On January 29, 2015, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce held its 73rd Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel.

1. 2015
ANNUAL MEETING
Please enjoy this time to
network
*alternatively, you can just sit quiet and tweet #AM2015

2. Aaron Nelson
President & CEO,
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber
of Commerce

4. The 2014 Annual Report
designed by:

5. Produced in
partnership
with:

7. Networking Coffee Reception Sponsor

12. #freakenawesomechambermeeting

13. Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Mid-Size Business Category

14. Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Large Business Category

15. Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Non-Profit Category

16. Business of the Year Award
Micro-Enterprise Category

17. Presenting Sponsor
Senior Associate Brokerage
GARY HILL
Avison Young

18. europacenterchapelhill.com

19. Please enjoy
your lunch.

20. Our Lunch
Sponsors

21. Economic Development Partners!

24. Community Champion
Reagan Pruitt

25. Community Champion
Reagan Pruitt

26. State of the Chamber
2014 Chair, Board of
Directors
CHRIS
BARNES
Regions Bank

28. 2014: It’s Been a Great Year

29. 200+ Volunteers Supporting YOU

30. Including Our Board of Directors

31. State of the Chamber

32. Our Membership
• 1200 members
• 89.9% Retention
•101 New Members
investing $75,000

33. 92 Programs & Events
Including 60 networking
events – where you met your
current clients & customers!

34. Young Professional Network

35. Grow in Carrboro: Social Enterprise Series

36. SCORE Chapel Hill: Number #1!

37. What does your
Chamber do for
YOU?

38. My Chamber ADVOCATES for me

39. My Chamber CONNECTS me

40. My Chamber SAVES me money

41. 2014 Public Policy Agenda
• Retain, Recruit and Grow Employers
• Improve Regulatory Environment and
Business Climate
• Build and Maintain Infrastructure
• Increase Participation and Influence
by and of the Business Community

42. Economic Development

43. Approved Commercial Projects
Clockwise from left, Ephesus
Fordham, Carolina Square, and Glen
Lennox

44. Central West

45. 300 East Main & More in Carrboro

46. Gigabit Speed brought to you by AT&T

47. Orange County in 2014
• 3.9% unemployment
• $1.2 billion in retail sales
• 3,000 new residences planned or
approved
• 2 million sq. ft. of office and retail
approved to be built
• $700 million in new construction
approved

48. Advocated for Increased Teacher Pay

49. Financially Healthy and Strong
$676,000
$102,300
$86,900
$36,700 $29,200
Membership
Dues
Contracts for
Services
Programs
and Events
Publications
Strategic
Partnerships
$295,600
$193,100
$119,300
$117,000
$104,100
$83,500
$45,000
Membership
Programs and
Services
Economic and
Community
Development
Facilities and
Operations
Administation
Public Policy and
Advocacy
REVENUE EXPENSE

50. Website: People are looking for YOU!

51. Social Media: We’re connecting with YOU!
Are you tweeting the
Annual Meeting?
Join the conversation at
#AM2015!

52. In the News: People are reading (& hearing) about YOU!

53. You’re always welcome at 104 S. Estes!
We’re
answering your
call and
sharing a Coke!

54. Strategic Partnerships
• Eliminate courier costs
• Fast turnaround time
• Easy to use
• Reduce errors
• Decrease paper use
• Save time and money
carolinachamber.org/pages/exporting
Going Global:

55. The Power of Partnerships
“The Chamber’s strategic
partnership with Infintech is
honestly saving us thousands
and thousands of dollars per
year.” -- Alfredo, Karen, and
Michael Mendes, Alfredo’s Pizza

56. The Partnership for a Sustainable Community
• Serves and strengthens mission
driven organizations
• Develops and convenes community
leaders
• Improves the ecosystem of support
for community problem solvers

57. It’s been a great year
because of you!

58. The Chair’s Award
for Public Private
Partnership was
created by 2010
Chair Joanne
Fiore.
And it goes to…

59. Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt

60. Mark
Kleinschmidt

61. Welcome, Elected Officials!
North Carolina General Assembly
§ Rep. Verla Insko
Town of Hillsborough
§ Mayor Tom Stevens

62. Welcome, Elected Officials!
Orange County Board of Commissioners
§ Chair Earl McKee
§ Commissioner Barry Jacobs
§ Commissioner Mia Burroughs
§ Commissioner Renee Price
§ Commissioner Penny Rich

63. Welcome, Elected Officials!
Town of Carrboro
§ Mayor Lydia Lavelle
Town of Chapel Hill
§ Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt
§ Councilwoman Sally Green Greene
§ Councilwoman Maria Palmer
§ Councilman George Cianciolo
§ Councilman Ed Harrison
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
§ Member Annetta Streater

64. New Award in 2015
The Chair’s Award
for Excellence in
Service to the
Chamber and Its
Members
And it goes to…

65. Marc Pons
Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center

66. Marc Pons

67. Thank you, again, for a great year!

68. Community Champion
Joanne Fiore

69. Community Champion
Joanne Fiore

70. Chris Mead
Association of
Chamber of
Commerce
Executives

71. Magicians of Main Street:
What Chambers (and You)
Can Do
Presented by:
Chris Mead, Senior Vice President
Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
To:
Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
January 29, 2015

73. Liverpool Cowboy

74. Johnny Ringo

75. A Star Who Supported the
Chamber Movement

76. Miss America, 1921

77. Santa Claus Lane

78. The World’s Best-Known Sign

79. One Way to Compete
With Rodeo Drive

84. Chamber-Challenged

85. Star-Struck

86. Charles Levine:
A Man With a Plane

87. Spirit of St. Louis, 1927

88. Al Capone, 1931

90. “Go ahead and work something out. Get us off
the hook, even if it means desegregating the
stores.” -- Ivan Allen, Jr., 1960

91. “If anyone breaks this contract, let it be
the white man.” 1961

92. Birmingham, 1963

93. Federal Reserve System, 1913

94. Golden Gate Bridge, 1937

95. Dec. 7, 1941

97. Woodstock

98. The Rock Island Bridge, 1857

99. Killing 20,000 People in the
Mississippi Valley, 1878

100. Helping Put Japanese-Americans Behind
Barbed Wire in World War II

101. What can you and the Chamber do?

102. Thank you!
For more information, please contact:
Chris Mead
Senior Vice President
(703) 998-3545
cmead@acce.org

103. Community Champion
Jeff Strickler

104. Community Champion
Jeff Strickler

105. 2015 Year in Preview
2015 Chair, Board
of Directors
ROBERT
SAUNDERS
Brooks Pierce

106. Where we are headed

107. 2015 Chair, Board
of Directors
ROBERT
SAUNDERS
Brooks Pierce

108. STRONG,
AND GETTING
STRONGER

109. CONNECT

110. SAVE YOU MONEY

111. ADVOCATE

112. More than…

113. THRIVING ECONOMY
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY

114. Infrastructure

115. Infrastructure
Education

116. Infrastructure
Education
Innovation

117. Infrastructure

118. Infrastructure
ENERGY
WATER
TRANSPORTATION
BROADBAND

119. Education

121. Education

122. Innovation
HOUSING
JOBS
GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

123. Innovation

124. Innovation

125. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 Immediate Past Chair,
Chair of Partnership for a
Sustainable Community
CHRIS
BARNES
Regions Bank

126. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 Vice-Chair
ANTHONY
PUGLIESE
AICPA

127. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 Treasurer
JOEL
LEVY
Joel I. Levy, CPA, PLLC.

128. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 Finance
Committee
ROBERT
DOWLING
Community Home Trust

129. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 Membership
Committee
HELEN
ANTIPOV
Comfort Keepers

130. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 Economic
Development & Public
Policy Committee (EDPP)
PAM
HERNDON
State Farm Insurance

131. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 EDPP
Committee
BRETT
BUSHNELL
Tri-Local Realty

132. MEET YOUR CHAMBER LEADERSHIP:
2015 General
Counsel
ARTY
BOLICK
Brooks Pierce

133. NEW BOARD MEMBERS:
Erin Jobe, Carrboro Farmers Market
Caroline Riggsbee, PNC Bank
Dr. Bill Ingram, Durham Tech

136. PARTICIPATE
THRIVE

137. WE WILL BE BOLD
WE WILL LEAD

138. Another day,
another chance to excel

139. 2015 Chair, Board
of Directors
ROBERT
SAUNDERS
Brooks Pierce

140. 2015 International Travel

141. CUBA
October 22-30
• 8 nights in first class hotels
• Meals
• Day Trips
• From RDU

142. CUBA
October 22-30
• 8 nights in first class hotels
– Miami
– Camaguey
– Cienfuegos
– Havana

143. Thank you, Ambassadors!

144. Your 2014
Ambassador of
the Year is…

145. Jeffrey
Wehner

146. Indira
Everett
Duke Energy

147. Duke Energy
Citizenship and Service Award

148. Duke Energy
Citizenship and
Service Award
Lindy
Pendergrass

149. THE CHAMBER AND
CIRRUS AIRCRAFT PRESENTS…
FLYING 2.0
BUSINESS NETWORKING

150. Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Large Business Category

151. Business of the Year
Large Category Nominees
• Atma Hotel Group
• Bank of North Carolina
• Chapel Hill Restaurant Group
• Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA*
• Durham Coca-Cola Bottling
Company
• Harris Teeter at University Mall*
• Performance Chevrolet, Inc.
• PHE, Inc.
• Rho, Inc.
• Southern Season
• Summit Engineering
• The Carolina Inn
• VIF International Education

152. The 2014 Business of the Year Award
Large Category Finalists are…

156. Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Mid-Size Business Category

157. Business of the Year
Mid-Enterprise Nominees
• Al's Burger Shack
• Breadmen's
• Eller Capital Partners
• Fitch Lumber
• Glen Lennnox
• Google
• Green Beagle Lodge
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore
• Johnny T-Shirt
• Linda's Bar & Grill
• Maple View Ice Cream
• Mottis
• Plaza Dry Cleaners
• The Daily Tar Heel
• The Franklin Hotel
• The Vapor Girl
• University Mall
• Vestrics Predictive Analytics
• Yes! Solar Solutions

158. The 2014 Business of the Year Award
Mid-Size Enterprise Finalists are…

162. Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Non-Profit Category

163. Business of the Year
Non-Profit Category Nominees
• Carol Woods Retirement
Community
• Community Empowerment Fund
• Compass Center for Women and
Families
• Galloway Ridge at Fearrington
• Habitat for Humanity of Orange
County
• Home Builders Association of
Durham, Orange & Chatham
Counties
• Residential Services, Inc.
• Ronald McDonald House
• Table Inc.
• The Walking Classroom Institute

164. The 2014 Business of the Year Award
Non-Profit Category Finalists are…

168. Business of the Year Award
Micro-Enterprise Category

169. Business of the Year
Micro-Enterprise Nominees
• Alfredos Pizza Villa and restaurant
• Balloons & Tunes
• Community Empowerment Fund
• Enitech IT Support and Consulting
• i9 Sports of South Durham and South
Orange Counties
• Polaris IT Solutions
• Sharon Hill International
• Varsity Theatre
• Vimala's Curryblossom Café

170. The 2014 Business of the Year Award
Micro-Enterprise Finalists are…

175. Community Champion

176. Community Champion

177. Community Champion

178. Community Investors

179. Citizenship & Service
Award Sponsor

180. Lunch Sponsor

181. Lunch Sponsor

182. Table Sponsors
Chapel Hill/Orange
County Visitors Bureau
UNC Chapel Hill
Orange County Economic Development
Town of Carrboro
Summit Design and Engineering Services

183. THANK YOU
for your membership.
We look forward to continuing to serve
you in 2015.