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Chamber Board salutes tourism…and small businesses When the Chamber Board of Directors meets on April 4, it will take care of some important business – approving resolutions to support “Tourism Week” from May 4-12 and “Small Business Week in Carteret County” Mike Wagoner from May 19-24. We always marvel at the ingenuity of those savvy tourism leaders who manage to squeeze two weekends into “National Tourism Week,” but that only makes good business sense. Here are the nuts and bolts: In North Carolina, domestic visitors and travelers spend more than $18.4 billion in tourism-related expenditures each year, and we are the sixth-mostvisited state in the nation. Travel and tourism ranks as the third largest industry in North Carolina and directly employs nearly 188,000 North Carolinians, with a payroll exceeding $4.1 billion. Carteret County ranks 14th among the 100 counties in North Carolina in terms of annual travel and tourism expenditures by visitors, with a direct economic impact of more than $278.7 million. Our tourism businesses directly employ approximately 3,000 citizens with an annual payroll of nearly $49 million. “Essentially every business in Carteret County benefits from the infusion of tourism dollars into our local communities,” says Chamber Chair Mary Carlyle Brown of Realty World First Coast Realty. “Please make an effort to celebrate tourism this year and take ownership of our ‘Hand of Hospitality’ recognition program. Please say thanks to visitors, guests and tourists for staying with us during National Tourism Week…and all year-round,” she said. We still have a lot of work to do helping people realize that “tourism really is everybody’s business here.” Tourism is the goose that lays the golden egg at the Crystal Coast. I was recently asked to participate in a local government agency’s survey and was disturbed by the assumption that a barrier to our future community development is: “The unsustainable nature of a local economy that depends entirely on tourism, retirees and residential development, and therefore, does not provide work or affordable housing for young, working families.” The Chamber maintains that tourism is indeed sustainable and provides many solid jobs that pay well with an abundance of career pathways that can lead to higher earnings. Second home owners pay their taxes but have low demands for services.
Retirees need to be viewed as the gems they are, OPALS: “Older people with active lifestyles.” Many small businesses depend on visitors, weekend and seasonal residents as well as seniors to show a profit on the bottom line.
We’ll talk more about Carteret County’s small businesses next time. But for now: Open your hearts to the “Dit-Dots” – people who visit here, spend their money…and then go home.
‘Sequestration haunts economic recovery’ Writing recently for the Ward and Smith, P.A. web page, Attorney Matthew Cordell notes that “sequestration is the term used in the Budget Control Act of 2011 to describe significant across-the-board cuts to almost all categories of federal spending – both defense and non-defense spending.” “One reason sequestration is so harmful is that it requires indiscriminate cuts to critically important budget items – not just the pork. Congress never intended sequestration to take effect – it was meant only to be a consequence so untenable that future Congresses would be forced to compromise to avoid it.” Unfortunately, the current Congress and the administration didn’t get the memo from Counselor Cordell, said Mike Wagoner, President of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce. Because no deficit reduction plan was enacted to forestall sequestration, the mandatory cuts of almost $100 billion are being dished out in fiscal year 2013. Cordell predicts the consequences will only get worse, and sequestration will expand for fiscal years 201421, “as a progressively more punitive mechanism to force Congress to get the deficit under control.” The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced that furloughs for civilian employees can
begin April 26. Unless Congress acts to halt sequestration, the DoD says civilian employees will be furloughed without pay for 22 days – one day a week through the September 30 end of the fiscal year. Wagoner said: “Until our leaders in Washington, D.C, get their acts together, this is not a pretty picture for military communities, and sequestration is haunting economic recovery in eastern North Carolina, where the military presence is huge. “The Chamber continues to press our Senators and North Carolina’s Congressmen to end sequestration and solve the problem. “We support the efforts of the Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow (ACT) organization to protect and defend Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and the Fleet Readiness Center East. “And the Chamber is speaking up for Carteret County’s Coast Guard facilities and for the Army Reserve unit in Morehead City, for their budgets are also going to be slashed. “Looking toward Raleigh,” Wagoner aid, “the General Assembly is rolling in high gear. We continue to monitor bills that have an impact on the coastal region. The best way for Chamber members to keep up is to read The PULSE, our electronic newsletter, which is distributed on Mondays.”
Monthly Newsletter: April 2013
Carteret County Chamber of Commerce
Why Should You Join? • Networking • Visibility • Credibility • Advertising Opportunities • Community Advocacy • Community Involvement • and much more!
Our Mission: To improve the economic climate of Carteret County.
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MAC appreciates 2013 ‘Star Sponsors’ The Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee is continuing to enroll “Star Sponsors” for the 2013 program year. “Star Sponsors” are recognized at all MAC functions. “We have four tiers of ‘Star Sponsors,’” said Diane Warrender of the Chamber. “The investment levels are $500, $250, $175 and $75. This enables both large and small businesses to participate, as well as community organizations, professionals and individuals.” “At present, we have 23 ‘Star Sponsors’ on board for 2013, but would love to add more.” Here is the current roster: 4 Star Sponsors: Amos Mosquito’s Restaurant & Bar; Marine Federal Credit Union; McCurdy’s Restaurant & Deck on Moonlight Bay; Morehead City-Beaufort Elks Lodge #1710; Progress Energy Carolinas; and White Swan Express of Atlantic Beach.
3 Star Sponsors: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative; Emerald Isle Beach & Pool Club; Frank Door Company; Morehead City Yacht Basin/Marina Management Services, LLC; and “The Teacherage” Newport Historical Museum. 2 Star Sponsors: Bob Upchurch Appraisals; Henry Kahen – Edward Jones; Necaise Insurance & Financial Services; Southern Sweepers; Steve & Mary Carlyle Brown of Realty World First Coast Realty; and Woodmen of the World Lodge 1513. 1 Star Sponsors: Alan Leary – Century 21 Newsom-Ball Realty; Bill Rogerson; Debbie Fisher – Office Fusion Solutions; Dennis Marquardt; Raymond Hopkins – PowerHouse/ Generac Generators; and Victor E. Heinrich & Associates. For more information about the MAC, contact Diane Warrender at 726-6350 or diane@nccoastchamber.com.
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Contact Us: 801 Arendell Street Suite 1 Morehead City, NC 28557 (252) 726-6350 (800) NCCOAST Fax (252) 726-3505 cart.coc@nccoastchamber.com www.nccoastchamber.com
Networking: The Chamber Way Put a little spring in your step…now the days are growing longer. Steve & Mary Carlyle Brown, both of Realty World First Coast Realty, invite you to get involved with the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce. She is serving as 2013 Chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.
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Member Spotlight
The Leadership Carteret Class of 2013 is the 25th class to participate in the program.
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38 graduate from Leadership Carteret 2013 The 38 members of the Leadership Carteret Class of 2013 graduated with flying colors March 20. The ceremony was held at The Country Club of the Crystal Coast in Pine Knoll Shores. Their certificates were awarded by Leadership Carteret Steering Committee Co-Chairs Alan Leary of Century 21 Newsom-Ball Realty and Steve Hellersperk of ACS Computer Services and Toastmasters-Morehead City. The Graduation Luncheon keynote speaker was Judge Doug McCullough of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The class selected Virginia Jones of Tiller School of Carteret County to deliver reflective remarks. Other new graduates are: Kim Ervin, Andy Rogers, Allison Wax, Holly Wilson and Linda Wood, all of Emerald Isle Realty; Madelene Brooks, Martin Nichols and Mary Walton, all of Carteret Community College; Arnold Duncan and Lindberg Frazier, both of the Port of Morehead City; Megan Hildt and Gwen Salter, both of Island Essentials – A Linen & Leisure Supply Company; Kathy Lockowitz and Kelly Nicholson, both of Bluewater Real Estate; and Brandon Staton and Olivia Yankosky, both of Transportation Impact. Also, Cheryl Bomar of Morehead City Yacht Basin; Paula Dickson of Coastal Community Action; Scott Eckholdt of Wells Fargo; Nancy Elberson of LegalShield; Kitti Hardison of United Way of Coastal Carolina; Victor Heinrich of Victor E. Heinrich & Associates; Fred Lund of Safrit’s Building Supply; June McLendon of Hope Mission; and Blair Propst of the Carteret County Public School System. Also, Joshua Race of Morehead City Chiropractic; Cristy Reese of Crystal Coast Dentistry; Morgan
Shipp of Sound Bank; Jaime Smith of Crystal Coast Medical Transport; Sue Stuska of Cape Lookout National Seashore; Ricky Thornhill of the U.S. Coast Guard; Tara Timblin of Beaufort Housing Authority; Rich Truax of Carolinas Center for Surgery; Chris Turner of Carteret County government; Jason
Here are new “best friends” Morgan Shipp, Linda Wood and Virginia Jones. (Photo by Steve Hellersperk)
Judge Lindberg Frazier convenes court for the reenactment of an 1871 murder trial at the old courthouse in Beaufort.
Williams of First Bank; Danaë Wilson of PNC Bank; and Larry Woods of the North Carolina Division of Workforce Solutions/Carteret County JobLink Career Center. Look for more coverage on this “best class ever” in the May issue of the Chamber News.
Olivia Yankosky portrays the Clerk of Court in the courthouse dramatization. She is the most learned and respected member of the judiciary.
Starring roles were played by Brandon Staton, who is “in character” as Dummer Hargett, found guilty of killing Absolom Fisher, and Holly Wilson as the charming Ann Fisher, widow of the deceased and Hargett’s lover.
Visit Irene Bailey’s oceanfront studio gallery at 905 Ocean Drive, Emerald Isle, by appointment. Call 7233258 or e-mail irene@irenebailey.com or donald@irenebailey.com. View her work online at www.irenebailey. com. Irene Bailey’s studio will be featured in this year’s Friends of the Western Carteret Library Homes Tour on April 20. Education: Bailey completed her formal education with a Masters of Fine Art from East Carolina University. Awards: Bailey has won both national and international awards from The Portrait Society of America, The American Artist Professional League (NYC), the Catherine Wolf Art Club (NYC) and Atlanta’s Fine Arts Art League, to name a few. Bailey was chosen as “One of One Hundred Incredible ECU Women” in 2007. She was also featured in the “Rebel Magazine” when she won Best in Show in painting. Bailey was featured in the fall 2012 issue of ECU’s “EAST” magazine for her 18th portrait on the ECU campus. Portraits: Some of Bailey’s most noted portraits of prominent academic leaders, executives and judges are displayed at: ECU; the Minges Pepsi Bottling Group, NC; and in four county courthouses. Donations: Bailey has supported through donations numerous charities such as: Communities In Schools of Carteret County, Carteret County Domestic Violence
Program, ECU Alumni Association, Greenville Museum of Art, the S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series of ECU, American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society. Bridal Portraits: Immortalize the Bridal painting by artist Irene Bailey moment with a hand painted oil portrait of the bride or bride and groom. “A painting of your wedding day will be treasured for generations.” Wells said. “No expense at this time would hold more long lasting value. Having a portrait painted is a very special event. Let Irene Bailey walk you through this wonderful experience; you will never regret it.” Commissions: Irene Bailey accepts commissions for portraits of a personal or professional nature, including family groups and pets. Workshops and demonstrations are available. Reproductions (both giclées and prints) of some of Irene’s work are available; order online at www. IreneBailey.com or by phone at 723-3258.
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Morehead City Chiropractic offers individualized care Morehead City Chiropractic, PLLC, located on 4050 Arendell St. Suite D, Morehead City, is Carteret County’s newest chiropractic office. Dr. Joshua Race, chiropractor/owner, strives to give each patient he sees the individual attention and time they deserve when visiting his office. Dr. Race has a wealth of experience working with back pain, neck pain, headaches, extremity discomfort, pinched nerve, disc injuries, motor vehicle accidents, pregnancy, children, sports injuries and much more. Dr. Race primarily uses a “hands on” adjustment technique with his patients, but realizes not every individual responds the same way to a single treatment style. Dr. Race tailors his chiropractic treatment to each individual patient to get the best, most comfortable results. Morehead City Chiropractic also incorporates different therapies and modalities if necessary into patient care, such as electric stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound, heat/ ice, traction tables and a space in the office to work on rehabilitative exercises. Morehead City Chiropractic has a wide range of Shaklee nutritional products/supplements available for patients to choose from as well as pain relieving BIOFREEZE gel and other supports and aids to help their patients. “Morehead City Chiropractic always offers a complimentary consultation to determine if our office can help you,” Dr. Race said. “There are no ‘cookie cutter’ treat-
ment plans at Morehead City Chiropractic. “I work with each patient to determine what will work best for that individual. Additionally, we have several ways to help make chiropractic care more affordable to our patients, including our healthy family option.” Dr. Race is a 2008 graduate of New York Chiropractic College and has five years of working experience as an associate chiropractor serving the Goldsboro area before moving to Carteret County to start his own practice. Dr. Race and his wife, Maggie, have spent a lot of time visiting family in Carteret County over the past few years and decided this was the perfect place to start a life and raise a family. Morehead City Chiropractic has convenient office hours, including Saturday morning hours from 10 a.m.12 noon. Go to www.moreheadcitychiropractic. com, e-mail the office at moreheadcitychiropractic@ centurylink.net or call for a complimentary consultation at 247-0112.
Chamber ‘objects’ to insurance rate hike The Board of Directors of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce endorses concerns raised by the NC-20 public/private partnership related to the recent settlement agreement announced by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin that will increase homeowners insurance rates on July 1, 2013. The Chamber believes the rate increases of 19.8 percent for coastal Territory 8 (all of Bogue Banks) and 8.6 percent for mainland Territory 52 (the remainder of Carteret County) are “unsubstantiated, unwarranted and unjustified.” Chamber leaders sent letters to Sen. Norman Sanderson and Rep. Pat McElraft as well as to all members of the Insurance Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives. Chamber Chair Mary Carlyle Brown said: “We are requesting that the General Assembly get actively engaged and review the rate-making process (including the composition and authority of the North Carolina Rate Bureau and the administrative powers of the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner) and the operation of the Beach Plan (North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association or NCIUA). “We maintain that the settlement rates are excessive and unfairly discriminatory,” she said. “Interestingly, Commissioner Goodwin ordered a public hearing on the rate increase requested filed by the North Carolina Rate Bureau on October 23, 2012, just prior to the General Election. His settlement agreement announcement came about 90 days prior to the public hearing date (June 3, 2013). According to the North Carolina Department of Insurance, the settlement now eliminates the need for a public hearing, and it has been cancelled. What’s the rush? “We were hopeful that the hearing would proceed, allowing further public transparency of the rate-making process and a better understanding of how our homeowners insurance rates are determined. The settlement appears to disregard the actual hurricane loss experience in North Carolina,” she said. “The Chamber remains concerned that the rate-making system is fundamentally flawed, inequitable and unfair to the coastal counties. We believe there is no valid correlation between the rate increases imposed on property owners in the coastal counties and actuarial data. Insurance reform needs to be systematic to ensure there is a scientific data collection system and an equitable method of making rate rulings.”
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The following Chamber members renewed their membership between 02/15/2013 and 03/15/2013. Accounting Unlimited Alan Shelor Real Estate American Cancer Society Beachview Accounting Blue Water Promotions, Inc. Buffalo Wild Wings Burns & Wilcox Ltd. Camp Albemarle Camp Sea Gull & Camp Seafarer Carolina Crawlspace Solutions, Inc. Carteret Clinic for Adolescents and Children Carteret County Public Library Chick-fil-A Christoph H. Hintze Drafting Service Chused & Associates, CPAs PA Classic Coastal Creations Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Coastal Trim & Accessories Country Club Apartments Crystal Coast Heating & Air Crystal Coast Interiors
Crystal Coast Tent & Event Rentals, LLC Dennis M. Marquardt Discovery Map ECON Developers, Inc. Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival Golfin’ Dolphin Family Recreation, Inc. Holiday Trav-L-Park Resort for Campers Investors Title Insurance Company Joan Pulley Real Estate Lake Road Winery LeBleu Bottled Water Map & Sea Medical Park Pharmacy East Melaleuca
Mike Toler Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter Rasberry & Associates, Inc. S. F. Ballou Construction Schulz Stephenson Law Sea of Greed Book SPM Resorts/Palmetto Marketing Starling Marine Successful Living Strategies TESI Staffing & Employee Screening Services, Inc. The Athlete’s Foot The Star Team/Star Team Real Estate Tyco Integrated Security, LLC Walgreens -- Cape Carteret
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AFLAC – Lisa Musto Ms. Lisa Musto 219 Church Road Havelock, NC 28532 (305) 240-9416 Insurance Ms. Becky Brown 509 West Terminal Blvd. Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 (252) 240-2247 Friends Island Inn of Atlantic Beach Ms. Janita Gonzalez 215 W. Fort Macon Road Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 (252) 726-3780 Accommodations www.islandinnrentals.com O’Reilly Auto Parts Mr. Brandon Rice 4330 A Arendell St. Morehead City, NC 28557 (252) 222-3032 Retail Auto Parts
Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Pat Woodlin 125 Doe Drive Emerald Isle, NC 28594 (302) 690-8339 Friends Rodan & Fields Dermatologists Ms. Amy Narron 607 Colonial Ave. Morehead City, NC 28557 (252) 269-9777 Skin Care www.amynarron.myrandf.com SeaAir Heating & Cooling Ms. Debbie Manly 128 Riggs Road Morehead City, NC 28557 (252) 247-1122 HVAC Contractor State Employees’ Credit Union Ms. Mahilda Barbee 1900 Live Oak St. Beaufort, NC 28516 (252) 728-0027 Credit Unions www.ncsecu.org
The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce presents its annual Business After Hours Expo from 4-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City. “This is a unique event, because we combine the buzz of a business trade show‌featuring about 65 exhibitors‌with all of the excitement, fun, food and fellowship of a colossal Business After Hours event,â€? said Julie Naegelen, who serves as Expo coordinator for the Chamber. “As a special treat, Chamber member restaurants and caterers will be there to offer samples of their specialty dishes.â€? “We will sell out of booth space, and we hope to see more than 500 people come through the door. ‘Early bird’ booth fees for Chamber members are $115 or $140, depending on location. Prices go up after April 12. Carteret General Hospital and CenturyLink are Presenting Sponsors of the Business After Hours Expo. Media Partners are: Beasley Broadcast Group, Carteret County News-Times, Crystal Coast Tent & Event Rentals, NCCOAST Communications and
Martha Vaughan is ‘Ambassador of the Month’
Participating in the 2012 Business After Hours were West Rinehart, Joe Bradshaw and Gary Rinehart, all of Advanced Office Solutions.
WTKF – FM 107.1 – “The Talk Station.� The public is invited to attend the Business After Hours Expo, and admission is $5 per person. Complimentary beer and wine will be offered from 5 p.m. to closing. For this reason, please, no children. Those who attend can register for door prize drawings, including a vacation to a resort in Mexico that is being offered by the Crystal Coast Photo Booth. For full details: contact Julie Naegelen at 7266350 or julie@nccoastchamber.com.
MAC Luncheon set for April 12
Please welcome and patronize these new Chamber members who have recently joined the Chamber (through March 15) A Ray of Hope Substance Abuse Counseling Center, LLC Mr. Raymond Shaw 407-12 Atlantic Beach Causeway Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 (252) 269-0778 Alcohol & Drug Counseling
Business After Hours Expo is May 2
Hobby Lobby 5167 US 70 West, Suite 90, Morehead City (Cypress Bay Plaza). Contact Bernard Schlesiger at 222-3186. Open Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (Closed Sunday.) Specializing in: Arts/crafts, home dĂŠcor and more.
Extreme Vision Solutions, Inc. 707 Bridges St., Morehead City. Contact Katherine Bergamasco at 294-1211. Open MondayThursday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. Specializing in: Low vision rehabilitation and devices.
The Military Affairs Committee (MAC) of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce presents its John C. Beitz Service Person of the Quarter Luncheon at 12 noon on Friday, April 12. The location is the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church, 810 Bridges St., Morehead City. Sponsors are White Swan Express of Atlantic Beach, Woodmen of the World Lodge 1513, “The Teacherage� Newport Historical Museum and Island Essentials – A Linen & Leisure Supply Company. There is no cost to attend, but advance registration
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Congratulations to Martha Vaughan of Martha Vaughan Insurance & Estate Services/Melaleuca. She is the Chamber’s Ambassador of the Month for January. Ambassadors Club members earn points each month by making regular contacts with fellow Chamber members they choose to visit and by participating in various Chamber functions and activities. “Martha is one of the top performers in the Ambassadors Club, and has been since 2007. This is the 19th time overall that she has Martha Vaughan earned Ambassador of the Month honors,� said Julie Naegelen, who is the Chamber staff liaison to the Ambassadors Club. “Martha does an exceptional job as an Ambassador and is dedicated to the task. She takes a lot of pride in doing a thorough job in making her contacts, providing valuable feedback to help us improve service and strengthen our benefits to members. “She also serves as a member of the Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee and has been a great recruiter during the fall Membership Campaigns,� Naegelen said. She is a past winner of the Debbie Godwin Ambassador of the Year Award. Chamber members who are interested in joining the Ambassadors Club can contact Julie Naegelen at 726-6350 or julie@nccoastchamber. com.
Crystal Ball is April 19; wear your dancin’ shoes The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce presents the 2013 Crystal Ball on Friday evening, April 19. The location will be the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The buffet dinner begins about 6:30 p.m. The dress for gentlemen is black tie optional. Chamber President Mike Wagoner said: “Our goal will be to have good food and drink, more fun, more dancing and less talk.� Special thanks to Tina Purifoy and Gina Clark of the Civic Center for their assistance with arrangements and decorations. “We are awaiting bids from selected caterers, and once we set the ticket price we will begin accepting reservations. Contact the Chamber if you are interested in sponsorship or reserving a table at the Crystal Ball.
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Approximately 215 members of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce and guests were present for Business After Hours on February 21, sponsored and hosted by the Arts Council of Carteret County, held in conjunction with the annual “Art From the Heart” show and sale in Morehead City. Co-sponsors were Amos Mosquito’s Restaurant & Bar, Carteret Community College Foundation and Wells Fargo. “The Chamber loves doing this event with the
Polly & John Hagle of the Town of Beaufort
Arts Council, because we believe business is good for the arts, and the arts are good for business,” said Julie Naegelen of the Chamber. “It’s always great for the business community to mix and mingle with our talented, local artists.” Sandi Malone, Arts Council President, said: “Carteret County is the Arts Destination on the Crystal Coast.” For information about the Arts Council, go to www.artscouncilcarteret.org.
Bob & Sandi Malone of the Arts Council of Carteret County
Ruth Roberts of Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T) and Betty Ann Lilly-Gittings of Sound Bank
Lee Gillikin of MoreHair City Salon
Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant in Beaufort hosted and sponsored Business After Hours March 14, with a touch of St. Patrick’s Day flair. “About 175 Chamber members and guests participated in this networking extravaganza,” said Julie Naegelen, Director, Membership Services, with the Chamber. “Joey McClure of Clawson’s and his staff prepared an amazing assortment of Clawson’s favorite
dishes to share. “Everyone had a chance to meet Taylor McCune, who is Clawson’s new marketing manager, and learn about some exciting new twists in the menu and specials at Clawson’s. Live entertainment was provided by Cooper & Cooper Music.” Clawson’s is located at 425 Front St., Beaufort. Go to www.clawsonsrestaruant.com or call 728-2133.
New Chamber members Joe & Sue Bohlen of Windrose Design Works enjoyed Business After Hours.
Guest Malia Bagdy and Katherine Wallace of PNC Bank
Taylor McCune and Joey McClure, both of Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant
New Chamber member Lisa Musto of Aflac takes a serving of Clawson’s famous bacon-wrapped scallops, while James Patterson of 70 West Marine prepares to dig in. Also shown is Lisa’s sister, Kat Suralik of Kat Suralik Massage Therapy & Skincare.
Anytime Fitness hosts April Business After Hours
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Pat Copeland of Bluewater Real Estate, Sharon GarnerThompson of The Star Team and Bryan McCoury of Kurtis Chevrolet
New Chamber members Nancy & Scott Rice of Surfari Restaurant
Susan Collins of the Carteret General Hospital Foundation is shown with Bruce Caldwell of First Citizens Bank and his wife, Jean Caldwell.
Joyce McCune of Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant welcomes Elaine White, Bob Upchurch of Bob Upchurch Appraisals and Jody Smith of Sound Bank to Business After Hours. Elaine is Jody’s mother.
Fred McCune of Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant and Louise Hughes of the Carteret County League of Women Voters
Career Fair is set for April 24
Heather Hart of CarolinaEast Medical and Scott Eckholdt of Wells Fargo
Patti & Buddy Guthrie of Sound Furniture & Appliance
The Eastern North Carolina Career Fair is Thursday, April 24, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell St., Morehead City. It is free and open to job seekers from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. There is no charge this year for employers to have booths. For more information, contact Krystal Sheteron at 726-7151, ext. 204, or Cindy Smith at 247-2037. The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce is one of the sponsoring partners.
Terri Edwards of the Carteret County Home Builders Association and Marcia Holcomb of Realty World First Coast Realty
Debbie Fisher (right), a member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, is shown with her son, Alex Fisher, a new Chamber member with Nishfuts Productions and guest Melanie DeMandel at Business After Hours.
The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce presents Business After Hours from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, sponsored and hosted by Anytime Fitness, 4913 Bridges Street Extension, Morehead City. “We are excited about this Business After Hours function,’” said Julie Naegelen, Director, Membership Services, with the Chamber. “This is a state-of-the-art fitness center, and owner Jayme Limbaugh is eager to have Chamber members and their guests get a chance to see the facility.” Admission to Business After Hours is $5 and a business card. Make your reservation and pay in advance at Chamber headquarters, 801 Arendell St., Morehead City, or call 726-6350 and charge it with MasterCard or VISA. Those who pre-pay will have printed name badges waiting for them at the registration station. Please, no children at Business After Hours. Those attending must be at least 21 years old. For more information, contact Julie Naegelen at julie@ nccoastchamber.com.
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215 attend Business After Hours with the Arts Council