Recent News - Burke County Chamber of Commerce

Excitement Building around Burke Chamber’s Fall Agenda

Posted on August 15, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

Led by the 19th Annual Chamber Golf Classic on September 25, the Burke Chamber is planning a fall agenda as exciting as the fall colors in Western NC. Here’s a preview and some reminders:

August 19, 330 pm – Applebee’s Restaurant Groundbreaking

August 21 – Ambassadors Prize Patrol

September 2 – Ribbon Cutting at Alray Tires

September 11, 430-630 pm – Business After Hours at Silver Fork Winery sponsored by CommunityOne Bank.

September 25 – Golf Classic at Silver Creek Presented by

Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge – It promises to be the best yet! Registration information will be released next week. For information about hole sponsorships ($175) or being a tournament sponsor with special benefits, call the Chamber at 437-3021.

September-November, Leadership Burke – It’s the right time to be thinking about up and coming members of your team who your company would like to send to this leadership development course. Look for details to be announced soon.

November 13, Business Showcase – Put your business in the spotlight before fellow businesses and hundreds of consumers at our second annual expo. Details coming soon.

Plus, look for news about upcoming Business for Breakfasts and other special member events over the coming months.

Models Needed! Looking for fun for your kids with the start of school just around the corner? Check out kid fest at Belk on Saturday, A ugust 9, from 12 noon-3 pm.

Posted on August 6, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

There’ll be fashion shows, games, refreshments and savingsof up to 50% in kids apparel. To register as a model and participate in the fashion show, see a Sales Associate or call (828) 437-3681 for details. Belk is located in the

Morganton Heights shopping center.

Congratulations to Lake James Cellars for being recognized by NC Green Travel as one of the state’s top 100 sustainable tourism-oriented businesses.

Posted on August 6, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

South Mountains State Park was also recognized – like Lake James

Cellars — based on points earned for environmentally-friendly practices. A family-owned winery in Glen Alpine, Lake James Cellars has an environmental team comprised of its owners and employees. Together, they are using solar energy for electricity and hot water, have switched to LED and fluorescent lighting, are landscaping with natural mulch and native plants, and actively recyclying throughout the business. If your business is interested in becoming part of NC Green Travel’s free program, visit their web site for more information and an application form.

Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge graduated its first class of physicians in its Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program on July 11.

Posted on August 6, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

The eight graduates of the three-year osteopathic residency program had previously completed four years of medical school and have now completed a residency program in family medicine, internal medicine, a rotating internship program or a gastroenterology fellowship. The GME program has transformed Burke County’s two hospitals into teaching institutions that are helping to meet the predicted future shortage of primary care physicians. Blue Ridge launched the program in 2011. In addition to the traditional studies in a school of medicine, osteopathic physicians train in manipulative medicine, a system of hands-on techniques to help relieve pain, restore motion and support the body’s functions.

Edward Jones to Host Open House

Posted on August 6, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

Chad Burel, a local financial advisor for the financial services firm Edward Jones, invites the public to attend an open house from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 16, at 353 Sanford Drive on the River Village Greenway in Morganton. Refreshments will be served. In addition, Burel is supporting the Burke County Schools by using his office as a drop-off location for a school supplies drive. Visitors to the open house may help those less fortunate in the community by bringing in items to the Edward Jones branch office. The Edward Jones interactive Web site is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting Web site is www.careers.edwardjones.com.

Biz Bites: Growing Business

Posted on August 6, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

Real Living Carolina Property was host to a grand opening and ribbon cutting at Old Oaks Estates on July 15, along with developer Matt Schulte, General Partner with KM Properties, LTD, and Jason Lowery from North Point Custom Builders, who constructed the model home. For nature lovers and families, Old Oaks Estates offers the exclusivity of living in a gated community in a beautiful rural area with spectacular views of Table Rock, Grandfather Mountain and other mountain landmarks, all within minutes of Morganton and Lenoir. Pisgah National Forest borders the property to the north and west to permanently preserve the mountain vistas. With offices in Morganton, Asheville, West Jefferson and at Lake James, Real Living Carolina Property has more than 20 years experience in real estate and is in the Top Ten of the Real Living National Network for Customer Service with a 97% satisfaction rating. To learn more about Old Oaks Estates, visit oldoaksestates.com or call Real Living Carolina Property 438-3660.

Upcoming Events

Posted on August 6, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

August 19 – Applebee’s Restaurant Groundbreaking
August 21 – Ambassadors’ Surprise Patrol
September 2 – Alray Tire Ribbon-Cutting

September 11 – Business After Hours at Silver Fork Winery Sponsored by Community One Bank

September 25 – 19th Annual Chamber Golf Classic at Silver Creek

October 16 – Business After Hours at The Beanstalk Zip Lines

November 13 – Second Annual Chamber Business EXPO

Watch for details about September’s Business for Breakfast Coming Soon

Chamber Golf Classic Tees Off September 25

Posted on August 6, 2014December 25, 2018 by Tonia Stephenson

Silver Creek Plantation will be the setting for the 19th Annual Chamber Golf Classic on Thursday, September 25, and it promises to be the best yet.

Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge is the presenting sponsor for the 2014 Classic. A limited number of Platinum Sponsorships ($1,000) and Gold Sponsorships ($500), each with special benefits, are still available. The complete list of sponsors will be announced by mid-August.

A full field of 96 golfers is expected for the afternoon event that will begin with lunch and conclude with a special “19th Hole” reception at the Silver Creek club house. There will be skills contests on the course, a very special hole-in-one prize and a package of amenities for every golfer, just to hint at some of the surprises in store for this year’s sponsors and golfers. Registration details will be announced shortly.

Meanwhile, it’s not too early to showcase your business and show your support of the Chamber as an Official 2104 Hole Sponsor. A Hole Sponsorship is just $175. As a hole sponsor, you’ll be recognized on all tournament communications, on the digital displays at the Chamber offices and on signage on the sponsored hole. In addition, you’ll have the option of manning your sponsored hole during the Chamber Golf Classic (table and chairs provided). To register your company as a hole sponsor, call the Chamber at 437-3021 or e-mail Jerry Davis (jdavis@burkecounty.org) or Stacey Ripley (sripley@burkecounty.org)