect/
Real Estate Agent
432 S. Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: (859) 270-9173
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Green Tree Animal Hospital
Veterinarians-Animal Care
Dr. Joseph G. Yocum, DVM
4371 Old Harrodsburg Road,
Suite 140, Lexington, KY 40513
Phone: (859) 223-2221
Web: http://gtahvet.com/
EnCompass Security Screening
Solutions LLC
Investigative Consultants
Jim Mills, Owner / Consultant
312 Pine Crest Lane #133
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: (844) 377-7589
Web: http://EnCompass411.com
Botany Bay
Gift Shops
Ginny Saville, Owner
420 E New Circle Road
Lexington, KY 40505
Phone: (859) 225-4367
www.facebook.com/thebotanybay
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Catering by Donna Potter
Caterers
Donna Potter
1054 West High St.
Lexington, KY 40508-3114
Phone: (859) 269-0978
http://donnapottercatering.com
Fyre Entertainment
Entertainment
Alonzo Morton, Owner
154 Patchen Drive #98
Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859) 327-3473
Web: www.fyreentertainment.com
SEPTEMBER 2014
Lasting Legacy Wealth Management
Financial Planning Consultants
Dana Branham, Financial Advisor
710 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40502
Phone: (859) 705-3416
Web: www.lastinglegacywealth.com
Lennie G. House
Apartment / Rental Services
Anita Mosley, Administrative Asst.
101 Venture Court
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859) 259-9687
LEXEVENTS LLC
Event Production
Billy Wedgworth
3673 White Pine Dr.
Lexington, KY 40514
Phone: (859)447-5858
Web: www.tapsnap1125.com
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Lexington/Hamburg
Hotels/Motels
Stacy Counihan, Area Director of
Sales and Marketing
1790 Vendor Way
Lexington, KY 40509-2571
Phone: (859) 263-0018
www.intermountainhotels.com
PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Assured Neace Lukens recently hired Jeremy Blair
as a property & casualty insurance producer in its
Lexington office.
Sharon Dean recently joined the staff of BEX
Construction, Inc. as a contract administrator.
Adam Campbell and John Paul Coyle have been
promoted to senior accountants in the Lexington
office of Blue & Co.
Patty Breeze of Breeze Financial, LLC has been
named Membership Chair of the NAWBO
Lexington Chapter Board of Directors
CMI Consulting has named Norma Taylor to lead
its Consulting and Business Development
Divisions.
Laura Day DelCotto of DelCotto Law Group PLLC
has been named Public Policy Chair of the
NAWBO Lexington Chapter Board of Directors.
EESI Global (Energy Engineering Solutions)
recently welcomed Parthi Damodaraswamy as
Vice CEO and Mahendran Naidu as COO.
Hospice of the Bluegrass: The 2014 Class of BB&T
Hospice Heroes was recognized at a celebration at
the Keeneland Sales Pavilion, including Greg
Powell as Hospice Hero for Volunteer Service,
Greg & Noreen Wells as Hospice Heroes for
Philanthropy, Community Medical Associates as
Hospice Heroes for Leadership, and Gretchen
Brown as Hospice Hero for Lifetime Achievement.
Hope Hurst-Lanham of Hurst Office Suppliers,
Inc. has been named president-elect of the
NAWBO Lexington Chapter Board of Directors.
KET announced a transition in the leadership of its
non-profit fundraising foundation. John R. Hall,
founding chairman of the Commonwealth Fund
for KET board of directors and retired chairman
and CEO of Ashland Inc., is stepping down after 20
years. He will be succeeded by Nick Nicholson,
retired president and CEO of Keeneland
Association, who will assume the chairmanship on
October 29, 2014.
Lexington’s Real Estate Company “LRC” – The
DOWNTOWN experts recently welcomed two
new agents to its real estate sales team, including
Marnie Holoubek and Karen Olive.
James H. Frazier, III, Managing Member of
McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC, has
been recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers
USA as a “Leader in their Field” for Real
Estate/Zoning Law in Kentucky.
Midway College recently hired coaches Catherine
Fox and Jennifer Sullivan to lead its Equestrian
Dressage team and Equestrian Hunt Seat team,
respectively. Meanwhile, Allison Morgan has been
selected as Midway’s Cross Country Coach for the
2014-15 season.
The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
(FDCC) recently inducted Stites & Harbison, PLLC
attorney Ashley Ward as a member of the organization - the sole attorney member of FDCC from
Lexington. The FDCC is an international organization that furthers the principles of knowledge, justice and fellowship. Membership is limited, selective and by nomination only.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Janet Craig was
recently appointed by Kentucky Governor Steve
Beshear to the board of directors of the Kentucky
Commission on Women. Attorney Anne Gorham
was elected to the board of directors of the Kentucky
Commission on Women Foundation, Inc.
Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC: Kevin W.
Weaver was appointed by University of Kentucky
President Eli Capilouto to serve a four-year term on
the UK College of Law Visiting Committee, which
brings together some of its most distinguished
graduates to meet regularly with the dean, faculty
and students of the College, and to consult with the
president, provost and other top administrators of
the University.
Traditional Bank welcomed Shawn Woolum as
branch manager and loan officer for its Lexington
market, overseeing lending and deposit operations
at the new Zandale Banking Center opening this fall.
The Princeton Review listed Transylvania University
in its publication “The Best 379 Colleges,” earning
the school a spot in the top 15-percent of four-year
colleges in the United States. In addition,
Transylvania University has named Michelle Gaither
Sparks as its first vice president for marketing and
communications.
SUBMIT PERSONNEL NEWS:
Submit your company’s awards, personnel changes,
additions, or promotions for Business Focus to
[email protected]. Information
is published in the order received and only as space
permits.
Keeneland officials announced that Javier Barajas
has been named as track superintendent.
Keller Williams Bluegrass Realty welcomed the following new agents: Devon Ramage, Lara
Hillenberg and Jacob Scott.
Kentucky American Water’s Richmond Road
Station water treatment plant in Lexington has
been named 2013 AWOP Turbidity Champion in
the large utility category by Kentucky’s Energy and
Environment Cabinet as part of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s Area-Wide
Optimization Program (AWOP). The voluntary
program challenges treatment plants to reduce
turbidity levels below those required by state and
federal regulations.
Kristin Clark of Kentucky Farm Bureau
Insurance/Kristin Clark has been named Public
Relations Chair of the NAWBO Lexington Chapter
Board of Directors.
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COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2014:
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OCTOBER 2014:
@330 Series presented by Manpower of Central Kentucky,
3:30-5 p.m., at Indiana Wesleyan University. - SEE PAGE 8
Morning Bluegrass presented by Fifth Third Bank fea7 Good
tures new Transy President Dr. Seamus Carey, 8:00-9:30 a.m.,
at Hyatt Regency Lexington.
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Leadership Lexington Day Session presented by KentuckyOne
Health.
Central Kentucky program presented by LG&E &
17 Leadership
KU - PPL Companies: Bourbon County.
Venture Club meets at Hyatt Regency Lexington,
17 Lexington
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $35 per person. RSVP to jrichter@
commercelexington.com.
- SEE PAGE 5
- SEE PAGE 12
Leading Kentucky’s Roundtable Networking Luncheon,
7 Women
12-1:30 p.m., at Sal’s Chophouse, www.womenleadingky.com.
Link sponsored and hosted by Shakespeare and
7 Business
Company (367 W. Short St.), 4:30-6:30 p.m. - SEE PAGE 9
Lexington Government & Media Day Session pre9 Leadership
sented by KentuckyOne Health.
Leading Kentucky’s Roundtable Networking Luncheon,
17 Women
12-1:30 p.m., at Sal’s Chophouse, www.womenleadingky.com.
Series presented by Manpower of Central Kentucky,
14 @330
3:30-5:00 p.m., at Indiana Wesleyan University.
to Small Business Awards Luncheon presented by
26 Salute
Forcht Bank, noon - 1:30 p.m., at Keeneland Entertainment
Member Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at
16 New
Commerce Lexington’s first floor conference room.
Center.
- SEE PAGE 10
Opportunity Exchange presented by Columbia Gas of
16 Kentucky, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Clarion Hotel (1950 Newtown
Pike).
- SEE PAGE 6
Trip to Dubai departs from New York on
18-26 International
October 18.