2019 Southwest Indiana Chamber Annual Report

#2T0Oo1WL9gDBeeNUTtAShIThNIeOrESiNrvSAOeLFBTAHNEKYEAR REPORTYour Southwest Indiana Chamber is
proud to be leading collaborative efforts to
201N8N/2U0A19L position our region as “THE PLACE” to live,
work and grow a business in the Midwest,
the U.S. and beyond. Collaboration is
the key, and at the Chamber we know
“Together We Thrive.”

www.swinchamber.com

@SWINChamber

A MESSAGE FROM CHRISTINE KECK & CURT BEGLE

The Southwest Indiana Chamber’s fiscal 2019 year ended September 30, and if you were fortunate enough to attend the Chamber’s Annual
Meeting and Dinner on September 25th, you helped us celebrate this year’s many successes both at the Chamber and in the Greater
Evansville Region. Your Chamber staff and board of directors collaborated with many community and business leaders to mold creative
programs, share perceptions, and influence policy to ensure that our region continues to grow and provide our residents and businesses with
the best regional environment possible to live, work, and play. The Chamber provided leadership with numerous legislative wins, new and
innovative programing, and strong support for the Chamber’s Alliances and committees, tasked with keeping our region moving forward
within their areas of focus. Here are just a few milestones and achievements we celebrated in the last year:

CUCRHTRBISETGINLEE|KCEHCAKI|RC-EHLAEICRT PUBLIC POLICY The Southwest Indiana Talent Infusion Network was launched last
The goal of our Advocacy & Public Policy strategic focus is to “be the year and the group contributed to the creation of an award winning
voice on local, state, and national issues that positively or adversely workforce development marketing pieces aimed at connecting
affect our members in the region.” Our areas of focus are based on high school juniors and seniors and unemployed/under employed
feedback from our membership. Our 2019 successes were the result adults with high-paying regional manufacturing careers. Partnering
of significant advocacy and strategic partnerships. with EVSC OptIN, the Christian Life Center, and JA of Southwestern
Wins include: Indiana, we distributed nearly 8,000 of these marketing pieces into
HB 1628 PreK Programs Expanded the hands of students, counselors, parents, and other adults.
SB 563 & 565 Improved Economic Development
HB 1344 Added Nurse Licensure Compact BUSINESS GROWTH SERVICES
SB 191 Historic Preservation & Rehabilitation Grants Supporting more than 130,000 employees from Chamber members
SB 233 Doubled Personal Property Tax Exemption businesses, we continued to deliver outstanding support services
In addition, the Chamber hosted the first Statewide Latino Pro- to businesses in all sectors through our Chamber-led Alliances;
Business Legislative & Advocacy Conference aimed at outlining Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance, Family Business Alliance, Latino
common legislative needs that can be presented to state Chamber Alliance, Young Professionals Alliance and the Southwest
representative delegations in hopes of amplifying and advancing Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC).
the needs of Latino businesses.
Bridgelink advocacy continue to advance efforts to make the I69 CONVENING & CHAMPIONING OUR REGION
Bridge a reality for our region. This bridge will join together Western This year the Chamber led a delegation of 27 top local community
Kentucky and Southwest Indiana and provide a trade route from and business leaders on an inspirational Inter-city Visit to explore
Canada to Mexico that will open the flood gates to economic and experience the aspirational region of Omaha, Nebraska. The
development for Greater Evansville. visit provided the opportunity to explore best practices and identify
opportunities for our own Greater Evansville Region, as we continue
TALENT, INCLUSION AND LEADERSHIP to focus on advancing our communities.
YPA Engage was launched this year and will continue to grow as The Chamber has taken on a leadership role in supporting and
we invite more and more of our regional employers interns to advancing the E is for Everyone regional branding initiative to
participate in this Summer-long program aimed at introducing these ensure that the Greater Evansville Region has its best
interns to all that makes this region a great and fun place to live, opportunity to compete, both now and well into the
work, and play. future, for talent attraction and business development.

BSUESRIVNIECSESSGROWTHTOTAL MEMBERS 62 Board Members
190+ New Members
64 Chamber Ambassadors
76 Milestone Celebrations
130K+ Employees Represented
3K+ CNN Attendees

TRI-STATE MANUFACTURERS’ ALLIANCE

750+ Event Attendees: Quarterly Events
Best Practice Tours • 3 Peer Groups • Shared Learning Program

POSEY COUNTY OFFICE

160+ attendees at the Annual Report to the Business Community
70+ attendees at the State of the County Address

FAMILY BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Active CEO & Next Gen Peer Groups • Quarterly Programs & Events

SOUTHWEST INDIANA SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

1,450 379 Clients Served
30 Business Starts
$14 M Capital Investment
3,000 Jobs Supported

The Southwest Indiana Chamber thrives through
responsible financial management and
streamlined operations. With support from
nearly 1,500 members, we deliver
unmatched programming,
host exceptional events, launch
new member-focused initiatives
and advocate on behalf

S Sof the regional business
F&INOAPNECRIAATLIONcommunity.
$420,873

EVENTS
PROJECTS
WORKSHOPS

$311,441

GRANTS
CONTRIBUTIONS

$439,834

PROGRAMS
PUBLICATIONS & OTHER

$780,000

MEMBERSHIP DUES

$1,952,148

2018 - 2019 FISCAL YEAR GROSS REVENUE

We are the trusted
voice of the regional
business community, and as such,
LIC POLICYADVOCATING we advocate for legislation and
B FOR CENTRAL
U CORRIDOR 1 policies that help our region thrive.
P Best location for economic We keep a keen eye on local, state
and national issues that positively or
adversely affect our members and the
region. Some might say we have our

elected leaders on speed dial.

PUBLIC POLICY EVENTS

Lunch with the Governor, Lt. Governor & Mayor,
Legislative Preview & Wrap Up,

Report to the Posey County Business Community

LEGISLATIVE WINS

HB 1628 PreK Programs Expanded
SB 563 & 565 Improved Economic Development

HB 1344 Added Nurse Licensure Compact

development, cross river mobility, SB 191 Historic Preservation & Rehabilitation Grants

and ease of traffic congestion. SB 233 Doubled Personal Property Tax Exemption

STATEWIDE LATINO PRO-BUSINESS
LEGISLATIVE & ADVOCACY CONFERENCE

Increasing the voice of our Latino community statewide

SEIGVNENATTUS RE FEBRUARY 22, 2019 JUNE 9, 2019 OCTOBER 11, 2018
440 ATTENDEES 451 ATTENDEES 350 ATTENDEES

MARCH 22, 2019
246 ATTENDEES

ANNUAL MEETING KeyAnoNte sNpeUakAer: L MEETING MAY 6, 2019 NOVEMBER 7, 2018
AND DINNER 129 GOLFERS 290 ATTENDEES
Bill Stone, CEOA&ND DINNER
NOVEMBER 25, 2019 Chairman of the
736 ATTENDEES Board, SS&C
Technologies

SEPVECENIATLS Our members are more engaged than ever before with the Southwest
Indiana Chamber brand. We are movers and shakers for business in our region!

LATINO CHAMBER ALLIANCE ANNUAL DINNER

MARCH 15, 2019
175 ATTENDEES

MAY - SEPTEMBER, 2019

AUGUST 2, 2019 JUNE 22, 2019
245 ATTENDEES

LUNCH WITH
MITCH DANIELS

APRIL 8, 2019 | 350 ATTENDEES

REPORT TO THE
POSEY COUNTY
BUSINESS
COMMUNITY

MAY 1, 2019 | 163 ATTENDEES

TARA BARNEY 2018/2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President & CEO
ELLEN KNAPP
Vice President & CFO
TIM HAYDEN CHAIRMAN TREASURER VICE CHAIR,
Vice President & COO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT VICE CHAIR, BRAND AWARENESS
PATRICIA CRON CHRISTINE KECK KEITH MESSMER
Membership Coordinator CONNIE LUCAS PETE PARADOSSI
Energy Systems Group/Vectren BKD, LLP
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, ERBC
TINA FUHRER CHAIRMAN ELECT VICE CHAIR, ADVOCACY Indiana, Inc.
Acquisition Account Executive & PUBLIC POLICY PRESIDENT & CEO
RACHEL HERR CURT BEGLE VICE CHAIR, Small Business
Administrative Coordinator LUKE YAEGER & Entrepreneurship TARA BARNEY
RANDY OWENS Berry Global
Posey County Director Commerce Bank JOHN LAMB Southwest Indiana Chamber
DOROTHY PERGOLA IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
TSMA Coordinator VICE CHAIR, German American Bank VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
CHANDA RAMSEY JIM SANDGREN QUALITY OF PLACE
Marketing & Communications VICE CHAIR, Membership engagement ELLEN KNAPP
Creative Director Old National Bank JEFF JUSTICE & Operational excellence
Southwest Indiana Chamber
SECRETARY Hafer LISA SLADE
VICE PRESIDENT & COO
BETH MCFADIN HIGGINS Slade Print
TIM HAYDEN
McFadin Higgins & Folz, LLP PEPPER MULHERIN
Southwest Indiana Chamber
KAREN ROBINSON KAREN BEGHTEL W. KERRY JACKSON AT&T
Events Manager LAURA SCOTT
VICKI SCHMITT Gibson Co. Committee Rep./First Bank Shoe Carnival, Inc. JEFF MULZER
Executive Assistant Farmer Scott Ozete Robinson & Schmitt LLP
CAKCodSAomCOHridnIiNAinIUsaNtArtaMToSDtriHHvBeIAWAENRNEESASTTSABFDFC STEVE BENNETT DR. THOMAS KAZEE Mulzer Crushed Stone
LIN SHANNON
KIM HOWARD Posey Co. Committee Rep./CSB State Bank University of Evansville MICHAEL O’DANIEL Kyndle Rep./Fine & Hatfield
Regional Director DR. DAVID SMITH
DOUG CLAYBOURN JEAN BLANTON DR. TOM KOPATICH D-Patrick, Inc.
Business Advisor Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
JULIE FOLZ Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders Posey Co. Committee Rep. DAN PAROD
Business Advisor MSD of Mt. Vernon TRUDY STOCK
GRANT GLACKMAN JOHN BRISCOE St. Vincent Evansville
Business Advisor TONY KRAMPE Harding, Shymanski & Company, P.S.C.
FC Tucker Emge Realtors BERNARD PETER
KARINA HAMPTON Old National Bank DR. MICHAEL SZAKALY
Office Coordinator KATHY BRISCOE Warrick Co. Chamber Rep.
- EID KYLA KRIEG First Advantage Insurance Ivy Tech Community College
DOEWVANNTOSVWILNLE FC Tucker Emge Realtors
Ivy Tech Community College CHRISTOPHER SCOTT THOMAS
JOE CASTRALE PIETRUSZKIEWICZ
DARIN LANDER Skanska
SABIC Innovative Plastics University of Evansville
Old National Bank AMBER THORN
BRAD ELLSWORTH ARTHUR PIKE
LUKE LEDER Posey Co. Committee Rep.
Vectren South RB Warehouse Services, Inc.
Posey Co. Committee Rep.
BRANT FLORES Valero Renewables – Mt. Vernon JENNIFER RAIBLEY JAKE TUCKER

PMG Tree Care & Landscape KRISTA LOCKYEAR Fifth Third Bank Posey Co. Committee Rep.
Old National Bank
KARI FLUEGEL Krista Lockyear Law DAVE RECTOR
PATTY VANOVAN
Alcoa – Warrick Operations SHAWN MCCOY Warrick Co. Chamber Rep.
Evansville Vanderburgh Co. Bldg Authority Gibson Co. Chamber of Commerce
NATE HAHN Deaconess Health System
KATHY REINKE LARRY WILLIAMS
Evansville Regional Airport JAKE MCGENNIS
Spencer Co. Regional Chamber Rep. Posey Co. Committee Rep./McKim’s IGA
MIKE HEAD Curran Miller Auction Realty
PHILLIP ROBERTS MAYOR LLOYD WINNECKE
First Federal Savings Bank JIM MCMURRAY
Hilliard Lyons City of Evansville
JAY HIETT Atlas World Group
JOSHUA ARMSTRONG DR. RON ROCHON
Director WFIE/Raycom STACY MCNEILL
ADAM TRINKEL University of Southern Indiana
Marketing & Events Manager DREW HECKERT Tropicana Evansville
ALLI TURPIN JOSEY ROTH
Event Coordinator Edward Jones KEITH MESSMER
Evansville Christian Life Center, Inc.
MICHELLE HUDSON BKD, LLP
MICHAEL SCHOPMEYER
Posey Co. Committee Rep. KELLY MITCHELL
Shrode Agency, Inc. Warrick Co. Chamber Rep./SIRS Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP
GEORGE L. MORGAN
TONY IRITI
CountryMark Energy Resources, LLC
Kyndle
BRAD MUEHLBAUER
CHRIS JACKSON
Koch Air, LLC
Woodward Commercial Realty, Inc.

N LATINO CHAMBER
ALLIANCE

IO2nd Annual Dinner 175+ Attendees
S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

ALLIANCE

U 2nd Annual Regional YP Conference -
L 200+ Attendees.
, INHCIP 1st AnnualYPA ENGAGE:
T S Intern Engagement Program+

Building the Next Generation

ENER 28 YEARS OF CELEBRATING
L WOMEN LEADERS IN OUR REGION

D Proudly hosting the annual ATHENA Award
A Luncheon reflecting the critical importance
T A of women in the community.
LE SW INDIANA TALENT

INFUSION NETWORK
Providing pathways for high-earning
manufacturing jobs/careers most in demand

for our region’s employers.

THANK YOU We value and appreciate all of our members. The Southwest Indiana
Chamber would not be the premier business organization it has been for over 100
PARTNERS & EVENT SPONSORS years without the ongoing support of our partners and key partnering sponsors.

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EMERALD EVENT SPONSOR EMERALD EVENT SPONSOR DIAMOND EVENT SPONSOR

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PIVOTAL PARTNER PIVOTAL PARTNER PIVOTAL PARTNER PIVOTAL PARTNER WAREHOUSE PLATINUM EVENT SPONSOR
SERVICES, INC.

VISIONARY PARTNER
PLATINUM EVENT SPONSOR

PLATINUM EVENT SPONSOR GOLD EVENT SPONSOR GOLD EVENT SPONSOR GOLD EVENT SPONSOR GOLD EVENT SPONSOR VISIONARY PARTNER
SILVER EVENT SPONSOR

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Transmissions

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INTER-CITY
LEADERSHIP VISIT

27 Delegates experienced and
explored Omaha, Nebraska.

Gifted $1,000 to local flood victims.

CCOHNUAVRMERPNEIIONGNGIOIN&NGKEEP IT LOCAL! MANUFACTURING DAY
MEMBER DIRECTORY
O New glossy magazine Highlighted 30+ Local manufacturers
during October 2018.

485+ MEMBER NEWS &
EVENTS PROMOTIONS

13K+ SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

3 ICEA EXCELLENCE IN
COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS

Innovative New Ideas, Passing the Torch,
Annual Report/Strategic Plan

distributed to more
than 21,000 households.

#Together greater evansville
We Thrive greater evansville

MISSION-FOCUSED, VISION-GUIDED

MISSION: SERVING OUR REGION BY PROMOTING AND
PROTECTING BUSINESS

VISION: TO MAKE OUR REGION A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE PLACE TO
WORK, LIVE AND GROW A BUSINESS

VALUES: LEADERSHIP, DIVERSITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

EVANSVILLE POSEY COUNTY OFFICE www.swinchamber.com greater evansville
318 Main Street, Suite 401 231A Main Street • PO Box 633
Evansville, IN 47708 Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 @SWINChamber
812-425-8147 812-838-3639