Thursday, September 27, 2007

ABC NEWS: The Real Estate Market In Charlotte, NC

Check out this link. Everyone is talking about it!

www.abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3272735

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Update From The Charlotte Chamber

** Need products or services? Get competitive bids here! The Charlotte Chamber’s online MarketPlace simplifies the sometimes laborious procurement process. With nearly 4,000 members offering more than 400 different types of products and services, the Charlotte Chamber’s membership base has everything your organization needs – at competitive prices. Visit www.charlottechamber.com/marketplace to submit a request for proposal, qualifications or information, and vendors will respond through Marketplace’s automated, user-friendly system. No legwork. No hassle. Simple. Free.




** The Charlotte Post Foundation will honor Charlotte architect and former mayor Harvey Gantt with its “Luminary – Lifetime Achievement” award at the Charlotte Post Best banquet on Saturday, September 22. Honorary chair is Cynthia Marshall, president of AT&T North Carolina. The 11th annual banquet will be held at the Hilton Charlotte Center City at 6:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, visit www.thecharlottepost.com.

** Congratulations to Jim Carpenter, president of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. He has been selected as the president of the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for this upcoming year. ** The Chamber will combine the Newcomer Resource and Business & Leadership Directory into one comprehensive publication for 2008. Atlantic Publication Group, our publishing partner, will conduct phone verifications to make sure your information is up–to-date. Print and online advertising opportunities are available. Read more…

** The Charlotte Mecklenburg’s Police Athletic League’s (PAL) 3rd Annual Oyster Roast and Barbecue is Saturday, September 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. Come enjoy the live calypso and reggae sounds of Donald Baptiste at The Gateway Village Promenade while you eat Sonny’s pulled pork barbeque, side fixin’s and freshly steamed oysters. All you can eat for a $20 donation! Proceeds will benefit PAL’s athletic and academic programming. For advance tickets call 704.336.5290.
Featured Member Discount: McLaughlin Young Group offers Chamber members a 10 percent discount on coaching, training, assessment and consulting services.



DID YOU KNOW???
In 2007-2008, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools expects to have 25,360 students in portable classrooms. If all of those students were in elementary school, that’s close to 30 elementary schools.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools had 1,139 portables in use during the 2006-2007 school year.

Of those, 170 are more than 40 years old – they were purchased between 1963 and 1966. Another 48 were bought in 1969 and 1970.

This is extensive use of “temporary” facilities.