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In This Issue

Sales & Marketing this Friday

ACE Awards Nominations Closing Soon!

5 O'clock Network Thursday

Our Southern Indiana Looks Inside the Indiana RCI

MMA Advanced Manufacturing Summit Wrap Up

Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings

Join us for MFG DAY 2015

Business Expo: Booths Going Fast!

Sellersburg Stone to Hold Open House

PRICE DROPPED for Trivia Night!

Sales & Marketing Series this Friday

Christy Smallwood and John Zeydel, co-founders of Arkham Executives,

will present on the Best Ways to Start and Continue Engaging Conversations with Clients.

Christy Smallwood's background includes 20+ years in media, marketing and advertising, plus organizational management with focus on developing and launching new projects. Her experience covers a variety of industries: ad agency, radio, franchises, small business, corporate and ministry/nonprofits. Christy founded Arkham Executive along with John Zeydel in 2011.

John "Z" Zeydel has 20+ years in the banking industry and has been a top-producing sales professional. John's unquenchable thirst for knowledge and his detective style of question-asking makes for incredible conversations. He is known in the Louisville business community as a networking genius creating No Rules Networking over thirteen years ago.

The Sales & Marketing Success Series is a bi-monthly professional development series for professionals. It includes networking and a continental breakfast. September's event will take place on the 18^th, from 8-10 a.m. at the New Albany Floyd County Public Library at 180 W Spring St, in New Albany. Please use the back door entrance and park in the lot across from the library on Scribner Drive.

Event Details:

Friday, September 18

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

New Albany/Floyd County Public Library

180 West Spring St;

New Albany, IN 47150

Members Free/ Future Members $25

Click here to register

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ACE Award Nominations Close on Monday!

1si is accepting nominations for the 2015 ACE Awards. The event will be held November 17th from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Kye's II in Jeffersonville.

ACE is an acronym for Achieving and Celebrating Excellence, and these a

wards celebrate remarkable individuals who exemplify the character and acumen of exceptional leadership, making them outstanding citizens in the business and regional community. Each award acknowledges their contributions to Southern Indiana and their profession, both through their careers and personal lives. This luncheon is estimated to draw approximately 300 people. It is a spin off from the ONE Awards, which will now focus on businesses.

We are now seeking nominations for the following award categories:

The James W. Robinson Young Professional of the Year award is given to young professionals (under the age of 40) in our business community for their career achievements, community service and the promise they have shown for being the next generation of successful business leaders.

The Kevin Hammersmith Community Leader Award honors an individual whose volunteer involvement has been significant and impactful, resulting in measurable improvements in the lives of individuals within his/her community.

The Sam Day Professional of the Year award is open to anyone who is in a professional field (Accountants, architects, attorneys, bankers, CEOs, doctors, engineers, brokers, agents of insurance, realtors and executives of nonprofits) and who has exemplified a commitment to success in their company and/or community.

A copy of the nomination form can be found here.

Please complete the form and return to Josh Suiter at JoshS@1si.org by Monday, September 21. Sponsorships for the event are available and range from $500 - $2,000. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Josh at (812) 206-9024 or JoshS@1si.org.

5 O'clock Network this Thursday

Floyd Memorial Hospital is excited to host the 5 O'clock Network on September 17th! Hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be provided by Sam's Food & Spirits. There will also be a chance to win a door prize consisting of a 60 minute massage, but you must be present to win. Follow signs for parking and entrance.

Mindi Burch, Lung Patient Navigator, will speak about the Floyd Memorial Cancer Center of Indiana's lung cancer screenings and an optional, ground-breaking breath analysis clinical trial. There will be tours of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy chambers and their new operating room. Floyd Memorial Foundation representatives will also be present.

Event Details:

Thursday, September 17 image of Floyd Memorial Hospital logo

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

1850 State St.

New Albany, IN 47150

Members Free/ Future Members $25

The Indiana Regional Cities Initiative: A Look Inside

An "innovation district" in South Bend to spur technology advances;
Downtown revitalization in Fort Wayne;
A 35-mile rapid bus system in Indianapolis;
A 24/7 downtown entertainment and recreation hub in Evansville.

These are some of the projects that regional development authorities (RDAs) across the state are proposing to benefit local residents, help lure top talent to their areas and improve quality of life and place.

Teams from seven regions across Indiana submitted plans totaling $3.8 billion to the state's new Regional Cities Initiative project, according to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. The proposals contain ideas for a total of nearly 400 projects.

The regional cities project became one of Gov. Mike Pence's key legislative initiatives this year, as he tries to spur economic development in the state. The goal is to help each region of Indiana develop a "unique national brand" to become a better destination for talent.

"I am truly inspired by the collaboration and action we have witnessed in our Indiana regions during this process," Pence said in a written statement. "With these tremendous visions for the future of our communities, I am confident that Indiana's dedication and commitment to quality of place initiatives will establish our regions as global destinations, attracting top businesses and top talent to fill the jobs we continue to create in the Hoosier state."

Two regions are to receive up to $84 million in state matching funds under the initiative, which was approved by the Indiana General Assembly during last spring's budget-writing session. The money will come from a tax amnesty program the Indiana Department of Revenue is planning to conduct this fall. The RDAs will learn if their projects were chosen later this year.

In the following weeks, the One Weekly will feature a preview of the projects and goals of each of the RDAs who submitted proposals.

Regional Manufacturers Address Pressing Topics at 2015 Metro Manufacturing Alliance Summit

More than 200 guests representing 120 regional companies attended the 2015 Metro Manufacturing Alliance (MMA) Annual Advanced Manufacturing Summit at Northside Christian Church in New Albany, on Fri., Sept. 11. The theme was "Bridging the Power of Our Regional Assets."

The summit featured four panel discussions requested by regional manufacturers: (1) the top 10 issues facing manufacturers; (2) innovative efforts that address workforce challenges and employer needs, (3) a close look at the region's transportation and infrastructure assets, and (4) regional initiatives concerning economic development. Click here to read more.

Above, the panel discusses "Top 10 Issues Facing Manufactuers." The panel was facilitated by Scott Olinger and included, in alphabetical order: Andrew Berger, Wendy Dant Chesser, Greg Higdon, Karen Kurek, and Kent Oyler.

Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings

Integrity HR

Tuesday, Sept. 22
11 AM
4106 Reas Lane #1
New Albany, IN

Bridges of Indiana

Thursday, Sept 24

4:00 p.m.

3602 Northgate Court, Ste. 3;

New Albany, IN 47150

Katered to You

Friday, Sept 25

3:00 p.m.

37 Bank St, Ste. 9;

New Albany, IN 47150

Join Us for MFG DAY 2015

Wednesday, September 30^th

Participating Manufacturing Companies Open for Tours

Thursday, October 1^st

Metro Manufacturing Alliance (MMA) Media Event at the Perkins Technology Center
Participating Manufacturing Companies Open for Tours
- MMA MFG Day Celebration hosted by Harding, Shymanski & Company, P.S.C. Click here to register.

Friday, October 2^nd

Participating Manufacturing Companies Open for Tours

Save the Day - Save the Week

MFG DAY 2015

Details to Follow!

Only 37 Booths Left for Business Expo!

Silent Auction Pieces Still Needed

Registration is now open for the 2015 1si Business Expo. The event features over 100 booths, over 500 attendees and a silent auction. Contact Josh Suiter at JoshS@1si.org or at 812.206.9024 to reserve a booth.

Event Details:

Thursday, October 22

Noon - 6:00 PM

Kye's I & II

500 Missouri Ave

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Silent Auction donations now being taken. Contact Shelby Hamilton at ShelbyO@1si.org or at 812.206.9021 for ideas and more information.

Sellersburg Stone to hold open house

On Saturday, September 19th, Sellersburg Stone will be holding an open house from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at their location at 1019 East Utica Street in Sellersburg.

Fun for the family includes food and drinks, door prizes, a giant slide for the kids, air conditioned tours of the quarry, stone sculptors Al & Penny Nelson, and fossil hunting with The Falls of the Ohio Geologist.

Everyone is welcome!

Price Dropped for Trivia Night!