BDI Connection: September 2013
September 13, 2013
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BDI, Burke County Meet with Community Partners about Prison Closure
September 4, 2013
For Immediate Release BDI, Burke County Meet with Community Partners about Prison Closure BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (September 4, 2013) – Burke Development, Inc. and various community partners met today to discuss ways they can help state employees who will potentially lose their job as a result of...
Read MoreBDI Welcomes New Executive Committee Members
August 9, 2013
For Immediate Release BDI Welcomes New Executive Committee Members BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (August 9, 2013) – Burke Development, Inc. welcomes five new members to the organization’s Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is comprised of 12 individuals from both the public and private sector who currently serve on...
Read MoreBDI Holds RENEW Information Sessions
July 15, 2013
For Immediate Release BDI Holds RENEW Information Sessions Registration open for September Class BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (July 15, 2013) – Burke Development, Inc. will hold four RENEW Information Sessions to give potential participants an opportunity to learn more about the program and register for the September class. The Information Sessions...
Read MoreBEBO Announces Business Plan Competition Winners
July 3, 2013
For Immediate Release BEBO Announces Business Plan Competition Winners BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (July 3, 2013) – On July 3 the Burke County Chamber of Commerce and BEBO (Burke Entrepreneurs and Business Owners) announced the winners of its 2013 Business Plan Competition. Hamilton Williams ClayWorks took the top...
Read MoreLeviton Employee Shirley Plemmons Celebrates 50 Years with Company
June 12, 2013
For Immediate Release Leviton Employee Shirley Plemmons Celebrates 50 Years with Company BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (June 12, 2013) – It was 1963 when Leviton, then known as Southern Devices, opened its doors in Burke County in a small building in Drexel. Shirley Plemmons had recently moved to...
Read MoreBehind-the-Scenes Access to Burke County’s Furniture Companies
May 31, 2013
For Immediate Release Behind-the-Scenes Access to Burke County’s Furniture Companies BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (May 31, 2013) – The sound of stapler guns resonates through a large building as 25 students from the construction and masonry classes at Freedom High School walk through EJ Victor on a tour....
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