Membership Update

Regional Intercity Visit

On May 24-25, we traveled to the Greenville/Greer/ Spartanburg region to learn about “The BMW Effect.” On Day 1, we toured BMW and heard their story - how they started in South Carolina and how they’ve grown. From the region we learned first-hand their lessons: what they would do the same, what they wish they had known, and how they prepared for an influx of thousands of jobs in a short amount of time. On Day 2, we split our group into three concurrent tracks focusing on Education & Workforce Development; Industrial Development & Infrastructure; and Community Impact & Quality of Life.

Key Numbers

Annual Celebration 2022

On Wednesday, March 23, we welcomed 650+ of our members to celebrate the success of the last year at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. Award recipients included Walker Sanders, President of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (Thomas Z. Osborne Distinguished Citizen Award) and Mary Jo Cagle, MD, CEO, Cone Health (ATHENA Award). Special guests included representatives from Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina and Boom Supersonic.

NEW MEMBERS CURRENT MEMBERS SIGNATURE EVENTS

153

1,247 attendees present at our events

Over 5,300

Celebrating Our Small Businesses

On April 27, 2022, we celebrated our 2022 Small Business Award winners with a reception at Piedmont Hall.

• Community Contributor: Carolina Digital Phone

• Culture Creator: Savor the Moment Bakery

• Goal Setter: Spectrum Reach

• Pivot Pro: Deep Roots Market

• People’s Choice: Fiber Space

• 2022 Small Business of the Year: Core Technology Molding Corporation

STATE OF OUR COMMUNITY : GREENSBORO ON THE LEADING EDGE

Attended by more than 850 business leaders, elected officials, and community leaders, this year’s event shared five ways the Greensboro community is spearheading cutting-edge technology in vastly different industries including the Greensboro Science Center, White Oak Legacy Foundation, UNC Greensboro, Volvo Group North America, and North Carolina A&T State University. The prestigious Stanley Frank Economic and Workforce Development Award was presented to Kevin Baker for his work as the Executive Director of the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority. The 2022 Hubert B. Humphrey, Jr. School Improvement Award was given to Dr. Angela Monell, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.