Sunrise Business Update - December 5

Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corporation and the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce are happy to announce the fifth Sunrise Business Update will be held Thursday, December 5. Featured speaker, Marc Finlayson, Finlayson Consulting will provide an up-date on Highway 17 and how the Highway 17 project, particularly Jones and Craven Counties, are affected by the new formula for allocating highway money, HB817-Strategic Transportation Investments, which changed the states’ previous equity formula ranking projects by statewide significance.

Marc has managed the Highway 17 Association for many years providing public relations/media relations, marketing and advertising services.  Prior to launching his company in 2002, Finlayson served as Weyerhaeuser’s North Carolina  Communications Manager.  Through his work with the Highway 17 Association, he was asked to co-chair NC Go!, the statewide transportation advocacy coalition, speaking for improvements to all transportation systems in the state, including highways, public transit and ports. Marc earned  a Bachelor of Arts degree in News/Editorial Journalism from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The meeting will be held 8 – 9 a.m. at Baker’s Kitchen, 227   Middle Street in the second floor meeting room with a full buffet breakfast.  The cost, $10 per person, will be collected at the beginning of the meeting.

Due to limited seating, reservations are required by contacting the Chamber.  You can reply by email to smilliron@newbernchamber.com or by calling 637-3111.  Reservations for the December 5 meeting are required by the end of the Tuesday, December 3^rd work day.

The bi-monthly program (held the last Thursday of the month) is being held December 5, due to the Thanksgiving holiday is the last of the 2013 Sunrise Business Up-date series.  

Swiss Bear and the Chamber of Commerce provide this opportunity for the business community to meet and hear presentations from business professionals on topics that are important and timely to New Bern, Craven County and Eastern North Carolina.

For more information on the Chamber go to www.newbernchamber.com or  Swiss Bear www.downtownnewbern.com.