Vol 21/Issue 10
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
OCT.
CHAMBER MATTERS 2023
Rooster Booster, Sponsored by Owensboro Community and Technical College to Celebrate National Manufacturing Month The Chamber will host its Rooster Booster breakfast this Thursday, October 5 at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street). The program is sponsored by Owensboro Community and Technical College. This Rooster Booster program will include a Workforce Panel discussion featuring best practices and innovative regional solutions for employers as well as the recognition of our Chamber Member manufacturers in honor of National Manufacturing Month. Our region has long been seen as one of the most vibrant manufacturing hubs in the country and it’s time to celebrate that!
The Chamber Young Professionals will be accepting Halloween costume donations at the registration tables. Please bring new or gently used Halloween costumes. All costumes will be donated to local elementary school students. Reserve your spot now at www.chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office at (270) 926-1860 by noon on Wednesday, October 4. COST IN ADVANCE: $15 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members. COST AT THE DOOR: $20 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members.
Workforce Panel
FRANK ANDERSON SU N W I NDOW S
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is a public, two-year, open-admissions college, and one of the sixteen colleges of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, OCTC is a comprehensive community and technical college that values innovation, is focused on student success, and is responsive to economic trends. OCTC serves 4,500 students every fall from Daviess, Ohio, Hancock, and McLean Counties and the surrounding region. In addition to successful transfer programs, students desiring immediate employment after graduation are attracted to industry-relevant technical programs and innovative “work and learn” model programs such as GO FAME, GO Careers, and entry-level healthcare career options. Additional programs tailored to the adult learner include a Life Skills Certificate, TechX, I-TEC, and the CDL Academy. OCTC’s Workforce Solutions worked with more than 786 companies last year on training, testing, and developing customized programs to meet industry-specific needs. In addition, Workforce Solutions partnered with local companies to invest $846,642 in KCTCS-TRAINS funding in the fiscal year 2022. Workforce Solutions also provides re-entry program options, options in addition to GED prep, English as a Second Language training, and citizenship classes offered through its’ SkillTrain Adult Education Center. OCTC’s Discover College includes dual credit options taught on-campus, online, and at partnering high schools. Students in the Early College program attend classes on campus at OCTC full-time during their junior and senior years of high school, allowing them to graduate simultaneously with a high school diploma and an associate degree. In 2023, OCTC was again nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” and earned the Platinum Reader’s Choice Award from the Messenger-Inquirer and a Platinum Honor from Owensboro Living in the Higher Education category.
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JAILER ART MAGLINGER DAVI E SS
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