Economic Development & Public Policy Committee Meeting: Coffee with the Candidates8-9:30 a.m. | Thursday, Oct. 1 The Siena Hotel

Taking Care of Business11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Wednesday, Oct. 7 Homewood Suites, Durham

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting: Ronald McDonald House11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Friday, Oct. 9 101 Old Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill

Terra Vita 2015 Grand Tasting on the Green2-5 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 10 | The Green at Southern Village

Non-Profi t Roundtable4-5:30 p.m. | Wednesday, Oct. 14Chamber

Business After Hours5:30-7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Oct. 15DSI Comedy

Retail Roundtable7:30-8:45 a.m. | Tuesday, Oct. 20 | Chamber

Orange County Development Briefi ng presented by Town of Chapel Hill Economic Development8-10 a.m. | Tuesday, Oct. 20 Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel

Chapel Hill Young Professionals: Cocktails with Candidates5:30-7:30 p.m. | Tuesday, Oct. 20 The Franklin Hotel

PO B

ox 2

897

| Cha

pel H

ill, N

C 2

7515

Conn

ect

the

Dot

s O

ctob

er 2

015

October Events• Around Campus Group (800) 743-5556 | aroundcampusgroup.com

• Bold Rock Hard Cider | (434) 361-1030 boldrock.com

• Brightside Bamboo (919) 943-1048 | brightsidebamboo.com

• Childcare Matters (919) 929-8190 | childcare-matters.org

• The Digital Image Academy (919) 600-3923

• Notting Hill (919) 928-8000 | nottinghillnc.com

• Triangle Offi ce Equipment (919) 929-4203 triangleofficeequipment.com

New Members

Chapel Hill Country Club

There has never been a better time to join Chapel Hill Country Club!

More than golf, tennis, and aquatics:

It’s not simply the facilities that make a club, it’s the life-long friendships and the

“welcome home” feeling! Great clubs are more than the golf course, tennis, clubhouse and pool, it is the sense of “family” shared by both the Members and staff. At Chapel Hill Country Club, you’ll experience the best of

both worlds, a great club filled with great friends!

103 Lancaster Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(919) 967-8201jharper@chapelhill-cc.com

Your new friends are waiting to welcome you home!

Chapel Hill’s Premier Family-Focused ClubCall us today to learn of the many ways you can join

Hosted By

Presenting Sponsor

Non-Profi t Spotlight

Economic Development

On Tuesday, July 28, Chamber sta� joined Lepage Associates Psychological & Psychiatric Services in celebrating the grand opening of their second location at 102 Market St. at Southern Village in Chapel Hill. A special thanks to Leslie Beckman, development coordinator for Lepage (far right), for her service on the Chapel Hill Young Professionals committee and volunteer work with the Chamber. Find out more about Lepage Associates at lepageassociates.com. Photo credit: Nicholas C. Johnson

Want to know what’s going down and what’s coming out of the ground? Need to understand what the trends are for residential and commercial real estate? Join us 8-10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel for the 2015 Orange County Development Briefing.

Each year we bring in the experts to give you updates you need for business planning, plus pre-sentations on individual projects around the county. Tickets to the briefing are $28 for Chamber, GCHAR, and HBADOC members and can be purchased online at carolinachamber.org/events.

We’re grateful for the investment of Town of Chapel Hill Economic Development, presenting sponsor of this year’s briefing. Find out more about available opportunities and more reasons why you should locate your business in Chapel Hill at the department’s newly revamped website, opentobusiness.biz.

Northwood Ravin is a leading full-service development, construction and property management firm serving the Southeast. NWR blends the nimbleness of a small business with a long legacy of success from its history at Crosland as its residential, contracting and market-rate property management divisions. Northwood Ravin develops and manages apartment communities and mixed-use venues with a singular focus: to create communities that foster healthy lifestyles, neighborhood involvement and appealing living environments.

Northwood Ravin’s team has earned everything from the NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry award for design, mixed-use development and creative financing, to Multi-Housing News

Design Excellence Awards, to CEL & Associates’ “A List” Award for customer service. Care is taken during the design and construction stages of any project to ensure the long-term durability and sustainability, so that maintenance costs will be minimized and the buildings will remain aesthetically appealing for decades to come.

The team has also built or developed projects that are registered in LEED-NC, LEED-ND pilot pro-gram and LEED-CS programs, EarthCraft and Energy Star® programs. One of NWR’s most recent projects developed in Durham, Trinity Commons, is LEED® registered and was the first multifamily rental project to achieve LEED Silver certification in Eastern North Carolina. Find out more about Northwood Ravin and its properties at nwrliving.com.

Many call the odd years between the congres-sional and presidential elections “off” years. However, as a business person, you know you have to be “on” all the time, and we know how much decisions made at the municipal level impact our respective bottom lines. Here are a few opportunities to meet the candidates and important dates to mark on the calendar:

• Coffee with the Candidates (EDPP Committee meeting)8-9:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 1 | The Siena Hotel

• Cocktails with the Candidates (Chapel Hill Young Professionals meeting)5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20 The Franklin Hotel

• Early VotingThursday, Oct. 22-Saturday, Oct. 31 Check ncsbe.gov/webapps/os_sites/ for times and locations

• Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3 | Polls are open from6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

• Check your voter registration: https://www.ncsbe.gov/webapps/voter_search/

• Check your polling place: ncsbe.gov/webapps/pollingplace_search/

• Information about the Town of Chapel Hill bond referenda: townofchapelhill.org/bondinfo

Contact Kristen Smith at (919) 357-9988 or at ksmith@carolinachamber.org with any questions.

Connect with the Chamber on Facebook (facebook.com/ChapelHillCarrboroChamber) and Twitter (@CarolinaChamber). We will be posting updates on the election, and we need you to stay ON and VOTE!

Meet the Candidates and Cast Your Ballot

RelyMD is Meeting Our Members’ Needs

ConnectDots A publication of the

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce

2015October

Spotlight On Our Major Investor:

Register Today for the Orange County Development Briefi ng

Northwood Ravin

It’s not an “off” year – make sure you vote in the 2015 elections

Northwood Ravin is managing apartment leasing for Carolina Square, currently under construction at 123 W. Franklin Street.

Joel I. Levy, CPA, PLLC recently signed up their staff for RelyMD. Joel Levy and his wife used the service just days after. Here’s what Joel had to say about the service:

“Less than a week after signing up for RelyMD, on a Sunday afternoon, my wife started expe-riencing a good bit of pain. I suggested using the service from our home computer. We went online, completed a short questionnaire, and hit submit. I turned to my wife and said, ‘Okay, let’s see how long it takes to get a response.’ It wasn’t more than 5 minutes, and we had a doc-tor on the screen and my wife was explaining her symptoms to him. He was able to call in a prescription just a few minutes later and she was feeling better fast. RelyMD was so much better than sitting in an emergency room and unneces-sarily paying hundreds of dollars. I highly recom-mend RelyMD. It was prompt, professional, and cost and time efficient.”

Want to learn more or sign up for RelyMD? Visit www.relymd.com/carolinachamber or contact Lisa Weistart at 919.357.8893 or lweistart@carolinachamber.org

Joel Levy, Chamber Board member and local CPA

Meet local candidates at Chamber events. Photo credit: Nicholas C. Johnson