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Greetings!
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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Meineke Car Care
Meineke Car Care Center of Lincolnton located at 2009 East Main Street celebrated their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on April 5, 2012. Representatives from the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce were on hand to conduct the ceremony and help celebrate the occasion.
Welcoming comments were made by Chamber President Ken Kindley, Mayor John Gilleland, and 2012 Chair of the Board, Buddy Collins. Meineke Car Care Center of Lincolnton is owned by Mr. Chuck Palmer. |
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The Promotions and Public Relations Committee is one of the Committees within the Chamber.
This exciting committee is seeking new members and a possible Chair Person.
The purpose of the Promotions and Public Relations Committee is as follows:
- Promote the member to Member Discount Program and Shop Local Program
- Seek a New Fund Raiser for the Chamber
- Promote Chamber events to the Chamber Membership and the Community
- Work with the Chamber Staff to update promotional brochures and/or develop new materials
- Participate in the Apple Festival (Sept. 15th ) and Denver Days (Sept. 26th-29th)
- Help organize and participate in the Annual Art Crawl (March 15th, 2013)
Please contact the Chamber if you are interested in joining this committee. |
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Get Up & Network
Pictured to the right is Chamber members participating in "Speed Networking" at the the quarterly Get Up and Network Breakfast held at Cowans Ford Golf Club at Lake Norman on March 29, 2012. Over 50 Chamber members reserved for the quarterly sponsored event. The Chamber would like to thank Cowans Ford Golf Club at Lake Norman for hosting the meeting, which was organized by the Chamber's East Lincoln Leads Group. |
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The Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in North Carolina and South Carolina that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit organizations that were affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred on August 5, 2011. These working capital loans are available to businesses and non-profit organizations in the following counties: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Union in North Carolina; Lancaster and York in South Carolina
For additional information, call the SBA's Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or send an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan application forms can be downloaded from the SBA's website at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Those affected by the disaster may also apply for disaster loans electronically from SBA's website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
The deadline to return economic injury applications is May 19, 2012. |
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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Lincoln County Office of Senator Chris Carney and Representative Jason Saine
Pictured above is the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for Senator Chris Carney's and NC House Representative Jason Saine's new Lincoln County office located on East Main Street in Lincolnton, NC. The Grand Opening was held on April 10, 2012 at 10:00 am.
Chamber members and other guests attended the event. Participating on the program included Eddie Sigmon, Chair of the Chamber's Ambassadors' Committee, Mayor John Gilleland, 2012 Chair of the Board, Mr. Buddy Collins, and Senator Carney and NC House Representative Jason Saine. |
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Congratulations Jennifer on being presented the Coalition Against Child Abuse Board member of the Year! |
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Chamber NewsBites
Spring/Summer Kids Consignment Sale
April 20, 7:30am - 9:30pm
April 21 8:00am - 12:00pm
St. Luke's Lutheran Church Family Life Center
Welcome Michael Linker as the new executive director of the Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties!
Congratulations to Richard Stevenson, CobbleSoft International, for being listed as a Business Leader Who's Who in Nashville!
On April 22, 2012 Lake Norman Realty will celebrate "Earth Day-Founder's Day" in
honor of Lake Norman Realty's late founder, James Jennings. The event will be held from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm and is free to the public. |
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2012 Distinctive Members
Platinum Sponsors
City of Lincolnton
Lincoln County Government
Gold Sponsors
Abernethy Chrysler Jeep Dodge
CobbleSoft International Ltd.
Silver Sponsors
B B & T
Carolina Federal Credit Union
Carolina Trust Bank
Fifth Third Bank
First Federal Savings Bank
First National Bank
Knox, Brotherton, Knox & Godfrey
Bronze Sponsors
Comp-Cal, Inc.
Peoples Bank
Piedmont Natural Gas
Sherrill Blake & Harrison, CPA PA
Steel Rubber Products
The Timken Company |
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Chamber Activity List
April 26
Business After Hours
Innovative Pest Management
6596 Campground Road, Denver
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Register Here
April 27
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Bella Rouge Salon
202 Lithia Inn Road, Lincolnton
10:00 am
Register Here
May 1
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Kathy's Bloomin' Things
3265 East Highway 27, Lincolnton
10:30 am
Register Here
May 4
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Lake Norman Glass and Custom Closets
911-A Dove Court, Denver
10:30 am
Register Here |
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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Keller Williams
The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce joined Keller Williams Realty in celebrating their Grand Opening and Ribbon on April 11, 2012. Keller Williams Realty is located at 117 North Pilot Knob Road in Denver, NC. Pictured is Pam Temple with Keller Williams Realty doing the honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon along with past Chair of the Board, Ken Morris, owner of Servpro of Lincoln/ North Gaston Counties.
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| 2012 Candidate's Forum |
 Pictured are candidates for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 97, that participated in the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce's Candidates' Forum held April 17, 2012 at the Lincoln Cultural Center. From left to right are Mr. Jim Klein, Mr. Charles Newman, and North Carolina House Representative, Mr. Jason Saine.
Emcees for the forum included Christine Poinsette, Chair of the Chamber's Governmental Affairs Committee and Vice-Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee, Tim Holder. The Chamber's Governmental Affairs Committee organized this year's forum which also included candidates running for Lincoln County Commission, North Carolina Senate, District 44, and United States House of Representatives, District 10. Participating candidates were allowed one minute for an introduction, 2 minutes to answer each question, and one minute to do a closing statement. | |
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