Involving the private sector can save tax dollars while providing specialized expertise and improving efficiency.

Every surrounding state has legislation authorizing public-private partnerships, but Kentucky has no P3 enabling law.

Legislation will establish a specific process to encourage government agencies to involve private companies in building projects or providing services.

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U.S. REP. HAL ROGERS, from Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District, and the powerful chairman of the U.S. House AppropriationsCommittee, visited with members of the Kentucky Chamber’s board ofdirectors last month. Rogers made a stop at the Chamber’s headquar-ters Jan. 22 after attending a Frankfort news conference to announceplans to fund high speed broadband service to eastern Kentucky. During his visit at the Chamber, he discussed a broad range of issues facing Kentucky’s business community, including the recent$1.1 trillion appropriations bill he successfully guided through Congress.

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“Have you or a loved one been the victim of…”That’s a familiar, tiresome line that is common to

the non-stop personal injury lawyer commercials onour television screens. They go on to say that they are“looking out for you” and will “get you the money youdeserve.”

The truth is the sponsors ofthese ads – often out-of-state law-suit factories – are really only look-ing out for themselves … and forthe next big settlement from one ofthe myriad frivolous suits they file.

It is time for Kentucky to sayenough is enough to the personalinjury lawyers who prey upon ourhealth care providers and cost the rest of us a lot ofmoney. Each of Kentucky’s surrounding states has al-ready acted and it is time we do the same.

Medical malpractice liability takes a significant fi-nancial toll on Kentucky’s health care providers, in-cluding nurses, doctors, hospitals, and nursing homesthat serve our communities. The growing number ofmeritless lawsuits against providers increases costs forconsumers and diverts critical funds away from care.

That is why the Kentucky Chamber of Commerceand the state’s health care providers have formed a newgroup to support legislation that would expose frivo-lous lawsuits. The idea is to create expert medical re-view panels that will provide an independent review oflawsuits against health care providers to help improvethe system.

It is time to return the focus and resources ofhealth care where they belong – on caring for patients,not fighting lawsuits.

The increasing cost of civil litigation, through legalfees, higher liability insurance premiums, defensivebusiness practices and reduced investment opportuni-ties, is a significant burden for Kentucky’s health careand business communities. Medical review panels willstabilize our medical malpractice system, making thestate more attractive to employers while helping to re-tain and attract quality health care providers.

Under a system including medical review panels,independent experts will evaluate whether the standardof care was violated in a medical malpractice claim.

SEE REFORM, PAGE 3

Time to addressmedical liability reform in Ky.

CEO COMMENTARY

President & CEODave Adkisson

CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES for Kentuckians and helping tax dollarsgo further are key elements of legislation being considered by the 2014 General Assembly.

The bill will enable the use of public-private partnerships – so called P3s – by stateand local governments, creating a system in Kentucky that already

exists in many states. A public-private partnership is a contract be-tween a public entity, such as a state or local government, and a

private business under which the private businessbuilds a project or provides a service for the pub-lic. Any financial risk during the constructionand/or operation of the project is assumed bythe private business.

P3s have been used in other states fordecades. Virginia, for example, used such a part-nership to add high efficiency lanes to an inter-state, and Georgia contracted with a private firmto sell advertising and marketing opportunitiesat interstate rest areas. The proceeds from thesales fully fund the operation of the Georgia restareas.

But P3s aren’t limited to state projects; theycan also save taxpayers money at the local level.

SEE P3, PAGE 3

P3 legislation will meaneconomic opportunity

Partnerships between government and private

companies offer tax-saving opportunities to provide

much needed projects and services for Kentuckians.

Kentucky needs legislation to make public-private

partnerships – known as P3s – work on behalf of taxpayers

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ABM Government ServicesADPAK Steel CorporationAlliance Coal, LLCAlltech, Inc.Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.Big Ass Fans CompanyBrenntag Mid-South, Inc.Century Aluminum of Kentucky, LLCCoca-Cola Refreshment

Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.Dana Holding CorporationDean Dorton Doe Anderson, Inc.Dressman, Benzinger & LaVelle, PSCEmerson Power Transmission-MaysvilleFarmers Capital Bank CorporationGray ConstructionGray Kentucky Television, Inc.JBS Swift & Company

Kentucky Farm Bureau InsuranceKentucky Community

and Technical College SystemKentucky Council Of Area

Development Districts Kentucky League of Cities, Inc.Kosair CharitiesLaurel Grocery CompanyLexington ClinicLogan Aluminum, Inc.

Lourdes HospitalMaker's Mark Distillery, Inc.Marathon Petroleum Company LPMeritor-FlorenceMesser Construction CompanyMountjoy Chilton Medley LLPMubea North AmericaOwensboro HealthPassport Health PlanPharMerica Corporation

Pikeville Medical CenterPlanters Bank, Inc.Ralcorp Frozen Bakery ProductsSignature HealthCARESplash AnalyticsSRG GlobalSteel Technologies, Inc.Steptoe & Johnson PLLCStock Yards Bank and TrustSumitomo Electric Wiring Systems

Sun Tan CityTiffany & Co.TKT Nectir Global Staffing, LLCTurner ConstructionUK HealthCareWellCare Health Plans, Inc.Whitaker Bank, Inc.Windstream Communications

COMMONWEALTH PARTNERS

Welcome new members!

Please help us thank these companiesfor investing in the Chamber’s missionby giving them your business.

PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORThe Kroger Company

TRUSTEESABM Government ServicesPharMerica Corporation

EQUITY PARTNERSBest Way DisposalGlaxoSmithKlineNASCONth/Works, Inc.

STAKEHOLDERSAbove All Service LLCAmerica's Finest Filters, Inc.Brewco, Inc.Bristol Group, Inc.CRS OneSourceDerby Dental LaboratoryHess Energy Marketing, LLCLivingston Co. Board of EducationLogan's Uniform RentalMSI ProductionsNovo Nordisk, Inc.Tenmast Software CompanyThe Center For Women & Families The Rotunda GroupAdams, Stepner, Woltermann & DusingBenefit Insurance MarketingCentral Kentucky ProcessingChristian Appalachian ProjectInstitute for Lean SystemsInternational PaperLogan's HealthcareMoog Louisville WarehouseSpalding & Day Tool & Die Co.Stor-All Self StorageWilkerson Plastering & Acoustics

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KENTUCKY CHAMBER President and CEODave Adkisson, who most recently barnstormedthe state with Education Commissioner TerryHolliday to raise awareness and support for theCommon Core State Standards, was recentlynamed Friend of Education by the KentuckySchool Boards Association (KSBA).

Adkisson has headed the Kentucky Chambersince 2005, leading the organization to make im-proving education in the state its No. 1 priorityand to become more proactive in shaping educa-tion policy.

Among those efforts were the Chamber’sadoption that same year of many legislative goalsset by the Business Forum for Education and itspartnering with Amazon.com on a drive that re-sulted in the awarding of more than 2,000GEDs to Kentuckians.

Because of the Chamber’s more prominenteducation profile, Kentucky’s university presi-dents asked the group in 2007 to conduct an in-dependent study of higher education in thestate. In 2009, under Adkisson’s leadership, theChamber issued its Leaky Bucket report, high-lighting to Kentucky lawmakers that unsustain-able growth in pensions, corrections andMedicaid was robbing education of much-needed funds. A follow-up report in 2011 con-tinued the focus on education funding.

Adkisson was the driving force behind cre-ation of the Leadership Institute for SchoolPrincipals, which accepted its first class of 48principals in 2011. The institute provides partic-ipants with free, year-long, personal, executiveleadership training. The program, which has in-

vested $1.5 million and benefited more than150 principals, is supported financially by thebusiness community.

When the Bill and Melinda Gates Founda-tion awarded the Kentucky Chamber a$500,000 grant in 2012 to bolster businesssupport for the Common Core State Stan-dards, Adkisson joined Holliday on a statewidetour to explain the standards. During theirtravels, they distributed 10,000 business edu-cation kits, which later became a model forsimilar campaigns in other states. As part ofthat effort, the Chamber also recruited 85business leaders to join Business Advocates forEducation, which supported more rigorousstandards.

Adkisson was nominated for the Friend ofEducation Award by the Owensboro Board ofEducation and Superintendent Dr. Nick Brake.That area of the state benefited from Adkisson’seducation efforts when he served as CEO of theOwensboro Chamber of Commerce in the early1980s. And led a Chamber effort to establishedOwensboro Community and Technical College.

Adkisson serves as chairman of the U.S.Chamber of Commerce’s Education, Employ-ment and Training Policy Committee, is afounding board member of the Fund for Trans-forming Education in Kentucky, a former chair-man of the Kentucky Advocates for HigherEducation, a trustee if Georgetown College andserves on the Dean’s Leadership Council at Har-vard University. An Owensboro native, he is aGeorgetown College alumnus and holds a mas-ter’s degree from Harvard.

Adkisson named KSBA ‘Friend of Education’

Kentucky Chamber President & CEO Dave Adkisson is pictured here with the Owensboro School SuperintendentDr. Nick Brake (left) and Owensboro school board members who nominated him for the state award.

ASHLI WATTS, manager of public affairs for theKentucky Chamber, spoke in support of smoke-freeworkplace legislation during a recent news conference.

The legislation, filed by Rep. Susan Westrom andRep. Julie Raque Adams in the House and Sen. JulieDenton in the Senate, would “ex-tend protection from secondhandsmoke to the rest of Kentucky sothat everyone will have the right tobreathe smoke-free air at work andin public.”

During the news conference,Watts said employers are not onlydealing with higher health care costs for employeeswho smoke and are exposed to secondhand smoke, butalso significantly higher rates of absenteeism.

“The business community can no longer ignorethe effect smoking has on our insurance premiums andon our tax bills,” said Watts. “Smoking is not onlykilling us, it is bankrupting us — both in terms ofcosts to business and medical costs to taxpayers."

Watts also was among three panelists on KentuckyTonight on January 20 debating the legislation. Theonline video is available at KET.org.

Watts speaks in supportof smoke-free legislation

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PATTIE DALE TYE, president of the Large Em-ployer Group Segment and Vice President of Hu-mana, was recently named to the Kentucky Chamber’sBoard of Directors. Tye assumedleadership of Humana’s LargeEmployer Group Segment in May2012, and is responsible for Strat-egy and P&L of Medical and Spe-cialty, and Humana’s CorporateProposal Unit.

Ms. Tye joined Humana in2005 as leader of Houston Com-mercial operations, which she successfully led tostrong profit growth and elevated Humana’s brand tonew heights in Houston. In 2010, she assumed addi-tional leadership responsibilities for Dallas-FortWorth, where she has led that market to two consec-utive years of stronger financial results.

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For instance, Indianapolis established a partnership to help the city meetU.S. EPA requirements on its water and sewer lines. The result was taxpayersavings of $200 million.

The legislation before the General Assembly mirrors recommendationsreleased by the Chamber last year on broadening the use of P3s in Kentucky.It would create the Office of Public Private Partnerships within the Financeand Administration Cabinet. Among other things, the office would:

n encourage competition for innovative private sector investments in theCommonwealth;

n establish reliable procedures that encourage such private sector invest-ments; and

n promote transparency and accountability in project delivery.The bill also would allow private companies to submit “unsolicited pro-

posals” to state officials on ways they could manage the state’s infrastructure,construction projects or services more efficiently. In other words, the creativethinking of the private sector would be put to work for public benefit.

“In times of tight state revenues, the P3 legislation will give Kentucky amoney-saving alternative to financing projects and services,” noted ChamberPresident and CEO Dave Adkisson. “We look forward to its final passageand the improvements it will make in the way Kentucky government doesbusiness.”

Each side of the lawsuit will get toappoint a person on the panel, and thethird person is appointed by the firsttwo.

You will no doubt hear a litany ofreasons why these panels are bad pol-icy. Remember the source of this howl-ing – the law firms that see Kentucky’shealth care providers as their personalATM machines.

I encourage you to look past themisleading rhetoric and focus on thefacts. Medical review panel legisla-tion will protect legitimate caseswhile weeding out the meritlessclaims that clog our courts. No plain-tiff will be denied a day in court, andno person will lose any legal rightswhatsoever.

The independent panel providesmore accountability by producing ex-pert opinions that are admissible incourt. Legitimate claims againstproviders would be validated whilemeritless claims would be quickly ex-posed.

This solution is simple, fair andreasonable.

Please encourage your legislatorsto support medical review panels andensure critical resources are spentwhere they belong, on Kentucky’s pa-tients.

The proposed P3 legislation establishes a clear process for the optional use of public-private partnerships for state and local governments.

It provides clear guidelines for contractors on the process and creates multiple layers of accountability and transparency on the use of P3s at the state and local level. This does not exist in current law.

Legislation outlinesa clear process for P3

P3: Legislation would promotetransparency, accountability

REFORM: Panelwould protect legitimate claims

“Medical review panel legislation will protect legitimate cases while

weeding out the meritlessclaims that clog our courts.”

The Leadership Institute for School Principals Class of 2014 recently completed their third training session at the Kentucky Chamber’s headquarters. To date, more than150 Kentucky principals have benefitted from the Institute, thanks to donations from Kentucky’s business community. The application process for the Class of 2015 isnow open, and the Leadership Institute Board of Directors is hoping to raise enough funds to enable 78 principals to attend. Visit principalsleadky.com to find out moreabout the program. For information about how to donate, contact Kelly Wolf at 502-848-8725.

Principals complete executive leadership training

19TH ANNUAL

KENTUCKY CHAMBER DAYJanuary 9, 2014 | Heritage Hall | Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky Chamber Chairwoman Elizabeth Griffin McCoy (Planters Bank) KET’s Bill Goodman

Kentucky Chamber President & CEO Dave Adkisson

The 19th Annual Kentucky Chamber Dayevent, presented by Fidelity Investments, saw

the highest-ever number for attendees.Nearly 1,400 Kentucky business leaders,

legislators, government officials, and others attended the event, held for the first time at

Heritage Hall in the Lexington Center.

In addition to comments from legislativeleadership and Gov. Steve Beshear, attendeesalso heard from Chamber President and CEODave Adkisson and Chairwoman ElizabethGriffin McCoy, president of Planters Bank

in Hopkinsville.

During her speech, McCoy outlined the successes of the 2013 Kentucky General Assembly and said, "It is our hope that the2014 session will be just as successful in

terms of advancing our wonderful Commonwealth. Our Chamber will work

diligently to make that possible."

Kentucky Chamber Treasurer Paula Hanson (Dean Dorton) Steve Loyal (Atmos Energy) Rep. Rocky Adkins; Bill Jones (U.S. Bank); Wayne Martin

Presented by Platinum sponsors

The Premier Kick-off of the Legislative Session

Senate President Robert Stivers

House Speaker Greg Stumbo House Minority Leader Jeff HooverHouse Minority Leader Jeff Hoover

Senate Minority Leader R.J. PalmerSenate Minority Leader R.J. Palmer

Gov. Steve Beshear

Suzan Ross and Micheal Parker (Maysville-Mason Co. Chamber) Steve Aherne (PricewaterhouseCoopers); Pearse Lyons (Alltech)Tyrone Tyra (Commerce Lexington); Erik Carlson (Business Lexington)

Gov. Beshear; Kevin Canafax (Fidelity Investments)

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11th Annual Ky. Workers’ Compensation ConferenceMarch 27-28 2014Lexington

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10th Annual Best Places to Work in KentuckyApril 24, 2014Lexington

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THE KROGER CO., the state’s premier grocerand pharmacy provider, is partnering with theKentucky Chamber of Commerce to offer itsmembers a unique wellness program that providestheir Kentucky-based employees convenientscreening and coaching services, discounts and in-centives and affordable supplementary insuranceproducts.

Kentucky Chamber members with 25 ormore employees will be able to offer employeesthe Kroger Wellness Card in conjunction withsupplementary insurance products. The KrogerWellness Card supports employees with a $100 to$300 benefit each calendar year when eligible in-sured individuals complete one routine wellnessscreening or procedure prior to enrolling into theprogram (i.e. biometric health screening, mam-mogram, colonoscopy, etc.).

The Wellness Card enables employees andtheir covered adult family members to receivehelp in managing their Diabetes and HeartHealth conditions with a specially trained phar-macist. The pharmacist will help identify oppor-tunities and work on a personalized program. Thepharmacist will work closely with the physician tohelp the member improve clinical outcomes bysetting goals and measuring success. Enrollees canalso receive help in the areas of nutrition, meal

planning, smoking cessation, medications andmore at select Kroger pharmacies. The benefitalso can cover services at The Little Clinic, the retail clinic located in some Kroger locations.

Kentucky Chamber members participating inthe Wellness Card program will also have access todiscounted supplementary insurance products fromparticipating insurance companies covering acci-dents, cancer and other critical illnesses.

To learn more about the program visit ky-chamber.com/KrogerWellness or call the Ken-tucky Chamber’s Director of Member Services,Denise Scott, at 502-848-8724.

THE KENTUCKY CHAMBER’S partnershipwith Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance(KEMI) has provided huge savings for members,making workers’ compensation rates more afford-able and providing the resources and support nec-essary to improve and maintain safe workingenvironments.

Since the program waslaunched on July 1, 2013,members have saved a com-bined total of approximately$482,642.

“With such significant savings in such a shortperiod of time,” said Denise Scott, the Chamber’sdirector of member services, “I believe this programnot only benefits current members but also provides

a great opportunity for the Chamber to attract newmembers.”

Members who meet specific qualifications willreceive a discount of 10% on KEMI’s extremelycompetitive rates when they choose KEMI fortheir workers’ compensation insurance coverage.In addition to the assurance that comes with

KEMI’s A- “Excellent” financial stabilityrating from A.M. Best, KEMI policy-holders also gain access to a wealth ofsafety resources (such as the OSHA 10-

Hour class) and, if desired, personalized on-siteclaims reviews.

To learn more, contact your insurance agent,visit kemi.com/kychamber or call Michael Huff,KEMI Underwriting Manager, at 859-425-7800.

KEMI partnership generates nearly $500,000in savings for participating Chamber members

Kroger partnership to providewellness savings to members

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THE FIRST edition of the Ken-tucky Chamber’s popular guideon the Affordable Care Acthelped nearly 500 Kentuckycompanies better understand thechanges brought about by healthcare reform. The second editionbuilds on the success of the firstand reflects Act changes from thelast year. Authored by the lawfirm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs,this guide will provide you withlong-term and immediate impactactions, along with informationon how it impacts your organiza-tion. The second edition also includes access to importantforms you can personalize foryour organization. Order onlineat kychamber.com/bookstore.

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Through the Kroger Wellness Card program, employeesof participating companies can receive counseling inthe areas of nutrition, smoking cessation, medicationsand more at select Kroger pharmacies.

THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY forHuman Resource Management(KYSHRM) and the Kentucky Chamberof Commerce announce the winners inthe 10th Annual Best Places to Work inKentucky competition. The winner rank-ings will be announced at an awards din-ner Thursday, April 24, 2014, at HeritageHall in the Lexington Convention Center.

This year is the first in which thesmall/medium category has been divided,creating three categories – small compa-nies of 15-149 employees, medium companies of 150-499 employeesand large companies consisting of more than 500 employees (categoriesbased on number of U.S. employees, only Kentucky employees sur-veyed). The selection process is based on an assessment of the com-pany’s employee policies and procedures and the results of an internalemployee survey. Learn more about the initiative atkychamber.com/BestPlacestoWork.

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Aerotek Inc.AllconnectBaptist Health LouisvilleBingham McCutchen LLPBooz Allen Hamilton, Inc.Corning IncorporatedCrowe Horwath LLPCSIEdward JonesExceptional Living CentersFarm Credit Mid-AmericaFirst Corbin Long Term CareGenentechGILT GroupeHilliard LyonsiPay Solutions, A Division of ProfitStarsKentucky American WaterMontgomery County School SystemNeace Lukens, An Assured Partners CompanyNeustar, Inc.NPAS; Parallon Business SolutionsPapa John’s CorporatePikeville Medical CenterSazerac CompanyStantecStock Yards Bank and Trust CompanyThe Sullivan University SystemTotal Quality LogisticsTrilogy Health Services, Inc.

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Air Hydro PowerAlure Salon and Day SpaARGI Financial GroupAssociations InternationalBenefit Insurance MarketingCitizens Bank & Trust Co. of JacksonConnected NationCreative Lodging SolutionsDean DortonFitness Consulting GroupHitcentsIntegrity ITJefferson National Financial Corp.KESA, The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation FundLeachman Buick GMC CadillacLouisville Convention & Visitors BureauLuckett & FarleyMcGregor & Associates, Inc.Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana, PSCPeople Plus, Inc.River Road Asset Management, LLCStrategic CommunicationsStrategic MarketingSturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLCSymbiotix, Inc.Tenmast Software CompanyThe Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation FacilityUnified Trust CompanyVeterinary Data Services, Inc.

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90 companies named Best Places to Work in Kentucky

AT THE END OF DECEMBER, the KentuckyChamber of Commerce released a report on thestate’s economic conditions. The study, conducted bythe Chamber’s Senior Economic Advisor Dr. PaulCoomes,looks at datafrom local fis-cal reportsand federaldatabasesfrom 2007 to2013. Thedata coverswage andsalary growth,job growth,and housingmarket indi-cators. Download the report at kychamber.com/eco-nomicreport.

“This data shows where Kentucky’s economystands now and compares it to pre-recession levels,”said Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson.“Paul Coomes has done a great job of taking regionaleconomic data to give us an excellent overview ofhow Kentucky is regaining its footing after the recession.”

The data, while relevant to Kentucky as a whole,provides specific information about the following re-gions across the state: Bowling Green, Hopkinsville,Henderson, Lexington, Owensboro, northern Ken-tucky, Elizabethtown, Richmond, Paducah, Somerset,Ashland, and Louisville.

Coomes is an emeritus professor of economics atthe University of Louisville and a special consultantto the Urban Studies Institute at U of L. His area ofexpertise is regional economics, especially Kentuckyand the Louisville region. He has been informingpolicy decisions through applied research inLouisville for 25 years.

The Chamber’s Senior Economic AdvisorDr. Paul Coomes presented the findings ofthe economic report to the Chamber’sBoard of Directors at its January meeting.

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4

Why

not

Ken

tuck

y?

Lead

ersh

ip K

entu

cky

brin

gs to

geth

er in

divi

dual

s of

gre

at p

oten

tial a

nd e

quip

s th

ese

lead

ers

with

the

tool

s an

d co

nnec

tions

req

uire

d to

impr

ove

our

stat

e an

d its

peo

ple.

Thr

ough

a s

erie

s of

sev

en m

onth

ly

two-

day

sess

ions

, par

ticip

ants

gai

n a

mor

e co

mpl

ete

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

the

reso

urce

s an

d op

port

uniti

es

that

exi

st w

ithin

our

sta

te a

nd th

e ac

tive

role

they

ca

n ta

ke in

bet

teri

ng K

entu

cky

for

the

com

mon

goo

d.

To ta

ke p

art i

n th

e un

ified

effo

rt to

sha

pe K

entu

cky’

s fu

ture

and

bet

ter

prep

are

you

to le

ad w

ithin

you

r co

mm

unity

and

org

aniz

atio

n, v

isit

lead

ersh

ipky

.org

or

cal

l 502

.695

.110

2 to

req

uest

an

appl

icat

ion.

-Ric

hard

Bas

ham

Lea

ders

hip

Ken

tuck

y al

umnu

s, 20

06.

“Who

wou

ld h

ave

thou

ght

that

spe

ndin

g a

day

on a

fa

rm c

ould

hel

p m

e be

com

e

a be

tter

lead

er?”

The

Com

mon

wea

lth is

the

only

stat

e in

the

regi

on

with

out P

ublic

-Pri

vate

Par

tner

ship

(P3)

legi

slat

ion.

Th

e K

entu

cky

Cham

ber i

s wor

king

to ch

ange

that

.