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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, May 16, at Environmental Inks/Siegwerk to celebrate the opening of their new building, which was redeveloped to provide more space for this growing Morganton company!
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Leviton Awarded $500,000 Building Reuse Grant for Expansion
BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (May 2, 2013) – Leviton was awarded a $500,000 Building Reuse and Restoration Grant from the NC Rural Center to aid in an expansion at their current facility in Morganton. The company has...
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