Join us at the 2025 Legislative Breakfast
Join us at the 2025 Legislative Breakfast at Rock Barn Country Club & Spa in Conover today. The engaging event brought together over 150 local leaders, elected officials, and business and community members to discuss and learn more about the issues that matter most to our region. Advocacy Director, Brian Francis, presented The Chamber of […]
Election Day Reminder: Three Key Questions for Choosing Pro-Business Candidates
Election Day Reminder: Three Key Questions for Choosing Pro-Business Candidates Tomorrow is Election Day—a vital chance to exercise your privilege to vote. While the Presidential election often takes the spotlight, your ballot includes many other races that directly impact your life and work, especially if you’re a business owner. In addition to federal races, you’ll […]
Supporting Our Future: Why Local and State Candidates Must Prioritize Business Growth and Workforce Development
With early voting now underway, it’s more important than ever to recognize the lasting impact our choices at the polls will have on our business climate, workforce, and community. For those of us in Catawba County, it’s not just about choosing candidates who understand the present; we need leaders who are invested in shaping our […]
How to make your point with our elected officials
If you want to get things done on a political level, sometimes voting isn’t enough. You have to make your case directly to the people at or near the top. But what’s the best way to do that? Most people who want to reach out to their elected representatives come up short for anything beyond […]
The Child Care Crisis in North Carolina: A Threat to Our Economy and Workforce
At The Chamber of Catawba County, we are committed to supporting policies that promote the availability and affordability of childcare for the current workforce and high-quality early learning for the future workforce. Recently, the U.S. Chamber Foundation, NC Chamber Foundation, and NC Child released a report highlighting the devastating impact of the child care crisis […]
Advocacy Day in Raleigh
Yesterday, President/CEO Lindsay Keisler and our Lumin Strategies team, Advocacy Director, Brian Francis, and Advocacy Strategist, Sarah Prencipe, led a delegation to engage with our elected officials. The Chamber of Catawba County supports public policy that promotes a strong business climate and fosters economic development. We strive not only to serve as a go-to source […]
The Chamber of Catawba County Unveils 2024 Legislative Priorities
As the leading advocate for businesses in Catawba County, The Chamber of Catawba County is committed to championing pro-business public policy at all levels of government which drives economic prosperity and fosters community growth. Led by our Advocacy Taskforce, The Chamber of Catawba County annually produces a Legislative Agenda which includes our guiding principles along […]
January Advocacy Taskforce Meeting
Today, we convened our Advocacy Taskforce for our first meeting of 2024. Rodney Miller, Deputy City Manager/CFO, City of Hickory, shared an overview of the Hickory Regional Airport and future expansion and development to spur economic development and growth for our region. We also had guests from Raleigh, representing NC Child. NC Child is a nonprofit […]
School Performance Grading Model Reform Needed
Recently, you might have come across the 2022-2023 school grades published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and featured in the Hickory Daily Record. These grades assign a letter grade to each school in North Carolina referred to as the School Performance Grade (SPG). The grading system, established by the General Assembly in […]
Advocacy@Work: How North Carolina’s Child Care Crisis is Hurting Businesses and Workers: Survey Results from NC Chamber Foundation
The NC Chamber Foundation has released survey results regarding child care issues in North Carolina and it shows that a lack of child care is making it harder for businesses to hire employee’s and grow. Access survey information here. A few survey highlights: The child care crisis is impacting people’s ability to work and increasing the […]