The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting will be held from 11a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sheraton. Winners of the 2010 Business of the Year Awards will be announced.
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Green economic-development workshop
Part of building a sustainable local economy is managing open space, and a day-long workshop at N.C. State University will explore the ins and outs of the issue.
Biotech conference
CED‘s annual Biotech/Life Science Conference will host the southeastern life-science community in a two-day conference.
Reception for James Harris
A farewell reception for Economic & Community Development Director James Harris will be held at The Speakeasy (100 E. Main St.) from 5 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 27.
Mill House expands
Local property-management firm Mill House Properties (millhouseproperties.com) has acquired the rental-management division of another local firm, Redstone Properties.
Home sales down
Home sales ended 2010 down 6.7 percent for the year Triangle-wide, according to the Triangle Multiple Listing Service’s Local Market Update report.
Vet relocates
Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital, formerly Triangle Veterinary Emergency Clinic, has relocated to 608 Morreene Road in Durham.
A six-pack to go
If you’re thinking of hosting a party this holiday season, a new beer delivery service in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area has erased any good reason for you and your festive sweater to leave the houseguests thirsty.
BIZ Beat : Buy lo-ho-ho-cal!
’Tis the season to give. And not just to the people on your list, but also to local businesspeople. Rather than a nicely wrapped gift, all they want is your business.
Get your beer here
Or there. In case you missed it, Carolina Brewery (460 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, carolinabrewery.com) inked a distribution deal with Greensboro-based distributor R.H. Barringer.
Share your expertise
Got some useful advice or helpful techniques to share with local small-business owners? The Chamber’s Small Business Roundtable is looking for presenters.
Where the toys are
Now you can visit The Children’s Store at University Mall or in cyberspace at thechildrensstoreinc.com.
Contest for women entrepreneurs
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation (kauffman.org) launched its first Women in Science and Engineering Business Idea Competition last month in an effort to encourage women to start scalable science- and engineering-related ventures.
Harrington hit with cease and desist order
The bank is now under a cease and desist order, and with it, CEO Larry Loeser said Wednesday, Harrington faces a significant challenge to reassure its customers that the conditions that led to the order have passed and the bank is healthy.
BIZ BEAT: What’s next for local economic development?
Show me the money; Open for business? Visart going dark