Recent Chamber News

Catch up on recent Chamber news and announcements.  

 

Charlotte No. 2 in U.S. for Job-Seeking Grads
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Jacquelyn Smith, Forbes It’s graduation season: The time of year when thousands of bright-eyed twenty-somethings will More>>

Emerging Business Leaders Program Celebrates Its First Graduating Class
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce leaders along with officials from Northeastern University - Charlotte, Global Novations - A Korn/Ferry Company and the More>>

Chamber Staff Among Charlotte's 50 Most Influential Women
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Congratulations are in order for Natalie English, senior vice president of public policy, and Kati Hynes, vice president of economic development. More>>

Second Power Up Finalist Crowned
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The second of seven finalists has been named in the Charlotte Chamber's Power Up Challenge. Justin Gaither, pictured above center, beat out Jon More>>

Hounds Offer Special Deal for Chamber Members
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Calling all Charlotte Chamber member lacrosse fans! Come out and show your support for a fellow member by cheering on the Charlotte Hounds. Get your More>>

MWBE Connect
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Charlotte Chamber along with the Levine Museum of the New South and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations hosted a special MWBE Connect on More>>

Diversity from the Top Down
Thursday, May 9, 2013
This month, Charlotte celebrates the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the city’s restaurants in May 1963. African-American civil rights More>>

Small Business Week
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Join Mayor Anthony Foxx and Dr. Tony Zeiss on May 14th along with the Charlotte Business Resource Consortium for an exciting event celebrating More>>

Nucor Executive Chairman Dan DiMicco Named Citizen of the Carolinas
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Dan DiMicco, executive chairman of Nucor, has been named the 2013 Citizen of the Carolinas by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. DiMicco will be More>>

BlackGold Biofuels Expands to Charlotte
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

BlackGold Biofuels, a firm that recycles organic fats, oils and greases from commercial wastewater into biofuel, has announced the opening of a recycling facility at 4826 Worth Place in Charlotte, N.C. The project is adding well-paying full time jobs with benefits in addition to the jobs created during construction and with suppliers. The multimillion-dollar facility included numerous site improvements, increasing the value and utility of the formerly underutilized Brookshire Boulevard “Distressed Business Corridor” in which it is located.

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