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Chamber Member of the Week: Baird

Chamber Member of the Week: Baird Baird – an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management, and private equity firm – first came to Owensboro in 2019. The company purchased Hillard Lyons, which opened its doors in 1945.  The group has expanded drastically over the last several years and continues to grow in popularity. Associate…

Chamber Member of the Week: SerenDipity

Chamber Member of the Week: SerenDipity Tina Kasinger launched SerenDipity, a commercial chocolate fountain service, in October 2023. She attributes the business’s success to the continuous outpouring of support from the community.  “SerenDipity has accompanied events such as women’s conferences, holiday parties, teacher and staff appreciation parties, daddy-daughter dances, wedding receptions, bridal showers, and several…

Q&A: Daviess County legislators discuss handful of bills to watch at the end of session

Q&A: Daviess County legislators discuss handful of bills to watch at the end of session The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Legislative Update Saturday morning. With only two weeks left in the session, several bills have moved between the House and Senate before final decisions are made. Daviess County legislators chimed in…

Boswell, Miles, Johnson discuss bills, economic development of OB, budget

Boswell, Miles, Johnson discuss bills, economic development of OB, budget Daviess County legislators discussed some of the session’s pending bills during the annual Legislative Update hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. As the session ends in the coming weeks, all legislators said to keep an eye on some of these bills as they move through…

‘Yes You Can!’ Team Hoyt CEO to share family’s inspirational story at Rooster Booster

‘Yes You Can!’ Team Hoyt CEO to share family’s inspirational story at Rooster Booster Russell Hoyt, President and CEO of The Hoyt Foundation, will share his family’s inspirational story as the featured speaker at Thursday’s Rooster Booster breakfast. The program begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street) and is…

Owensboro’s Chamber Young Professionals Spotlighted on KET for Community Impact

Owensboro’s Chamber Young Professionals Spotlighted on KET for Community Impact The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce’s initiative, Chamber Young Professionals (CYP), gains recognition on the KET network for its contribution towards fostering a vibrant community of young leaders through its Guys and Ties program. Empowering Young Professionals Launched with the vision to create a dynamic…

CYP program Guys and Ties featured on KET

CYP program Guys and Ties featured on KET The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Young Professionals (CYP) program called Guys and Ties was recently featured on the KET network. CYP works to provide a positive impact on the Owensboro community by allowing young professionals between the ages of 21 and 40 to connect, engage…

Rooster Booster Breakfast to host ‘Yes You Can!’ presentation

Rooster Booster Breakfast to host ‘Yes You Can!’ presentation In honor of March’s designation as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Wendell Foster Center, an area non-profit agency that serves clients with disabilities, is sponsoring the March 7 Rooster Booster Breakfast. This is the fourth March that Wendell Foster has sponsored the monthly event held by the…

Chamber Member of the Week: The Functional Family

Chamber Member of the Week: The Functional Family Brittany Mattingly, Natalie Addington, and Jamie Durham spent their entire professional careers in healthcare before venturing to create The Functional Family. The three combined their diverse experiences to create a holistic wellness clinic focused on healthier, balanced, and vibrant lives.   “After years in the industry and working…

Daviess County farmers responsible for impressive amount of ag products

Daviess County farmers responsible for impressive amount of ag products Chicken sandwiches at every Chick-fil-A for 4 months. Breakfast sausage for every local public school student for 46 years. A million McDonald’s apple pies and 1.4 million quarterpounders. Local farmers on Saturday said Daviess County produces the equivalent of those eye-popping numbers and many more…