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BUSINESS FOCUSOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. FEBRUARY 2015 VOLUME XXIII, ISSUE II

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Inside This Issue:

U.S. Senator Rand PaulHeadlines February 18thPublic Policy Luncheon

Emerging Leader ScholarshipApplications Available for 2015 Kansas City Leadership Visit

Blue Grass Airport Hosts FirstBusiness Link of 2015

2014 Economic DevelopmentYear-in-Review

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Business Focus is published once a month for atotal of 12 issues per year by Commerce LexingtonInc., 330 East Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington,KY 40507. Phone: (859) 226-1600

2015 Chair of the Board:Herb Miller, PresidentColumbia Gas of Kentucky

Publisher:Robert L. Quick, CCE, President & CEOCommerce Lexington Inc.

Editor: Mark E. TurnerCommunications Specialist: Elizabeth BennettPrinting: Post PrintingMail Service: Lexington Herald-Leader

Subscriptions are available for $12 and areincluded as a direct benefit of CommerceLexington Inc. membership. Business Focus(USPS 012-337) periodical postage paid atLexington, Kentucky.

POSTMASTER: Send address corrections toBusiness Focus, Commerce Lexington Inc.,P.O. Box 1968, Lexington, KY 40588-1968.

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Personnel UpdatesSubmit your company’s awards and mile-stones or personnel changes and additionsto [email protected] news might include promotions,additions, awards and milestones, recogni-tions and certifications and/or appoint-ments. Information is published only asspace permits.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:2014 CLX Economic Development Year-in-Review2014 New & Expanding Companies ListBusiness Feature: Phinix, LLC5Across Pitch Event Dates Set for 2015

PUBLIC POLICY:Legislative Update: 2015 Kentucky Legislative Session Kicks Off

EVENTS:U.S. Senator Rand Paul Headlines Policy Luncheon@330 Series: Creating Social Business from Social MediaBlue Grass Airport Hosts Business Link on Feb. 26thKEMI Presents CLX Annual Dinner on February 5thSecond Annual EMERGE Conference is March 5thRegistration Available for Kansas City Leadership Visit

GET CONNECTED:Leadership Development Program RecapsAmbassador Spotlight: Matthew DeMoss, U.S. BankWelcome New Commerce Lexington Inc. MembersMember Personnel Announcements & Awards

Emerging Leader ScholarshipApplications Available for

Kansas City Leadership Visit

@330 Series Event: Turning Social Media Engagement

Into Social Business

Blue Grass Airport HostsFirst Business Link of 2015on Thursday, February 26th

KEMI Presents the CommerceLexington Inc. Annual Dinner

on Thursday, February 5th

Commerce Lexington Inc. recognizes thatbusiness owners and business professionals livebusy lives. That’s why we have so many differentways to keep connected to the events, programs,and services that help you succeed. From themonthly Business Focus magazine to our weeklyE-Newsletter and web site to our many socialmedia channels, there are plenty of choices foryou to get connected to Commerce Lexingtonand interact with other businesspeople.

Social media is an effective way to promoteyour company or organization, keep tabs on whatpeople are saying about your business, andengage your customers. Here are some of theplaces you can keep up with CommerceLexington Inc. on social media. CommerceLexington Inc. members are permitted to postitems about their business to our social mediachannels. Review the list below to see where youwould like to connect.

CLX SOCIAL MEDIA:

www.instagram.com/CommerceLex

www.facebook.com/groups/CommerceLexington

www.facebook.com/LocateInLexwww.facebook.com/clmbd

Commerce Lexington Inc. has over 2,000members on its Facebook group page. Youcan also follow www.facebook.com/LocateInLex for news on expansions andrelocations to the Bluegrass, as well as newsfrom our Minority Business Developmentdivision at www.facebook.com/clmbd.

www.twitter.com/CommerceLexwww.twitter.com/LocateInLex

Join the 7,500-plus people who followCommerce Lexington Inc. on Twitter for the lat-est news as it happens. Typically, we’ll tweet livefrom events, conferences, and trips, like ourannual Leadership Visit and D.C. Fly-In, so youcan get a sense of what’s happening in real-time.

www.youtube.com/commlexingtonkyThere are 217 video clips and in some cases fullevents posted on our YouTube channel. Thereare also plenty of video clips promotingLexington and our region, which you can postor embed on your own web site.

www.linkedin.com/company/commerce-lexington

www.linkedin.com/groups/Commerce-Lexington-Inc-3937103

If you’re on LinkedIn, you can join the 800-pluspeople in our LinkedIn group and post your ownbusiness-related items & interact with others, andkeep up with our LinkedIn company page as well.

http://commercelexington.tumblr.comhttp://news.locateinlexington.com

Check out our blog entries and stay up-to-speedon the Legislative Session or follow our economicdevelopment blog for analysis on economic,demographic, and other key data related to theBluegrass Region.

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Stay Connected & Interact: Commerce Lexington Inc. Social Media Guide

A Collaborative Effort of the Bluegrass Business Development Partnership (BBDP):

SUBMITTED BY: Gina Greathouse, Hannah Huggins, Travis Lane & Kimberly Rossetti, CLX Economic Development Division

Economic DevelopmentLand Committee


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Business Feature: Phinix, LLCPhinix, LLC providesresearch, development andconsulting services for theprocessing, production andrecycling of aluminum, mag-nesium and titanium metalsand alloys. Since 2013, Phinix has received$950,000 in contracts through private and pub-lic (U.S. Department of Energy) sources. Phinixis currently using these funds to develop,patent, commercialize and license processes

to recover magnesium alloysdirectly from aluminumbased scrap, which mini-mizes landfilling and export.Phinix is making Kentucky’slarge and growing aluminum

industry more cost competitive. The companywas founded by Dr. Subodh Das in September2008 with the business located at UK’sColdstream Research Campus.

The Commerce Lexington team has activelybeen involved in LFUCG’s EconomicDevelopment Land committee that is taskedwith determining the best use of the availableparcels of land zoned as EconomicDevelopment (ED). On January 15th, our teampresented to the committee explaining thetrends we have seen in project leads, locationsand the economic development needs from ourprospective companies. This is an importantinitiative for our team because available land forour project leads is vital to the success of oureconomic development efforts.

EDITOR’S NOTE:As a part of Commerce Lexington’s economic development efforts, we visit 150 companies each year togauge our local business environment, to be a helpful resource and to guide them through incentive pro-grams as they grow in Lexington. As we meet with companies, our team wants to make you aware ofsome of these great businesses in Lexington that you may not know.

5Across Pitch EventDates Scheduled for 2015Join Awesome Inc. for the first 5Across event of2015! Sponsored by the Lexington VentureClub, 5Across is a pitch contest for entrepre-neurs. 5 pitches, 5 minutes per pitch, $500prize, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., $5 cost (includes food).If you haven’t checked out a 5Across, make sureto attend this fun entrepreneurial event. Markyour calendars for the 2015 Dates.

2015 5ACROSS DATES:February 25 at 5:00 p.m.

April 29 at 5:00 p.m.June 24 at 5:00 p.m.

August 27 at 5:00 p.m.October 29 at 5:00 p.m.

December 10 at 5:00 p.m. (Final)

Commerce Lexington Inc. Economic Development: 2014 Year in ReviewOver 2014, the Commerce Lexington Inc. eco-nomic development team saw increased activi-ty and worked with great companies. There wasan increase in prospects interested in relocat-ing or expanding in Lexington as well as anincrease in the average wage of new jobs creat-ed. On this page is a breakdown of our goalsand results from 2014, as well as a breakdownof the types of leads we work with and the typesof leads that located in Lexington.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2014 GOAL ACTUAL

PROSPECT LEADS 150 158

EXISTING BUSINESS VISITS 150 150

SITE VISITS 35 29

PROSPECT LOCATIONS 25 16

CONSULTANT VISITS 150 190

DIRECT JOBS CREATED 1,000 1,393

AVERAGE WAGE $45,000 $51,040

CAPITAL INVESTMENT $100,000,000 $150,734,915

Project Leads (2014) Locations (2014)

www.LocateinLexington.com | www.twitter.com/locateinlex | www.facebook.com/locateinlex


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Economic Development 2014 New & Expanding Companies List

FIRM/ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE PRODUCT REPORTEDINVESTMENT DIRECT JOBS

Funai Lexington Technology Corporation NEW Inkjet Printer R&D $4,291,430 50

Creative Lodging Solutions EXPANDING Corporate lodging $5,457,310 120

Corrisoft, LLC EXPANDINGTracking & monitoring software systems and devices

$5,553,500 200

Butler Animal Health Supply, LLC EXPANDINGWholesale distributor of animal healthsupplies

$2,670,000 31

Xerox EXPANDINGBusiness services outsourcing, technical support

$1,000,000 400

Consequence Management NEW Management support center $8,615,000 62

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing NEW Automobile engineering and R&D $59,000,000 300

hydra soap NEW Handmade soap manufacturer $281,000 10

SRC of Lexington, Inc. EXPANDINGRemanufacturer of industrial equipment and machinery

$1,917,400 50

AVENTICS Corporation, USA EXPANDINGPneumatic valves & cylindersmanufacturer

$700,000 12

Patent Rank NEW Patent portfolio analytics $400,000 3

GISMO Therapeutics NEW Oral therapeutics $527,000 2

nanoRANCH Environmental Systems NEW Industrial analytics $1,600,000 3

Multi Scale Solutions NEW Data mining technology $780,000 3

Lex. Venture Club - November Celebration NEW Entrepreneurial companies $57,442,275 144

Surelock McGill NEW Local manufacturing sales office $500,000 3

TOTALS: $150,734,915 1,393


PUBLIC POLICY

Legislative Update: Kentucky General Assembly Begins 2015 Regular SessionState legislators returned to Frankfort January 6-9 to kick off the 2015

Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Highlights of the firstfour days of the 30-day session included leadership elections, theGovernor's State of the Commonwealth address, and the introduction of261 bills such as designated priority legislative proposals for the Democrat-led House and Republican-led Senate.

One of the first items of business was formal selection of legislative lead-ership in both the House and Senate. While House Speaker Greg Stumbo(D-Prestonsburg) and Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) con-tinue to lead the majority parties in their chambers, all House and Senateleadership teams experienced some changes in the members elected toguide their party's legislative agenda.

The Senate wasted no time in taking action on bills part of the RepublicanSenate Majority's legislative agenda. The Senate passed pro-business leg-islation that would make Kentucky a Right-to-Work state (SB 1), address theheroin epidemic (SB 5), and allow for more legislative oversight with admin-istrative regulations imposed by the executive branch (SB 2). SB 3 was alsointroduced and would provide much-needed reforms to the state's antiquat-ed telecommunication laws to spur investments in broadband technolo-gies.

Although the House did not pass any legislation, the table is being setfor action on legislative priorities when lawmakers return in February.House Bill 1 is a constitutional amendment allowing local governments theability to levy up to an additional 1% sales tax for specific capital projectsand contains a sunset provision. The tax would only be imposed if approvedby local voters. The bill, supported by Commerce Lexington, has earned bi-partisan support from both Democrat and Republican leaders in the House.

Other bills part of the Democrat House Majority agenda include raisingthe minimum wage (HB 2), allowing medical use of cannabis (HB 3), anda bonding proposal to address the shortfall in the KY Teachers RetirementSystems (HB 4).

Governor Steve Beshear also outlined his legislative priorities in hiseighth and final State of the Commonwealth address. These include curbingthe state's heroin problems, extending domestic-violence protection to dat-

ing relationships, establishing a statewide smoking ban, strengthening childbooster seat laws, encouraging public-private partnerships for governmentprojects or services, and support for the local option sales tax.

All of these issues are expected to be discussed when the GeneralAssembly convenes for day five of the 30-day session on February 3.Commerce Lexington will continue to monitor issues on behalf of our mem-bers in Frankfort. You can stay connected throughout the session by sign-ing up for weekly email updates at www.commercelexington.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:If you have questions or would like more information about CommerceLexington's public policy efforts, contact Andi Johnson at (859) 226-1614or [email protected].

ON-LINE RESOURCES:Kentucky Legislature Web Site: www.lrc.state.ky.usCLX Blog Page: http://commercelexington.tumblr.com

Commerce Lexington Inc.’s “CLX2Go” Mobile App Hits 800 DownloadsMobile technology is here to stay, and Commerce

Lexington Inc. (CLX) has embraced this method ofcommunication not only to add visibility for its mem-bers, but to also provide an easy way to keep up withcurrent CLX events, community events, local news,programs, and your favorite businesses while you'reon the go!

Commerce Lexington Inc. is pleased to announcethat its new smartphone app is available FREE fordownload in the iTunes App Store and AndroidMarketplace.

EVERY COMMERCE LEXINGTON MEMBER hastheir own basic listing as a benefit of membership,which includes a "click to call" and "click to map"link. Mobile users now have one-touch access toyour business contact information and location. As amember of Commerce Lexington, you can nowattract more customers by offering mobile coupons,"near me" deals, and special offers to both CLXmembers and anyone in the Greater Lexington areawho downloads this free mobile app.

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U.S. Senator Rand Paul Headlines Next CLX Public Policy LuncheonWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 | NOON - 1:30 P.M. | HYATT REGENCY LEXINGTON (401 WEST HIGH STREET - REGENCY BALLROOM)

Senator Rand Paul will be on handfor a Commerce Lexington Inc. PublicPolicy Luncheon presented by KentuckyAmerican Water on Wednesday,February 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. atthe Hyatt Regency Lexington (401 WestHigh Street).

Senator Paul has been a vocal advo-cate for term limits, a balanced-budgetamendment, a Read the Bills Act, andan audit of the Federal Reserve. He hasgained prominence for his independentpositions on many political issues. During thisPolicy Luncheon, Sen. Paul will talk about some ofthe priorities for the Senate in 2015, and how thenew Republican majority changes the Senate.

Elected in 2010, Rand Paul is thejunior United States Senator forKentucky. In the Senate, Rand serveson the Foreign Relations, Health,Education, Labor and Pensions,Homeland Security and GovernmentAffairs, and Small BusinessCommittees.

TO REGISTER:The cost to attend the Public PolicyLuncheon is $45 for Commerce

Lexington Inc. members, and $55 for potentialmembers. To register, e-mail to [email protected] or register on-line atwww.commercelexington.com.

PRESENTED BY:

PLATINUM SPONSORS:Steptoe and Johnson, PLLC

Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLCGOLD SPONSORS:AT&T | Century Aluminum CompanyUniversity of Kentucky | U.S. Bank

SILVER SPONSORS: Blue & Co., LLC | Blue Grass Airport | Cumberland Valley National Bank | Fifth Third Bank | Hope Hill Youth ServicesKentucky Community & Technical College System | KU - a PPL Company | Lexington Center Corporation | Ray, Foley, Hensley & Company, PLLCSheehy | Sodworks | SteinGroup, LLC | Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC | Sutherland & Associates | TravelHost of the BluegrassWUKY 91.3 FM

SMALL BUSINESS SPONSORS: Ad-Venture Promotions | Babbage Cofounder | DeSalvo & Company | McCarthy Strategic SolutionsMissing Link Managed I.T., LLC | Progressive Marketing

U.S. SENATORRAND PAUL

By now, most business owners andcorporate leaders have recognized theimportance of utilizing social media toengage their customers, but one keyquestion often remains: How do I turnthat social engagement into businessfor my company?

During the next CommerceLexington Inc. @330 Series event pre-sented by Manpower of CentralKentucky on Tuesday, February 10,from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the CommerceLexington first floor conference room, partici-pants will hear from Shannon Paul, social mediastrategist for Fifth Third Bank. She will talk aboutsome of the creative ways businesses can interactand strengthen relationships with customers onsocial media, and ultimately turn that into morebusiness and increased loyalty.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:Shannon Paul is the Vice President and SocialMedia Strategist at Fifth Third Bank. She has astrong background in leading successful social

media efforts within highly regulatedcompanies, including Blue Cross BlueShield of Michigan and the online divi-sion of PEAK 6, a privately-held financialservices company. Her experienceincludes digital marketing and commu-nications, strategic leadership with anemphasis on content marketing, socialmedia, and word-of-mouth marketingcampaigns. She has experience manag-ing every aspect of a corporate socialmedia presence including blogs, interac-

tive web and mobile content and platform selection,community management, web and social mediaanalytics reporting and data analysis as well as SEO(search engine optimization) and SEM (searchengine marketing) strategy. Before moving into theregulated space, Shannon created the social mediastrategy for the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings.

ABOUT THE @330 SERIES:These events provide a topical presentation thatis relevant to the success of small business own-ers and business professionals. They also allowmembers the opportunity to discuss ideas, sharebest practices, and work through challenges.

HOW TO REGISTER:The @330 events are open to CommerceLexington Inc. members at no charge. However,please register prior to the event by contacting LizBennett at (859) 226-1615 [email protected].

EVENTS


PRESENTED BY:

GOLD SPONSORS

LexiDan Foods, LLC/Waffle HouseTravelHost of the BluegrassUniversity of Kentucky's Gatton

College of Business & Economics Windstream Communications

Engage Your Customers Through Social Media & Create Social Business

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 | 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. | COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. (330 E. MAIN STREET - FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM)

SHANNONPAUL

Women Leading KentuckyNetworking RoundtablesContinue February 18thWomen Leading Kentucky’s Winter NetworkingRoundtable series will continue on Wednesday,February 18, in Lexington at Sal’s Chophouse,from noon to 1:30 p.m. The remaining WinterRoundtable schedule is as follows: February 18(Lexington): Dr. Susan E. Stone, President andDean, Frontier Nursing University; March 12(Lexington): Rufus Friday, Publisher, LexingtonHerald Leader; and April 7 (Frankfort): Kathy Stein,Fayette Circuit Court Judge. Registration, network-ing, and exhibitors always start at 11:30 a.m., withthe program from noon to 1:30 p.m. Lexingtonlocation is Sal’s Chophouse (3373 Tates CreekRoad), while April’s Frankfort location is atKentucky State University Research &Demonstration Farm (1525 Mills Lane).Regsitration information is available on-line atwww.womenleadingky.com.

Get a jump-start on 2015 and take your net-working to new heights by attending the firstCommerce Lexington Inc. Business Link of theyear at Blue Grass Airport on Thursday, February26, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the airport’s main ter-minal. Come in from the cold and expand yourclient base by interacting with other business pro-fessionals and browsing our member exhibitors.

Located at the corner of Man O’ War Boulevardand Versailles Road, Lexington’s Blue GrassAirport continues to introduce new flights andcustomer conveniences. Serving more than onemillion Central and Eastern Kentucky residents,the airport offers approximately 80 daily flights.

TO ATTEND:The cost to attend the Business Link event is $5for Commerce Lexington members, $10 for non-members (payable at the door).

ON-LINE REGISTRATION:You can also pre-register for Business Link eventson-line at www.CommerceLexington.com. Onlineregistration closes the day before the event. Asalways, you may still pay at the door. If registeringonline, pick up your beverage ticket at the registra-tion table on the evening of the event. PLEASENOTE: NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FORONLINE REGISTRATIONS.

EXHIBIT SPACE:Limited exhibit space is available at this BusinessLink for Commerce Lexington Inc. members only.The cost to exhibit is $175. Contact Liz Bennett [email protected] to reserveyour exhibit space.


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LexArts Spotlighted atFebruary Business LinkThe next CommerceLexington Inc.Business Link eventon Thursday,February 26 hostedby Blue GrassAirport will spotlightLexArts, Lexington'scultural development, advocacy andfundraising organization. As both thearea arts council and united arts fund,LexArts provides a wide range of pro-grams and services designed to inte-grate the arts into our daily lives. Findout more at the February Business Linkevent, or visit www.lexarts.org.

Take Your Networking to New Heights at Business Link at Blue Grass AirportTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 | 4:30 - 6:30 P.M. | BLUE GRASS AIRPORT

SPONSORED BY:

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Community Trust BankKU a PPL CompanyLexmark International, Inc.PNCEVENT DESIGN SPONSOR: Saint Joseph Hospital & Saint Joseph East,a part of KentuckyOne HealthRECEPTION SPONSOR: Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP

VIDEO SPONSOR: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky

GOLD SPONSORS: BeamCincinnati Insurance CompanyIngersoll RandKentucky American WaterMCM LLPPowell-Walton-Milward, a division of J. SmithLanier & Co.Stites & Harbison, PLLCUniversity of Kentucky

SILVER SPONSORS: Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation HospitalCongleton-Hacker Co.Kentucky Community & Technical College SystemR. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLCYour Community Bank

ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR: Cumberland Valley National Bank & Trust Co.

BRONZE SPONSORS: Anderson CommunitiesBlue Grass AirportFifth Third BankHumanaHurst Business Supply & Furniture SolutionsLexington ClinicThe Pain Treatment Center of the BluegrassUBS Financial ServicesWindstream Communications

AWARD SPONSORS: Barr, Anderson & Roberts, PSCFrost Brown Todd LLC Manpower of Central KentuckyMcBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLCStoll Keenon Ogden PLLC

INVITATION & PROGRAM DESIGN SPONSOR: Stablemate Creative LLC

INVITATION & PROGRAM PRINT SPONSOR: PrintLEX

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Commerce Lexington Inc.’s 2015 AnnualDinner presented by Kentucky Employers’Mutual Insurance will be held on Thursday,February 5, at Lexington Center’s BluegrassBallroom. The pre-dinner reception is sched-uled from 5:30-7:00 p.m., while dinner andthe program will run from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Join us for great networking, good food,and a little business, as we take a look backat 2014 and highlight the organization’sfocus for 2015. We’ll also present severalawards, including the Ambassador of theYear, Volunteer of the Year, Public PolicyAdvocate of the Year, and our Distinguished

Leader Awards from our LeadershipLexington youth and adult programs.

Herb Miller, President of Columbia Gas ofKentucky, will take over as 2015 Chairman ofthe Board for Commerce Lexington Inc. andoutline his priorities for the year.

TO REGISTER:The cost to attend the 2015 CommerceLexington Inc. Annual Dinner is $95 per per-son, or $950 per table of ten. To register, e-mail to [email protected].

KEMI Presents Commerce Lexington Inc. Annual Dinner on February 5th

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Registration Available for May 13-15 Leadership Visit to Kansas City

Forcht Bank Presents Second Annual EMERGE Conference on March 5th

PRESENTED BY:

Commerce Lexington Inc. is pleased to announcethat the 2015 Leadership Visit presented by McBrayer,McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC, will take us toKansas City from May 13-15. Kansas City is a vibrantcity with flourishing suburban communities, rollinghills and tree-lined boulevards, a thriving economydriven by thousands of small businesses, tech start-ups, medical research, and headquarters of compa-nies like Hallmark and Sprint.

Kansas City has been experiencing stunninggrowth. It offers a low cost of living and affordablebusiness costs, an educated workforce, and its busi-ness community is famous for its technology start-ups, life sciences and biotechnology, the animalhealth corridor, architecture and engineering, andentrepreneurship, and more.

KANSAS CITY A TOP CITY FOR:High paying jobs (Forbes)

Young job seekers ( Business Insider)Growth in tech jobs (Dice.com)

Raising a family (Movoto)STEM jobs (Brookings)

Best downtowns (Forbes)And MORE!

REGISTRATION AVAILABLE:Registration is now open for the 2015 LeadershipVisit to Kansas City. To download a registrationform, visit http://leadershipvisit.commercelexing-ton.com. If you have questions, contact KatieHardwick at [email protected].

Emerging Leader ScholarshipApplications Available NowThe Emerging Leader Scholarship was created inorder to provide an opportunity for some ofLexington’s younger leaders that may not other-wise have the resources, attend the annualLeadership Visit. Young professionals between theages of 25 and 39 are encouraged to apply for oneof the $1,000 scholarships toward the cost of theLeadership Visit to Kansas City, May 13-15, 2015.Applications must be complete and submitted byFriday, March 13, at 5:00 p.m. For more informa-tion or to download an application, visithttp://leadershipvisit.commercelexington.com.

PLATINUM SPONSORSCentral Bank & Trust Co.CHASE/J.P. MorganKentucky Community & Technical

College SystemKU a PPL CompanyUnified Trust CompanyYour Community Bank

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION SPONSOR

Saint Joseph Hospital, part ofKentuckyOne Health

SILVER SPONSOR

Crowe Horwath LLPStites and Harbison, PLLC

BRIEFING BOOK SPONSOR

J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons LLC

NAME BADGE SPONSOR

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

LUNCHEON SPONSOR

Community Trust Bank

RECEPTION SPONSOR

McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie &Kirkland, PLLC

GOLD SPONSORS

Associations International, LLCYour Community Bank

ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR

Hurst Business Supply and Furniture Solutions

SILVER SPONSOR

Lexmark International, Inc.Top Marketing Group, LLC

Registration Form Available at http://leadershipvisit.commercelexington.com

PRESENTED BY:The second annual EMERGE conference, a full-day event presented by Forcht Bank, has beenscheduled for Thursday, March 5, at LexingtonCenter, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some 300 peo-ple attended the inaugural EMERGE conference lastyear. A selection committee of young professionalsis currently evaluating topic submissions frompotential presenters.

The conference will also contain three breakoutsessions with four topic tracks, includingCommunity Service, Entrepreneurism, CareerAdvancement, and Turning Your Passion IntoReality, as well as keynote speaker Lauren StillerRikleen, President of the Rikleen Institute forStrategic Leadership. She is a nationally-recognizedexpert on developing a thriving, diverse and multi-generational workforce and author of the book, “YouRaised Us, Now Work With Us - Millennials in theWorkplace.”

During the luncheon keynote, both employersand young professionals can learn about how thegenerations can work more productively and harmo-niously in the same work environment. Additionally,long-time local retail entrepreneur John Peterman,who operates the J. Peterman Company, will addressthe attendees.

ABOUT EMERGE:This full-day event will bring together young profes-sionals and entrepreneurs, emerging leaders, busi-ness professionals, and community leaders from allwalks of life. By unifying our area’s YP’s, creating avoice for and empowering our young professionalsto participate through networking and collaboration,our community stands to benefit through betteropportunities, more diverse and engaged youth, andultimately a stronger economy.

TO REGISTER:The cost to attend the conference is $125 per personfor Commerce Lexington Inc. members and $149 fornon-members, and includes a full-day program,lunch, keynote speaker, and reception. To register,visit www.emergebluegrass.com or e-mail [email protected]. Exhibit space willbe available for this conference at a cost of $350. Ifinterested, contact Katie Hardwick [email protected].

Article by Amy Sturm, Sturm Insurance AgencyOn our last Leadership Central Kentucky meeting

of 2014, the class traveled to Frankfort, our CapitalCity! We met at the Kentucky Chamber ofCommerce and shortly after, traveled to the MeetingHouse Bed and Breakfast for a scrumptious break-fast. We were greeted at the Meeting House byFrankfort Area Chamber of Commerce Presidentand CEO, Carmen Inman, and newly-electedFranklin County Judge-Executive, Huston Wells.

After breakfast, we toured Frankfort’s beautifulCapitol. Then, Tony Sholar of The Rotunda Groupand State Representative Derrick Graham spoke tous about some of their most pressing issues,including education concernsand the Kentucky River.

Our next stop was RebeccaRuth Candy, where the group wasgiven a detailed tour of how theiroriginal candy, the Bourbon ball,was made.

We then visited the KSUAquaculture Center, where Dr.James Tidwell gave us a presenta-tion about the different kinds offish they raise at the Aquaculturecenter. After his presentation, wewere taken to the building where

different plants and fish are raised. We learned howsome of the water in the fish tanks is used to fertil-ize the plants.

After lunch, we ventured to our final destination,Buffalo Trace Distillery. Despite the cold Decemberweather, we were given a fantastic tour ofWarehouse C, where thousands of barrels ofBourbon are aged and stored. After our tour, wewere brought back to the gift shop where we wereallowed to sample some of Buffalo Trace’s mostprized Bourbons - Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, and itsamazing Bourbon Cream. Concluding our tasting,we were dismissed and encouraged to head down-town for shopping at a variety of local shops.


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Leadership Central Kentucky Studies Public Policy in Franklin County2014-15 CLASS PRESENTED BY:

BRONZE SPONSOR:

Unified Trust

BREAKFAST SPONSOR:

The Meeting HouseBed & Breakfast

LUNCH SPONSOR:

Frankfort Area Chamber of Commerce

Life 101 Session Prepares Leadership Youth Class for Life After High SchoolArticle by Jordan Anderson, P.L. Dunbar H.S.

The Leadership Lexington Youth Program's stu-dents came to Commerce Lexington Inc. for theirJanuary meeting anxious to find out if the Life 101 ses-sion would answer the question: what do we do afterhigh school?

Jason Cummins (pictured right), sensing ourcuriosity, began our day with a lesson on how to be aneffective leader in our diverse city and how to create an“environment for excellence.” He discussed how thisprogram will carry us on to a very successful career, ifwe work for it and aim to create a unique network ofpeople for us to lead.

We then transitioned to the “Finding Balance in aBusy Life & Managing Stress Panel,” which was led byLeadership Lexington Youth Program Alum CameronSallee, current Leadership Lexington participant CaitlinFoehse, and Leadership Lexington Youth ProgramSteering Committee Member Robin Fleischer. Theseamazing individuals shared with us their stories ofgrowth and how to effectively organize our lives toremain happy and successful. They patiently answeredall of the students’ questions, and each of us felt muchfurther prepared and comfortable with our future.

We then attended an etiquette luncheon at Malone's

Banquets, where we were taught the proper way to eatand behave at a meal with professionals. TerriThompson amazed the class as she showed us how toimpress any potential interviewers or co-workers.

Finally, we had our “Show Me the Money” round-table discussions with Terri Jones of Central Bank, BillyLanter of Unified Trust, and Ingrid Allen fromTransylvania University. We discussed paying for col-lege, investments and stocks, and credit cards andcredit scores. All the students left feeling confidentabout our college educations and adulthood.

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Matthew DeMossVice President, Commercial BankingU.S. Bank2020 Nicholasville RoadLexington, KY 40503Phone: (859) 232-8142

About Matthew DeMoss: Matthew began working at U.S.Bank two years ago. As a commercial lender, he is responsi-ble for managing and growing a portfolio of commercial rela-tionships.

About Coming to Kentucky: A native of Indiana, Matthew hasbeen in Kentucky for 20-plus years. His father began a smallbusiness that brought the family to Lexington when he was12 years old.

About Serving as an Ambassador: Matthew said he wasdrawn to the Ambassador Committee, because it was anopportunity to become more active in the business commu-nity and grow his network at the same time. “I have beenlooking for ways to become active in the community. I teacha Junior Achievement class each semester, and I am on theLFUCG Affordable Housing Board,” added DeMoss.

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Article by Mindy Sekhon, Lexington-FayetteCounty Health Department

In January, Lexington Leadership participated inDiversity and Sustainability Day, meeting with com-munity engagement leaders to discuss diversityissues. In the afternoon, the class discussed sustain-ability with local champions of green living.

Vince Mattox and Barbara Conner with FayetteCounty Public Schools Community and GovernmentSupport/Equity Council provided an overview ofmental models to enhance communication amongindividuals. The class also used a race literacy quiz tounderstand how we draw conclusions based oninformation we have from our various life experi-ences. The diversity panel representing diverse com-munities in Lexington discussed ways to addressstereotypes and promote diversity in our city.

The afternoon sessions focused on various sus-tainability initiatives in our community. Amy Sohnerwith Bluegrass Greensource explained how recyclinggenerates revenue andsaves money in landfill feesfor our community. A recy-cle relay by ElizabethSchmitz of theEnvironmental EducationNetwork made class mem-bers aware of the impor-tance of discussion to findcommon ground on parti-san issues. The sustain-ability panel members dis-cussed local food move-ment, importance of K-12environmental education,sustainability initiatives byUniversity of Kentucky stu-dents, changing our energy

landscape and its impact on Kentucky, and natureconservancy efforts in our community. We also gotan opportunity to learn about community gardens,rural land development, backyard sustainability, andresource conservation through breakout sessions.

Cheryl Norton of Kentucky American Water talkedabout how the company serves 127,000 customers inLexington and follows the rules set by the KentuckyPublic Service Commission. The day ended with atour of the treatment plant at Kentucky AmericanWater in Lexington and a presentation by SusanPlueger of the City of Lexington’s Division of WaterQuality. Her presentation spoke about remedialmeasure plans to fix Lexington’s sanitary sewer sys-tem.

Diversity and Sustainability Day opened our eyesto the importance of dialogue to embrace differencesand share what is common. The discussions on sus-tainability made us aware of all efforts taking place inour community to reduce our carbon footprint.

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This Month’s Ambassador Spotlight: Matthew DeMoss, U.S. Bank

Welcome New Commerce Lexington Inc. members for the period of December 22, 2014, through January 21, 2015


NEW MEMBERS

Bellhops Moving Help LexingtonMoving CompaniesTripp Stanford1488 Elizabeth StreetLexington, KY 40503Phone: (859) 692-4158Web: http://getbellhops.com/market/lexington-kentucky

JAG Roofing CompanyRoofing ContractorsLisa M. Sherrow, Office Manager3861 Barnard DriveLexington, KY 40509Phone: (859) 351-2052Web: www.jagroofingcompany.com

Jim MischnerMortgagesJim Mischner, Owner644 N. BroadwayLexington, KY 40508Phone: (859) 806-1932Web: www.jimmischner.com

Julie Hill Armentrout / J. Hilburn Men's ClothierMen's ApparelJulie C. Armentrout4704 Windstar WayLexington, KY 40515Phone: (859) 361-8017Web: [email protected]

Kay Wright, Keller Williams Bluegrass RealtyRealtorsKay Wright1044 Kiawah DriveLexington, KY 40515Phone: (859) 229-2617Web: www.kaywrightrealestate.com

Quantum Spatial, Inc.Mapping ServicesDerrick Ritchie523 Wellington WayLexington, KY 40503Phone: (859) 277-8700Web: www.quantumspatial.com

Reitz & Allen, CPA's PLLCAccountantsCory Reitz, Member3320 Tates Creek Road, Suite 102Lexington, KY 40502Phone: (859) 309-4404

Synergy Coach, LLCTraining and CoachingLarry J. Jackson Jr., Owner826 Warfield PlaceLexington, KY 40505Phone: (859) 421-2250

Giannasio, Kristy Gooch, Mike Gooch, ToddHyatt, Lura Justice, Becky Locknane, AmandaStepp-Marcum, Randy Newsome, and LindaWiley.

The Lexington Legends named Stinson Miller ascorporate account executive, Ben Coburn asaccount executive, and Dominique Kopp as insidesales representative.

Midway College announced that Julie C. Petersonhas been selected as head coach of its EquestrianDressage team. In other news, at its Decemberpinning ceremony, several Midway College nurs-ing graduates received awards, including WendyWhite (Baptist Health Lexington LeadershipAward), Christina Martin (Clinical Award), CarolMiller (Florence Nightingale Award), and HeatherCampbell (Sidney R. Wold, M.D. OutstandingNursing Student Award).

Morgan & Pottinger announced that several of thefirm’s attorneys have been named 2014-15Kentucky Super Lawyers®, including Emily H.Cowles, Eric M. Jensen, John T. McGarvey, M.Thurman Senn, and Melinda T. Sunderland. Six ofthe firm’s attorneys have been named KentuckyRising Stars, including Thomas R. Coffey, BrandenGross, Taylor M. Hamilton, Sarah S. Mattingly, J.Morgan McGarvey, and Bradley S. Salyer.Additionally, attorney Branden Gross was electedto the Kentucky Land Title Association Board ofDirectors as president-elect.

NAI Isaac Commercial Properties recently wel-comed David Woods, MBA, MS, MAFM, asaccounting manager and Brenda Williams asreceptionist.

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announced that elevenof its attorneys have been promoted to memberstatus, including James H. Newberry, Jr. in thefirm’s Lexington office.

Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced several newmembers (partners) in the Lexington office,including Ken Gish, Charlotte Turner McCoy, WaltRobertson, and Chrisandrea Turner. Additionally,Kristen Orr was named new counsel in theLexington office. In other news, the AmericanCollege of Trust and Estate Council (ACTEC)recently elected attorney Richard Wehrle as aFellow.

SUBMIT PERSONNEL NEWS:Submit your company’s awards, personnelchanges, additions, or promotions for BusinessFocus to [email protected] is published in the order received andonly as space permits.

The Asphalt Institute recently hired Paul Sohi asthe international trade association’s new directorof health, safety, and environment, while NicoleCorbin has been named marketing and seminarcoordinator.

The following were re-elected as officers of theAviation Museum of Kentucky board of trusteesfor 2015: Chairman - Jim McCormick (The JockeyClub); Vice Chairman - Mike Malone, Attorney(retired); Treasurer - Ed Murphy, Fayette Co.Public Schools (retired); Secretary - MartySchadler, UK Cooperative Extension Service(retired). In addition, two new trustees wereelected to serve three-year terms: Gerry van derMeer, former president of AMK, now retired; andBill McKinney, Colonel, (retired) U.S. Air Force.Other trustees serving unexpired terms includeRon Bastin, Lewis Bosworth, Gary Campbell,Rocky Fazzalaro, Dr. George Gumbert, JerryLandreth, Gary Lowe, Betty Murphy, MargieRiggs, Robert Riggs, Ali Robinson, BobbyScroggins, Barbara Sellers, T.G. Shuck, TimSmith, Ron Spriggs, Alan Stein, Doug Steele, andRoger Storch.

Thirty-nine Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLPattorneys were recently named to the 2015Kentucky Super Lawyers list. In addition, 17 of thefirm’s attorneys were named 2015 KentuckyRising Stars. Lexington attorneys named to theKentucky Super Lawyers list included WendyBryant Becker, Carolyn M. Brown, Anne A.Chesnut, Bruce E. Cryder, Brian M. Johnson,David A. Owen, Henry C.T. Richmond, III, PhillipD. Scott, and Job D. (Darby) Turner. Lexingtonattorneys on the Kentucky Rising Stars list includ-ed Jason T. Ams, Jennifer J. Cave, Jeffrey L.Gehring, R. Clay Larkin, and Matthew A.Stinnett.

Blue & Co., LLC announced the appointment ofBrad Shaw as managing director of the firm.

The following have been named to the 2014-2015 Bluegrass Hospitality Association (BHA)board of directors: President - Christa Marrillia(Keeneland Association, Inc.); Vice President -Marty Rothchild (Hilton Downtown Lexington);Treasurer - Patricia Knight, (VisitLex); Secretary -Eli Mertens, (TravelHost of the Bluegrass); PastPresident - Ron van Haaren (Hyatt RegencyLexingto); Amy Caudill (Blue Grass Airport);Michael Curd (DoubleTree Suites); Sheila Kenny(Lexington Center); Joe Kuosman (West SixthBrewery); Ralph Mordocco (Embassy Suites);Manish Patel (Holiday Inn Express); and MarkRavenscraft (Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa).

Central Bank & Trust Co. announced the selec-tion of eight new members to its LexingtonAdvisory Board, including Rick Avare, JedBullard, Kiki Courtelis, Mark Nabity, Jim Parsons,

Denis Steiner, Dr. Russell Travis, and RandyWalker. They join Dr. Michael Karpf, DennisAnderson, Shaw Hopkins, William Lear, PatMadden, William Owen, P.G. Peeples, SteveSherman, Michael Tearney, Bill Brewer, TomJones, Mike Kerwin, Craig King, Ralph Pawsat,Bill Thomason and Dr. Bill Rood, who are contin-uing to serve. In addition, Matt Frank was pro-moted to assistant vice president, private bank-ing, while Jeff Murphy joined the bank as vicepresident, business development.

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government:Lexington Mayor Jim Gray named Mark BarnardLexington’s new police chief, succeeding RonnieBastin, who became the city’s Public SafetyCommissioner.

Dinsmore & Shohl welcomed Robert L. McIntyreto the firm’s Corporate Department in theLexington office.

First Security Bank announced the hiring of BradBelcher as senior vice president of mortgagebanking.

Hospice of the Bluegrass recently honored BB&Tduring the National Philanthropy Day celebra-tion. Hospice of the Bluegrass President andCEO Liz Fowler said, “BB&T has been a terrificcommunity partner for many years by providingtime, talent, and treasure to help support thecare of seriously ill, their families, and thebereaved in the 32 counties Hospice serves.”

Jackson Kelly PLLC has been awarded “GoldStandard Certification” by the Women in LawEmpowerment Forum (WILEF), a designationfor law firms that have integrated women intotop leadership positions.

The Kentucky Distillers’ Association announcedthat Pauline Rooney of Diageo North Americahas been named chairwoman of the organiza-tion. The board also appointed Chris Morris ofBrown-Forman Corp. as vice chairman and JohnRhea of Four Roses Distillery as secretary-treas-urer. Other board members for 2015 includeRob Samuels (Maker’s Mark), Rick Robinson(Wild Turkey), and Joe Fraser (Heaven HillBrands).

Larry Freels was named the 2015 president of theLexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors®

(LBAR). Freels is associated with RE/MAXCreative Realty in Lexington. The 2015 LBAR offi-cers include President-Elect - Carl Tackett(Coldwell Banker McMahan); Treasurer - ShirleyDeBoor (Keller Williams Bluegrass Realty); andTreasurer-Elect - John Groft (RE/MAX CreativeRealty). The 2015 Board of Directors include BenAllen, Nancy Allison, Ty Brown, Matt Coomer,Sallie Davidson, Donna Ensminger, Judy


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FEBRUARY 2015:26th Annual Economic Outlook Conference, 8:00 a.m. - 12p.m., at Lexington Center’s Bluegrass Ballroom; Register on-line at http://www.gatton.uky.edu/eec.

Leadership Lexington Youth Program Presented by UKHealthCare: Higher Education Day Session.

Annual Dinner presented by Kentucky Employers’ MutualInsurance, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Lexington Center’s BluegrassBallroom. - SEE PAGE 10

@330 Series presented by Manpower of Central Kentucky,3:30 - 5 p.m., CLX first floor conference room. - SEE PAGE 8

Leadership Lexington Economic & Workforce DevelopmentDay Session presented by KentuckyOne Health.

Leadership Central Kentucky presented by LG&E/KU - PPLCompanies: Madison County Day Session.

Public Policy Luncheon presented by Kentucky AmericanWater, Noon - 1:30 p.m., at Hyatt Regency. - SEE PAGE 7

Women Leading Kentucky’s Winter Networking Roundtable,11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Sal’s Chophouse. - SEE PAGE 8

New Member Luncheon presented by Park Community CreditUnion, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., at CLX’s 1st floor conference room.

Business Link sponsored and hosted by Blue Grass Airport,4:30 - 6:30 p.m., in the main terminal. - SEE PAGE 9

MARCH 2015:Leadership Lexington Youth Program Presented by UKHealthCare: Public Safety & Government Day Session.

Second annual EMERGE Conference presented by ForchtBank, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., at Lexington Center. - SEE PAGE 11

@330 Series presented by Manpower of Central Kentucky,3:30 - 5 p.m., CLX first floor conference room.

Leadership Lexington Public Safety Day Session presented byKentuckyOne Health.

Women Leading Kentucky’s Winter Networking Roundtable,11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Sal’s Chophouse. - SEE PAGE 8

Deadline to submit Emerging Leader Scholarship Applicationsfor the 2015 Kansas City Leadership Visit. - SEE PAGE 11

Leadership Central Kentucky presented by LG&E/KU - PPLCompanies: Woodford County Day Session.

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