State of the Chamber 2013

Culpeper Star Exponent

Business Monday

Jim Charapich

March 11, 2013

The State of the Chamber - State of the Community luncheon is planned for this Friday at the Country Club of Culpeper. The Culpeper Chamber hosts the annual event for our business community to hear from area leaders on important issues. The format has grown to be one of the most popular events of the year.

In addition to the snapshot of the current state of the industry that will be covered by each speaker, we have asked them to add their view about what they see as ways to “Move Culpeper Forward”. The pace of the event is always fast and interesting since the speakers have 3-5 minutes to give their updates and insights. It takes talent to bring the heart of an industry into focus in 3-5 minutes, and thus our speakers are challenged to provide the most interesting information.

Our line up for the program include: David Durr General Manager Culpeper Farmers Coop & Chairman of the Board for the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce, Anthony Clatterbuck - President Fire & Rescue Association, Chris Hively - Culpeper Town Manager, Frank Bossio - Culpeper County Administrator,  Dr. Bobbi Johnson - Superintendent Culpeper County Public Schools, John Marshall - General Manager Bingham & Taylor - Major Industry,  Walt & Terry Cheatle - Trigon Homes, LLC - Local Housing, , Jeffery Mitchell - Culpeper Cheese Company - Local Retail, Greg Lukow - Library of Congress Chief MPB&R,  Lee Kirk - President & CEO Culpeper Regional Health System, Lisa Peacock - Director Culpeper Human Services, Dr. Sam - President Germanna Community College - Workforce and Community Education, Ed Dalrymple - President Cedar Mountain Stone - Transportation, Delegate Ed Scott - Virginia General Assembly 2013 Update, and Jim Charapich - President & CEO Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.

State of the Chamber is a way for businesses to gain an understanding of our community in helping to support good decisions for the direction of their business. In addition, there are often needs and opportunities for business to take advantage of and revealed in the course of the presentations. The variety of perspectives usually build on each other, with speakers referring to each other as they illustrate the collaborative linkage of relationships necessary to "Move Culpeper Forward".

Join us for the State of the Chamber - State of the Community Luncheon Friday March 15th - for this multifaceted gem of knowledge from our community leaders. Register today at www.CulpeperChamber.com