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Category Archives: Chamber Breakfast
United Way president emphasizes the value of volunteerism
Six words from Mac Bennett got everybody’s attention Tuesday: “If you volunteer, you live longer.” That’s how Bennett, president/CEO of the United Way of the Midlands, concluded his presentation to about 140 Chamber members at the May breakfast meeting. Focusing … Continue reading
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LMC heart surgeon predicts 150 surgeries in first year
March 26 is the big day for Lexington Medical Center. That’s when open-heart surgery becomes available at the 414-bed complex. “Our goal is to assemble a team,” Dr. Jeffrey Allen Travis told about 160 Chamber members at Tuesday’s breakfast meeting. … Continue reading
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Heart surgeon, health care executive to speak at Chamber breakfast
Dr. Jeffrey Allen Travis, Lexington Medical Center’s first heart surgeon, and Mike Biediger, LMC’s president/CEO, will discuss complete cardiac care at the March Chamber breakfast meeting. LMC will begin offering open-heart surgery later this spring. Both Travis and Biediger have … Continue reading
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Workforce development critical for SC, State Chamber Chairman says
A pat on the back and a push for better – that’s what South Carolina needs to successfully educate its workforce, Chamber members learned at Tuesday’s breakfast meeting. To a standing room-only crowd, SC Chamber of Commerce chairman Jim Reynolds … Continue reading
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Collaboration required for cluster development in the Midlands of South Carolina
Lexington Chamber members got a lesson in cluster development Tuesday from Grant Jackson, senior vice president for Community Development for the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Jackson is a member of the team implementing “Navigating from good to Great,” the … Continue reading
“You are making a difference” – Kenny Bingham
In an impassioned, rapid-fire talk, Rep. Kenny Bingham of Cayce praised members of the Greater Lexington Chamber for the role they played in bringing Amazon to the midlands and supporting the newly formed MidState Chambers Coalition. “You need to pat … Continue reading
Social Security: Addressing the big questions
Acknowledging that “there’s a lot of angst in the air” concerning today’s political and economic climate, Chris Jenkins presented facts about Social Security to Chamber members at Tuesday’s breakfast meeting. As Public Affairs Specialist at the Social Security Administration in … Continue reading
August 9 Breakfast – “The Pilates of Place”
That’s the topic for the next Breakfast Meeting, Aug. 9 at the Country Club of Lexington. Irene Dumas Tyson, AICP, Associate AIA, will present an overview of the Town of Lexington’s Vision Plan. Director of planning for The Boudreaux Group … Continue reading
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Lessons from Amazon
Calling it the biggest issue the South Carolina General Assembly faced in its last session, Sen. Nikki Setzler described the recent Amazon controversy as “war.” In his remarks Tuesday at the Chamber Breakfast Meeting, Setzler said he was “honored to … Continue reading
Amazon’s Paul Misener “excited to be joining the family”
“Blessed” was the word Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president of Global Public Policy, chose to describe himself and his company’s dramatic entrance to South Carolina. Addressing a crowd of about 250 people at Tuesday’s Chamber Breakfast Meeting, Misener said there … Continue reading
