ECONOMIC UPDATE LUNCHEON
Dissecting the Deal
Presenting Sponsor
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AWelcome Remarks and Sponsor Thanks
Brent Christensen
President & CEO,
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Sponsor Remarks
Dr. James Hoekstra, President & VP and Associate Dean
Clinical and Academic Network Development
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - High Point
Medical Center
Chamber Remarks
Brent Christensen
Lunch
Keynote Speaker
Marvin J. Price
Executive Vice President, Economic Development
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Closing Remarks
Brent Christensen
S P O N S O R S
Presenting Sponsor
Table Sponsors
Diversified Trust
Guilford Technical Community College
StepUp Greensboro TowneBank
Triad Adult & Pediatric Medicine
Triad Business Bank
C I R C L E
Circle of Champions
1st Choice Home Care
ActionCOACH
Adams Electric Company
Akwari & Company, LLC
Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Arch MI
AT&T North Carolina
Atlantic Union Bank
AZ Development
Bank of America
Bell Foundation/Granville Capital
Berico Fuels
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Bernard Robinson & Company
Bessemer Improvement
Biscuitville
Blue Ridge Companies
Blum Construction Company
Borum, Wade & Associates
Bouvier Kelly, Inc.
Brady Services Holdings, Inc.
Thank you to our 2023-2027 GROW investors who make our work possible.
Dudley Beauty Corp, LLC
Duke Energy
Ecolab
ECS Southeast, LLP
Electric Supply & Equipment
Encore Bank
FHI
First Bank
First Citizens Bank
First National Bank
First Point/Guilford Merchants Association
Fishbones, Sticks & Stones
Flow Automotive
Fourth Elm Construction
Fox Rothschild, LLP
Front Street Capital
Frye Build & Design, LLC
Gateway Research Park
Gilliam Bell Moser, LLP
Grace Jones Richardson Trust
Graham Personnel Services
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Brown Investment Properties
C2 Contractors
Carlton Scale Company
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, PLLC
Carruthers & Roth, PA
CBRE
Century Products
Chandler Concrete
Charles Aris, Inc.
Charles Hagan
Christina Rama, LLC
City of Greensboro
Clark Patterson Lee
College Hill Crossfit
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Cone Health
Cone Health Foundation
Consolidated Planning, Inc.
Cooke Contracting
Core Technology Molding Corporation
CT Wilson Construction
Cushman & Wakefield
D H Griffin Wrecking Co
Dawn S Chaney Foundation
Delta Dental of North Carolina
Dewberry Engineers
DMJPS, PLLC
Greensboro College
Greensboro Radiology, PA
Greensboro Regional REALTORS Association
Guerrilla RF
Guilford County
Guilford Technical Community College
HAECO Americas
Hanes Lineberry Funeral Homes
Hawthorne Residential Partners
HICAPS, Inc.
Hoffman & Hoffman, Inc.
Honda Aircraft Company
Howard Hanna Allen Tate Real Estate
Huntington National Bank
Isaacson Sheridan
ITG Brands, LLC
J Harris Photography & Design
J Lee Lloyd
John Lalonde
Johns Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
Jorgensen Pace
Joseph M. Bryan Foundation
JPMorganChase
Kelly Office Solutions
Kontoor Brands
Koury Corporation
LabCorp
Landmark Builders, Inc
Thank
you to our 2023-2027
GROW
investors who make our work possible.
Law Office of Monica L Bentham, PLLC
LDJ Global Strategies
Leeper, Kean & Rumley, LLP
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Lou Bouvier & Denny Kelly
Lynn & Jimmy Clark
M G Newell Corporation
Machine Specialties, Inc
Manning-Kaplan Family
Marc & Janis Bush
Marikay Abuzuaiter
Marsh McLennan Agency
Maynard Nexsen
MI-BOX Mobile Storage
MJW Investments
MSH Meyers Building, LLC
NAI Piedmont Triad
Nancy Hoffmann
NCCJ of the Piedmont Triad
New Page Capital
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Railroad Company
Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual - Hudson Financial Services
Novant Health
Old Dominion Freight Line
Omega Construction
O’Neal Manufacturing Services
Oscar & Mossie Teague Foundation
Our State Magazine
Pace Communications, Inc
Partnership Property Management
Patricia Moore
Piedmont Natural Gas, Inc.
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing
Procter & Gamble Personal Health Care
Quaintance-Weaver
Quest Diagnostics
Radwell International
Rent A Home of the Triad, Inc
Rental Works
Richardson Properties
Rock Creek Investments
RSM US, LLP
RSVP Communications
S&ME, Inc
Samet Corporation
Schell Bray, PLLC
SEBR, LLC/Deep River Partners
Self-Help Credit Union
Shelco, LLC
Signature Property Group
Silver Lining Studio
Smith Leonard, PLLC
Social Designs, LLC
St Johns Packaging
Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation
Starr Electric Company
Staunton Capital, Inc
Stearns Financial Group
Stimmel Associates
Stockhausen
Syngenta
The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro
The Carroll Companies
The Cemala Foundation
The Christman Company
The Copeland Interests
The Leadership & Legacy Group
Thompson Traders
Timmons Group
Todd Herman & Associates
Total Computer Solutions
TowneBank
Toyota of Greensboro
Triad Business Bank
Triad Business Journal
Triad Design Group
Triad Tech Services
Truist Financial Corporation
Truliant Federal Credit Union
Tuggle Duggins, PA
UNC Greensboro
UnitedHealthcare of NC Community Plan
VF Corporation
Volvo Group North America
Weaver Foundation
Wells Fargo
WFMY News 2
Wilburn Medical USA
William Smith
Williams Development Group
Wilson Surveying
Windsor Commercial
Womble Bond Dickinson, LLP
Zawyer Sports Entertainment
I O S Brent Christensen
BPresident & CEO
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
In June 2015, Brent Christensen joined the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce as its President and CEO, where he leads the organization that includes Greensboro’s lead economic development organization as well as Launch Greensboro and Action Greensboro.
Under Christensen’s leadership, the Chamber worked with the High Point Economic Development Corporation to form the Guilford County Economic Development Alliance, uniting the county’s economic development efforts under one organization for the first time.
Over the past five years, the Chamber’s economic development efforts have resulted in the announcement of more than 8,800 new jobs and $5 billion in private capital investment in the Greensboro area. In 2022, the Chamber was awarded a 5-star Accreditation by the US Chamber of Commerce, placing it among the top two percent of chambers of commerce nationwide.
Before arriving in North Carolina, Christensen served for three years as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), the state’s lead economic and community development agency. Prior to joining MDA, Christensen was the President and CEO of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce in Gainesville, FL. During his tenure, the chamber was awarded its 5-Star Accreditation by the US Chamber of Commerce.
Christensen holds an MBA from the University of South Florida and a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Public Policy Studies from Duke University.
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BMarvin J. Price
EVP, Economic Development Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Marvin J. Price is Executive Vice President of Economic Development for the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, representing Greensboro and Guilford County. He has helped lead initiatives that have resulted in more than $17 billion in capital investment and more than 20,000 jobs, working closely with corporate leaders, site selectors, and developers on major projects.
His portfolio includes wins with JetZero, Toyota Battery Manufacturing, Procter & Gamble, Boom Supersonic, Krispy Kreme, Marshall Aerospace, HondaJet, and Honeywell. Marvin is recognized for establishing strong partnerships and facilitating companies' transition from interest to investment in our region.
Before joining the Greensboro Chamber, Marvin served as Vice President of Economic Recruitment for the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, supporting growth across a 15-county region. He also held leadership roles with Spire and the Birmingham Business Alliance, where his work helped secure more than $250 million in investment and 2,000 jobs.
His leadership has been recognized statewide and nationally, including being named to Business North Carolina’s Power List and receiving multiple honors from the North Carolina Economic Development Association and Consultant Connect. Marvin holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Montevallo and a master’s degree from Auburn University.
S
BIODr. James Hoekstra
President and Senior Vice President and Associate Dean, ClinicalandAcademicNetworkDevelopment, Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistHigh Point Medical Center
James W. Hoekstra, M.D., is president of High Point Medical Center. Hoekstra serves on Wake Forest Baptist’s strategic leadership team and is a key physician leader within the health system, helping drive the growth of clinical programs through acquisition and integration of network health systems, physician practices and network clinical programs. He is also responsible for growing academic relationships for Wake Forest School of Medicine, through expansion of teaching sites for medical and physician assistant students, especially at High Point Medical Center.
Hoekstra graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1984 and completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. Following five years on faculty of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, he was recruited in 2003 to Wake Forest School of Medicine
During his time as professor and chair of Wake Forest Baptist’s department of emergency medicine, Hoekstra built a network of more than one dozen Wake Forest Baptist-managed emergency departments across North Carolina. He was instrumental in the integration of Cornerstone Health Care with Wake Forest Baptist Health and took a succession of leadership roles. He was named vice president for business development in 2015 and senior vice president and associate dean, clinical and academic network development in 2017.
Hoekstra’s work reflects a deep commitment to creating strong community, academic and provider relationships that advance Wake Forest Baptist’s mission to improve health Jim and his wife, Sheryl, have been married for 37 years. They have three adult children and two grandchildren. In his free time, Hoekstra enjoys golf and watching spectator sports.
Member Directory
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DWe hope you enjoy the 2026 Economic Update Luncheon and have the opportunity to connect with many of the outstanding businesses and organizations that make up the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce. Each company you meet today represents the innovation, commitment, and community spirit driving Greensboro forward.
Want to learn more about the members you connected with or discover others in our network? Explore our online directory, your trusted resource for finding the businesses shaping our community.
Thank you for supporting our members and championing the success of local businesses!
MEMBER DIRECTORY
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WRecent Chamber Wins
JetZero
Investment:$4.7Billion
NewPositions:14,500
AholdDelhaizeUSA
Investment:$860Million
NewPositions:505
Lenovo
Investment:$77Million
NewPositions:420
IndoCount
Investment:$15Million
NewJobs:232
Hoffman&Hoffman
Investment:$13.5Million
NewJobs:131
RetainJobs:335
Barrier1Systems
Investment:$3Million
NewJobs:50
IntegratedPowerServices
NewJobs:60
AverageStartingSalary:$60,000
AllegacyFederalCreditUnion
NewJobs:50
May 13-15, 2026
Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman St.
Every two years, the Greensboro Chamber brings 100 business, civic, education, and nonprofit leaders to another city to study what is working and bring ideas home.
In Wichita, we will focus on aviation, applied research, workforce alignment, and public-private leadership. We will see how industry, higher education, and community partners work together to drive growth.
When that many leaders experience a city together, it shapes what happens next. The conversations that start on this trip often influence the decisions we make back home.
Join us and be part of the group helping shape what comes next for Greensboro.
April 27 to May 1
2026 Startup Week is Greensboro’s citywide takeover for entrepreneurship, creating a festival-like atmosphere where startups, industry, and builders come together to create things that actually matter.
Member Appreciation Party
April 16 | 11 am to 2 pm
First National Bank Field
We are taking over the entire concourse at the Grasshoppers ballpark for a high-energy celebration of our members. Think music playing, ballpark food in hand, a great view of the field, and hundreds of business and community leaders mixing and mingling in one place.
It is outdoors with that true stadium feel, but covered along the concourse so you can relax and enjoy it.
Bring your team. Invite clients. Show up ready to connect. This is one of the most talked about events of the year. If you miss it, you will hear about it.
408 Bellemeade St. Learn
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2026 Small Business Awards
The Small Business Awards are all about celebrating the local companies that are growing, hiring, and helping move Greensboro forward. From brand new startups to longtime community favorites, these awards highlight the businesses making a real impact in our community.
Held during Launch Greensboro’s Startup Week, this lunch event brings together business and community leaders to recognize some of our city’s most exciting small business success stories. Stay tuned for details on how to join us.
April 28 at The Pyrle 232 S. Elm St. Learn More
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