2016 calendar & 2015 annual report

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2016 Calendar 2015 Annual Report

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Exceptional Programs, Services and Benefits• Achieved high member satisfaction with 97% of

members agreeing that the Chamber ‘met their overall expectations’ and ‘is a good value for their investment’ in the 2015 Member Survey.

• Launched new member benefits designed to connect members to resources at exclusive prices including telemedicine benefit RelyMD.

• Created an all-new awards celebration called the BEAs (Business Excellence Awards) with extended categories that recognized twenty local businesses and business leaders at a red-carpet event.

• Grew CHYP (Chapel Hill Young Professionals) with new leadership and a broadened scope including partnering with Hillsborough Chamber’s YPG for fun activities and community service in addition to regular monthly CHYP events.

• Grew export support services to process an average of 100 export documents each month through eCertify.

• Renamed the annual bocce tournament the Community Bocce Derby in honor of our dear friend, board member, and leader, Chris Derby. The 2015 Bocce Derby raised money for the Chamber’s Partnership for a Sustainable Community, as well as Extraordinary Ventures.

• Graduated a record number of Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro fellows who completed their course work and produced a successful Casino Night fundraiser, raising $10,000 to benefit TABLE.

• Collaborated with Executive Service Corps to deliver pertinent workshops to non-profit leaders at the monthly Non-Profit Roundtable.

Public Policy Successes• Celebrated Carolina Square’s groundbreaking

on their mixed-use downtown development to include more than 200,000 square feet of office/retail and 246 apartments.

• Helped secure the approval of the 1.6 million square-foot mixed-use Obey Creek at the southern gateway of Chapel Hill.

• Advocated for more business-friendly land use regulations in the Town of Chapel Hill’s Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO).

• Welcomed the Ephesus-Fordham district’s first new development, Village Plaza Apartments, and its 15,600 square feet of new retail.

• Successfully advocated for maintaining the current sales tax distribution model to ensure that our community continues to benefit from additional retail development.

• Helped secure the approval of northern Chapel Hill’s mixed-use Caraway Village (formerly The Edge).

• Presented on the value of inter-city visits at the International Town & Gown Association (ITGA) annual conference.

• Helped convene a coalition of workforce development organizations to encourage better communication and collaboration.

• Offered marketing incentives to secure a new international flight at Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU).

• Endorsed five successful bond referendums to support Chapel Hill infrastructure and quality of life improvements.

• Celebrated the election of a sitting Chamber board member to the Chapel Hill Town Council.

Excellent Communications to Members & Community • Created the “Short & Sweet Business Beat,”

a weekly radio spot on local radio station WCHL 97.9FM.

• Won the Grand Award for Communications Excellence from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) and the Communication Excellence Award from the Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) for our 2014 Annual Report & 2015 Calendar.

• Earned strong recognition of the Chamber’s work with inclusion in nearly 200 local media stories.

Our MissionThe Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization that serves and advances the business interests of our community and builds a sustainable community where business thrives.

Our Commitment to Members• Advocating for the business interests of our community• Connecting members with the people and information they

need to thrive• Saving members money• Promoting a thriving economy and community

Key Accomplishments

“I highly value our membership in the Chamber.

Any company doing business in Chapel Hill-

Carrboro should be a member.”

2015 MEMBER SURVEY RESPONDENT

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2015 Major Investors

Gold Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Community Champions

Community Investors

• 3 Birds Marketing, LLC• 97.9 FM WCHL / Chapelboro.com• Accent Imaging, Inc.• Alfred Williams & Company• Aloft Chapel Hill• American Institute of Certified Public

Accountants (AICPA)• Armacell, LLC• AT&T• Atma Hotel Group• Ballentine Associates, PA• Bank of America• Bank of North Carolina• BB&T• Blackman & Sloop, CPAs, PA• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of

North Carolina• Bold Rock Hard Cider• Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey

& Leonard, LLP• Cardinal Innovations Healthcare

Solutions• Carol Woods Retirement Community• Carolina Ale House• Carolina Athletics• Carolina Meadows• CertaPro Painters• Chapel Hill Magazine• Chapel Hill Restaurant Group• Chapel Hill Tire• Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA• Chick-fil-A at University Place• Cirrus Aircraft• Cleft Palate Foundation

• Coastal Federal Credit Union• Coleman Huntoon & Brown PLLC• Comfort Inn — University• Corporate Investors Mortgage

Group, Inc.• Courtyard by Marriott Chapel Hill• Crosstown at Chapel Hill• Curtis Media Group• Drees Homes• Duke Energy• Duke Medicine• Duke University• Durham Bulls Baseball Club• Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Company• Durham Technical Community College• East West Partners• Eller Capital Partners• embroidme• F5 Properties• Family Martial Arts• Fearrington Village — Fitch

Creations, Inc.• Fidelity Bank• First Citizens Bank & Trust Company• First South Bank• Fleet Feet Sports Corporate

Headquarters• Galloway Ridge at Fearrington• Glen Lennox Apartments• Google• Governors Club• Harris Teeter, Inc.• Highwire Solutions, LLC• Holmes Oil Company dba Cruizers

• iSearch Finance, LLC• Jennings• Jersey Mike’s Subs• Joel I. Levy, CPA, PLLC• Kalisher• Keller Williams Realty Chapel Hill• Lenovo• Lili Engelhardt Fine Art Portraiture• Louise Beck Properties, Inc.• Merrill Lynch Financial Advisory Team• Michael Jordan Nissan• Northwood Ravin• Orange Chatham Association of

REALTORS• Orange County Economic

Development• Orange Water and Sewer Authority

(OWASA)• Performance Automall• PHE, Inc.• Piedmont Electric Membership

Corporation• PNC Bank• Polaris IT Solutions• Prestige Associates, Inc.• PruittHealth — Durham• PSNC Energy• Ram Realty Services• Research Triangle Park• Rho, Inc.• riithink• Rivers Agency• Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel• Signature HealthCARE of Chapel Hill

• Southern Season• Stanley Martin Homes• State Farm Insurance, Pam Herndon• SunTrust Bank• TCR: Triangle Cellular Repair• The Carolina Club• The Carolina Inn• The Cedars of Chapel Hill• The Chapel Hill News/News & Observer • The Daily Tar Heel• The Pig• The PTA Thrift Shop • The Resolute Building Company• The Siena Hotel• The Vapor Girl • Think Leadership Ideas• Time Warner Cable• Top of the Hill• Triangle Community Foundation• Triangle Training Center• TSI Healthcare• U.S. Food Service• UNC Health Care• University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill• University Place• VCA Legion Road and Timberlyne

Animal Hospitals• Wal-Mart North Chatham / Chapel Hill• Wells Fargo• WNCN• Wright Brothers’ Landscaping

& Tree Service• Yadkin Bank• Yeargan’s Top Notch Automotive

Thank You to Our Investors Who Power Our Chamber! The following organizations invest $1,250 or more in annual membership dues to drive business success in our community through Chamber support.

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Taking Care of BusinessTaking Care of Business

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From Our Board ChairWhile the pace of change may appear to be slow — our community is moving forward. At the Chamber, we are glad that economic development is no longer a dirty word, but instead the adopted strategy to ensure long-term community success.

To advance economic and community success, your Chamber identified three priorities for 2015:

• Advocating for improving infrastructure• Strengthening business ties to education — public

schools, community colleges and the University• Cheerleading innovation as a strategy to create new

jobs for our regionWhy all this concern about infrastructure, education and innovation? Because it is necessary to support economic growth and we need to have continued economic growth to increase the tax base so we can afford the community we want and aspire to be.

Our Chamber team invites you to team with us. As signs around town say, let us “choose our own future.” Let’s choose to be a vibrant community — not just a sleepy university town, not just a quiet retirement community, not just a great place to raise kids — but as a vibrant, innovative, thriving center in our region — the pro-business, left angle of the Triangle.

Robert Saunders, Brooks Pierce 2015 Chair, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce

Resolve to stay involved!

“Our community is moving forward.”

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2015 Business Excellence Awards • New Business of the Year: Green Beagle Lodge• Innovation Award: Communigift• Community Impact: Student Health Action

Coalition• University Born Business: ABAN• Micro-Enterprise of the Year (0–5 employees):

Community Empowerment Fund• Mid-Size Business of the Year (6–50 employees)

presented by Bank of North Carolina: Al’s Burger Shack

• Large Business of the Year (51+ employees) presented by SunTrust: Summit Engineering and Design Services

• Non-Profit of the Year presented by Triangle Community Foundation: Compass Center for Women and Families

• Business Woman of the Year: Kim Calandra, Carrboro Community Acupuncture

• Young Professional of the Year: Daniel Eller, Eller Capital Partners

The Chapel Hill News People’s Choice Awards (Voted on by readers of The Chapel Hill News)• Best Medical Practice: Chapel Hill Pediatrics• Best Dentist: The Happy Tooth

• Best Real Estate: Domicile Realty• Best Hotel: Residence Inn by Marriott• Best Special Event Venue: The Carolina Inn• Best Family Outing: Maple View Farm• Best Consignment/Thrift Shop:

PTA Thrift Shop• Best Customer Service: Chick-Fil-A at

University Place• Best Restaurant: Top of the Hill Restaurant

and Brewery• Best Automotive: Auto Logic• Best Retail: La Boutique Lane• Best Services: Orangetheory Fitness

We love our business community! Nominate the best for the BEAs at carolinachamber.org/BEAS by Feb. 16.

“I love that you honor

non-profits, women, so many good

categories.”2015 MEMBER SURVEY RESPONDENT



Celebrating Business Excellence in our CommunityWinners of the first annual Business Excellence Awards (the BEAs) presented by University Place were announced at a red carpet affair Thursday, May 28 at the UNC Center for the Dramatic Art, home of PlayMakers Repertory Company, with over 300 in attendance.

Chapel Hill Young Professionals

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2015 Public Policy AgendaThrough its advocacy, the Chamber supports decision making at local, state, and federal levels that protects and strengthens a diverse community with a cluster-based economic development strategy.

Retain, Recruit, & Grow Employers • Support policies and projects to create local jobs, including opportunities for low-and

middle-skilled employees• Support policies and projects that develop the local workforce• Increase the relocation of businesses to our community• Increase the formation of entrepreneurial businesses in our community • Position our region as one of the greatest places to grow and start enterprises

Improve Regulatory Environment & Business Climate• Support policies and projects that make it easier to build, redevelop, and/or conduct

business by streamlining and simplifying ordinances and requirements • Expand and broaden approved land uses • Improve access to parking for downtown businesses • Decrease the property tax burden on Orange County property owners • Increase the exportation of Orange County products and services

Build and Maintain Infrastructure • Ensure economic development zones have appropriate infrastructure • Secure Orange County’s Jordan Lake water allocation to ensure a reliable

long-term supply• Improve transit and transportation infrastructure to ease commuting and

reduce congestion • Expand availability of workforce housing

Increase Participation & Influence by and of the Business Community • Elect local candidates who will champion local business and grow the economy• Increase business community representation on town and county committees

“This is the ONLY organization that is advocating for the business community and they are doing an excellent job!”

2015 MEMBER SURVEY RESPONDENT

Get briefed on candidates and statewide bond referendum — the primary election is March 15!



Taking Care of Business

Leadership Chapel Hill- Carrboro kicks off!

Leadership Chapel Hill- Carrboro 10-week program begins

State of the Community Report

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Eggs with Elected Officials

• Ambassadors — volunteers who build relationships with our Chamber’s newest members, facilitate networking among members, and encourage meaningful participation and involvement in Chamber programs. Contact Aubrey Fox Williams to become an Ambassador.

• Face Time — our monthly networking event, usually 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Find the location on our online calendar at carolinachamber.org/events.

• Chapel Hill Young Professionals (CHYP) — monthly networking for members 40 and younger. Find out when and where at carolinachamber.org/CHYP.

• Economic Development and Public Policy (EDPP) Committee — from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the Chamber. Find the

topic online at carolinachamber.org/events or in the monthly e-newsletter Government Matters.

• Non-Profit Roundtable — networking and education for non-profits, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at the Chamber. Find the topic online at carolinachamber.org/events.

• Retail Roundtable — networking and education for retailers, from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Chamber. Contact Shawn Slome at [email protected] for more information.

• Taking Care of Business — networking and education for small businesses, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. Find the topic online at carolinachamber.org/events.


How can the Chamber help you connect? carolinachamber.org/events

“The Chamber understands the importance of relationship building within the community and consistently provides excellent opportunities to do that. But more importantly, the Chamber staff exemplifies this by working to create a strong relationship with me. It is reassuring to know you have the support of people who know you and care about your success.”

LESLIE BECKMAN, MBA, Development Coordinator with Lepage Associates Psychological and Psychiatric Services

Connect with the Chamber



Travel with Us! In 2015, our Chamber partnered with Central Holidays, a company with 40 years of experience to take a group of Chamber members, business and community leaders, and friends on a nine-day trip to Cuba.

Travelers visited four cities, including Havana. They enjoyed interactions with local Cuban people and built relationships with fellow travelers, while visiting a host of historic sites.

The Chamber plans to travel to Cuba again in 2016. Travel with us Oct. 4–10 — visit carolinachamber.org/travel for details and registration.

“The Chamber’s international travel program provided a wonderful opportunity to visit Cuba. It was an amazing, informative, almost life-changing, trip. I can’t even put into words what I learned and the experiences I had. The trip was full of such interesting and friendly people!”

SUE KOENIGSHOFER, SCK DESIGN

PHOTO BY ROBERTA MICARELLI-YORRIE, CENTRAL HOLIDAYS

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Visit carolinachamber.org/travel for more information about traveling with the Chamber of Commerce.


Business Excellence Awards


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Chapel Hill Young Professionals

The Chapel Hill Young Professionals (CHYP pronounced “chip”) is group of fun professionals under 40 that meets monthly for networking, professional development, and community service. CHYP is a great way to get plugged into the community through events, local businesses and people.

Events are monthly on the third Tuesday and take place in various Chamber member businesses. Pop-up joint events and community service projects are added to the calendar regularly and members receive event notifications via newsletter. Annual memberships are available and you don’t need to be a Chamber member to join CHYP!

In 2015 CHYPers cooked a meal at SECU Family House, dressed up Derby style and played bocce, mingled with candidates for elected offices, saw Buddy Holly the musical, learned about their leadership style through PeopleMapping, toured TOPO Distillery, put a roof on a Habitat home …just to name a few CHYP activities!

Learn more and join CHYP — visit carolinachamber.org/CHYP.

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Sign up for the Community Bocce Derby!carolinachamber.org/bocce

CHCCS Last Day of SchoolNon-Profit Roundtable

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Local Government Reception

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce honored seven individuals and families at its annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 6 at The Carolina Inn.

“The Chamber created the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Business Hall of Fame to honor individuals with a record of achievement that demonstrates excellence in business management; entrepreneurial and courageous thinking and action; inspiring leadership; community impact; and whose time as a business leader made a substantial, positive and lasting impact on the greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro communities. Our success today is built on our inductees’ hard work, dedication, and vision,” said Aaron Nelson, President & CEO of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce.

2015 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Business Hall of Fame Inductees

• Eva Barnett, Eva’s Beauty Shop• Stephen Edwards, Midway Barber Shop • The Hogan Family, Lake Hogan Farm• Jean Holcomb, Viking Travel• Eddie Mann, Orange Federal Savings & Loan • Ted Seagroves, Seagroves Insurance Agency• John Woodard, Sutton’s Drug Store

Stephen Edwards and Ted Seagroves were inducted into the Business Hall of Fame posthumously.

Save the date and register for the 2016 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Business Hall of Fame Aug. 4 at carolinachamber.org/halloffame.

Business Hall of Fame Gala

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Be a leader — check out Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro at carolinachamber.org/leadership

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Our LeadershipYour Chamber is led by a 30 member volunteer board of directors who are a diverse representation of our local business and broader community. We are grateful for the service of these leaders.

2015 Chamber OfficersRobert Saunders, Chair, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLPAnthony Pugliese, Vice Chair, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)Joel Levy, Treasurer, Joel I. Levy, CPA, PLLCAaron Nelson, Secretary, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of CommerceArty Bolick, General Counsel, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP

2015 Board of DirectorsJohn Anderson, Wells Fargo*Helen Antipov, Comfort KeepersChris Barnes, Immediate Past Chair, Regions BankCreighton Blackwell, Coastal Federal Credit Union

Chris Derby, The UPS Store & Baguettaboutit**Robert Dowling, Community Home TrustMatt Fajack, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThomas Forcella, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsBrian Goldstein, UNC Health CarePam Herndon, State Farm Insurance*William Ingram, Durham Technical Community CollegeAntwine Jackson, Enitech IT Support and ConsultingErin Jobe, Carrboro Farmers’ Market Nitin Khanna, Sheraton Chapel Hill HotelScott Maitland, Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery and TOPO DistilleryGreg Overbeck, Chapel Hill Restaurant Group*

Michael Parker, BioAsset Advisors*Reagan Pruitt, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaGerald Ramoin, Performance AutoMallCaroline Riggsbee, PNC BankJeremy Salemson, Corporate Investors Mortgage Group, Inc.Shawn Slome, TwigWendy Smith, Cameron’sRick Steinbacher, UNC Department of AthleticsWendy Tanson, RE/MAX Winning Edge*

*Many thanks to our members who completed their service with the Chamber board at the end of 2015.

**We remember the strong leadership and dedicated service of board member, business owner, and friend, Chris Derby who passed away in February of 2015.




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Economic Development & Public Policy Comm.

Business Hall of Fame

Congratulations to all the organizations who broke ground, opened their doors, or expanded to a new location in 2015!

Groundbreaking• Carolina Square• Southern Village Hyatt Place• Village Plaza Apartments

New business/milestone• Bottle 501 at Patterson Place • Carolina Ale House in downtown

Chapel Hill • Crepe Traditions at 140 West • The Digital Image Academy

• Fit4Life at Rams Plaza• Krave in Carrboro • Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt at

Patterson Place• Moe’s Southwest Grill in

downtown Chapel Hill • Open Door Policy – garage door

service in the Triangle• RelyMD• Silverspot Cinema at

University Place• The Strowd• TCR: Triangle Cellular Repair

at Greenbridge• University PC in downtown

Chapel Hill• Celebrating five locations for

The Vapor Girl

New branch/new location/re-opening • North Americas headquarters

for Armacell • Grand re-opening for Coldwell

Banker HPW • New location for Community

Empowerment Fund• Chapel Hill location for

Fidelity Bank• Hendrick Motors expansion of

Porsche Southpoint • IFC@SECU Community House • New location for Kalisher in

Carrboro• New location for La Boutique Lane• Chapel Hill office for Lepage

Associates• Chapel Hill office for Malvin

Riggins & Company• NCWorks Center designation by

NC Department of Commerce • Ronald McDonald House

expansion• Wells Fargo grand opening at

Gateway Commons

Ribbon Cuttings and New Businesses

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What milestone can the Chamber help you celebrate?

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Learn more about The Partnership at carolinachamber.org/partnership



UNC’s University DayNon-Profit Roundtable

Columbus Day

Performance Golf Classic

Economic Outlook Briefing

The Partnership for a Sustainable CommunityNow in its fifth year, the Chamber’s Partnership for a Sustainable Community continues to strengthen and support the Chamber’s economic and community development work.

As the Chamber’s charitable non-profit partner, the Partnership’s mission is to apply business leadership to solve community problems and create opportunities. With strong community and business support the Partnership accomplishes this mission by focusing on the four areas:

• Convening leaders• Educating and informing the community• Building organizational capacity; and • Researching and reporting on important community

information.

The Partnership enjoyed great success in 2015 including:

• Graduating the largest class of Leadership Fellows from the 10-week, Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro program,

• Researching and delivering the State of the Community Report to its largest audience,

• Recognizing our uniformed officers and community difference-makers at the annual Salute to Community Heroes, and

• Serving as the fiscal sponsor of several of our community’s nascent non-profits.

Funded by the Performance Golf Classic, the Community Bocce Derby and a host of community and corporate underwriters, the Partnership is poised for an exceptional 2016 that will feature the bi-annual Inter-City Visit and Leadership Conference.


“Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro completely changed my life while living in Chapel Hill. I’ve built priceless relationships with a few of my classmates, and I know I have a large network of other Leadership graduates who are here to help me grow professionally and personally.” 2015 MEMBER SURVEY RESPONDENT



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Awards and AccoladesOur community continues to receive awards and accolades from trusted nationwide publications. Here are some of the rankings that our area received in 2015:

Chapel Hill and Carrboro are great places: For foodies! • Weathervane named one of Top 100 Best

Brunch Restaurants in America• Mama Dip’s named one of the Top 11 Best

Fried Chicken Places in America • The Crunkleton named as one of the

“Top Bourbon Bars in America” by The Bourbon Review

• Crook’s Corner is named on the Taste of the South magazine’s “Taste 50” list

• Durham-Chapel Hill is No. 1 ‘vegetarian city’ in the U.S. according to the Huffington Post

• Chapel Hill named #8 Best College Town in America for Food & Drink by Thrillist

For sports fans! • Chapel Hill named one of Four Slam Dunk

College Towns by National Geographic• Chapel Hill among Best Cities for Baseball,

Soccer, and Sports Fans by Wallet Hub

For singles! • Carrboro was ranked at the top of Livability’s

list of “10 Best Cities for Singles”

For students! • Orange County has 9th-best schools in the U.S.• Multiple UNC-Chapel Hill graduate programs

ranked by U.S. News & World Report• For the 15th time, UNC-Chapel Hill is ranked

#1 best value in public schools across the country and also #1 for best out-of-state value, a new category added this year by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

• Durham-Chapel Hill No. 2 among best U.S. metros for college students

• UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus tops a list of the “21 of the Most Beautiful College Campuses in America”

For visitors! • New York Times features 36 Hours in Chapel Hill

& Carrboro• Chapel Hill ranked #6 on 10 Scenic College

Towns by Destination Tips• Mashable listed Chapel Hill in their 7 Destinations

for a Cheap Last-minute 4th of July Getaway

For everyone! • Carrboro ranked one of the top 10 Best Suburbs

to Buy a House in North Carolina • Carrboro among the Top 100 Best Small Towns

in the U.S. • Chapel Hill is No. 11 on a list of “America’s Most

Affordable Places,” published by NerdWallet• Chapel Hill among the “Most Educated Places in

America” • Chapel Hill’s ranking among Top 100 Best Places

to Live continues to improve

• Chapel Hill is the best North Carolina city for public transportation and ranks 107th in the nation, according to real estate news site Redfin

• Chapel Hill rated #1 in Top 10 College Towns You’ll Never Want to Leave by College Magazine

• Chapel Hill tops the list of the “10 most fun cities in North Carolina,” according to lifestyle and travel site The Retired Blog

• Orange County is the third-best place in the U.S. to retire, according to a report by real estate research site FindTheHome

The region and the state continues to be one of the best places to find a job and do business: • Durham-Chapel Hill MSA #4 Best Place for

STEM Grads • Durham-Chapel Hill MSA #7 Best Places for

Black-Owned Businesses • Durham-Chapel Hill MSA #9 top metro for

black entrepreneurs• Durham-Chapel Hill MSA #12 of top Southern

job markets• North Carolina is #1 Most Competitive State by

Site Selection magazine• North Carolina ranked #2 Best State for Business

by Forbes• North Carolina ranked #3 Best State for

Business by CEOs in Chief Executive magazine• North Carolina ranked #10 Best State for Job

Growth by Forbes

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Thank or nominate a hero — carolinachamber.org/salute


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Buy local — when you spend it here, you keep it here.

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Buying locally sustains the unique character and quality of life of your community. Beyond the economic impact of your spending, buying locally supports the businesses that reinvest in your community’s social and environmental well-being. Orange County businesses give generously to area churches and non-profits and enhance the social welfare of friends and neighbors.

Dollars spent at a local business are reinvested in your community’s employees through wages and reinvested in other organizations through the purchase of legal, accounting and other business

services. By purchasing from local businesses, you (and the goods you purchase) travel fewer miles, saving you time, gas money, and carbon emissions.

Remember, when you spend it here, you keep it here.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Retail Centers• 300 E. Main, Carrboro• Carrboro Plaza• Carr Mill Mall• Chapel Hill North• Downtown Business District

• East 54• Glen-Lennox • Glenwood Square • Meadowmont Village• Rams Plaza • Southern Village• The Shops at Eastgate• Timberlyne Shopping Center• University Place• Village Plaza, Gateway Commons,

and The Galleria


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Join us for the Annual Meeting and start 2017 off right.

Chamber Office ClosedMartin Luther King Jr. Day

On Dec. 10, 2015, the Chamber recognized the following first responders and community volunteers :

• Sergeant James Walker, Carrboro Police Officer of the Year• Sergeant Michael Laffan, UNC Public Safety Employee of the Year• Officer Brad Kramer, Chapel Hill Police Officer of the Year• Emergency Management Coordinator Kirby Saunders, Orange

County ES EM Coordinator of the Year• Chief Deputy Jamison Reed Sykes, Orange County Sheriff

Employee of the Year• Master Firefighter James R. Spero, Chapel Hill Firefighter

of the Year• Driver Josh Asbill, Carrboro Firefighter of the Year• EMS Logistics Officer James Lunsford, Orange County ES EMS

Employee of the Year• Mark Kleinschmidt, Citizen of the Year• Archie Daniel, Jim Gibson Volunteer of the Year • Anna Wu, Town and Gown Award Recipient• Frederick Lewis Battle, Irene Briggaman Lifetime Achievement

Award Recipient• Rev. Dr. Robert E. Seymour, Irene Briggaman Lifetime

Achievement Award Recipient

2015 Salute to Community Heroes Presented by AT&T




CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2015 Financial Overview

CHAMBER REVENUE 2015*

Membership Dues $708,600 Program & Events $126,585 Management Contracts $99,635 Advertising $48,571 Strategic Partnerships $32,000

TOTAL $1,015,390

CHAMBER EXPENSES 2015*

Membership Programs and Services $308,858 Public Policy and Advocacy $120,551 Communications and Marketing $114,410 Economic and Community Development $173,638 Facilities and Operations $119,164 Administration $132,359

TOTAL $968,979

Advertising OpportunitiesVisitor & Relocation Guide

Discount: 5% off Chapel Hill Magazine’s rate card for Visitors & Relocation Guide Info: www.chapelhillmagazine.com/visitors-and-relocation-guide Contact: (919) 933-1551 [email protected]

Food Finder Dining Guide Discount: Exclusive member pricing based on ad size and placement Info: communityfoodfinder.com Contact: (919) 962-1163, ext. 2 [email protected]

Bigfish Digital Signs Discount: Digital advertising opportunities from $59—$119/month Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/TheNet Contact: Michael McHarg (919) 590-9244 [email protected]

Computers and Accessories Lenovo

Discount: Big discounts on Lenovo’s entire product line Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/Lenovo Contact: lenovo.com/carolinachamber Passcode: ChapelHill (all one word, capital C, capital H)

Credit Card ProcessingInfintech

Discount: Members have saved up to $10K a year! Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/infintech Contact: Matt Valego (919) 357-9972 [email protected]

Health and Dental CarePiedmont Health Services

Discount: $60 doctor visits, $10 prescriptions at Piedmont Health Services Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/SmallBusinessHealthService Contact: Amy Rix (919) 698-7681 [email protected]

RelyMD Discount: $8 per employee per month for access to online urgent care Info: relymd.com/carolinachamber Contact: Lisa Weistart (919) 357-9983 [email protected]

Internet and Telephone ServiceTime Warner Cable Business Class

Discount: Big savings for new TWCBC customers or existing customers wanting to add a new service

Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/TimeWarnerCableBusinessClass Contact: Paige Lieske (919) 357-9971 [email protected]

Office SuppliesOffice Depot

Discount: 15–30% off lowest retail price on office supplies Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/OfficeDepot Contact: Jodie Pearce (919) 896-3847 [email protected]

Payroll Processing and HR ServicesPaychex

Discount: 25% off payroll processing and/or HR services, 75% off set up fees for new customers

Contact: Samantha Chauveau (919) 357-9974 [email protected]

Workers’ Compensation CoverageFirst Benefits Insurance

Discount: Competitive rates for workers compensation coverage through First Benefits Insurance

Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/FirstBenefits Contact: (888) 393-2667 or call your local insurance broker

Exporting Services eCertify

Discount: $25 Certificates of Origin & Certificates of Free Sale (Small Business level membership and above)

Info: carolinachamber.org/pages/Exporting Contact: Justin Simmons (919) 357-9982 [email protected]

For more information on member benefits, see carolinachamber.org/m2m.

Member Benefits

$708,600$126,585

$99,635

$48,571 $32,000

$119,164

$173,638

$308,858

$132,359

$120,551

$114,410*Unaudited estimates

Chamber Staff

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce 104 S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27514(919) 967-7075carolinachamber.org

facebook.com/ChapelHillCarrboroChamber

@carolinachamber

@carolinachamber

flickr.com/photos/carolinachamber

slideshare.net/carolinachamber

(919) 967-7077 [email protected] @AaronNelson1Aaron Nelson, IOM, President and CEO

Amy Grau, Member Relations Specialist

(919) 357-9977 [email protected]

Brian Rowe, Finance Director


Aubrey Fox Williams, Vice President for Membership


Justin Simmons, Chief of Staff

(919) 357-9982 [email protected] @JustinSimmons

(919) 357-9988 [email protected] @kcs_tarheel

Chela Tu, Program Director

(919) 357-9990 [email protected] @chelatu

Kristen Caroline Smith, Vice President for Advocacy and Engagement

Nicholas Cameron Johnson, Communication and Program Manager

(919) 357-9989 [email protected] @neonick2012

Unless otherwise noted, all photography is by Nicholas Cameron Johnson.

2016 calendar & 2015 annual report

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