NCCBI
will provide the business community an opportunity to meet
face to face with leaders of the state House and Senate on
Feb. 22 when it stages its annual Legislative Conference. The
half-day event will again take place at the McKimmon Center on
the campus of N.C. State University in Raleigh.
NCCBI President Phil Kirk said a complete agenda has not yet
been set for the Legislative Conference, but he said members
can expect to again hear from Democratic and Republican
leaders of the chambers, including the chairs of all the major
committees. The luncheon speaker will be a prominent statewide
elected official.
The chairs of NCCBI's seven policy committees will present the
positions their groups have studied over the past several
months. The recommendations, as reviewed by the association's
Executive Committee, form the heart of the legislative agenda
that NCCBI will pursue in next year's legislative session.
The Legislative Conference will begin with a continental
breakfast and end after the luncheon address.
The evening before the Legislative Conference, on Feb. 21,
NCCBI will again host a reception honoring members of the
General Assembly and other officials. That event, which will
run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will be held at the Capital City
Club in downtown Raleigh. NCCBI is accepting sponsorships for
the Legislative Reception.
Last year, the Legislative Reception was moved to the new
Entertainment and Sports Complex in Raleigh, but an acceptable
date could not be worked out to hold the event there again
this year. Therefore, the reception will return to the Capital
City Club, where it was held for many years.
NCCBI will mail complete information and registration
materials to all members in the weeks ahead.
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Senate President Pro Tem Marc
Basnight (above) and House Speaker Jim Black (below) are
expected to appear at this year's Legislative Conference, as
they did last year.
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