Weekly Report - Monroe Chamber of Commerce

MONROE CHAMBER WEEKLY REPORT
Volume 16, Issue
36
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Monroe Chamber
of Commerce
Weekly Report
Last week the City of Monroe cut the ribbon to celebrate the completion of lighting along I-20
from Nutland Road to 2.8 miles east of Nutland Road, including the I-20/Garrett Road
interchange.
TOGETHER WE’RE STRONGER
Nominations Accepted for James M. Shipp, Jr. Memorial Young
Business Leader Award
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Council are
accepting nominations for the 25th Annual James M. Shipp, Jr.
Memorial Young Business Leader Award.
Jim Shipp was the General Manager for IMC in Sterlington who was
tragically killed during the plant explosion in 1991. Jim was a Monroe
Chamber of Commerce Board member and a leader in our community.
We honor his life of leadership through the recipients of this prestigious
award. The award recognizes his vision for outstanding community
leadership.
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September 5, 2016
CALENDAR
Monday, September 5 – Labor Day-The Chamber
office will be closed.
Tuesday, September 6 at 12 noon-The
Ambassador’s Club will meet at the Monroe
Chamber office. Cost to attend is $15. Call Sarita
Daniel for more information at 323-3461.
Wednesday, September 7 at 12 noon-The Greater
Ouachita Port Commission will meet at the Monroe
Chamber office.
Thursday, September 8 at 5:30 p.m..-The
Monroe Chamber, the NELA Young Professionals,
the News-Star, Origin Bank and Thomas and Farr
Agency will host the Top 20 Under 40 Awards. The
event will be held at the Monroe Civic Center. Cost
to attend is $30 per person. For more information,
please call Daphne McClish at 807-4018.
Tuesday, September 13 at 12 noon-The NELA
Young Professionals will meet at Restaurant Sage.
Cost to attend is $15 per person. Please call Daphne
McClish at 807-4018 to RSVP.
Tuesday, September 13 at 3:30 p.m. – Children’s
Coalition Family Resource Center Ribbon Cutting.
The business is located at 300 Winnsboro
Rd/Locke Place-MHA.
Wednesday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m.- Grand
Opening and Ribbon Cutting for NELA Scrubs &
Uniforms. The business is located at 1117 Forsythe
Avenue.
Friday, September 16-Monroe Chamber Annual
Golf Tournament will be held at Frenchman’s Bend
Golf Course. To register or for more information,
please call Daphne McClish at 807-4018.
Monday, September 19 at 5:30 p.m.-The
Ouachita Parish Police Jury will meet at the
Ouachita Parish Courthouse.
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MONROE CHAMBER TO RECOGNIZE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA TOP 20 YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS
On Thursday, September 8 the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, the News-Star, the Northeast
Louisiana Young Professionals, Origin Bank and Thomas and Farr Agency will recognize sixty-seven
regional young professionals at the Top 20 Under 40 celebration. The event will be held at the Monroe Civic
Center from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The sixty- seven individuals who were nominated are advancing in their
careers, active in the community and dedicated to making Northeast Louisiana a better place to live and
work. All the nominees will be recognized at the 2016 Top 20 Under 40 event. In addition, the top 20
winners will be announced that evening.
The nominees are: Cody Bauman (ANGUS Chemical), Brad Bourgeois (WPS Industries), Bradley
Bridges (Cross Keys Bank), John Bruscato (The Bruscato Law Firm), Jimmie Bryant II (Tipitina's Music
Office Co-Op), Ceaser Camancho (InFit), Katrina Cann (P & S Surgical Hospital), Phillip Carpenter (The
News-Star Media Group), Virendra Chhikara (Louisiana Small Business Development Center), James
Brandon Craft (Homes Plus), Chad Creel (American National), Sharon Cummings Jones (KTVE/KARD),
Renada Decatur (JP Morgan Chase), Brittney Dodd (Bayou Dental), Justin Downs (Louisiana Small
Business Development Center), Aly Ellis (Spherion Staffing ), Friday Ellis (Governor's Cigar & Pipe), Julie
Emory (The Children's Coalition), Jo Tiffany Faulk (Sleepy Hollow Furniture), Brittany Forbis (Spherion
Staffing), Allison Franzen (Ramboll Environ), Ashley Graham (Senior Insurance), Adam Greene
(Newcomer Morris and Young), Heather Guillot (RE/MAX Premier Realty), Megan Hawthorne (Overhead
Door – Monroe), Joshua Hays (Lazenby & Associates), Sarah Heatherly (InterMountain Management),
Jamaro Hill (The Cookout & Never Forsaken), Ashley Hubenthal (BayouLife Magazine), Trotter Hunt
(Hunt Guillot and Associates & HGA Staffing), Larry Jones (Techlete), Trevor Jones (Heavyweight
Supplements), Jeff Laudenheimer (Progressive Bank),Heather Lee (CenturyLink), Luke Letlow
(Congressman Ralph Abraham’s Office), Emma Loyless (Sterlington Rural Health Clinic), Krystle
Mahoney (OfficeLinx), Wesley Martin (Bank of Oak Ridge), Kelsea McCrary (CenturyLink), Bryn
Meredith (ICHEM), Jamie Miley (Cross Keys Bank), Jo King Montgomery (Thomas & Farr Agency), Clint
Nesmith (Thomas & Farr Agency), Marisol O’Neal (Origin Bank), Jeff Parker (Origin Bank), Morgan
Patrick (ULM), Micah Pulliam (Coast Professional), Brandy Ragsdale (Bella Blues Designs), Matthew
Rainwater (SaniCan Bin Cleaning), Cody Rials (Cody Rials Attorney), Lee Riordan (Cross Keys Bank),
Scotty Robinson (Ouachita Parish Police Jury and American National), Lissy Sanders Compton (Mr. P's
Tees), David Sharp (King's Camp), Mark Sisk (RE/MAX Premier Realty), Joel Sharpton (Red Peach
Media), Pashen Sims (The Arts with Passion), Jordan Smith (Fletcher Financial Group), Valerie Smith
(Spherion Staffing), Shelia Snow (Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitors Bureau), Brenathia
Tenner (KTVE/KARD), Daniel Thompson (CenturyLink), Josh Tolleson (Goodwill Industries), Michael
Wilkes (Progressive Bank), Charles Williams (Forever Williams Photography), Doug Wood (Catfish
Charlie’s), and Megan Woodard (CenturyLink).
Presenting sponsors for the event are Origin Bank and Thomas and Farr Agency. Additional sponsors
are ANGUS, All Star Trophies, DeltaStyle, Faulk and Foster, KTVE/KARD, Lagniappe Broadcasting,
Specialty Management Services of Ouachita, Steel Fabricators, The City of Monroe, The News-Star, The
Radio People. Cost to attend the event is $30 per person and reservations can be made by calling 807-4018.
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Manufacturing Day
October 5th & 6th
Across the United States,
Manufacturing Day is an opportunity for
people of all ages and from all walks of life
to learn something about manufacturing
through first-hand personal experience. Here
in Ouachita Parish, the real focus is about
providing guidance to high school students
that can help them when it comes time to
make career decisions. If we don’t expose
students to manufacturing they will never
choose it as a career option.
Several manufacturers in Ouachita
Parish have signed up to provide tours of
their facility to students on Thursday and
Wednesday, October 5th and 6th. We hope
that more manufacturers in the region will
want to create these kinds of introductory
experiences for students, teachers, and
counselors, as well. Please let us know if
your manufacturing business is willing to
give a 45 minute tour of your facility on
either October 5th or 6th. If you would like to
participate, please call Sue Nicholson at
807-4015 for more information.
Join us for an adventure down the Mighty Mississippi!
Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a
slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and
heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel-the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss
Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck's partner in crime, Tom
Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Pap Finn, the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an
award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical
celebration of pure Americana.
September 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17
7:00 pm Friday, Saturday, Thursday
2:00 pm Sunday
Tickets: Adults $35, Students $10
If you are a Patron or Season Ticket holder, this show is included in your membership!
Call the box office at 318-323-6681,
online at www.StraussTC.com
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SHIP AWARD
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Qualifying Nomination Guidelines:
1. The award is presented annually to an
individual who has displayed outstanding
civic leadership ability, contributions to
community progress, personal and business
standing in Ouachita Parish.
2. Nominee must be a resident of Ouachita
Parish.
3. Nominee must be 45 years of age or
younger.
The Leadership Council Chairman chooses
the selection committee. All nominations are
confidential. The deadline to submit
nominations is Friday, October 14, 2016.
Please mail your nominations to: James M.
Shipp, Jr. Memorial Young Business Leader
Award, Monroe Chamber of Commerce, 212
Walnut Street, Suite 100, Monroe, LA
71201.
The award will be presented during the 28th
Leadership Ouachita Graduation Banquet to
be held on Thursday, November 3 from 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more information,
please call Daphne McClish at 807-4018.
Children’s Coalition Seeking Volunteers
Hurricane season is here--and in the event of an evacuation, it is our responsibility to provide respite childcare in
the Critical Needs Shelter in Bastrop. During Katrina/Rita in 2005 and Gustav/Ike in 2008, Coalition staff and
volunteers cared for over 330 children from birth to age 12 in the Bastrop and Monroe CTNS shelters. Children
in the shelter are provided quality care in two-hour shifts, which allows parents to attend to their needs such as
obtaining medical or mental health care, taking a shower or even taking a nap!
During a natural disaster we often feel so helpless; this is a chance to literally "shelter our children from the
storm."
As a "Sheltering Children" volunteer you will provide loving care to the children in the shelters under the
direction of the Children's Coalition staff. You will be asked to work no more than two 3-hour shifts a week.
P
We are holding a volunteer training/information session on September 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 at the Children's
Coalition (1363 Louisville Ave, Monroe); there will be additional trainings later in the month. You can also call
Gerry Binkley at the Coalition office (318-323-8775) for more information.
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MONROE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
212 Walnut Street, Suite 100
Monroe, LA 71201
PHONE: (318) 323-3461
FAX: (318) 812-7594
E-MAIL:
[email protected]
Website: www.monroe.org
THE MONROE CHAMBER’S MISSION
IS TO LEAD IN THE CREATION
OF AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH
OUR BUSINESSES THRIVE.