Our Chamber By The Numbers
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3
Chamber ranked as one of the nation’s Top 3 Chambers in the $500,000 to $1 million dues category by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives.
4
Number of accreditation stars the Chamber received from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
4
Chamber’s size ranking among Kentucky’s 64 chambers of commerce.
8
Number of Chamber committees offering involvement opportunities.
9.9
Percent of the Chamber’s net gain in 2007, nearly five times as high as the national average.
16
Number of Chamber employees.
16
Number of programs offered by the Chamber.
18
Number of industries announcing new or expanded ventures in South Central Kentucky since January 1, 2007.
26
Number of members of the Chamber Board of Directors.
30
Number of members of the Chamber’s Ambassadors Club.
60+
Number of partners in the Chamber’s President’s Club, supporting economic development at significant levels.
65
Years of combined economic development experience for the Chamber’s economic development team.
320
Number of new Chamber partners recruited in 2007.
1,388
Number of Chamber partners as of July 2008.
2,367
Number of jobs created by new and expanded industry announcements since January 1, 2007.
4,000+
Number of unique visitors to www.bgchamber.com each month.
100,091
Total number of referrals to Chamber partners made by the Chamber in June 2008.
$97.08 million
Amount new and expanding industries have invested in the region since January 1, 2007
