News & Events
- Hill’s Service Company, Inc. Registers Laurens County’s First Apprenticeship Program Apprenticeship Carolina™, a division of the SC Technical College System, is pleased to announce that Hill’s Service Company, Inc. has joined the growing number of companies in the state establishing a federally recognized apprenticeship program. Hill’s Service Company, Inc. has been providing heating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) services in Laurens County for over 40 years. More.
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2nd Annual Lakelands Challenge Shows Strength of Regionalism: The Laurens County and Greater Greenwood Chambers of
Commerce enjoyed another successful regional golf tournament September
12 at The Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor on Lake Greenwood. Eighty
golfers participated in the tournament under a powder blue Carolina sky. Read More About it.
Fond Farewell The staff and board of directors of the Laurens County
Chamber of Commerce presented a framed resolution of appreciation to
outgoing president and CEO Rob Clapper at his final board meeting on
September 8. Clapper left Laurens County to become the president and
CEO of the Greensboro (NC) Chamber of Commerce. The 2008 ACCE National
Chamber of the Year awards are pictured in front of Clapper and Board
Chairman Jim Firmin.
- Business Fellowship in August More than 130 Chamber members attended the August
Business After Hours hosted by the Presbyterian College Office of Career
Services at The Depot in downtown Clinton. Read More About it on our Networking page.
Words From Washington A crowd of nearly 200 was on hand August 21 at
First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Laurens to hear Third
District Congressman Gresham Barrett during the annual Laurens County
Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon sponsored by Duke Energy. At
the conclusion of the luncheon, Congressman Barrett was presented the
Spirit of Enterprise award by the United States Chamber of Commerce.
The award is presented annually to a legislator whose votes have
consistently represented the interests and preferences of the
multi-million member national organization. Pictured with Congressman
Barrett is, at right, Moore Hallmark of the United States Chamber of
Commerce.
All Work and No Play The Chamber staff proved it's not all about work,
even on business trips, when they attended the Pittsburgh
Pirates-Colorado Rockies baseball game in Pittsburgh, PA in August. The
baseball game was part of the entertainment during the annual ACCE
Convention. The staff also attended the ACCE Tailgate Party at Heinz
Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pictured from the left are Rob
Clapper, Marlene Owings and Randall Frye.
Duke Energy Luncheon Duke Energy, a long-time Chamber member, recently
treated the Chamber staff and leadership team to a luncheon celebrating
the 2008 ACCE Chamber of the Year award. Pictured, from the left, are
Marlene Owens (Vice-President of Finance), Keri Clapper, Rob Clapper
(former Chamber president and CEO), Chip Cooper (president of the 100
Club), Jay Peay (Chairman-elect of the Chamber's board of directors),
and Jim Firmin (Chairman of the board of directors). Randall Frye
(Vice-President of Members Services) was the photographer.
Celebrate Rehabilitations Project A number of community leaders
joined the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and the management and
staff of Boyd Management for a ribbon cutting and open house on August 6
to celebrate the completion of a $785,000 rehabilitation project at
Countryside Apartments in Clinton. The apartment complex is part of a
portfolio of 23 properties that obtained funds from the United States
Department of Agriculture and the South Carolina State Housing Finance
and Development Authority in order to rehabilitate the property. The
project included installing new appliances, solid wood cabinets,
countertops, sinks, faucets and dishwashers in each unit. New
playground equipment was also installed. The project brought the
property into full ADA compliance.
LCCC Named 2008 ACCE National Chamber of the Year The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce was presented the prestigious “National Chamber of the Year” award by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) at the group’s annual conference Friday evening in Pittsburgh. Chamber of the Year is the nation’s only award which recognizes the dual role chambers play in creating both leading businesses and communities.
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