Owner Steve Pepitone and Talia Simons cutting the ribbon.
South Main Cycles open for business
Steve Pepitone and Talia Simons cut a ribbon kicking off the grand opening of South Main Cycles in Belmont. The shop, which features a wide variety of bike lines, riding apparel and equipment, is at 105 South Main Street. Chamber members were on hand to welcome a new member and celebrate the new business. From the left, are Chamber Board Chair Timothy Roberts of Cottage Keepers, Bryan Dalton of 321 Equipment, Chamber VP Teresa Rankin, Chamber Office Manager Deborah Ray Benton, Suzanne Patz of Patz Promotional Products and Chamber Board member Drew Jones of NC Farm Bureau Insurance. For more information on South Main Cycles, call 704.825.8585 or visit www.southmaincycles.com.
Tammy and Greg Bryant are cutting the ribbon.
New location for Empire Ceilings and Floors Empire Ceilings and Floors owners Greg and Tammy Bryant celebrated their new office location with a Montcross Area Chamber ribbon-cutting ceremony. The four-year-old business is now located at 1108-F Union Road in Gastonia. In the photo, Greg and Tammy are cutting the ribbon under the supervision of company dog Sable. Others participating are (from left) Chamber Vice President Teresa Rankin, Buddy Richardson of Empire Ceilings and Floors, Kaleb Hobson of Gastonia Plumbing & Heating, Laurie Ziemer of the Gaston Gazette, Chamber Office Manager Deborah Ray Benton and Chamber Board Chair Timothy Roberts of Cottage Keepers. For more information on Empire Ceilings and Floors, call 704-868-6705.
Mayor Ronnie Worley cuts ribbon to open renovated building.
Cramerton opens Town Hall, Police Dept. After a year-long renovation, Cramerton town employees and police officers have moved back to their historic 1920s building at 155 North Main Street. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house were held on April 5. The building totals 15,000 square feet and houses both the Town Hall and the Police Department. In the photo, Cramerton Mayor Ronnie Worley is cutting the ribbon in the new Board of Commissioners chamber. Holding the ribbon are Montcross Area Chamber Board Chair Timothy Roberts of Cottage Keepers and Past Chair Julie Roper of PSNC Energy. City officials participating in the ceremony are (from left) Police Chief Greg Ratchford, Commissioner Will Cauthen, Mayor Pro Tem Houston Helms, Commissioners Sandra Ware and Sam Carpenter and Town Manager Michael Peoples. (Photo by Becca Dickinson for the Montcross Area Chamber.)
Surprise Me celebrates anniversary with Chamber networking reception.
Surprise Me celebrates 1st anniversary Chamber members and friends and Surprise Me customers turned out in large numbers to celebrate the first anniversary of the gift shop at 132 N. Main Street in Belmont. In the photo, owner Poochie Dotson and manager Scott Keuthan are behind the counter with Chamber Vice President of Business Services Teresa Rankin. In front of the counter is Jodi Flowers of Belmont Flooring Center and at right Ken Parrott of Bedgood Outdoor Advertising. For more information on Surprise Me, call 704-825-1116.
Four local entrepreneurs participated in panel.
First Entrepreneurs Roundtable (Video highlight) Present and future business owners heard stories of success and failure from four local entrepreneurs at the Chamber's first Entrepreneurs Roundtable. The panel of presenters is shown here: (from left) Rebecca Johns of Creative Travel, Vince Hill of Caravan Coffee, Scott Toal of Short Run Pro and D.J. Toal of Bisque Imports and Slumpy's. The Entrepreneurs Roundtable is part of the Chamber's five-year Forward Together program, funded by 31 area businesses, foundations and individuals. It's goal is to create jobs in Gaston County by encouraging and supporting entrepreneurs to start new businesses and to grow existing businesses. Public sessions are planned quarterly. (See more photos on Facebook from the Entreprneurs Roundtable.)
Owner Chad Ratchford cuts ribbon at Backwoods.
New hours, specials and more at Backwoods Backwoods Fancy Vittles in Mount Holly launched a new menu, new specials and new hours of operation with a Montcross Area Chamber ribbon-cutting on Monday, March 26.Backwoods, at 119 N. Main St., Mount Holly, is now open Monday through Saturday from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., offering early bird and daily specials, gourmet lunches for the office, catering, meeting space and more. In the photo, Backwoods owner Chad Ratchford is cutting the ribbon along with Backwoods staff members, members of the Mount Holly City Council and Montcross Area Chamber officers. Holding the ribbon are Chamber Board members Brad Thomas (left) of Creative Solutions and Drew Jones of NC Farm Bureau Insurance. Others from the left are: Chamber Board member Sherry Collins of the Gaston Gazette; from Backwoods Matt Murphy, Chris Williams, Stephania Sarvis and Chad Ratchford; from the City of Mount Holly, Mayor Pro Tem David Moore, Councilman Jim Hope and Councilman Jerry Bishop; Montcross Area Chamber Board Chair Timothy Roberts of Cottage Keepers; Mount Holly Assistant City Manager Jamie Guffey and City Manager Danny Jackson. For more information on Backwoods, call 704-820-8098.
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