Sept. 27, 20115:15 – 9 p.m.

Raleigh Convention Center500 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh

Mary MatalinMary Matalin is a celebrated conservative voice and political contributor for CNN. Matalin formerly served as assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney—making her the first White House official to hold that double title. Before joining the Bush/Cheney White House, Matalin hosted CNN’s critically acclaimed debate show, “Crossfire.” She is the former founding co-host of the Washington-based political weeknight talk show “Equal Time” which was called the best talk show on television by Knight Ridder News Service. Matalin has made frequent television appearances as a political commentator, written for periodicals including Newsweek and The Los Angeles Times, co-authored the best-selling book “All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President” with Carville, and hosted her own acclaimed three-hour afternoon radio program. She is editor-in-chief of “Threshold Editions,” a conservative publishing imprint, and she co-hosts the nationally-syndicated radio program “Both Sides Now” with Arianna Huffington.

special guests James Carville & Mary Matalin

James CarvilleJames “The Ragin’ Cajun” Carville is America’s best-known political consultant. His long list of electoral successes evidences a knack for steering overlooked campaigns to unexpected landslide victories and for re-making political underdogs into upset winners. His streak began in 1986, when he managed the gubernatorial victory of Robert Casey in Pennsylvania. Over the years he helped guide a number of politicians to wins, but his most prominent triumph was in1992 when he helped William Jefferson Clinton clinch the presidency. In recent years, Carville has focused on campaigns in more than 20 countries around the globe, including leading Ehud Barak to victory in his campaign to become the prime minister of Israel in 1999. Carville is also a best-selling author, actor, producer, talk-show host, speaker, and restauranteur. He is a frequent political commentator and contributor on CNN and serves as a professor of practice at Tulane University in New Orleans.

WelcomeKari Stoltz Bank of America

Chamber Accomplishments from 2011 2010/11 Chair Gary Joyner Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Special Recognit ion City of Raleigh Mayor Charles MeekerGary Joyner

A.E. Finley Dist inguished Service Award PresentationSig Hutchinson Sig Hutchinson Communications, LLC

Chamber Plans for 2011/122011/12 Chair Jim Beck TrustAtlantic Bank

Special GuestsJames Carville and Mary Matalin Moderator Tisha Powell ABC – 11 Eyewitness News (WTVD)

Dessert and Coffee Immediately Fol lowing

6:15 – 8 p.m. Program and Dinner

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Diamond

Platinum

Print

GoldBayer CropScience

BB&T Insurance Services, Inc./ASURA

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Rex Healthcare

Triangle Business Journal

SpeakerKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Chair ’s Receptionambius

Capstrat

Crescent State Bank

First Citizens Bank

Hunton & Williams

Skanska USA Building, Inc

SilverBranch Banking & Trust Co.

Credit Suisse

North Raleigh Florist

The Rawlings Company

Williams Mullen

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

BronzeAT&T North Carolina

Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Cassidy Turley

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina

The News & Observer Publishing Co.

Paragon Commercial Bank

Park Sterling Bank

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Progress Energy

R.A. Jeffreys Distributing Company of Raleigh

Red Hat, Inc.

Saint Augustine’s College

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Welty Building Company LLC of North Carolina

Wine Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

thank you to our sponsors

(as of 9.6.11)

Special Thanks

Video Production Atlantic Creative

Event Coordination Creative Visions, Inc.

2011 A.E. Finley Dist inguishedService Award

For the past 29 years, John Brantley has guided the growth and success of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. During his time as airport director, RDU has evolved from a mid-sized regional airport to an American Airlines hub to a thriving airport with flights that stretch coast to coast and include several international destinations.

One of the first major projects completed under Brantley’s guidance was a long-range master plan resulting in the construction of the airport’s 10,000-foot runway. One year later, Terminal C was built by American Airlines for its Southeast hub operations. After American pulled out in the mid-1990s, RDU became the base for

John BrantleyDirector Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

Midway Airlines, which catered to the region’s business travelers. When Midway ceased operations, Brantley and his staff recruited Southwest Airlines, jetBlue, and other carriers to provide more options for area flyers.

Brantley also oversaw the growth in RDU’s operations, from the 11,000-space parking garage between the two airport terminals to the redevelopment of the general aviation area to the construction of the $570 million Terminal 2, which opened in January and is home to 36 gates, six works of art, and nearly 30 shops and restaurants.

Brantley started his aviation career as an airport inspector and planning/project engineer for the Federal Aviation Administration in Atlanta in 1966. In 1969 he became principal airport planner/engineer for Wilbur Smith & Associates in Columbia, SC, and in 1971 worked as vice president and treasurer, Aviation Systems, Inc., Airport Planners and Engineers of Columbia, SC, and Raleigh. Brantley became planning consultant and manager of Airport Development for the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority in 1977, and he took over his current role as airport director at RDU in 1982.

Brantley has been active in organizations including the Raleigh Kiwanis Club, Raleigh Rescue Mission, North Carolina Airports Association, Airports Council International – North America, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Wake County Economic Development, Wake County Historical Society, and the North Carolina State University Alumni Association. His list of honors includes Captain of First Flight Award, June 1999, NCDOT; John B. Ross Jr. Leadership Award, July 2000, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau; Triangle Business Journal Businessperson of the Year, 2010; Order of the Long Leaf Pine, May 2011, State of North Carolina, Office of the Governor; and the Lifetime Achievement Award, August 2011, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau.

honored guests

Mayor Charles MeekerCity of RaleighMayor Charles Meeker was first elected to the office in 2001. His five two-year terms as mayor tie him with the late Avery C. Upchurch as Raleigh’s longest-serving mayors. Prior to his election as mayor, he served on the City Council from 1985 – 1989 and from 1991 – 1995.

During Meeker’s 10 years of service as mayor, Raleigh has been widely recognized as one of the best cities in America in which to live, work, and play. Meeker advocated for downtown development, including the reopening of Fayetteville Street to vehicular traffic and construction of the Raleigh Convention Center, the four-star Marriott Hotel that connects to the convention center, City Plaza, and the Raleigh Amphitheater. He is also a supporter of creating a light rail system connecting Raleigh to Durham, Research Triangle Park, and Chapel Hill.

In addition, Meeker has been in the forefront of making Raleigh a leader in sustainability. In his State of the City address on March 14, the mayor said more should be done to make Raleigh an even “greener” city. On April 12, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded Raleigh one of its 2011 Siemens Sustainable Community Awards

for “a range of factors including its commitment to developing a ‘green economy.’” Raleigh was honored as the mid-size community.

An attorney, Meeker is a partner with the firm Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein L.L.P. He started work with the predecessor firm of Sanford, Adams, McCullough & Beard in 1975 and became a partner in 1980. He has been active in community affairs in Raleigh since he moved to the area in 1975.

Economic Development• Announced52newandexpandedbusinessestoWake County. Thirty-four of these companies are in our targeted industry clusters and account for 5,000 of 5,500 new jobs and more than half of the $500 million in capital investment.

• LaunchedmarketingstrategytoutingRaleighasa leading location for Research and Development of Smart Grid.

• DevelopedacomprehensiveLifeSciencescollateral piece to promote Wake County and the Research Triangle region as one the largest biotechnology clusters in the nation.

• DeltaSkyMagazinefeaturedRaleighandtheTriangle area, reaching more than 5 million readers with an average household income of $125,000.

Government Af fairs• Legislativevictoriesincludedmedical/malpractice,tort reform, workers’ comp reform, and regulatory reform.

• Providedopportunitiesformemberengagementwith elected leaders through the well-received launch of the Dinner with Decision Makers series and the Inter-City Visit & Leadership Conference to Denver with more than 115 attendees.

• HostedthesoldoutFirstRespondersAppreciation Breakfast in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, which allowed the Chamber to deliver a $20,000 check to The 200 Club to assist the families of first responders who have lost their lives serving our community. This event has raised almost $75,000 for The 200 Club in just four years.

Education• WorkedwithWakeEducationPartnershiptodevelop a Wake School Choice proposal to expand the community conversation surrounding future WCPSS assignment process.

• HeldawelcomereceptionforthenewWakeCounty Public School Systems Superintendent Tony Tata.

• HostedtheInnovationinEducationForum,witha keynote from Gov. Beverly Perdue, highlighting ways businesses can help improve student achievement.

• Supportedcommunityeffortinsuccessfullypursuing grant funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to increase education attainment among Raleigh students.

Regional Transportat ion A l l iance• Successfullysupportedadvancementof$500 million in federal funding for high speed rail from Raleigh to Charlotte and $4 million in federal funding for environmental and ridership studies for proposed Richmond-Raleigh high speed rail shortcut.

• AmajorRTApriority,theI-40wideningbetweenCary and Raleigh, is now complete.

• TheRTA-supportedTriangleExpresswayturnpikeopens in late 2011.

2010/11 highl ights

Membership Development• ExceededCampaign2011goalwith$1.656millionin sales, under the leadership of Gray Reed of Branch Banking & Trust Co.

• Welcomedmorethan430newmembersto the Chamber.

• Successfullytransitionedtonewmemberrelationship database allowing members to view/pay invoices online, update contact information, easily register for events, and view referral statistics of directory listings.

Membership Serv ices• GrewtheYoungProfessionalsNetworkcorporate membership by 30 percent and the program attendance by 10 percent, focusing on building future business leaders for Wake County.

• Hostedanaverageof325attendeesatthequarterly Chamber Executive Women’s Luncheons addressing the unique challenges of female business professionals.

• LaunchedMemberMarketplace,addingmembervalue by creating a way for members to share company news and offer deals to other members.

• PresentedannualEconomicForecasttoarecord audience of 650 members and guests.

Small Business• Recognizedentrepreneurialexcellencebyawarding30 Pinnacle Business Awards.

• RevampedBusinessExpo,movedtheprogramtothe Raleigh Convention Center, and included a special Lenovo Warehouse Sale on hometown computers.

• Doubledsupplierdiversityprogrammingbyprovidingan additional Certification Workshop for Small, Minority, and Women-owned Businesses and growing the number of purchasing agents for Meet the Purchasers twofold.

Communicat ions• RecognizedbytheAmericanChambersofCommerce Executives with the gold award at the 27th Annual Awards for Communication Excellence for the advertising campaign created by Clean Design— We Open Doors Every Day.

• Receivedmorethan$700,000incommunicationsproduction and media donations from our Marketing Partners to support the Chamber and further its reach in the community.

• EstablishedanewInternetusagepolicyandcreated a social media style guide to ensure best practices as the Chamber engages in new media.

Greater Raleigh Sports Counci l• Assistedinexecutingthe2011NHLAll-StarWeekend, which received excellent reviews from around the world for well orchestrated activities and services provided to the media, owners, executives and players.

• ConvenedtheGreaterRaleighSportsAlliancetodevelop a new 10-year plan for major sporting events in Wake County.

• LiveHealthyTrianglehelped600participantslose more than a ton of weight.

Diane Adams Allscripts

Sheila Ahler Cherry, Bekaert &Holland LLP

~ DeLisa Alexander Red Hat, Inc.

Brian Allen Precision Walls, Inc.

~ Cindy Anderson McGladrey

~ Sepideh Asefnia SEPI Engineering & Construction

~ William Atkinson WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Jim Beley The Umstead Hotel and Spa

~ Christopher Bell SunTrust Bank

~ Christopher Blake Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Phyllis Brookshire Allen Tate Realtors

~ Leah Brown A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc.

F Henry Campen Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Greg Carr Wells Fargo Private Bank

n F H. Clymer Cease Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee - Architects

Paul Coble Wake County Board of Commissioners

Michael Cole ColeJenest & Stone, PA

~ Jeff Corbett Progress Energy

~ Claude Demby Noel Group

F Ralph DiLeone The DiLeone Law Group, P.C.

Sean Dotzauer Branch Banking & Trust Co.

David Forrest Fidelity Bank

sF Phillip Frye North State Bank

Steven Hammel WRAL-TV Channel 5

F Linda Harris PSNC Energy

F Jill Heath Mulkey Engineers & Consultants

Paul Holmes New York Life Insurance Co.

F Laura Hulsey RBC Bank

~F John Idler ABC-11 Eyewitness News (WTVD)

Lou Jurkowski BJAC, pa

Randolph Lickey Williams Mullen

~ Thomas Looney Lenovo

WF Brian Maloney 99.9 The Fan, ESPN Radio and 620 The Buzz

Ron Margiotta Wake County Board of Education

F Denise Martin Security Management Consulting

F Richard McCook General Parts / CARQUEST

F Douglas McMillan YMCA of the Triangle Area, Inc.

Bobby Medlin Plaza Associates, Inc.

Charles Meeker Raleigh City Council

F Robert Merdes Fidelity Investments

F Steve Parrott Wake Education Partnership

Natalie Perkins Clean Design

Ven Poole Waste Industries USA, Inc.

Gray Reed Branch Banking & Trust Co.

~ Donna Rhode Cisco Systems, Inc.

Kristy Meares Sides Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company

Amit Singh Spectraforce Technologies

Mike Smith Kane Realty Corporation

Patricia Smith LAC Group, LLC

hF Doug Sprecher First Citizens Bank

Kari Stoltz Bank of America

~ James Vann Vann & Sheridan Attorneys at Law

F Ricardo Velasquez La Conexión

~ Douglas Vinsel Duke Raleigh Hospital

W. Randolph Woodson NC State University

F George York York Properties, Inc./ McDonald-York Building Company

leadership2011/12 Board of Directors

Chair ~ James Beck TrustAtlantic Bank

Chair-Elect ~ Jim Captain Credit Suisse

Immediate Past Chair ~ Gary Joyner Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

President~ Harvey Schmitt, CCE

Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

Fdenotes new board member

~ denotes member of the Executive Committee

h denotes president of the Leadership Raleigh Alumni Association

n denotes chair for Regional Transportation Alliance

W denotes chair for Greater Raleigh Sports Council

s denotes chair for Young Professionals Network

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1968/69 Travis H. Tomlinson Sr.

1975/76 Paul A. DelaCourt

1978/79 W. Earl Bardin Sr.

1979/80 Sherwood H. Smith Jr.

1980/81 James M. Peden Jr.

1981/82 Ronald G. Stamey

1983/84 Robert W. Gress

1984/85 Thomas W. Bradshaw Jr.

1985/86 Robert L. Jones

1986/87 Walter L. Brown Jr.

1987/88 Marvin D. Musselwhite Jr.

1988/89 William E. Graham Jr.

1989/90 G. Smedes York

1990/91 William C. Burkhardt

1991/92 Kelly S. King

1992/93 James B. Hyler Jr.

1993/94 Fred D. Hutchinson

1994/95 Clauston Jenkins

1995/96 Carolyn Grant

1997/98 R. David Lane

1998/99 Henry C. Knight

1999/00 Jack O. Clayton

2000/01 Richard L. Henderson

2001/02 Duane Long

2002/04 Billie Redmond

2004/05 Fred N. Day IV

2005/06 Lee Youngblood

2006/07 Ronald G. Wainwright Jr.

2007/08 Frank B. Holding Jr.

2008/09 Bill Atkinson, Ph.D.

2009/10 Sepideh Asefnia

2010/11 Gary Joyner

Living Past Chairs/Presidents of the Chamber

Jimmy Barnes NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.

Andrea Bazan

~ Patty Briguglio MMI Public Relations

Bill Buckner Bayer CropScience

Kimberley Copney Costco

Melissa Essary Campbell Law School

Felicia Gressette The News & Observer Publishing Co.

~ Frank Holding First Citizens Bank

John May John Deere Worldwide

Ward Nye Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Dean Ogan Rocky Top Hospitality

~ David Strong Rex Healthcare

~ Soberina Traywick Mechanics & Farmers Bank

~ Richard Urquhart Investors Management Corporation

Walter Wells AT&T North Carolina, Retired

Retir ing Board Members

18 Seaboard Restaurant Jason Smith

20/20 Window Cleaning Jack Evans

99.9 The Fan, ESPN Radio and 620 The Buzz Brian Maloney

A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc.Leah Brown

ABB Inc. Mary Flieller

ABC-11 Eyewitness News (WTVD) John Idler

Accounting Principals, Inc. Drake Berryhill

Accuro Jennifer Dunleavy

AECOM Roula Qubain

AICPA Scott Spiegel

Alfred Williams & Co. John McKinney

Allen Tate Realtors Renee Daniels

Allscripts Diane Adams

ambius Seth Hardy

American Airlines Diane Black

Apex Systems, Inc. Kevin Fanning

AppleGold, Inc. Michael Olander

ARCADIS Jerry Beckman

Artistic Finishes Connie Murray

AT&T Advertising Solutions David McGee

AT&T North Carolina Herb Crenshaw

Atlantic Creative Kathleen Hughes Langfield

BA Inc Anwar Rasheed

Baker Roofing Co. John Matthews

Balfour Beatty Construction John Rankin

Bank of America Kari Stoltz

Bank of North Carolina Douglas Ford

Bayer CropScience Jack Boyne

BB&T Insurance Services, Inc./ASURA Robert Stanley

BBH Design, PA David Liberatore

BDO USA, LLP Michael Dannar

Belk, Inc. Bill Roberts

Best Diamond Packaging, LLC Kevin Thorne

Biogen Idec Mike McBrierty

BJAC, pa Lou Jurkowski

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Steve Crist

BlueLine Associates Marissa Langford

BP Studios Drew Robison

Branch Banking & Trust Co. Gray Reed

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC Mark Jones

Brodie Contractors, Inc. Calvin Brodie

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP Patrick Johnson

Buku Sean Degnan

Cancer Centers of North Carolina/US Oncology John Reilly

Capital Associated Industries, Inc. (CAI) Doug Blizzard

Capital Associates Stephen Porterfield

Capital Insurance Financial Services Inc. Philip Apostolico

Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc. Steve Hammel

CapStone Bank Natalie Valchar

Capstrat Ken Eudy

Cardinal Club Patti Gritton

Carolina Ballet Lisa Jones

Carolina Hurricanes Kyle Prairie

Carolina Mudcats Steve Bryant

Carolina Pavement Technology Ken Clark

Carolina RailHawks Curt Johnson

Carolina Sunrock LLC Pat Dwyer

Cassels, Caywood, Love, Inc. Scott Caywood

Cassidy Turley David Finger

Caterpillar Korey Coon

CB Richard Ellis-Raleigh LLC J.D. “Butch” Miller

CEI - The Digital Office Blake Alford

Centerline Digital Charles Long

Centurion Construction Co., Inc. Marshall L. Gurley

CenturyLink Steven Brewer

CEVA Logistics Mike Dinovi

Chef’s Academy Jayson Boyers

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP Joseph McLeod

Choate Construction Co. David Knudson

CIGNA HealthCare Susan Murray

Cintas Document Management Heath Kallam

CIRCA Magazine Kent Lower

Cisco Systems, Inc. Kirsten Weeks

City of Raleigh Arts Commission June Guralnick

Clancy & Theys Construction Co. Tim Clancy

Clean Design Natalie Perkins

ClickCulture Lloyd Jacobs

Coastal Federal Credit Union Joe Mecca

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Philip Davidson

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Billie Redmond

Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston David Jones

ColeJenest & Stone, PA Michael Cole

Complete Leadership, Inc. Barry Borgerson

Computer Task Group (CTG) Darren Whitaker

Concord Hospitality Company Kevin McAteer

Cornerstone Executive Development Group, Inc. Stephen Xavier

Corporate Facility Services Timothy Wilson

Corporate Warrior Consulting, LLC Seth Kaplan

Coty, Inc. Brian O’Neil

Covidien R. Scott Warlick

Creative Gifting, Inc. Debra Simonette

Credit Suisse Peter Celestini

Crescent State Bank Ray Vaughn

Curtis Media Group Philip Zachary

Custom Home Exteriors, Inc.Stephen Scoggins

D.H. Griffin Construction Co. Mike Burriss

DB Global Technology Inc. Sheila Carter

David Allen Co., Inc. Robert Roberson

Deloitte J.R. Shearin

DeMartino Masonry & Contracting Rick DeMartino

Dex One Tyler Gronbach

The DiLeone Law Group, P.C. Ralph DiLeone

Dorrier Underwood Gary Davis

Duke Raleigh Hospital Douglas Vinsel

Duke Realty Corp. Jeff Sheehan

Duke University Medical Center & Health Systems Victor Dzau

DynPro, Inc. Sanjay Jain

EastCoast Packaging Corp. Kevin Carden

Eco Pro Mulch & Erosion Control LLC Carolyn Podger

Eisai, Inc. Ray Wood

Ellis & Winters LLP Charles Anderson

Elster Solutions Mark Munday

Embassy Suites Hotel- Raleigh Crabtree Mary Noser

Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Russ Smith

EMC² Bob Hawkins

Empire Eats Gary Bryant

Environmental Holdings Group, LLC BJ Fungaroli

Ernst & Young LLP Craig Lupton-Smith

Excel Moving & Storage, Inc.-Allied Van Lines Jeff Hatley

Exhibit Resources, Inc. Lana Calloway

Eye Care Associates Brian Hoyle

Fairway Outdoor Advertising Paul Hickman

board of advisors (as of 9.1.11)

Fancy Women Football League LLC Oscar Pernas

Fennebresque & Co. Jeffrey Barber

Fidelity Bank Matt White

Fidelity Investments Robert Merdes

Fifth Third Bank C. Douglass Riddle

First Citizens Bank Chris Young

Fleishman-Hillard International Communications Britt Carter

Fonville Morisey Realty, Inc. John Morisey

Fortune Personnel Consultants of Raleigh Randy Cagan

Francis Landscaping Ray Hensel

Fred Smith Company Jule Smith

The Freelon Group, Inc. Zena Howard, AIA

Frost, PLLC Homer Duncan

Future Graphics, Inc. Kevin Killette

Futures for Kids, Inc. Ann Turnbill

Gateway Bank & Trust Co. Kevin Pack

General Parts / CARQUEST Temple Sloan

Genworth Financial Elizabeth Cole

GlaxoSmithKline William Shore

Global Knowledge Dwayne Sparks

Golden Corral Corporation Dale Whitworth

Greene Resources, Inc. Gary Greene

Gregory Poole Equipment Co. J. Gregory Poole

Grinnell Leadership Elizabeth Grinnell

Hardin Construction Company, LLC Thomas Booth

Harrington Bank James L. Duncan

Harris Teeter Super Markets Craig McKenzie

Harrison Global Steven Bauld

Hazen and Sawyer, PC Robert DiFiore

HCL America, Inc. Rahul Singh

Headway Workforce Solutions Leif Kolflat

Herzog Transit Services, Inc. Rafael Mejia-Lopez

HH Architecture Kristen Hess

Highwoods Properties, Inc. Skip Hill

Hill, Chesson & Woody LLC Mike Beck

Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown Fred Van Slyke

Hilton RDU Airport at RTP Bill Spencer

Holly Hill Hospital, LLC Robert Turner

Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson, PA Allan From

Hughes Pittman and Gupton, LLP Tim Naylor

Hunton & Williams Timothy Goettel

IBM Corporation Robert Greenberg

iCool Technologies Jay Madan

IEM, Inc. Madhu Beriwal

Ikon Office Solutions Eric Johnson

Independent Weekly Sioux Watson

Intelligent Access Systems Jeff Farnham

J. Lee & Associates Consulting, LLC Jeff Lee

Jacobs Charles Bourn

Jay’s Lawn & Landscape Co. Jay Evans

JDavis Architects, PLLC Mark Moeller

John Deere Turf Care Deborah Butler

Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton, PLLC Henry Jones

K&L Gates LLP Kent Christison

Kane Realty Corporation Tish Turner

KCI Associates of North Carolina Jane Thurman

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Gregg McDougal

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. Stephanie Hachem

KPMG LLP A. Joseph Paradise

L Star Kyle Corkum

La Conexión Roby Mazariegos

Lend Lease US Construction Adrienne Cole

Lenovo Karen Ondrick

Level Up Leadership, Inc. Joy Ruhmann

LM Restaurants, Inc. Mindy Stroupe Amerson

Longistics Duane Long

LORD Corporation Tesa Oechsle

Mad Hatter Air Duct Cleaning & Chimney Sweep Service Inc. Gerald FitzGibbon

Manning, Fulton & Skinner, PA Deborah Hildebran-Bachofen

Marbles Kids Museum Sally Edwards

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. C. Howard Nye

McCants Communications Group, Inc. Gerry McCants

McDonald York Building Company Heather Denny

McGladrey Cindy Anderson

MCNC Joe Freddoso

Mechanics & Farmers Bank Samuel Gibson

Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina A. Dale Jenkins

Meeting Contact William King

Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. Darin McClure

MMI Public Relations Patty Briguglio

Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Joseph Joyner

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Caren Enloe

MTS Sensors Division Julie Malinofski

Mulkey Engineers & Consultants Carla Starr

The National Cancer Coalition, Inc. Robert Landry

Nationwide Insurance Lee Morton

NBC-17/WNCN Maryann Balbo

NC Job Corps Career Transition Services Diane Fisher

NC State University Kevin Howell

NC Theatre Lisa Grele Barrie

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cathy Rudisill

New York Life Insurance Co. Paul Holmes

Newcomb and Company Robert Newcomb

The News & Observer Publishing Co. Orage Quarles

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC, Attorneys and Counselors at Law Thomas Johnson

Noel Group Claude Demby

NORESCO Jessica Graber

North Carolina Victim Assistance Network Tom Bennett

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives Ralph Miller

North State Bank Helen Ballentine

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Karin Patrick

The Oaks at Mayview Lisa Burkhart

Oakwood Worldwide Caroline Kesler

O’Brien/Atkins Associates, PA John Atkins, III

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart Matt Keen

Pan Insurance Tristan Pan

The Pantry Jim Semotan

Paragon Commercial Bank Frank Tart

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP William Pappas

Patheon Inc. Jim Mullens

PBM Graphics, Inc. Dave Richey

Peace College Debra Townsley

Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee - Architects H. Clymer Cease

Peopleclick Authoria, Inc. Amanda Carr

Pepsi Bottling Ventures Bobby Moon

Phoenixx Systems, LLC Sheldon Winston

Piedmont Fire Protection Systems, LLC Corey Potts

Pinehurst LLC Kimberly Bryan

Plaza Associates, Inc. Bobby Medlin

Pool Professionals of the Carolinas, Inc. David Harvey

Portfolio Property Management Global, LLC John Bridges

PowerSecure Inc Donna Zino

Poyner Spruill LLP Keith Johnson

PRA International Tom Rogers

Precision Walls, Inc. Brian Allen

Prestonwood Country Club Matt Massei

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Tim Throndson

Principal Financial Group Scott Lord

Professional Medical Insurance Services William Reese

Professional Nursing Solutions, Inc. Kelly Schwedler

Progress Energy Rodney Gaddy

Progressive Benefit Solutions William Salmon

Progressive Business Solutions, Inc. Tim Catlett

Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty Nancy Creech

PSNC Energy Linda Harris

Radio One Raleigh- K97.5, Foxy 107/104, Light 103.9 Gary Weiss

Ragsdale Liggett PLLC David Liggett

Railinc Corporation Patrick O’Neil

Raleigh Marriott City Center Bill Hoffman

Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley Joel Fuller

Raleigh Metro Magazine Bernie Reeves

RBC Bank Laura Hulsey

RDA Recruiters Rick Deckelbaum

Red Hat, Inc. Elizabeth Shivers

Regions Bank Todd Simpson

Renaissance Raleigh Hotel at North Hills Bill Gant

Rex Healthcare David Strong

Right Management Morgan Cates Tew

Rob’s Painting Service Rob McMahon

Rodgers Builders, Inc. Ron Cohn

RTI International Patrick Gibbons

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Heather Renz

Saint Augustine’s College Leon Scott

SAS Don McCorquodale

Scale Finance LLC Gary Hayes

SciQuest, Inc. Stephen Wiehe

Security Management Consulting Eugene Martin

Sensus Rita Simonetta

Sharp Business Systems Larry O’Dowd

Shaw University Dorothy Yancy

Shelco, Inc. Dan Perry

Sheraton Raleigh Hotel Kevin Johnson

Skanska USA Building, Inc.Allen Jones

Small Kane Webster Conley Architects, PA Shane Webster

Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP Susan Hargrove

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP Tom Gray

Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP Matt Cunningham

Solas Entertainment, LP Niall Hanley

Sparians Bowling Boutique & Bistro Chris Angel

The Special Event Company Sally Webb

Spectacular Magazine Phyllis Coley

Spectrum Properties John Boylan

Spring-Green Lawn & Tree Care Scott Garcia

Stearns Financial Services Group Deborah Hodge

Phillip E. Stephens Phillip Stephens

Stewart Engineering, Inc. Mary Heath

Stock Building Supply Jim Major

Strategic Benefit Solutions, LLC Henry Stewart

SunTrust Bank Kent Moegerle

Talecris Biotherapeutics Michael Losow

Technica Solutions LLC Kymber Guidotti

Tekelec Gregory Rush

Time Warner Cable Christine Whitaker

Toll Brothers, Inc. Ted Pease

Total Outsourced Systems, Inc. Sounmi Campbell

Triangle Business Journal Bryan Hamilton

The Triangle Tribune Linda Lanel Bailey

TriSure Corporation Wallace Dawson

Troutman Sanders, LLP Gary S. Parsons

TruOptions Personal & Commercial Insurance LLC C. Bruce Matthews

TrustAtlantic Bank James Beck

Turner Construction Mark Griffin

Twongo, LLC Brad Halferty

The Umstead Hotel and Spa Jim Beley

UNC-TV Norma Hall

United Way of the Greater Triangle Craig Chancellor

VACO Raleigh, LLC Robert Reuss

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Renee Lock

VisionPoint Marketing Diane Kuehn

Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company John Ward

Wake Education Partnership Steve Parrott

Wake Technical Community College Mort Congleton

WakeMed Foundation Jack Radford

WakeMed Health & Hospitals William Atkinson

Wal-Mart #1751 Gary Stewart

Wal-Mart #4484 Turi Cason

Wal-Mart #5118 Marion Towles

Wal-Mart #5292 Dana Hill

Ward and Smith, P.A. David Ward

Waste Industries USA, Inc. Brent Kirchhoff

Weather Master Heating & Air, Inc. Lee Hill

Whole Foods Market George Jones

Williams Mullen David Paulson

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Johnny Loper

Wood Tree Surgeons and Stump Busters Jack Wood

Works24 Philip Edwards

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP Samuel Wyrick

YMCA of the Triangle Area, Inc. Douglas McMillan

York Properties, Inc. / McDonald-York Building Company George York

Young Moore and Henderson, PA Reed Fountain

Contr ibut ions to this program fuel new business at t ract ion, ex is t ing business retent ion and expansion, community development, publ ic partnerships, and a regional compet i t iveness st rategy.

EDGE4 investors (as of 9.1.11)

Alfred Williams & Co.

Allen Tate Realtors

Allscripts

ArtSource Consultants, Inc.

AT&T North Carolina*

Balfour Beatty Construction

Bank of America*

BJAC, pa

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina*

Branch Banking & Trust Co.*

Capital Associates

Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc.*

Capstrat

Carolina Hurricanes*

Centerline Digital

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP

Cisco Systems, Inc.

City of Raleigh*

Clancy & Theys Construction Co.

Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston

Cornerstone Executive Development Group, Inc.

Credit Suisse

Curtis Media Group

D.H. Griffin Construction Co.

Deloitte

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

Duke Energy*

Duke Realty Corp.

Duke University Medical Center & Health Systems*

Elinvar

Excel Moving & Storage, Inc.-Allied Van Lines

Exhibit Resources, Inc.

Fifth Third Bank

First Citizens Bank

Fonville Morisey Realty, Inc.

Frost, PLLC

General Parts / CARQUEST

GlaxoSmithKline*

Golden Corral Corporation

Greene Resources, Inc.

Gregory Poole Equipment Co.*

Headway Workforce Solutions

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

John Deere Worldwide - Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division

Kane Realty Corporation*

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP*

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.

Lend Lease US Construction

Lenovo

Liaison Design Group

Longistics

LORD Corporation

Manpower

McGladrey

MMI Public Relations*

Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.

NC State University

New Kind

The News & Observer Publishing Co.

O’Brien/Atkins Associates, PA

Paragon Commercial Bank

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP*

Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee - Architects

Pepsi Bottling Ventures

Poyner Spruill LLP

Preston Development Co.

Prestonwood Country Club

Progress Energy*

Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty

PSNC Energy

Quintiles Transnational Corporation

R.A. Jeffreys Distributing Company of Raleigh

Randstad US

RBC Bank*

Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina *

Red Hat, Inc.

Rex Healthcare*

S & ME, Inc.

SAS*

Shelco, Inc.

Skanska USA Building, Inc.

Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP

Spectrum Properties

SunTrust Bank

Teleflex Medical

Temporary Living Co.

Toll Brothers, Inc.

VACO Raleigh, LLC

Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company*

Wake County Government *

WakeMed Health & Hospitals*

Williams Mullen

Withers & Ravenel

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC*

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

York Properties, Inc. / McDonald-York Building Company

* denotes EDGE4 steering committee members

chamber staff

To sustain and further

develop a thriving economy

and to enhance our

community’s quality of life.

Mission Statement

President & CEOHarvey Schmitt

Staff

Erin Anderson

Ken Atkins

Emily Atkinson

Ginger Baxley

Tanya Blalock

Jennifer Bosser

Janet Carr

Hunter Corn

Katie Craig

Casey Cronce

Eric Darnell

Alison Edmonds

Ashley Everhart

Sarah Gaskill

Mary Ellen Gray

Natalie Griffith

Michael Haley

Shannon Hamel

Tom Holmes

Angela Hopkins

Erin Huckaba

Darla Husk

Angela Jackson-Mann

Mary Kernan

Evelyn Lucas

Kelly Maness

Evelynn Martin

Greg McNamara

Joe Milazzo II

Drew Moretz

Kim Niskey

Jennifer Pina

Brenda Ratledge

Vernessa Roberts

James Sauls

Alice Smith

Wayne Watkins

Jim White

Wake CountyMayorsApex Keith Weatherly

Cary Harold Weinbrecht

Fuquay-Varina John Byrne

Garner Ronnie Williams

Holly Springs Dick Sears

Knightdale Russell Killen

Morrisville Jackie Holcombe

Raleigh Charles Meeker

Rolesville Frank Eagles

Wake Forest Vivian Jones

Wendell J. Harold Broadwell

Zebulon Robert Matheny

2011/12 PartnersThe Raleigh/Wake County business community is successful because of these strong public sector partners.

MayorCharles Meeker

City ManagerJ. Russell Allen

Mary-Ann BaldwinThomas CrowderBonner GaylordNancy McFarlaneJohn OdomRuss StephensonEugene Weeks

Raleigh City Counci l

North Carolina House of RepresentativesMarilyn AvilaNelson DollarRosa U. GillDarren G. JacksonGrier MartinTom MurryDeborah K. RossPaul StamJennifer Weiss

North Carolina SenateDan Blue Neal HuntJosh SteinRichard Stevens

Wake County Legislat ive Delegation

ChairPaul Coble

County ManagerDavid Cooke

Joe BryanTony GurleyPhil MatthewsEruin PortmanBetty Lou WardJames West

Wake County Board of Commissioners

ChairRon Margiotta

SuperintendentTony Tata

Debra GoldmanKevin HillChris MaloneAnne McLaurinCarolyn MorrisonDeborah PrickettKeith SuttonJohn Tedesco

Wake County Board of Education

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