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1 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2017 edition chamber CONNECTION inside President s Message A publication of the Alamance CHAMBER Alamance Chamber Annual Meeting Recognizes 2016 Accomplishments and Award Winners As 2017 gets underway, a major initiative for the Chamber is already well underway - that of funding our local economic development program. Events Calender Listings for upcoming events in February through March Welcome New Members Photo by York s Photography Studio, Inc Award Winners recognized at the Alamance Chamber s Annual Meeting. Photo by York s Photography Studio, Inc. Paul Koonts, 2017 Board Chair presenting 2016 Chair Lori Seiler with the Chairman s Plaque as a recognition of her service and dedication to the Alamance Chamber. Women s Symposium The Alamance Chamber s 2nd Annual Women s Symposium will be held on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Alliance Convention Center from 8:00 am 1:30 pm, with a VIP session immediately following. Excellence in Education Awards On January 12 Teacher of the Year Nominees from Alamance-Burlington Schools, Alamance Community College, charter and private/independent schools within Alamance County submitted their Teacher of the Year portfolios to the Alamance Chamber. Each Nominee exemplifies excellence, both in and out of the classroom and stands out in the eyes of their students and coworkers. Page F4 Tuesday Tours The Alamance Chamber s Annual Meeting celebrated the successes of the past year, recognized dedicated community leaders, programs and looked ahead to the future on Tuesday evening at the Alliance Convention Center. Trip Durham, of 2D Consulting, LLC, served as the master of ceremonies. Entertainment and a Keynote address was provided by Patrick Henry. In addition to hearing from the keynote speaker, guests at the Annual Meeting enjoyed remarks from Lori Seiler of Seiler Services, Inc., Alamance Chamber Outgoing Board Chair and Paul Koonts of Oertel, Koonts & Oertel, PLLC, Alamance Chamber 2017 Board Chair. Invest in Alamance Campaign 2017 The Alamance County Economic Development Foundation s Invest in Alamance Campaign is underway. The campaign is a five year economic growth initiative to capitalize on Alamance County s current The Duke Energy Citizenship and Service award was presented to Fairfax Reynolds for his immeasurable impact on the Alamance County community. Other awards presented: Volunteer of the Year- Jeff Andrews and Teresa Mansfield, LabCorp; Ambassador of the Year- Pauline Indalecio, Manpower; Director of the Year- Nikki Ratliff, Burlington Housing Authority; Chamber Program of the Year- Alamance Youth Leadership Academy (award accepted on behalf of the committee by Allison Gant) and Alamance County Economic Development Foundation Focus on Readiness 3 (award accepted on behalf of the Campaign committee by Tom McGowen, Stout, Stuart, McGowen & King, LLP); Chamber Event of the Year- Women s Symposium (accepted on behalf of the committee by Lisa Pennington, Cone Heath); Leader of Distinction Award- Griffin McClure, Green & McClure Furniture/ America s Mattress; Community Program of the Year- Alamance Achieves (accepted on behalf of the committee by Tracey Grayzer, Impact Alamance) For more information or to see the 2016 Annual Report, please visit alamancechamber.com economic momentum. The Campaign is being run and organized by a third party consultant, Convergent Nonprofit Solutions. Tony Nolan is the Campaign Manager and is already out and about in the community spreading the news about the campaign and soliciting support. The program initiatives for the campaign include: Workforce Development, New Business Recruitment & Marketing, Product Development, Existing Industry Services, Entrepreneurship, Community Development and Investor Relations/ Communications. The eventual outcome, over the next five years would involve the creation of 2,390 new jobs both primary and indirect/ induced and attract $250 million in new capital investment. Launching off of a successful Focus on Readiness 3 program from , the Alamance County Economic Development Foundation is optimistic about the Invest in Alamance Campaign and economic growth in the community. Thank you to Frank Hood, Kingsdown, Inc. CEO, and his team for allowing local educators to visit the plant for January s Tuesday Tours for Teachers! Page f4 Leadership Alamance New Track Spurs Economic Development Representatives of the team behind bringing rail spur to Cambro pose in front of first rail car. The Leadership Alamance Class of 2017 is half way through the program year! Page F4 Ribbon Cuttings Page F5 On a cold and blustery day in Mid- December, a crowd gathered under a tent outside of the Cambro Manufacturing Plant in Mebane, to celebrate a unique development - the completion of a lead track off the main rail line into the NCIC business park and the first railcar delivery of raw material to the Cambro plant. As speaker after speaker described, this track will open the North Carolina Industrial Center to a broader range of industries who, like Cambro, need rail as an option to transport inbound and/or outbound freight. For some commodities and products, transport by rail can offer cost savings when compared to trucking. Having transport options also gives companies flexibility in scheduling when and how inbound and outbound freight moves to and from their facilities. In addition to serving Cambro, the lead track can be extended further into the park creating more rail served sites for other potential industries. Good rail sites are difficult to find and can be difficult to create said Mac Williams, Alamance Chamber President. It took significant time and money as well as coordination with multiple agencies to get this infrastructure in the ground to this point. Extension to other sites is now more reasonable to do, he said. About The Chamber The Alamance Chamber is a membership-based, volunteer-led, nonprofit community and economic development organization. Since 1914, we have worked hard to enhance the welfare of business as well as promote and stimulate economic vitality for our members and the community. The chamber offers a wealth of networking events, marketing opportunities, business development programs and education initiatives. To become a member, contact the chamber today! Alamance Chamber 610 S Lexington Ave PO Box 450 Burlington NC alamancechamber.com

2 F2 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 Letter from the president FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 As 2017 gets underway, a major initiative for the Chamber is already well underway - that of funding our local economic development program. The Chamber serves as the primary agent for economic development recruiting for the county. Funding for this service comes from both public and private sector sources in a public-private partnership that has been working successfully for the last dozen years. The private funding side is done under the auspices of the Alamance County Economic Development Foundation which is housed, staffed, and managed out of the Chamber. To generate the funding, the Foundation does a major fundraising campaign every five years. A successful campaign was completed in the fall of 2011 resulting in pledges from local businesses in the amount of $1.7 million to provide resources for the program from January 2012 through December Program goals for the five years were set at creating 1500 primary new jobs and attracting $250 million in new capital investment. Given conditions in the overall economy in the fall of 2011, those goals seemed aggressive and pledging five years of financial support in an uncertain economy was a major commitment. Yet, the thinking was, if we don t invest in ourselves, why would anyone else invest in us? Well, five years later, we invested and others followed. Over 30 new and Mac Williams Chamber President existing industry projects occurred between January 2012 and December 2016 announcing over 2000 new jobs and over $560 million in capital investment! Major new projects included Sheetz, Walmart, Lidl, Lotus Bakery, and Cambro while existing companies such as GKN, Nypro, Honda Aero, and Glen Raven announced expansions. Now, in 2017 and with much better economic conditions, we are looking forward to the next five years. New program goals have been determined and another aggressive campaign goal set. The fundraising is underway and we will have an update at the Foundation Investor event coming up in February. Economic development is a team sport. The public-private partnership is providing the blocking and tackling needed to be an effective team Board of Directors & Officers Paul Koonts Chair Oertel, Koonts & Oertel PLLC Lori Seiler Past Chair Seiler Services, Inc. Trip Durham Chair-Elect 2D Consulting, LLC Dale Greeson Treasurer Apple, Bell, Johnson & Company, PA LeAndra Nikki Ratliff Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications Burlington Housing Authority Lisa Pennington Vice Chair, Membership Development Cone Health Frank Hood Vice Chair, Workforce & Leadership Development Kingsdown, Inc. Wade Harrison Vice Chair, Economic Development Harrison Whitaker, PLLC Mac Williams President Alamance Chamber Chris Clemmons Carolina Bank Dr. Algie Gatewood Alamance Community College Mac Williams President Reagan Chandler Gural Vice President Laura Fehlhafer Director, Workforce & Leadership Development Andrea Fleming Director, Existing Industry Services Chamber Staff Brendle Leggett Prime Personnel Resources Rebecca Parks Vocational Rehabilitation Dr. Raghu Tadepalli Elon University Love School of Business Dennis Workman Foy-Workman Construction Keith Hall National Agents Alliance Heidi Norwick United Way of Alamance County Scott Thomas Thomas Chandler Thomas & Hinshaw, LLP Richard J. White III Town of Elon Troy Woodard American National Bank Dr. Yun Boylston Burlington Pediatrics, PA Jim Bryan Fairystone Fabrics, Inc. Barbara Gorman GKN Driveline Lisa Foster Office Manager/Bookkeeper Kelly Roberts Membership & Marketing Coordinator Julia Huneycutt Economic Development Associate Jenna Heydt Workforce & Leadership Development Coordinator Stearns Ford, Inc. 602 Alamance Rd. Burlington, NC (336) Boulder Designs Graham, NC (336) Woodard Eye Care 304 S. Main St. Graham, NC (336) woodardeyecare@triadbiz.rr.com Wings To Go - Burlington 3421 S. Church St. Burlington, NC (336) Events Calendar u FEBRUARY 14 Workforce Council *Contact Andrea Fleming for more information (andrea@alamancechamber.com) u FEBRUARY 16 Leadership Alamance Class of 2017 Education Day u FEBRUARY 21 Is Our Community Work Ready? Alamance Chamber Office; 12:00 p.m. u FEBRUARY 21 Tuesday Tours for Teachers 4:00 6:00 pm u FEBRUARY 21 Tri-County Women in Business Social SolGarden (Mebane); 5:30 7:00 p.m. u MARCH 1 Agriculture Appreciation Banquet 6:30 9:00 pm u MARCH 3 Women s Symposium Alliance Convention Center; 8:00 am 1:30 pm u March 8 Reputation Management Workshop PIP Triad; 10 11:30 am u March 10 Business Before Hours The Village at Brookwood; 7:30 9:00 a.m. u March 10 Alamance Youth Leadership Academy (AYLA) Capstone Event 9:00 am 1:30 pm New Members u March 16 Leadership Alamance Class of 2017 Public Safety Day u March 21 Tuesday Tours for Teachers 4:00 6:00 pm u March 23 The 5 C s of Sales Workshop Alamance Chamber 3:30 5:00 pm u March 28 Business After Hours Select Bank & Trust Burlington; 5:30 7:00 pm *For more information or to view an updated list of upcoming events please visit the Events Calendar at alamancechamber.com Register Today for the 2nd Annual Women s Symposium! The Alamance Chamber s 2 nd Annual Women s Symposium will be held on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Alliance Convention Center from 8:00 am 1:30 pm, with a VIP session immediately following. The half day conference is presented by Cone Health and will focus on professional development for women. The event will offer attendees the opportunity to network with local business women, hear from local female leaders in a moderated panel discussion, and participate in tabletopic discussions. This year s program will also feature Colette Carlson(www. colettecarlson.com) as the keynote speaker. Registration is available onlineat alamancechamber.com (General Registration: $75 / VIP Registration: $100). If your business is interested in participating as a vendor, exhibitor, or sponsor please contact the Chamber at We look forward to seeing you on March 3! Presenting Sponsor: Cone Health Event Partner: Pinnacle Wealth Partners Complete Fitness for Women, LLC 1228 Plaza Dr. Burlington, NC (336) Magnolia Gardens Senior Living (336) A Cleaner Home (336) Leadership Development Members in the News Storr Office Enviornments Hires New Business Development Account Manager Caitlin Braxton has joined Storr Office Environments as a New Business Development Account Manager. She will cover all of Alamance County, as well as Eastern Guilford County. Storr can help with any and all needs pertaining to commercial furniture, facilities management, record retention, space planning and design, and commercial flooring. Caitlin is a resident of Alamance County and is always readily available. Please for any needs at cbraxton@storr.com or call PIP TRIAd RELOCATES GREENSBORO OFFICE Pip Triad, which serves the area business community with marketing, signage and print solutions, has relocated their Greensboro sales office. The new location is 1840 Pembroke Road, Suite 1 in midtown Greensboro. All manufacturing of signage and traditional print products will continue at their 37,000-square-foot Burlington location at 825 S. Main Street. This relocation allows PIP Triad to serve the entire Greensboro area more effectively. The newly remodeled space is perfect for client conferences and business growth consultation. The New Address for PIP Triad Greensboro 1840 Pembroke Road Suite 1 Greensboro, NC Contact: PIP, 825 South Main Street, Burlington, NC, Phone: (336) jasoncrutchfield@piptriad.com Web: The Leadership Alamance Alumni Association kicked off the year with a Learn with Leaders Countywide Budget Workshop. The event was open to all Leadership Alamance Alumni and Chamber Members. Thank you to our guest presenter and workshop facilitator, Susan Roberts. Susan serves as the Finance Officer for Alamance County. Participants had the opportunity to act as the County Manager and Budget Officer for a North Carolina municipality. Attendees were presented with a scenario and worked in groups to create a balanced budget that addressed the county s needs. Mark you calendars for upcoming Learn with Leaders Series Events! Dale Carnegie: Present with Impact Thursday, April 6 3:30 5:00 p.m. Housing and Homelessness Thursday, June 29 3:30 5:00 p.m.

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4 F4 FEBRUARY/MARCH Workforce/Leadership Development Thank you to Frank Hood, Kingsdown, Inc. CEO, and his team for allowing local educators to visit the plant for January s Tuesday Tours for Teachers! This program allows CTE teachers to attend monthly tours to earn CEUs. Additionally, teachers are able to take the information learned from the tour and incorporate it into their lesson plans for students. If you would like to host a tour at your business, please contact Laura Fehlhafer, laura@alamancechamber.com. Tours are the third Tuesday of each month, 4:00 6:00 p.m., with approximately educators in attendance. Ms. Tomi Balogun Grove Park Elementary School Ms. Sarah Banko Woodlawn Middle School Ms. Sandra Bays Elon Elementary School On January 12 Teacher of the Year Nominees from Alamance-Burlington Schools, Alamance Community College, charter and private/independent schools within Alamance County submitted their Teacher of the Year portfolios to the Alamance Chamber. Each Nominee exemplifies excellence, both in and out of the classroom and stands out in the eyes of their students and coworkers. The Selectin Committee has begun reviewing the submitted portfolios and will meet mid-february to make a decision on who will move forward as a Semi-finalist. The committee will then hold interviews at the Chamber to determine who continue on as a Finalist. The AlamanceBurlington School System Teacher of the Year will be awarded at the Excellence in Education Awards Program on May 2nd, National Teacher Appreciation Day. All Nominees, Semi-finalists, and Finalists will be recognized at the program. Congratulations to the following Teacher of the Year Nominees! Ms. Deanna Beckham Eastern Alamance High School Ms. Heather Beg Ray Street Academy Ms. Christine Bertson Pleasant Grove Elementary School Ms. Caitlin Campbell South Mebane Elementary School Ms. Sabrina Chatman Graham Middle School Ms. Jess Cheap Sylvan Elementary School Ms. Christine Chun Newlin Elementary School Ms. Casey Collins Eastlawn Elementary School Ms. Nicole Coward EM Holt Elementary School Ms. Mary Beth Dowler Western Alamance High School Ms. Jennifer Fisher Alamance-Burlington Early/Middle College Ms. Lelia Geiger Altamahaw Ossipee Elementary School Ms. Deanne Greeson Southern Middle School Ms. Karri Melton Clover Garden School Ms. Amanda Mitchell North Graham Elementary School Ms. Ashley Murphy Haw River Elementary School Ms. Sarah Parrish Highland Elementary School Ms. Carolina Guarda Turrentine Middle School Ms. Inma Hill Cummings High School Ms. Chastity Hill Hillcrest Elementary School Ms. Brittany Jackson Audrey Garrett Elementary School Mr. David Price Graham High School Mr. John Primm Burlington Christian Academy Ms. Meagan Scott EM Yoder Elementary School Ms. Tracy Shelton Hawfields Middle School Ms. Kristy Johnson The Burlington School Mr. Rodric Livingston Andrews Elementary School Ms. Candi Long South Graham Elementary School Ms. Kim Macomson Smith Elementary School Ms. Sarah McCain Southern Alamance High School Mr. Brodie Taylor CTEC Ms. Beth Warren Alexander Wilson Elementary School Ms. Melinda Woodard Broadview Middle School Mr. Brad Wroblewski Western Alamance High School Ms. Kimberly Zangotsis B. Everett Jordan Elementary School Mr. Freebird McKinney Walter M. Williams High School Rising 7th grade students at the 2016 AYLA Summer Institute. Youth Leadership Parents of rising 7th grade students Alamance Youth Leadership Academy (AYLA) applications will be available mid-february for the upcoming program year! AYLA is a two year leadership program for 7thand 8th grade students who would like to exercise and grow their leadership skills, build relationships with other students (including students from other schools), and assist in planning and carrying out a school project to benefit their school. Please contact your child s School AYLA Advisor or the Alamance Chamber for more information. The Leadership Alamance Class of 2017 is half way through the program year! To date, the class has attended field days to expand their knowledge in agriculture, history, health and human services, economic development, and government in Alamance County. Among other things, the class has toured Alamance Regional Cone Health, Walmart Logistics, and the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport, heard from community leaders, and built relationships with fellow classmates.

5 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 Ribbon Cuttings PHOTOS SUBMITTED Little Pink Houses of Hope December 2, Tribek Ct., Burlington Alamance Chamber Duke Energy Meeting Room December 13, 2016 PEAK Resources Alamance December 28, College St., Graham Carolina Bridal World January 6, C Eric Lane, Burlington ubreakifix January 12, South Church St., Burlington Town of Green Level Bedford Hills Subdivision January 13, Pillow Lane, Burlington F5

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