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Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/23/2009 09:20:00 AM
JD Power Results – Something to Smile About The Chevrolet Corvette was ranked the Best GM Model by JD Power in its latest study. The Chevy Corvette score came in at 71 PPH, placing in the top of the pack for all GM models. In addition, the Corvette came in at the top of its segment – beating a top competitor, Porsche, by 1 PPH. The Bowling Green Assembly Plant team also secured the Bronze Plant Award, tying with the Toyota Georgetown Plant and the Ford Truck Plant. The plant score indicates the number of quality issues that were plant controllable. Congratulations Bowling Green Team! Want to know more? Visit or click http://www.bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com/Labels: Bowling Green, Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Chevrolet, Corvette, GM, JD Power Survey, National Corvette Museum
Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/18/2009 10:35:00 AM
 A local resident was honored Tuesday with The Jefferson Award in Washington, D.C., for her exceptional contributions to the Bowling Green community. Martha Haynes received the award primarily for her significant philanthropy to Bellewood Presbyterian Homes for Children, a local, nonprofit agency that serves abused, at-risk and homeless youth throughout Kentucky. The Jefferson Awards, which began in 1972, are a prestigious national recognition system honoring community and public service in America. The awards are presented on two levels: national and local. Bowling Green is one of approximately 90 communities in the U.S. that participate in the awards on a local level. Haynes won the local Jefferson Award in April along with three other Warren County natives: Ret. Col. Robert Spiller, his wife, Cora Jane Spiller, and Hilda Sarver. Afterward, Haynes was nominated by the local board to be honored in the National Ceremonies in Washington, D.C. As part of the three-day ceremony held this week, Haynes received her award and spoke before all the recipients and their guests about the services she performed that resulted in national recognition. “My father always told me that wherever I went I should make sure it was a better place when I left, in part, because of what I’ve done,” Haynes said. Labels: Bowling Green, Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson Award, Marth Hayes, national recognition, public services, South Central Kentucky
Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/16/2009 03:09:00 PM
 Local leaders throughout the region, Western Kentucky University affiliates, and members of the Board of Directors of the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce spent several days in Washington D.C. last week discussing South Central Kentucky's legislative priorities with members of the Kentucky congressional delegation. Hosted by the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce and led by Chamber Board Chairman Todd Davis, the fourth annual South Central Kentucky Washington DC Fly-in was held on June 9-11. Fly-in participants who traveled to our nation’s capitol had the opportunity to spend time with Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning along with Congressmen Brett Guthrie, John Yarmuth, Hal Rogers, Ed Whitfield, Ben Chandler and Geoff Davis. Labels: Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, DC Fly-In, South Central Kentucky, Washington DC
Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/12/2009 08:57:00 AM
 Newsweek recently released its 2009 list of the top 1,500 high schools in America, and while Bowling Green made its third appearance on the list, it managed to jump more than 500 places on the list from 2007 to being ranked No. 554 in the country. The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University, also made a special appearance in the magazine’s lists, devised by Washington Post Education Columnist Jay Mathews.The academy was excluded from the list of the top 1,500 schools in the country and instead recognized in a separate “Public Elites” category created for schools predominately consisting of “few or no average students.”Joining only 15 other schools recognized in the country, the Gatton Academy’s distinction marks the first time a school from Kentucky has been seen on the elite list. For more information: http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160
http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/news4.txtLabels: America's Best High Schools, Bowling Green High School, Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science, Newsweek, South Central Kentucky, Western Kentucky University
Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/12/2009 08:39:00 AM
 Pan-Oston announced last week that it was expanding its manufacturing plant on Louisville Road to accommodate growth in self-checkout and technology products and completing renovation of a portion of the plant to consolidate all its metal and wood production into a single state-of-the art manufacturing facility. The addition will house an Electronic Assembly Area that is specially designed as a controlled “clean” environment with lighting, anti static technology and air conditioning to help ensure the perfect assembly of Utopia self-checkout solutions and other technology products.
Pan-Oston, a majority owned subsidiary of Houchens Industries, Inc., one of the largest employee owned (“ESOP”) companies in the United Sates, has been an industry leader in the design and manufacture of retail checkout products as well as a broad range of retail fixtures and fittings for over 40 years Labels: Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Houchens Industries, Manufacturing Plant, Pan Oston
Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/11/2009 04:22:00 PM
 TMS Automotive, a startup company based in Elizabethtown plans to open in Bowling Green by July, bringing in 35 jobs to the area. The $2.17 million plant will locate in the old Nyloncraft building on Graham Avenue before eventually building its own facility. The company services Bowling Green Metalforming,Cannon Automotive Solutions, & Dana Corporation. TMS Automotive president Michael Hall decided to locate the automotive company in Bowling Green because of its close proximity to those customers. For more information on TMS Automotive: read the Chamber's press release.Labels: Bowling Green, Economic Development, new company, South Central Kentucky
Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/11/2009 08:42:00 AM
 For more information: Lori Hodges 270.796.8500 x2030 lhodges@socu.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Service One Credit Union to install Living Roof at Campbell Lane Green AdditionBowling Green, Ky (06/03/09) – Service One Credit Union is set to install a LiveRoof® on the Campbell Lane Green Addition. The installation of this green roof will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9th and 10th, 2009. LiveRoof® is an integrated system designed by growers in conjunction with experts in the fields of architecture, roofing, logistics, and ergonomics. The benefits of adding this living “green” roof to the Campbell Lane branch are astounding. Indoor temperatures during warm/ hot weather will be decreased by 6 to 8 degrees and air-conditioning costs may be reduced up to 50%. It is estimated that LiveRoof® will extend the lifetime of this roof by 200 to 300 percent, by protecting the rooftop from ultraviolet radiation, large temperature fluctuations, drying winds, and punctures. The soil in the green roof system will act as a sponge, absorbing excess rain water and significantly reducing the storm water runoff into our sewer systems. Habitat recreation is a notable benefit as well. The plants and soil in LiveRoof® will help create a habitat for butterflies, insects and birds. The green roof will be the first of its kind in Bowling Green. Service One Credit Union continues to make every effort with the Campbell Lane Green Addition to obtain the platinum level of LEED certification. The Green Addition currently boasts geo-thermal heating and cooling, a bio-retention basin, reclaimed timbers, ICF walls, earth berms, grass pavers, recycled floor coverings, glass block windows with nanogel, and natural day-lighting. The Campbell Lane Green Addition has a highly anticipated completion date of mid-summer, 2009. Service One Credit Union was chartered in 1963 as a not-for-profit financial cooperative to assist Western Kentucky University's faculty, staff and students in attaining their financial goals. Service One Credit Union's membership now includes numerous SEGs (Select Employee Groups) throughout south-central Kentucky. It is a full-service financial cooperative serving more than 14,000 members through its four branch locations and on the internet at www.socu.com. For additional information about LiveRoof® please visit www.liveroof.com . Want to see your business featured in The Chamber Green Scene? Email amanda@bgchamber.com today to find out how! Labels: The Chamber Green Scene
Posted by Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce - 6/09/2009 11:23:00 AM
 For three days last week, the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce economic development staff and South Central Kentucky partners hosted site selectors from across North America, showcasing the region’s assets to these professionals. Leaders from throughout the region, along with representatives from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and the Tennessee Valley Authority, also participated in the three-day event. Upon arrival on Tuesday, June 2, the six consultants were escorted to a Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball game against the Lexington Legends. After visiting the Kentucky Transpark on Wednesday morning, they boarded helicopters for an extensive aerial tour of the South Central Kentucky region. The group spent Wednesday evening at a networking reception at the National Corvette Museum. After a 5-minute networking session and panel discussion on Thursday morning, the tour ended with a round of golf at Olde Stone and other recreational activities. The tour was designed to give insight on the South Central Kentucky region and to showcase why we are renowned for being, "Central for Business and Southern for Living". Labels: Bowling Green, Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Fam Tour, South Central Kentucky
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The Chevrolet Corvette was ranked the Best GM Model by JD Power in its latest study. The Chevy Corvette score came in at 71 PPH, placing in the top of the pack for all GM models. In addition, the Corvette came in at the top of its segment – beating a top competitor, Porsche, by 1 PPH.
