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Chamber Partners
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Discover Tuscany with the Chamber April 4 - 13, 2013 10 days |13 meals Discover Tuscany with the
HHC Chamber of Commerce and
Ohio Valley Travels.
Rates are as follows: Double $3,299* * Single $3,599* *Triple $3,269* Book now! Reservations are made on a first come, first serve basis. To RSVP or for more information contact Phyllis Crafton of Ohio Valley Travels at (270) 860-8171 or phyllis.crafton@insightbb.com
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Labor Law Posters for Sale
 The Henderson-Henderson County Chamber has partnered with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives to offer mandatory Kentucky and federal labor law posters at a discounted rate through the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Kentucky employers with one or more employees are required to post a variety of notices that must meet certain requirements and knowing which labor law posters to display can often be a time consuming and frustrating task for many employers. To place your order, visit this website and make sure to choose the Henderson-Henderson County Chamber.
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Henderson County Database
 Click the image above to view links to online sources of data about Henderson County. A document highlighting recent statistics about our community gathered by the Chamber is also available for download. |
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Five Henderson Chamber members were among the companies recently tabbed as winners in the 2013 Best Places to Work in Kentucky contest. Air Hydro Power, People Plus Inc., Farm Credit Mid-America, Hilliard Lyons and Independence Bank were among the firms selected as the best work places in the state. Congratulations! The final rankings will be announced in a dinner on April 16 in Lexington. Best Places to Work is a joint effort of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management. For more information about the awards, go here.
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You can make a difference!
Operation Preparation is looking for community members to collaborate in the process of effective advising for Henderson County eighth- and 10th-grade students and focus their attention on the importance of planning for college and/or career.
ScheduleHenderson Co. High School - March 6-26, 2013 North Middle School - March 4-22, 2013 South Middle School - March 11-15, 2013 Central Academy - March 11-15, 2013 |
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Kentucky Chamber free e-membership
The Henderson-Henderson County Chamber of Commerce is committed to creating an environment where our members succeed. While local laws, regulations and mandates certainly affect how you do business, the impact of legislation at the state level is crucial as well. So the Kentucky Chamber has partnered with the state's local and regional chambers and business associations to provide you free informational membership to the state chamber.
All you have to do is sign up to become one of thousands of businesses throughout the Commonwealth who count on the Kentucky Chamber for pro-business advocacy at the state level. The Kentucky Chamber e-membership is a no-cost way for small businesses that are members of their local chambers to learn more about business-impacting legislation and have an opportunity to take action. (To qualify, your business must have 10 or fewer employees and be for-profit and privately owned.) E-members will receive the following benefits: - Access to aggressive year-round representation in Frankfort by a team of experienced business advocates
- Periodic communications on hot-button business issues through emails both during the Kentucky General Assembly and throughout the year
- Access to the Kentucky Chamber Action Network, with updates on your specific areas of interest
- Opportunities to act on issue alerts
- Listing in the Kentucky Chamber's online membership directory
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Chamber starting new map project
The Henderson-Henderson County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Target Marketing to create a new map for Henderson and Henderson County. Along the perimeter of the map are spaces for you to advertise your business. Representatives from Target Marketing will be contacting you on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. This is a great advertising opportunity for your business. If you would like more information, contact Mark Schenthal at (859) 426-2260 or
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Hot Deal
 Ruby Moon Vineyard & Winery is offering a special rate to Chamber members on its Sunset Suite. The Sunset Suite has a nice living room with flat screen TV, DIRECTV satellite service, free Wi-Fi, wet bar area with small refrigerator, microwave and Keurig coffee maker, nice bathroom and beautiful, relaxing bedroom. The suite also has a private entrance and deck that overlooks the vineyard. The special rate is $79 per night. Contact owners Jamie Like or Anita Frazer for more information or to book the Sunset Suite at 270-830-7660 or email anitaandjamie@hotmail.com.
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Community Announcements
Rotary Club of Henderson will host Trivia Night on Feb. 2nd at 5:45 p.m at Holy Name School. Tickets are $35 and include dinner, cash bar and silent auction. Team Tables are still available. Contact Brad Staton at (270) 826-0065 or brad.staton@lpl.com. The Wonder of Learning - The traveling exhibition recounts experience from infant-toddler centers, preschools and primary schools in the city of Reggio Emilia, Italy. The exhibit is open each week day from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and evenings and weekends during performances at Henderson Community College Fine arts Center. Click here to learn more about the exhibit. Stitched Art- Ohio Valley Art League presents "Stitched Art" an exhibition of artwork by six area fiber artists is now open in the OVAL Gallery @ Bank Trust, 201 North Main St, Henderson, KY. The artwork will be displayed until April 12th. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wed. Thurs., & Fri. Contact Jule McClellan, Executive Director/Curator 270-860-1930 or jule@ohiovalleyart.org. Click here for more information. Infintech training- The Insider's Guide to Electronic Payment Processing. The training on Feb. 4th & 6th at 10 a.m. EST will cover the following topics: benefits of accepting credit cards, Interchange rates, lifecycle of payments and how fees are charged, Cost-cutting strategies, Avoiding risk and chargebacks, Payment technologies. Click here for more information. The Henderson City Lions Club's annual auction starts Feb. 11, and Chamber members are urged to donate items the Lions can sell to raise money for their charitable endeavors. The auction has been held each year for more than six decades, and its proceeds have been used to support hundreds of local children and families in need. To donate items or make a cash contribution, contact Lions Connie Grossman, at (270) 831-1526, Gary Cunningham, at (270) 212-1048 or Howard Moran at (270) 826-3484. And be sure to tune in to the auction on Insight Cable Channel 12 to place bids over the phone or check out the auction's online bidding site, www.KYLions.auctionanything.com . More information is available at www.hendersonlions.org. Veterans Resource Fair/ Stand Down- Audubon Area Community Services, Inc. is hosting two resource fairs for all area veterans, active duty, reservists, National Guard and military families. The first fair will be held on Feb. 20 from 2-7 p.m. at the Henderson County Extension EXPO Center, 3099 State Route 351 East. The second fair is March 12 from 2-7 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 3300 Tamarack Road in Owensboro. For more information contact Vickie Poteat or Robyn Mattingly at (270) 683-1527. The second annual Ohio Valley's Got Talent showcase, hosted by Rotary Colonels2College, will be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the Henderson Fine Arts Center. The showcase and auditions are open to the public. Auditions will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 13 and from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 16 at South Middle School. Contestants should prepare a 90-second routine and a 90-second backup routine. Participants chosen for the finals will have access to sound equipment. An online application, contestant guidelines and more information are available here. "Journey Into Nature" - The Ohio Valley Art League is pleased to announce the opening of a digital photography exhibit in the Rotunda Gallery, Henderson County Public Library, 101 South Main Street, The exhibit will run until Feb. 4. Henderson. Gallery Hours: M, T, W, T, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Click here for more information. Bowl For Kids' Sake - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Henderson Co. Kentucky is having a fun-filled bowl-a-thon event to raise money to support one-to-one mentoring matches for at-risk children on March 9 at Echo Lanes in Henderson. Participants form teams of 5 bowlers, pre-collect donations and bowl a game to benefit children in our service area. Click here for a brochure or visit this link to sign up your team! Getting People to Do Stuff: Effective Leadership & Selling - Henderson Chamber members have been invited by the Warrick County Chamber of Commerce to a seminar on March 19. The presentation, titled Getting People to Do Stuff: Effective Leadership & Selling, will be given by communication consultant Michael Angelo Caruso from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Showplace Cinema in Newburgh, 8099 Bell Oaks Dr. Caruso will spend the morning entertaining, teaching and helping participants develop skills to succeed in their jobs. Seating is limited. Henderson Chamber members get special pricing: Reserved seats for 10 attendees- $325; Individual tickets - $35. Call the Warrick County Chamber at (812) 897-2340 to reserve seats. Be sure to identify yourself as a member of the Henderson Chamber. Northwest Kentucky Training Consortium - NKTC upcoming trainings include: Pinterest as a Business Tool, Performance Management Training, Understanding Taxes for Business, Marketing with Hootsuite, and Grant Writing. Click here to visit NKTC's website to learn more and register for its trainings.
3rd Annual Henderson Bowl for the Cure®- The Evansville Tri-State Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® will be hold ing its 3rd annual Henderson Bowl for the Cure ® on April 18, 2013 at Echo Bowling Center. Click here for more information. Please send community announcements to info@hendersonchamber.org. If you need the announcement in a particular issue of Henderson Highlights, please submit your announcement with as much information as possible by end of business on Wednesday.
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Show your (online) Chamber pride!
Thanks to A2Z Computer Services we now have a great way for you to show off your chamber pride! Feel free to place this logo on your website, email signatures, newsletters, etc. Download logo.
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