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Featured Coming Attraction
Start-Up Charlotte: How the QC is Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Engage Charlotte luncheon
May 16, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Packard Place
Come and find out about Charlotte's exciting new initiatives for entrepreneurs and learn about the resources that can help you launch your business. Our moderator will be Stoney Sellars, chair of the Charlotte City Council Business Advisory Committee. Panelists include Dan Roselli of Packard Place, Manoj Govindan of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch and Curtis Watkins of CLT Joules.
Upcoming Charlotte Chamber Events
Most Charlotte Chamber events are open to both members and non-members. Here are just a few of the chamber's upcoming events:
Meet & Greet - speed networking in south Charlotte
May 2, 7:30 to 9 a.m. | COSTCO 500 Tyvola Rd. |
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Social Media Marketing: Google+
May 2, 12 to 1 p.m. | Charlotte Chamber - Belk Action Center |
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Picnic at SouthPark
May 8, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | The Pavilion at Symphony Park |
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A.M. Biz Leads - speed networking in University City
May 23, 7:30 to 9 a.m. | Sam's Club University City |
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Visit the Charlotte Chamber events calendar for more.
News: Chamber Forming an Engage Charlotte Leads Group
The Charlotte Chamber is forming a new leads group for members ages 21 to 39 to promote networking and exchange of business among young professionals. Only the first 15 qualifying respondents can join the group, but a waiting list will be formed. Those who miss two meetings in a quarter will be dropped, and someone from the waiting list will be selected. Each participant in the group will be from a different industry. Contact Allie Thomas for complete details and guidelines for leads group participation.
Economic Development: Bring Baseball Home!
The Charlotte Knights are requesting funding support from the City of Charlotte to build a new AAA Ballpark. It will bring affordable family fun to the most convenient location in our region. The new ballpark will provide a new facility for youth and amateur sports tournaments that support the hospitality industry. We also know this AAA stadium will bring jobs of all types, including youth employment. This stadium will bring life to Romare Bearden Park and will spur the creation of restaurants and retail as well as a hotel, office and residential development. In addition to 72 home games, the Knights will host concerts and amateur sports events and engage 80 to 100 community events. Please visit Bring Baseball Home to find out how you can help support Knights Baseball!
Public Policy: And the Race is On!
Early voting began last Thursday, April 19, and will end Saturday, May 5. One-stop early voting for Mecklenburg County residents will be held at Hal Marshall Annex on weekdays until May 4 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Here are additional early voting sites. Of course, you can also vote at your own precinct on Election Day – Tuesday, May 8. View your sample ballot here.
Diversity: Local Hub of the World Economic Forum Tackles Youth Unemployment
The World Economic Forum, an independent international organization famous for its annual summits in Davos, Switzerland, where heads of state and other leaders meet to address global issues, has announced the creation of an affiliated group of young Charlotte leaders dedicated to tacking problems on a local and international scale. With the announcement, Charlotte becomes one of 15 “hubs” of the Global Shapers Community in the United States. Six individuals from Charlotte between the ages of 20 and 30 have been selected to serve in the inaugural group: Carrie Cook, Meghann Gunderman, Chip Johnson, Donald Stader, Raquel Vélez and Mary Sherrill Ware. In addition, David Callaway, one of the Global Shaper advisors, will also join the World Economic Forum community as a Young Global Leader. The Charlotte Global Shapers will tackle the issue of youth unemployment in the Charlotte region during its first year.
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