​Last week, 40 regional business and community leaders traveled to the nation’s capital for the annual Washington, D.C. Fly-In presented by Columbia Gas of Kentucky to act as policy ambassadors for the nine-county Bluegrass Region. During the July 9-11 visit, leaders from Greater LEX met with members of Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation and staff about priority issues to enhance regional competitiveness and policies that support the ongoing Regional Competitiveness Plan. 
 
Greater Lex leaders engaged with U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, U.S. Representative Andy Barr (KY-6), U.S. Representative James Comer (KY-1), U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie (KY-2), and U.S. Representative Morgan McGarvey (KY-3).  Karen Kelly, chief of staff for U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers, briefed the group on behalf of the Congressman who was finalizing House appropriation bills.  Given the leadership roles and key committee assignments (appropriations, energy and commerce, financial services, government oversight and transportation), Kentucky’s Congressional delegation is positioned to be highly influential and effective for Central Kentucky interests.  

Commerce Lexington is pleased to announce that it has launched a new and improved on-line Job Board platform that will be beneficial to both employers and job seekers across the region.  While Commerce Lexington member businesses can post job opportunities at no charge as a member benefit for up to 60 days, the job posting option is now available to all businesses across the region for a nominal cost, providing a more local and targeted approach to hiring.
 
This new Job Board is more user-friendly with jobs searchable by keyword, location, industry, and employment type.  Employers can also take advantage of added upgrades when posting jobs, such as featured listings that include listings pushed to the top of the board, highlighted posts, and jobs published to the Google Jobs Network. There is also a Résumé Bank that enables people to upload their résumés for added visibility and employers to source qualified candidates.  Résumés connect directly to member profiles to make follow-up easy.
 
Commerce Lexington President and CEO, Bob Quick, said, “Employers have been facing huge challenges of maintaining and growing their workforce, and this new on-line platform will help them better promote job openings and connect with job seekers. There is an ongoing regional collaborative initiative that includes nine counties and aims to improve our ability to compete for jobs and talent. This new Job Board will most certainly bolster those efforts to recruit and retain talent within our region.”
 
Employers and job seekers across the region can access the new Job Board on-line here: https://commercelexington.mcjobboard.net/jobs .