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November 10, 2015
                     

  
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In This Issue
Get Your Tickets for ACE Awards Before They're Gone!

One Southern Indiana (1si) is excited about the 2015 ACE Awards which will be held on Tuesday, November 17th at Kye's 2 in Jeffersonville.
 
This signature event aims to celebrate the accomplishments of individual business leaders who are members of One Southern Indiana. In addition to the awards below, a "Chairman's Legacy" award will be given.
 
The finalists for this year's awards are:
 
James W. Robinson Young Professional of the Year
  • Teressa Jackson, Rauch Inc.
  • Micah Jorrisch, Family & Children's Place
  • Jill Peden, L&D Mail Masters Inc.
  • Cara Silletto, Crescendo Strategies
Kevin Hammersmith Community Leader
  • Joseph Brown, Rodefer Moss & Co. PLLC
  • Diane Fischer, L&D Mail Masters Inc.
  • Stefanie Griffith, Strandz Salon & Threadz Boutique
Sam Day Professional of the Year
  • Dr. Daniel Eichenberger, Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health Services
  • Ingrid Hernandez, InGrid Design
  • Christy Smallwood, Arkham Executive LLC
Winners will be announced at the event.
                                                                                       
                                                                                     Sponsored by:
EVENT DETAILS: image of Axiom logo
November 17
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Registration at 11 a.m.
image of Kightlinger & Gray logo
Kye's II
500 Missouri Ave.
Jeffersonville, IN
image of Duke Energy logo 
 
  
Manufacturer Fabtration, LLC, Receives
Horseshoe Revolving Loan Fund

The Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County (HFFC) announced the latest recipient of its Small Business Revolving Loan Fund program (RLF), Fabtration, LLC, received $50,000 as part of a comprehensive financing package for an expansion project.
 
Fabtration, LLC, is a privately owned filtration system manufacturer located at 526 Maplewood Boulevard, in Georgetown, Ind. Since its inception in 2011, it has experienced significant growth and is expanding to take on larger filtration system projects to accommodate manufacturing of larger-scale jobs, to improve proficiencies and to complete projects in larger quantities. Click here to read more.
 
 
  
Regional Collaborations

The South Central Indiana Economic Development Group (SCIEDG) is a regional partnership between the state recognized Lead Economic Development Organizations (LEDO) in the counties of:

* Bartholomew
* Clark
* Decatur
* Floyd
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Jennings
* Scott
* Washington

This 10 county region is located along the axis of Interstate 65 (north and south) and Interstates 64 and 74 (east and west) in Indiana.  The group is dedicated to the growth and prosperity of all of South Central Indiana and makes itself available to provide specialized knowledge and assistance for companies and site selection consultants, many whom represent international corporations, considering our region for their businesses.  Click here to read more about SCIEDG.


 
Snow White Teeth Whitening Relocates to Georgetown

Tricia Williams, owner of Snow White Teeth Whitening, celebrated her new location on Thursday, November 5th with a ribbon cutting hosted by 1si.  Rather than join a franchise, Williams started her business from scratch in Houston, Texas in 2014.  The Williams moved to Southern Indiana in June of this year.  Tricia fell in love with the area and decided to officially restart her business at 7481 Sate Road in Georgetown, Ind.  The business offers a proprietary system created by Tricia using a hydrogen peroxide solution.  Click here to read more.
                    
Power Couple Opens One Stop Show in New Albany

Shelly and Jay Sorg celebrated the grand opening of their combined businesses, Transformation Training & Jay Sorg Baseball Academy, on Monday, November 9th.  The business is located at the Old Robinson Nugent Building at 802 East 8th Street in New Albany, where they have transformed it into a one stop specialty shop.  The Sorgs provide a wide variety of services including: sport specific training, corporate wellness, group exercise classes, yoga, nutrition education, wellness workshop, cooking classes, mini marathon, triathlon, corporate and team annual obstacle course. Click here to read more.

Centra Credit Union at River Ridge Hosting 5 O'clock Network                    
Centra Credit Union is excited to host the November 19th  5 O'clock Network!  Hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be provided by Sam's Food & Spirits.
2013 Manufacturing Network
EVENT DETAILS:
Thursday, November 19th
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Centra Credit Union
450 Patrol Road
Jeffersonville, IN
Limited Seats Left for Young Professional Roundtable 
Are you a young professional looking for a way to network to your best advantage?  Do you know how to get out of that awkward conversation at an event?  Are you looking for answers on how to network like a seasoned professional?  The answers to these questions and more will be shared at the upcoming Future Leaders Advisory Group (FLAG) Roundtable.  Learn helpful hints and tricks on becoming a networking pro, just in time to put those skills into action at the 5 O'clock Network later that day.  This event is for young professionals (ages 39 and under) within your organization.  Registration is limited so reserve your seat today!

EVENT DETAILS:
Thursday, November 19
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Transformation Training
802 East 8th Street
New Albany, IN 47130
No cost to attend but registration is required

Sales & Marketing Success Series Speaker to present:
Five Ways to Improve Five Key Marketing Areas for 2016
 
As you prepare to make 2016 a bigger, better year, Allen Howie of Idealogy will offer five suggestions to make each of five critical marketing tools work harder for you.  You'll leave with five specific and actionable ideas for your website, e-mail, sales, social media and direct mail.  And as an added bonus, you'll leave with a copy of Allen's book, The Marketing Minute, which offers a year's worth of daily marketing ideas to help your business perform at a higher level.
 
About the speaker:
Allen Howie is founder of Idealogy, an award-winning marketing and design firm, author of The Marketing Minute, a regular contributor to regional and national business publications, and a popular speaker on topics related to branding and marketing at local, regional and national events.
EVENT DETAILS:
Friday, November 20
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
180 W Spring Street
 New Albany, IN 47150
 

 
Sponsored by: Idealogy logo

 
Network of Champions
The 30 Second Briefing

The Network of Champions provides you with a quality networking session that leads to results, connecting businesses with new partners and old friends with new opportunities.  
  
November's format will be the 30 Second Briefing, where you can showcase your business through a 30 second commercial in front of the entire room.  Jazz up that elevator speech and come ready to make some great connections!
 
EVENT DETAILS:                                                        Sponsored by:
Thursday, November 12 image of State Farm logo
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
The Villages of Silvercrest
1 Silvercrest Drive
New Albany, IN
Cost: free to members/$25 future members
 
  
Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings
 
All State Insurance
Friday, November 13
4:30 p.m.
766 Highlander Point Drive,
Floyds Knobs, IN 47119

St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities
Monday, November 13
3:00 p.m.
305 E. Market Street,
New Albany, IN 47150
 
First Rate Mortgage
Thursday, November 19
11:30 a.m.
10400 Linn Station Rd, Ste 226
Louisville, KY 40223

Pure Barre
Monday, November 23
1:30 p.m.
4317 Charlestown Rd,
New Albany, IN 47150


Register Now for December Pearls of Wisdom                   

Have you ever admired a successful business woman and wondered how she made it to the top?  The program will feature PBM and Pearls, donated by Koerber's Fine Jewelry, will be given away.  Join us on December 2nd when our featured speaker, Pam Bennett Martin, President of Bennett and Bennett Insurance, will share her "pearls of wisdom." 

Pam Bennett Martin is president of Bennett & Bennett Ins. Inc., an independent agency with locations in Corydon and New Albany.  She is a certified insurance counselor in the family-owned firm, where she has worked for 34 years.  She has served on several advisory councils including Statesman Insurance Company, Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance Co.

Pam has served as board chair for both One Southern Indiana and the Harrison County Chamber, and has served in several capacities with United Way of Harrison County.  She is a recipient of the Allen Society Community Service Award in 1993-1994.  Additionally, Pam has chaired the YMCA campaign and is past president of the Corydon Rotary Club.  She was recognized as "President of the Year for Large Clubs" in District 6580 in 2010.  Click here to read more about Pam.

Event Details:
Wednesday, December 2
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 
Kye's II
500 Missouri Ave
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Sponsored by:PNC logo
 
IU Southeast, Where Opportunity Knox, and Duke Energy Partner to Celebrate Veterans Day
 
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Where Opportunity Knox and Duke Energy will partner with the IU Southeast Student Veterans Organization (SVO) to celebrate Veterans Day.  The "Honoring Our Veterans" program will include a memorial service, bell ringing ceremony and luncheon, all of which will recognize IU Southeast current students, student graduates, faculty and staff who are veterans.
 
Presenters for this student-led event include: IU Southeast Chancellor Ray Wallace; former Air Force Brigadier General Rob Givens; Humana's Veteran's Program Manager Josh Galle; Where Opportunity Knox Executive Director Beth Avey; and Duke Energy's Government and Community Relations Manager, Lisa Brones Huber. Click here to read more.
 
Community Invited to "Envision South Clarksville" Workshop

Some major changes are coming to Clarksville, and area residents are invited to join Clarksville again in shaping the future of southern Indiana.  The public and area media organizations are invited to attend a
community workshop for the South Clarksville Redevelopment Plan on Tuesday, November 10th at 6:30pm.

This will be the second public engagement session for the planning project, which was initiated in March.  The Town of Clarksville has hired a consultant team led by MKSK, an urban planning and design firm, to develop the plan.  At the first community workshop, held in May, the consultant team introduced the project to the public, shared initial findings, and discussed a preliminary vision and emerging opportunities to be further explored during the planning process. Click here to learn more.
               
                    
  
Upcoming Events
Click on the event name for more information and to register online or visit www.1si.org and go to Events & News - Chamber Calendar. 
 
November
Network of Champions - November 12
2015 ACE Awards - November 17
5 O'clock Network - November 19

December
Pearls of Wisdom - December 2
Network of Champions  - December 10
5 O'clock Network - December 17

Member News
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