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The Voice of Business,
Industry & the Professions Since 1942
North Carolina's largest
business group proudly serves as the state chamber of commerce
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November 2004
NCCBI News
Busy Month Ahead
for NCCBI Groups
November
will be a busy month at NCCBI, with no less than 16 different meetings
and events on tap. Please glance at the list
and mark your calendar for the events you should attend.
The month begins with the final area meeting of the year, in Asheville.
The event was rescheduled from late September when two hurricanes caused
major flooding in the area. Also, several of the NCCBI policy committees
will meet this month as they wrap up their work of formulating
recommendations to the Executive Committee on positions the association
will take in the General Assembly next year.
Four of the Workplace Law seminars will be offered in November, in
Charlotte, Asheville, Wrightsville Beach and Greenville. Brochures for
the seminars have been mailed to all members. Additional information and
online registration is available at the NCCBI
web site.
One of the highlights of the NCCBI year will occur on the 10th when four
major figures in North Carolina business history will be inducted into
the Business Hall of Fame. Jointly sponsored by NCCBI and Junior
Achievement of the Carolinas, the Hall of Fame dinner will again be held
at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte.
At the end of the month, NCCBI’s volunteer leaders will gather for
important business meetings. The policy-setting Executive Committee,
which meets quarterly, will meet on the 30th at the Bank of America
tower in Charlotte. That will be followed later in the day with the full
board’s semi-annual business meeting. If you are a member of the full
board or the Executive Committee, we urge you to make plans to attend.
The Executive Committee last met on Sept. 9 in Raleigh as part of the
Triangle Area Meeting at the Angus Barn. Led by Chair Barry Eveland, the
Executive Committee heard financial reports and was briefed on an
initiative aimed at sharpening public perceptions of the association.
Eveland reported that Charlotte public relations and consulting company
Loeffler, Ketchum and Mountjoy (LKM) had volunteered to develop a more
effective marketing campaign for NCCBI. While the main focus of the
project is to craft ways to recruit and retain more members, Eveland
said the larger goal of the effort will be to examine all aspects of how
NCCBI interacts with its members and the public. LKM President John
Ketchum gave the Executive Committee a preliminary outline of the
project. He said LKM will be guided by feedback received from members
during three focus group meetings President Phil Kirk and Vice President
of Development Rosemary Wyche conducted earlier this year in the
Triangle, Triad and Charlotte.
Also at the Sept. 9 meeting, NCCBI Second Vice Chair Graham Denton, the
Bank of America executive who is in charge of this year’s membership
campaign, reported that the campaign is gaining momentum and will reach
its goal of $100,000 by the end of the year.
NCCBI’s Small Business Advisory Board also met on Sept. 9 and heard a
presentation on the new Small Business Ombudsman program which will be
initiated soon in the Department of Commerce. Gene Byrd of the
Department of Commerce told the group that the agency conducted meetings
throughout the state last year to get suggestions for the program, which
was approved by the General Assembly during the short session.
The person who will serve as small business ombudsman should be
on the job by Dec. 1, Byrd
said
The Small Business Advisory Board, under the direction of Chair Pickett
Council of Council Tools, decided to hold three meetings each year
rather than two.
New members: Companies that joined or rejoined NCCBI in
September, along with the name of the key executive at each company,
include: ACS, Betsy Justus, Durham; American Community Bank, Stephanie
Helms, Charlotte; American Signs, Rudy Wright, Hickory; Anthony &
Company, James I. Anthony Jr., Raleigh; Beechwood Associates Inc., Ralph
Abrahams, Chapel Hill; Blue Ridge Companies Inc., Christopher Dunbar,
High Point; Boddie-Noell Enterprises Inc., Bill Boddie, Rocky Mount;
Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., Jeffrey Gunter, Hendersonville;
Charlotte Center City Partners, Tim Newman, Charlotte; Courtyard by
Marriott, Hasmukh P. Rama, Gastonia; Craft Homes Inc., David Cuthbertson,
Monroe; Culp, Elliott & Carpenter PLLC, Jody Carpenter, Charlotte;
Eden Chamber of Commerce, Cindy
Adams, Eden; Edwards Wood Products, Jeff Edwards, Marshville; Five Star
Staffing Inc., Barbara M. Kuley, Raleigh; Fleet Lease Marketing, Lance
Lazarus, Wilmington; Fortenberry Lambert Inc., Mark Lambert, Charlotte;
Friends Homes Inc., Wilson Sheldon Jr., Greensboro; Fulcra Enterprises
Inc., Martin McCoy, Charlotte; Inflow Inc., Chris Turco, Durham;
Insulations Systems of North Carolina Inc., Dewey Haiztip, Greensboro;
JDH Capital LLC, Gary Davies, Charlotte; Kelso Associates Ltd., Bob
Kelso, Asheville: Lail Properties, Laura Treadaway, Hickory; LAT Purser
& Associates, Don Gately, Charlotte; Levine Properties, Daniel
Levine, Matthews; Lichtin Corp., David F. Crisafulli, Raleigh; Minors
Printing Co., Phillip A. Minor, Boone; Moore County Partners in
Progress, Ray Ogden, Pinehurst; Morris Commercial Real Estate, John
Morris, Chapel Hill; Morrisette Paper Co., William F. Morrisette,
Greensboro; Nelson & Company, Lee Pollard, Durham; New Dominion
Bank, N. Bradley Thompson Jr., Charlotte; Nexsen Pruet Adams &
Kleemeier PLCC, J. Hayden Harrell, Charlotte; Office of Dr. William A.
Current, Dr. William A. Current, Gastonia; Office of Hal D. Lingerfelt,
Hal D. Lingerfelt, Vale; Office of Richard M. Jones, Richard M. Jones,
Boone; Office of the Hon. John H. Kerr III, Hon. John Kerr, Goldsboro;
Pavilion Development Co., Richard Davies, Charlotte; Piedmont Designs,
Jill Griffin, Hickory; Potters Industries, Gordon Hill, Apex; R & T
Properties, Phil Proctor, Greensboro; Rosen Associates Development, Tom
Wells, Greenville; Samaritan’s House Inc., Gene Poore, Charlotte;
Snider Tire Inc., John K. Snider Jr., Greensboro; Southampton Homes, Jim
McKinney, Charlotte; Southern Metals Recycling, Mark Alper, Wilson;
Spring Air Mattress Corp., John Grove Sr., Greensboro; Starr Electric
Co. Inc., Tom Reeves, Greensboro; State Farm Insurance Companies, Chuck
Finklea, Wilson; Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc., Frank Marchisello,
Greensboro; Tarheel Paper Co., Jim Martin, Winston-Salem; Tencarva
Machinery Co., John Miller, Greensboro; The Banks Law Firm PA, Sherrod
Banks, RTP; The Quantum Group Inc., Barbara Page, Colfax; Town &
Country Developers at Wilmington Inc., Janet Rose, Wilmington; Trinity
Episcopal School, Rev. Louis Oats, Charlotte; W.B. Enterprises of North
America LLC, Nicholas Frank, Wilmington; Watson Hospitality, J. Edward
Watson, Charlotte; WestCare Health System, Mark Leonard, Sylva; Westport
Big & Tall, Robert
Beausoleil, Charlotte; Wilmington Downtown Inc., Susi Hamilton,
Wilmington; WIMCO Corp., Jeryl Rawl, Washington; and Winter, Bell Co.,
Rick Lewis, High Point.
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