“Chapel Hill is proud to have been home to the state’s largest health insurer for generations. Over the many decades, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has made substantial investments in our community and in our Chamber, and we want to thank them for decades of strong support. We appreciate that BCBSNC’s move is one made to take advantage of an opportunity to ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce is hosting Eggs with Elected Officials, 8:00-10:00 a.m., Monday, April 22 at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, located at One Europa Drive in Chapel Hill. At this event, Chamber members and the business community will have an opportunity to talk directly with local public servants. Local elected officials will facilitate ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – As the North Carolina General Assembly begins its first week of the long session and as Chapel Hill Town Council prepares for their annual retreat, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce announces its 2013 Public Policy Agenda. On January 17, 2013, the board of directors for the Chamber unanimously adopted its agenda for the year. With input from both staff and the ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2012 Business of the Year finalists. Award winners will be revealed at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29 at The Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, located at One Europa Drive in Chapel Hill. The finalists for the 2012 Business of the Year Awards are: Small Business of the Year ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – Per the by-laws of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, Chamber President Aaron Nelson is pleased to announce the election to the Chamber’s 35-member volunteer Board of Directors. The Chamber’s board elected as their new slate of officers: Chair : Paige Zinn, chief operating officer at Jennings Vice Chair : Chris Barnes, vice president at PNC Bank ...read more

Annually, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce celebrates the men and women who are committed to making Chapel Hill-Carrboro a thriving, healthy and sustainable community. WHO: Jim Kitchen, 2012 Citizen of the Year Megan Wooley and Aaron Bachenheimer, 2012 Town and Gown Award Paul Munk, 2012 Jim Gibson Volunteer of the Year Braxton Foushee, 2012 Irene Briggaman Lifetime Achievement ...read more

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber CEO Calls on Congress to Prioritize Clean Energy in Economic Recovery Plans WASHINGTON, DC -- (November 28, 2012) – As Congressional and Administration leaders continue negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff, Aaron Nelson, President and CEO of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, joined local chambers and business leaders from across the country in ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host its Women’s Executive Series Business Expo, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the Siena Hotel. The Siena is located at 1501 East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Twenty-three businesses and non-profits will set up table displays at the Women’s Executive Series Business Expo to promote their organizations ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host its Young Professionals Network (YPN) presented by DSI Comedy, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 at Aloft Chapel Hill. Aloft is located at 1001 South Hamilton Road off of HWY 54. At the November YPN, the Chapel Hill Chamber Young Pros are joining forces with the Durham Young Professionals to support Partners for Youth ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – Nominations are open to salute a community hero in the greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. Annually, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce recognizes the men and women committed to making Chapel Hill-Carrboro a thriving, healthy and sustainable community. The Salute to Community Heroes awards express the Chamber’s commitment to our community by recognizing and ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host a briefing, “How Health Care Reform Affects Your Small Business” 7:30-9:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 5 at the BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina headquarters. “Whether you call it healthcare reform or Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act will make big changes to how businesses and individuals purchase ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host its Young Professionals Network presented by DSI Comedy 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Shula’s 347. Shula’s 347 is located in the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel at 1 Europa Dr. in Chapel Hill. At the October YPN, attendees are invited to participate in skill-share networking; attendees may share with ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – During the month August, several Chamber members will hire not only Aaron Nelson, President and CEO of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, but other Chamber staff members, to work at their organizations for a day. The program gives Chamber members a unique chance to interact with Chamber staff and utilize his or her skills, while also providing Chamber staff a ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The community is invited to join Corporate Investors Mortgage Group, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Thursday, July 12 at their new office at 1414 Raleigh Road, Suite 330, in Chapel Hill for a ribbon cutting to celebrate their new location. Corporate Investors Mortgage, founded in 1996 with three employees, now has fifty employees in four offices throughout North Carolina, with offices ...read more

Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual State Legislative Briefing presented by Fidelity Investments, 8-10 a.m., Tuesday, July 10 at the Chapel Hill Country Club in Chapel Hill. The briefing will give attendees the opportunity to communicate with state legislators about the issues affecting their businesses and to hear about what the legislators ...read more