Commerce Lexington Inc.
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LEADERSHIP VISITS SINCE 1973:
2024 - Salt Lake City, Utah
2023 - Grand Rapids, Michigan

2022 - Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida
2021 - Austin, Texas
2020 - NONE*  Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 - Raleigh, North Carolina
2018 - Boise, Idaho
2017 - Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
2016 - Charleston, South Carolina
2015 - Kansas City, Missouri
2014 - Charlotte, North Carolina (Joint trip with GLI)
2013 - Omaha, Nebraska
2012 - San Antonio, Texas
2011 - Greenville, South Carolina
2010 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Joint trip with GLI)
2009 - Madison, Wisconsin
2008 - Austin, Texas
2007 - Boulder, Colorado
2006 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2005 - Providence, Rhode Island
2004 - Charleston, South Carolina
2003 - Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C.
2002 - Raleigh, North Carolina
2001 - Ann Arbor, Michigan
2000 - Nashville, Tennessee
1999 - Portland, Oregon
1998 - Mobile, Alabama
1997 - Madison, Wisconsin
1996 - Richmond, Virginia
1995 - Greenville, South Carolina
1994 - Tampa, Florida
1993 - Charlotte, North Carolina
1992 - Austin, Texas
1991 - Annapolis, Maryland/Washington, D.C.
1990 - Boca Raton, Florida
1989 - Tucson, Arizona
1988 - New Orleans, Louisiana
1987 - Charleston, South Carolina
1986 - Nashville, Tennessee
1985 - Tulsa, Oklahoma
1984 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1983 - San Antonio, Texas
1982 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
1981 - Scottsdale, Arizona
1980 - Orlando, Florida
1979 - Savannah, Georgia
1978 - Jacksonville, Florida
1977 - Tampa, Florida
1976 - Houston, Texas
1975 - Washington, D.C.
1974 - Charleston, South Carolina
1973 - Toronto, Canada
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COMMERCE LEXINGTON® and the Commerce Lexington logo are registered trademarks of Commerce Lexington.
330 East Main Street, Suite 100, Lexington, Kentucky, 40507
Phone: (859) 254-4447
  • About
    • Message from the Board Chair
    • President's Message
    • Top Investors
    • Board of Directors
    • Racial Equity Pledge
    • Staff Directory
    • Find Our Offices | Parking
    • NEWS
  • Do Business
    • Business Directory
    • Economic Development
    • Minority Business Development >
      • Minority Business Directory
      • Procurement Opportunities
    • Business & Education Network
    • Resources >
      • Start a Business
      • Relocate a Business
      • Funding & Financing
      • Publications
  • Live & Work
    • Relocation Guide
    • Job Board
    • Getting Around
    • Demographics
    • Cost of Living
    • Lexington History
    • Lexington Rankings
    • Education >
      • Public Education
      • Private Education
    • Health Care
  • Advocacy
    • About Public Policy
    • Regional Plan
    • Your Government >
      • Local
      • State
      • Federal
    • Policy Statements & Key Issues
  • Membership
    • Member Benefits
    • Member Discounts
    • Member News
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • JOIN
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Submit an Event
    • An Evening With Commerce Lexington
    • International Trip
    • EMERGE >
      • EMERGE Sessions
    • Leadership Visit >
      • Past Trips >
        • Salt Lake City 2024
        • Grand Rapids 2023
        • Tampa-St. Pete 2022
        • Austin 2021
        • Raleigh 2019
      • Impact
    • Regional Summit >
      • Regional Summit Agenda
    • Washington Fly-In
    • Salute to Small Business >
      • Past Award Winners
  • Connect
    • Become a Member
    • Peer Programming >
      • Business Owners Advisory Boards (BOAB)
      • Peer Groups
    • Emerging Leaders of the Bluegrass
    • Leadership Development >
      • Leadership Lexington >
        • Leadership Lexington Alumni Association
        • Leadership Lexington Projects 2024-25
      • Leadership Central Kentucky >
        • Class Roster
        • LCK Alumni
    • Ambassador Program
  • FOUNDATION