Obion County Chamber of Commerce June Newsletter

Obion County Chamber of Commerce

June 2012

Obion County Farmer's Market

Farmer's Market June 2011

June-October

Tuesday 2 p.m.

Thursday 2 p.m.

Saturday 7 a.m.

Wal-Mart Re-Grand Opening!

Wal-Mart had its re-grand opening ceremony on Friday, May 25, 2012. They presented donations to the Walk of Hope and Helping Hands.

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Kiwanis Club Burgers In the Park

Kiwanis Club held its annual Burgers in the Park last month to help raise money for the oganization.

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May Business Matters

Senator Roy Herron spoke at May's Business Matters. He discussed topics including education and highway transportation. Join us next month for a presentation by Melissa Morgan with TVA.

Obion County JEDC Hosts Industrial Appreciation Dinner

The Obion County Joint Economic Council held its Industrial Appreciation Dinner last month to help give a special thanks to all the industries in Obion County and all they do.

Obion County JEDC Annual Golf Tournament

The Chamber of Commerce had its annual Golf Tournament last month with over 25 teams in attendance. First place team was Gibson Electric Membership Corporation. The second place team was Align Chiropractic and the third place team was Tyson.

Platinum Sponsors:

ATMOS Energy, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Commercial Bank, Gibson Electric Membership Corporation, Griffin Industries, Higher Ground/Terry Petty, Kohler, Reelfoot Bank, Tyson

Gold Sponsors:

First State Bank, Forcum Lannom, Union City Electric System

Silver Sponsors:

CN Railroad, Waymatic, WLJT

Special Thanks To:

Main Street Union City, First Choice Farm & Lawn, Volunteer Distributing, Union City Coca Cola, David Meisner, Dicks Sporting Goods, Frito-Lay, Hamilton-Ryker, Buckets, Manpower, Skaggs

JEDC Director Graduates from Tennessee Basic Economic Development Course

Dr. Paul Jennings, Exec Director of UT Center for Industrial Services (CIS)

Lindsay Frilling, Economic Development Director for Obion County Joint Economic Development Council

Chuck Shoopman, Assistant VP UT Institute for Public Service.

In This Issue

Famers Market

Wal-Mart Re-Grand Opening

Kiwanis Burgers in the Park

May Business Matters

Industrial Appreciation Dinner

JEDC Director Graduates

Obion County

Chamber of Commerce

Upcoming

Business After Hours

Where:

Chamber of Commerce

When:

June 14, 2012

Sponsored by:

Commercial Bank

5:00 pm-7:00 pm

Obion County

Chamber of Commerce

Upcoming

Business Matters

Speaker:

Melissa Morgan

with TVA

Topic:

Upping Your Game Plan with Customer Analytics and Insights

Sponsored by:

Maverick

June 19, 2012 at the Obion County Public Library

7:45am-9:00am

Interested in sponsoring Business Matters?

Contact Lindsay Frilling at

731-885-0211 or lfrilling@obioncounty.org

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Add Your Event to the Obion County Chamber Website

Got an event you would like to include on the chamber's website? Simply click here to see if your event can be published on our website!

List Your Available Commercial Property With Us

Let us help you spread the word about your available commercial property by listing it at www.obioncounty.org. If you have commercial property you would like to list, please contact Lindsay Frilling, Economic Development Director.

lfrilling@obioncounty.org

Parks and Recreation Grants Available to Local Communities

Recreation Educational Services Division is now accepting applications for Local Parks and Recreation Fund grants to help communities create and expand parks and

recreation services. Greenways & trails are eligible projects. The application deadline is June 29, 2012. For more information about the workshops and application, please visit: http://www.tn.gov/environment/recreation/grants.shtml

South Fulton Community Alerts

For community alerts in the South Fulton area...text "SOUTHFULTON" to 888777 and enter your zip code when directed. For more information visit www.nixle.com

NW TN Disaster Services

Northwest Tennessee Disaster Services is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as this area's finalist in the 2012 Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program. The agency's scheduled voting day for the program is June 3, 2012. For more information on Toyota's 100 Cars for Good Program, visit their official website at: www.carsforgood.com or contact the agency for details regarding their qualifying details.

For Media inquiries, please contact:

Rob Adcock

(731) 592-3947

support@togetherforall.org

10th Annual Reelfoot Lake Catfish Tournament

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Registration: 5:30-6:30am Reelfoot Lake Tourism Council

1605 SR 21 East Tiptonville-White's Landing

Guarantee 1st Place $1,000

Entry Fee: $100 per boat for 2 people, entry fee non-refundable

Big Fish Entry Included