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IN THE PAST...
 Nephron “comes home” with $313 million investment and groundbreaking
Pure exuberance marked today’s groundbreaking for Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation in West Columbia. Maybe nothing less would be expected for a $313 million investment in Lexington County, brought here by one of its home-grown success stories.
“I see so many Lexington High students we could have a reunion, and I see so many pharmacists we could fill a scrip,” joked Lou Wood Kennedy, the Lexington County native who owns Nephron with her husband Bill. Based in Orlando, FL, Nephron manufactures respiratory medications and has other centers in Arizona and Kentucky. It will eventually employ 707 people at its 1.2 million- square-foot building in the Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, near the Amazon Distribution Center.
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IN THE PRESENT...
Up for Auction: The Ultimate 2012 Prom Package
Got a teenager going to the prom this year? A little concerned about the costs? Your rescue might be for auction at the Chamber’s Oyster Roast next Thursday. Up for bid are two packages—one for both White Knoll and Lexington high school couples.
Do you want to see the whole list of auction items?
Click here...
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| Focus on the Future Update |
 Pledges are coming in for the Chamber’s new office and Visitors Center on Main Street. Mike Crapps, President/CEO of First Community Bank, is chairing the Focus on the Future committee, members of which are asking for pledges. Approximately half of the $1 million goal has been met. Construction is slated to begin before spring. To make your pledge, contact Mike at 951-0500 or Chamber President/CEO Randy Halfacre at 359-6113.
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Chamber building for sale
Anyone driving along South Lake Drive should notice the For Sale sign at the current Chamber location. Asking price is $375,000 for the 3,200-square-foot brick building and the approximate acre upon which it sits. Close to the Lexington County Judicial Center and the Lexington Municipal Complex, the office is ideally located for all kinds of businesses. |
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IN THE FUTURE ...
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Auction Down By the River
The Chickawa Outdoor Center in the Saluda River Club
Thursday, March 29 @ 6 p.m. |
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Member Directory Listing Training - Learn how to set up your directory listing on the Chamber's website
Chamber Conference Room
Thursday, April 5 @ 11:30 am |
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Ribbon Cutting C-Cycle Studio
711 E. Main Street, Suite A5 (Old Mill)
Thursday, April 5 @ 4 p.m.
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April Breakfast Meeting - Sponsored by BB&T
Country Club of Lexington,
1066 Barr Road
Lexington
Tuesday, April 10, @ 7:30 a.m. |
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Business After Hours - Mitchell House
421 North Lake Drive, Lexington
Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 5:30
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Ribbon Cutting - Xenex Merchant Services
Chamber Conference Room
Thursday, April 19 @ 11 a.m. |
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Business After Hours - Davis, Frawley, Anderson, McCauley, Ayer, Fisher and Smith
140 E. Main Street, Lexington
April 26, 2012 Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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22nd Annual Golf Tournament
Country Club of Lexington, 1066 Barr Road in Lexington
Monday, May 14, 2012 |
U.S. Senate passes $109 billion transportation bill
The U.S. Senate passed a $109 billion bipartisan highway and transit bill last week by a 74-22 vote. The legislation maintains investment levels through fiscal year 2013, contains policy and program reforms and strengthens highway and auto safety by authorizing federal road, bridge, mass transit and highway safety programs through September 2013. The legislation also gives states more discretion on how to spend money and increases a credit assistance program for transportation projects to $1 billion.
The bill now heads to the House. The House has not confirmed whether it will take up the Senate's version of the transportation bill or continue pursuing its own version.
BUSINESS & COMMUNITY
Yard Sale
Saturday, March 24 @ 8 a.m.
Special Notes:
Please update your 2012 Membership Directory with the following information.
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