The President will give the State of the Union this evening and the next two weeks will give you an opportunity to hear the state of economic development in our community and the state of the Chamber - and how chambers can drive business and community growth. Join us at our first Economic Development & Public Policy Committee of the year and our largest event of the year, the Chamber's Annual Meeting. The state of our community is strong, but we need you to resolve to stay involved!
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Directors' Report
Just for January, the Economic Development & Public Policy Committee will be a different date: Thursday, Jan. 22. Join us 8-9:30 a.m. at the Chamber, where we'll be fortunate to hear from economic development directors Steve Brantley (Orange County), Dwight Bassett (Chapel Hill), and Annette Stone (Carrboro). The EDPP Committee is open to any Chamber members, so consider joining us for this special meeting and at EDPP meetings all year round. Want to get the committee's weekly updates? It's just one email a week, so sign up today to get your short & sweet business beat.
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TONIGHT: Hearing on Arts & Innovation Center
Tonight, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen will host a public hearing on a potential arts and innovation center. Two Chamber members, The ArtsCenter and Kidzu are bringing forth a proposal to build a 55,000 sq. ft. four story project that would include a children's museum, arts education learning environments, and performance and rehearsal spaces for our community's many performing arts organizations. As proposed, the new project would include outdoor learning environments including an amphitheater, a rooftop garden and community gathering spaces. Read more here, here, here, here, and here and weigh in with your thoughts either by emailing the Aldermen at boa@townofcarrboro.org or attending the public hearing 7:30 p.m. tonight!
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Workforce Housing Workshops
The availability of workforce housing is an economic development issue, so that's why Town of Chapel Hill's economic development director Dwight Bassett is hosting a series of sessions on affordable housing in the Town of Chapel Hill. Housing and Community Executive Director Loryn Clark said the workshops will feature local and national experts in the housing field. "Our goal for this series of workshops is to think differently about our approach to increasing affordable housing opportunities in our community," she said. "Each session will help us gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Town's housing market. All of the sessions will be informative, and we are especially looking forward to the final session when we will suggest tools and strategies that are available to the Town to achieve the Council's affordable housing goals." Read about the first session and find out more and mark your calendar for the next three sessions!
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Annual Meeting Jan. 29
You won't want to miss our Annual Meeting 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. to hear about the Chamber's progress in 2014 and preview our plans for 2015. You asked for more networking opportunities, so from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., we'll host a dedicated Networking Coffee Reception immediately before the meeting. Our visiting keynote speaker is Chris Mead, senior vice president of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives and author of The Magicians of Main Street. Not only is he a Glenwood Elementary graduate, but his book has been written up in the Wall Street Journal. Last but not least, we'll announce the finalists for Business of the Year at the Annual Meeting and celebrate the winners at a new special event coming in the spring. Get your tickets for the Chamber's Annual Meeting today at carolinachamber.org/annualmeeting.
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