Welcome to the Research Triangle region of North Carolina
Welcome to the Research Triangle region of North Carolina
Please refer to the Cary Chamber’s website calendar for details of each monthly meeting.
January
Economic Forecast Breakfast featuring Dr. Michael Walden
February
Panel Program at MetLife
March
Updates from NC Secretary of Commerce, Lee Lilley
April
No meeting
May
Energy & The Economy
June-August
No meetings
September
TBD
October
TBD
November
Rise and Shine Economic Breakfast with Ted Abernathy of Economic Leadership
December
No meeting
January
January 4th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Economic Forecast Breakfast | Dr. Michael Walden
Watch the State of Cary Address
February
February 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Arts Center
Major Development Projects Panel | Scot Berry, Jordan Gussenhoven, Drew Thigpen, & Riley Burke
March
March 7th | 12:00pm – 1:30pm | The Embassy Suites Hotel
Bridging the Gap – Connecting Cary’s Business Community with Tomorrow’s Talent
April
April 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am| Wake Stone Corporation
Tour of Wake Stone Quarry
May
May 6th – 8th | Holston House Nashville
InterCity Visit to Nashville
June
June 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Meeting
July
July 17th – 18th | Holiday Inn Resort Lumina, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Annual Leadership Conference
August
August 22nd | 8:00am – 11:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Cary Development Projects Bus Tour
September
September 4th | 9:00am – 10:00am | SAS Campus Executive Briefing Center
Get to know SAS
October
October 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Updates from Deutsche Bank, Celebrating 15-years in Cary | The meeting is at the Cary Chamber of Commerce
November
November 6th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Economic Updates | Ted Abernathy
December
December 4th | 8:00am – 10:15am | First Responders Breakfast | Prestonwood Country Club
January
January 4th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Economic Forecast | Dr. Michael Walden
February
February 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
February Interest Rate Management – US & Global effect on rates and inflation
March
March 1st | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Regional ED Panel | Chris Chung, Tom White, & Ryan Combs
April
April 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Workforce Development Trends & Resources | Barbara Brothers
May
May 2nd – 5th | Epicurean Hotel, Tampa, FL
InterCity Visit to Tampa
June
June 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
No-Cost Business Resources – Small Business & Technology Development Center
July
July 19th – 20th | The Beaufort Hotel, Beaufort, NC
Annual Planning Conference
August
August 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Envu – Environmental Science
Envu Campus Visit
September
September 6th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Verizon Corporate Campus Visit
October
October 4th | 8:00am – 9:00am | ABB Corporate Campus
ABB Corporate Campus Visit
November
November 1st | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Economic Updates | Ted Abernathy
December
December 6th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
First Responders Breakfast | Scott Kartvedt
January
January 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Economic Forecast | Dr. Michael Walden
February
February 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Education & Economic Development Joint Meeting | Dr. Scott Ralls – Wake Technical Community College President
March
March 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Fenton Development Updates
April
April 6th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Commercial Real Estate Panel at Macgregor Downs Country Club
May
May 4th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Small Business Panel at the Cary Chamber of Commerce
June
June 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cotton Inc.
Company Highlight | Cotton Inc. Headquarters
July
July 20th – 21st | Pinehurst, NC | Carolina Hotel
Cary Chamber of Commerce | 2022 Planning Conference
August
August 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Campus visit- at Xerox
September
September 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | New Downtown Cary Park updates with Joy Ennis- at the Cary Chamber of Commerce
October
October 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Campus visit- ABB
November
November 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Rise & Shine | Ted Abernathy
December
December 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
2022 First Responders Breakfast
January
January 6th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Economic Forecast | Dr. Michael Walden
February
February 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Education & Economic Development Joint Meeting | WakeTech – Local Asset For Your Business
March
March 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Cary Development Projects: Downtown and All-Around | Ted Boyd, Town of Cary Director of ED
April
April 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Updates With RTRP | Ryan Combs, Executive Director
May
May 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Company Highlight | Cotton Inc.
June
June 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Tom White | Director, Economic Development Partnership of NC State
July
July 21st | All-Day | The Umstead
Cary Chamber of Commerce | 2021 Planning Conference
August
August 4th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Tourism Updates | Heidi Walters, Director of Partner & Industry Relations for Visit North Carolina
September
September 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | TBA
NC ED Updates | Machelle Sanders, Secretary of Commerce
October
October 25th – 27th | Charleston SC
Inter-City Trip
November
November 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | TBA
Rise & Shine | Ted Abernathy
December
December 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
2021 First Responders Breakfast