Calendar
October 28th
“Leading Teams the Right Way” presented by KMAC-4 hour workshop - NWKF Office
November 4th and 5th
Safety and Health two-day session presented by KY OSH – Henderson County Club
November 12th
McLean County Semi-Annual GM/PM/HR Lunch Meeting-Livermore Subway
November 17th
3rd annual “Wine and Cheese Appreciation/
Recognition” – Sullivan Technology Center, HCC Campus
December 3rd
Union County Quarterly GM/PM/HR Lunch Meeting – Peaks BBQ, Morganfield
December 8th
Existing Business Committee Lunch Meeting – Northwest KY Forward
December 10th Quarterly HR Council Breakfast Meeting – NWKF Office
2nd Quarter NEWSLETTER
EXISTING BUSINESS
2009-2010
"Leading Teams the Right Way"
Northwest KY Forward is proud to sponsor another four-hour workshop presented by Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center on Wednesday, October 28th. The program will begin with 7:30 a.m. registration and buffet breakfast, followed by the workshop from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Pre-registration is strongly suggested and there is no fee for our existing businesses.
Teams are an integral part of the business workforce. Teams develop solutions more creative and innovative; use resources more efficiently; improve their ability to implement change; have employees who are more committed to their work and businesses experience higher employee morale.
Who should attend? Line Supervisors, Project Leaders, Managers and Senior Leaders to name a few. This workshop is geared to be interactive and improve the skills and abilities of participants to effectively lead teams such as work teams, continuous-improvement teams and project teams.
Upon completion of the workshop you will know how to build more successful teams; understand how to lead teams to function effectively; be able to identify your own team-player style; be able to apply different methods of team decision making and understand how to lead teams to move through various stages of development.
To register: results@northwestky.com or call (270) 826-7505.
New Business - Innovative Workflow Technologies - Becomes Existing Business!
Welcome IWT! Innovative Workflow Technologies (IWT) has moved its business into Henderson County and will hire approximately 40-50 Kentucky residents in high-wage jobs within three years.
IWT produces software for hospitals and will be hiring software programmers, computer network technicians, data analysts and project managers. They will be located near the Henderson City-County Airport. The facility here will also house a data center of computer servers for rural hospitals that do not want to maintain such equipment themselves.
IWT resources have been providing flexible, powerful IT solutions and services since 1986, predominantly in the healthcare market and can customize their services and programs to fit any company need.
Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Program – 2 days –
Wednesday, November 4th and Thursday, November 5th.
Northwest KY Forward will sponsor this two-day safety and health session at no cost to our existing businesses. ($15.00 per person for others) The two-day session will be held at the Henderson County Club.
Both sessions will begin with registration at 8:15 a.m, with the program beginning at 8:45 a.m. Sessions will end both days at 4:15 p.m. The November 4th session will focus on “Injury and Illness Recordkeeping” and “KY OSH Mandated Health Programs In a Nutshell.” “The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced October 2nd, that it is initiating a national emphasis program (NEP) on record-keeping to assess the accuracy of injury and illness data recorded by employers.”
The November 5th session will focus on “Personal Protective Equipment” and “Overview of the KY OSH Safety Program”.
Remember that KY OSH is stepping up inspections of injury/illness recordkeeping and the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) standard has been amended!
Break refreshments will be served, but lunch is on your own!
To register: results@northwestky.com or (270) 826-7505.
3rd Annual "Wine & Cheese Appreciation/Recognition"
Our annual “Wine and Cheese Appreciation/Recognition” event is our way of thanking our existing businesses for being in our four county region. It is also a way to recognize existing businesses that have made a further commitment to the community through an expansion during the past year and to recognize those that have gone a “step above”.
The event will take place Tuesday, November 17th, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Sullivan Technology Center on the Henderson Community College campus. Refreshments will be provided.
Our special guest speaker is Jim Navolio, Commissioner of Business Development, KY Cabinet for Economic Development.
Please mark your calendar for November 17th and join us for our annual appreciation and recognition event!
Invitations will be sent out and R.S.V.P. would be appreciated.
Existing Business Visits
All 135 existing businesses in the four county region received a visit during the fiscal year of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Going into the 2nd quarter of our new fiscal year, 52 existing businesses have been visited; 2 expansions have taken place which will create 22 new jobs; 4 programs for existing business were held; 1 continuing education workshop was held; and over $1 million in training grants and tax credits were awarded to the existing businesses.
Reminder: NWKF Job Database
Employers! Remember to use our data base at www.northwestkyworks.com when looking for the “right employee”. We currently have over 7,000 job seekers looking for work!
