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PriorityOne Bank, located at 201 Northlake Avenue in The Township hosted the Chamber’s February Business After Hours. Guests enjoyed delicious refreshments, lots of door prizes and an opportunity to make new business contacts. A special “Thank You” to President Eddie Woodard and Assistant Vice- President and Branch Manager Lauren Little and all the staff at PriorityOne Bank for such a fun evening. Business After Hours MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce is to encourage an economic environment conducive to the continuing development of new and existing business. You can contact the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce at 754 Pear Orchard Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157, PO Box 194, Ridgeland, MS 39158-0194 ph 601.991.9996 fax 601.991.9997 email [email protected] or visit us online at www.ridgelandchamber.com Ribbon Cuttings Trendy Treasures • The Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Trendy Treasures, located at 587 Highway 51 in the Oak Place Shopping Center. Owner Beverly Corder opened Trendy Treasures, a consignment shop that features gently used clothing for infants, children, teens, women and men. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Ann Prewitt Realty • Members of the Ridgeland Chamber joined the celebration announcing Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Ann Prewitt Realty, located at 735 Avignon Drive. The real estate company offers clients top notch services to meet all of their residential and commercial needs. Highland Colony Parkway Multi-Use Path • Ridgeland Chamber members joined City, County and State leaders celebrating the completion of the Highland Colony Parkway Multi-Use Path at the intersection of Highland Colony and W. Parkway Place. Welcome, New Members! When considering needs for your home or office, please shop with Ridgeland Chamber members first! Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Ann Prewitt Realty Ann Prewitt 735 Avignon Drive, Suite 3 (601) 898-0663 [email protected] annprewitt.com Real Estate Sales-Commercial and/ or Residential Deerfield Golf Club Billy Allen • Leigh Brannan 264 Deerfield Club Drive Canton, MS 39046 (601) 856-6966 deerfi[email protected] www.deerfieldgolfclub.com Golf Courses Elite Barber & Beauty Salon Errol Palmer 863 Centre Park North, Suite B (601) 720-8737 [email protected] Barber Shops • Hair Salons Netlink Voice Nilay Patel • Lindsey Waldron 1050 Northpark Drive, Suite C (601) 707-9000 • (601) 292-6800 [email protected] netlinkvoice.com Telephone Communications & Equipment New Perspectives, Inc. Nancy Anderson, Ph.D., CFA Ryder Taff, CFA, CIPM 303 Highland Park Cove, Suite B (601) 991-3158 • (601) 826-1240 [email protected] http://www.newper.com Financial Services Raymond James Paul Rice • Joe G. Rice, Jr. 1062 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 100 (601) 856-1222 [email protected] raymondjames.com/joerice Financial Services Red Roof Inn Mike Patel • Shawn Pope 810 Adcock Street (601) 956-7707 [email protected] • www.redroof.com Hotels/Motels Shape Ups Hair Studio, LLC Charles Smith 775 Lake Harbour Drive, Suite H (769) 300-2559 • (601) 331-3184 [email protected] Barber Shops • Hair Salons Suttlar, Lynette M. P. O. Box 1142 Ridgeland, MS 39158 (601) 503-6610 [email protected] Individual Member SR1 (Scientific Research) Tamu Green • Kasey Read 369 Towne Center Blvd (601) 853-9773 [email protected] • www.sr1tech.org Non-profit Organizations Steve Weeks, State Farm Insurance Steve Weeks 1111 Highland Colony Parkway Suite C (601) 605-6505 [email protected] www.steveweeks.net Insurance Companies Trendy Treasures Beverly Corder 587 Highway 51, Suite T (769) 300-0510 • (601) 214-9124 [email protected] www.trendytreasuresconsignment.com Consignment Shop - Clothing Watson Quality Ford Ted Enstrom • Doyle Hinson 6130 I-55 North Jackson, MS 39211 (601) 956-7000 • (601) 640-0322 (601) 672-3512 [email protected] [email protected] www.watsonquality.com Automobile Dealers Automobile Repairs & Service 2016 Ridgeland Chamber Board of Directors PRESIDENT John Dorsa State Farm Insurance VICE-PRESIDENT W. Randy Keng John Hancock- Southeastern Financial TREASURER Daniel Barham Community Trust Bank PAST PRESIDENT Sam Keyes Butler Snow LLP Michele Austin Repeat Street Tracy Bailey White Construction Company Mark Beyea Neel-Schaffer, Inc. Billy Brunt First Commercial Bank Van Brun CenterPoint Energy Robby Channell Baptist Health Systems, Inc. Karen McKie Green Oak Florist & Garden Center Jon-Michael Trimm Trustmark National Bank CHAMBER STAFF Linda Bynum Executive Director Sandy Baas Administrative Assistant JUNIOR DIPLOMAT OF THE MONTH JANUARY 2016 Ameley Lawson Ridgeland High School Ridgeland...Mississippi’s Model City Massage Envy Spa Ely’s Restaurant & Bar Franklin Eyewear Gladden & Ingram, PLLC First South Farm Credit New Summit School Services The Bounce Palace Roger McGehee, Jr. PLLC Real Estate Attorney Advertise your business here! Call the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce for information. 601.991.9996 Know Your Heart Risks Today – Save Your Life Tomorrow Request An Appointment Online Or Call 601-213-4992 $ 25 HEART SCREENING heartscreening.mbhs.org 3/3/16 Tuesday, March 1, 7:15 A.M. Junior Diplomats First Tuesday Ridgeland Tourism Commission 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 6006 Friday, March 4, 11:30 A.M. Diplomats First Friday Another Broken Egg Café’ 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1009 Wednesday, March 9, 11:30 A.M. Board of Directors Meeting Chamber Office 754 S. Pear Orchard Road Sunday, March 13, Daylight Savings Time Begins Tuesday, March 15, 10:30 A.M. Ribbon Cutting Beau Ridge Independent Living & Memory Care Community 650 Highland Colony Parkway Thursday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day Thursday, March 17, 5 – 7 P.M. Business After Hours TownePlace Suites 310 Southlake Avenue The Township Friday, March 18, 11:30 A.M. New Member Luncheon Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A. 1076 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 100 Sunday, March 20, Palm Sunday First Day of Spring Tuesday, March 22, 10:30 A.M. Ribbon Cutting McLaurin & Company 298 Commerce Park Drive, Suite C Wednesday, March 23, 10:30 A.M. Ribbon Cutting Elite Barber & Beauty Salon 863 Centre Park North, Suite B Friday, March 25, Good Friday Sunday, March 27, Easter Sunday Wednesday, March 30, 10:30 A.M. Ribbon Cutting TrustCare Heart Clinic 1067 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite G Thursday, March 31, 10:30 A.M. Ribbon Cutting TrustCare Express Medical Clinics 1051 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite E DIPLOMAT OF THE MONTH JANUARY 2016 Bill Bethany Community Bank of Mississippi AN EVENING IN MOTOWN 2015 ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET HONORS VOLUNTEERS AND FEATURES TRIBUTE TO THE SUPREMES Some 300 business leaders and State and City officials filled the Country Club of Jackson, celebrating Ridgeland’s economic growth and development during 2015 and honoring volunteers for their dedicated service to the Chamber and City. Legendary recording artist Mary Wilson performed a tribute to The Supremes. And award-winning musician Raphael Semmes and the Mississippi Live Ensemble entertained guests during the awards segment of the banquet. 2015 Chamber President Sam Keyes of Butler Snow LLP passed the gavel to 2016 President John Dorsa of State Farm Insurance. “Our 2016 theme Ridgeland . . . Mississippi’s Model City will place renewed emphasis on helping businesses succeed by offering networking opportunities that encourage our businesses to do business with each other,” Dorsa said. THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 PRIME SPONSORS DIAMOND BankPlus • Butler Snow, LLP • CenterPoint Energy •City of Ridgeland • Community Bank Green Oak Florist & Garden Center • Hilton Jackson • Jackson Orthopaedic Clinic Madison County Journal • Mattiace Properties, Inc. • Neel-Schaffer, Inc. • The Orchard State Farm Insurance – John Dorsa • St. Dominic Health Services • Trustmark National Bank GOLD Adcamp, Inc. • Baptist Health Systems • Citizens National Bank SILVER BancorpSouth • C Spire • Entergy Mississippi • First Commercial Bank Kerioth Corporation • John Hancock – Southeastern Financial Regions Bank • Waggoner Engineering, Inc. BRONZE Capital Oil, Inc. / Cappy’s Valero • Origin Bank • Renasant Bank • Repeat Street COPPER BankFirst Financial Services • Colonial Heights Baptist Church • CPA Realty, LLC Enterprise Rent-A-Car • G & D Installation • Hederman Brothers • Holmes Community College HUB International Gulf South • Papa John’s Pizza Pepsi - Brown Bottling Group • Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC Special Appreciation to Lisa Walls, HUB International Gulf South; Kayla Pierce, Trustmark National Bank; Brent Shorter, Shorter Productions; Hilton Jackson; Thad McLaurin and The Orchard; Karen McKie, Green Oak Florist and The Country Club of Jackson. THE LEGENDARY MARY WILSON 2015 AWARD WINNERS BANQUET GUESTS We’re Painting the Town Blue & Gold with our 2016 Membership Plaques! Thank you, Ridgeland Chamber members for renewing your 2016 membership! Please take advantage of all our many benefits designed to help your business succeed! Ridgeland Chamber Junior Diplomats, from left, Zahra Faizi, Juliette Richert and Natalene Vonkchalee, all from Ridgeland High School, assist the City’s Parks & Recreation Department with the Senior Adult Valentine Banquet held at Broadmoor Baptist Church. 12 5 Mary Wilson WITH Retiring Board of Directors – 2015 Ridgeland Chamber President Sam Keyes, Butler Snow LLP, left, presents awards of appreciation to Marc Petro, Community Bank of Mississippi and Don Burnham, Holmes Community College. Diplomat of the Year – Terilyn Smith of Trustmark National Bank, right, is named 2015 Ridgeland Chamber Diplomat of the Year by Kristy Daniels of Regions Bank, Ridgeland Chamber Diplomat Co-Captain and 2013 Diplomat of the Year. Volunteer of the Year – Thomas Howard of Trustmark National Bank, and Brooke Robertson of Citizens National Bank, right, were named 2015 Volunteers of the Year by China Donnell of The Waterford, who received the award in 2014. Community Service Award – Rosa McIntyre of HUB International Gulf South accepts the Ridgeland Chamber’s 2015 Community Service Award from Geno Lucas who accepted the award in 2014 for Colonial Heights Baptist Church. Business of the Year – Marc Petro, Senior Vice President of Community Bank of Mississippi – Lake Harbour branch, right, receives the Ridgeland Chamber’s 2015 Business of the Year Award from Frank Signa, proprietor of Signa’s Grille and winner of the award in 2014. Kristy and Ray Daniels. Don Burnham, Holmes Community College, left and Marc Petro, Community Bank of Mississippi. Randy and Lynda Keng with Mary Wilson. Frank Signa, Signa’s Grille asks Mary Wilson for an autograph. Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee and Mary Wilson. Mary Wilson and 2015 Ridgeland Chamber President Sam Keyes, Butler Snow LLP. Becky Morgan, Brown Bottling Group, left; former State Rep. Rita Martinson; First Lady Deborah Bryant and Linda Bynum, Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce. Hunter Arnold, Waggoner Engineering, left; Governor Phil Bryant and Walter Michel. Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall, left; Barney Daly, Trustmark National Bank and Walter Michel. John Dorsa, State Farm Insurance and Karen McKie, Green Oak Florist & Garden Center. 2015 City Maker – William “Bill” Richardson, STEM teacher at Olde Towne Middle School, was named City Maker 2015, Ridgeland’s highest award by Mayor Gene McGee. Passing the Gavel – 2015 Ridgeland Chamber President Sam Keyes, Butler Snow LLP, right, passes the gavel to 2016 Ridgeland Chamber President John Dorsa of State Farm Insurance. Senior Adult Valentine Banquet From left, 2016 Ridgeland Chamber President John Dorsa, State Farm Insurance; Ridgeland Chamber Board Member Van Brun, CenterPoint Energy and Ridgeland Chamber Diplomat Matthew Reece, BCI. From left, David Woodard, Newk’s Eatery; Terry Watkins, Hyatt Place and Eddie Woodard, PriorityOne Bank.
