Obion County, TN News

Annual Banquet RecapThursday, November 17th was a wonderful day for the Obion County JEDC! We had a fantastic time hosting over 300 people at this years banquet! Thank you to our sponsors: White & Associates Insurance-Union City Westan Insurance Group, Inc. Commercial Bank and Trust - Union City, TN Leaders Credit Union Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City First Citizins National Bank Don Sol Mexican Grill - Union City ATMOS Energy! Congratulations to our award winners!

We look forward to another year of growth and success!

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Here are 5 reasons to give your residents to shop locally this year.

Shop Local!Improve our local economy.
Remember that every time you spend a dollar, you are impacting the big picture of our hometown and contributing to community liveliness. Most likely, the small businesses you are patronizing are owned by someone who lives in our community. That means that the money you spend locally will be recycled back into our local economy.

Generate opportunity.
Not only do locally owned businesses employ more people directly per dollar of revenue, they are the customers of other local businesses, which in turn creates an expansion of opportunities for local entrepreneurs.

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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - TennesseeGov.

Bill Haslam and Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett today announced Tennessee tourism's direct domestic and international travel expenditures reached an all-time high of $18.4 billion in 2015, up 3.7 percent over the previous year, as reported by the U.S. Travel Association. The announcement took place at the Sevier County Courthouse near the iconic Dolly Parton statue. Mountain Rukus from Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede provided music.

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Hornbeak is a quaint little town located in the mountains of Obion County. This little town furnishes all you need to live a retired life as well as raise a family.

The city park has playground equipment for the little folks, walking track for those that like to walk. The tract meanders around the city park with security lighting for night participation. Baseball fields are available for the sport. Basketball goals furnish a workout for many youth that enjoy playing a game of B-Ball. All driving areas are paved as well as a pavilion for family gatherings and activities.

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Lindsay Frilling Honored at SEDC Annual ConferenceATLANTA, GA (August 17, 2016)

Lindsay Frilling, CEO, Obion County Joint Economic Development Council, based in Union City,Tennessee, was presented with the annual Chairman's Award by the Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC). Ms. Frilling received the award at the SEDC Annual Conference held July 31- August 2, 2016 at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center in Kansas City, MO.

SEDC 2016 Chairman Chuck Whipple presented Frilling this special award in recognition of her outstanding contributions and dedication to the association at SEDC's Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony.

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Jo Ann Speer named an Honorary Lifetime Member of IACCongratulations to one of our past chamber presidents, Jo Ann Speer, who was named an Honorary Lifetime Member of IAC! IAC is the International Aerobatics Club. Jo Ann worked nonstop when this competition came to Union City for a competition and we are very proud of her. Congratulations!!

Chamber Members,

We are excited to announce 2 new benefits to your Obion County Chamber of Commerce yearly membership!

First, all chamber members and their employees can now receive a discounted membership with AirEvac. For more information, please email me and I will send you the application along with other information regarding the discount!

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First Citizens National Bank RANKS  #11 IN BEST BANKS TO WORK FOR IN U.S.August 29, 2016

For the fourth consecutive year, First Citizens National Bank has been named one of the Best Banks to Work For. First Citizens currently ranks 11th overall for banks across the entire United States.

The full list will be featured in the September issue of American Banker Magazine and is now available online at www.AmericanBanker.com.

The program, which was initiated in 2013 to identify, recognize and honor the best banks to work for in the nation, is aproject of American Banker and Best Companies Group. In all, 60 banks achieved "Best Bank" status in this fourth year for the program.

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Thank you to the following businesses, industries, and individuals who have renewed their membership with the Obion County Chamber of Commerce for the 2016-2017 year thus far!

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Is your business celebrating an anniversary or business milestone?

Let us help you celebrate!

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any exciting news and let the Obion County Chamber of Commerce help make it special!!

On Wednesday, June 15, we held an Ambassador luncheon to kick off our 2016-2017 year! We had over 20 of our Ambassadors attend!! These men and women are our front line advocates for the Obion County Chamber of Commerce. We appreciate all they do!

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Thank you to everyone who played, sponsored, and volunteered in our golf tournament this year! We had a great day with beautiful weather and 27 teams who participated!!

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final flightCongratulations to Final Flight Outfitters for being awarded the Tennessee Family Owned Small Business of the Year! Jon Ed Powers, Tripp Powers and Kelley Powers

Health QuestCongratulations to HealthQuest on celebrating 20 years! The Obion County Chamber of Commerce wishes you many more years of success!

mayor rountable meetingThank you to the city of Kenton for hosting this quarter's Mayor's Rountable! Also, to State Representative Bill Sanderson and White Squirrel Winery for providing us with our meal and venue!

My name is Trent Ams with Union City Carpet Center. Today I would like to take a moment to call your attention to a few items regarding the Obion County Chamber of Commerce.

Having worked at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company here in Union City for over 37 years, I can say without reservation that I have experience in the manufacturing environment. I was fortunate in that I was able to retire from Goodyear, but was not really old enough to retire from working. Union City Carpet Center has been a family owned business for more than 42 years, and my wife has owned and operated this retail and service business for the last 28 years. Since Goodyear shut down, she has worked me into this business and I literally had to learn a new way of "work life". Gone are the days of shift work, where I could leave work at the workplace, and somewhat "forgetaboutit". Retail is so much different from factory work that, at times, it can be overwhelming. I have found that "store hours" are merely guidelines for daily operations and you do whatever and whenever it takes to keep the doors open. She and I both have met with potential customers at night, Sunday afternoons, holidays, etc. I say all of this to say, it's tough for a small business in a small community. Everyone knows this, but I just thought I would remind you.

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Fincher Visits Tyson FoodsTyson Foods Complex Manager Keith (far right) gave Congressman Fincher (second from right) and his field staff a tour of the Obion County facility on August 24th.

Obion County and TN ECD Officials Visit Tyson Foods Headquarter OfficeObion County and TN ECD officials recently visited Tyson Foods corporate headquarters in the Springdale, Arkansas. After meeting with company officials, the group toured the headquarter facility. Tyson Foods has a McDonalds facility in Union City, employing approximately 1,100 team members from Northwest Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky. Pictured left to right: Lindsay Frilling, CEO Obion County Joint Economic Development Council; Bedford Dunavant, Chairman Union City IDB; Janna Hellums, Business Consultant TN ECD; Art Sparks, Chairman Obion County Joint Economic Development Council.