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Lt. Gov. Dalton Keynotes 2011 Annual Meeting

July 2011 Newsletter
North Carolina is in a strong position for economic recovery, N.C. Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton told investors and directors gathered for the Union County Partnership for Progress Annual Meeting June 23.
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Survey Shows Local Economic Development Priorities

March-April 2011 Newsletter
Online survey results; new office location;
new staff member; business development update
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Annual Meeting 2010
New Officers And Board Members Named

July 16, 2010 Newsletter
Annual meeting speaker: County assets strengthening.
Dr. John McKay elected Board Chair, New Directors join.
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Economic Forum
Economist Sees Silver Linings In Recovery

May 21, 2010 Newsletter
UNC-Charlotte economist Dr. John Connaughton recently addressed the Partnership Investors and Chamber leadership, telling them the Great Recession is over but the recovery will be “painfully slow.”
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Business Retention And Expansion
B R & E Helps Businesses Prosper

March 29, 2010 Newsletter
The Union County Partnership for Progress’s Business Retention and Expansion Program (BR&E) has reached a new level of professionalism since the hiring of Michael Trotter to manage the program last year. The local business community has benefited in many ways.
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Special Edition
N.C. Commerce Secretary Crisco Visits

December 18, 2009 Newsletter
Keith Crisco, N.C. Commerce Secretary
, on Friday (Dec. 18, 2009) praised innovations in economic development and technical manufacturing in Union County, as he visited CEM Corporation in Stallings in connection with the Union County Partnership for Progress.
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N.C. Commerce Secretary Crisco To Visit Union County Dec. 18, Speak In Stallings

December 2009 Newsletter
Keith Crisco, North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary
, will visit Union County Dec. 18, meet with local officials, tour a leading local industry and provide an update on local and state economic developments.
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Clifford Perry Joins Union Partnership Board

Sept 2009 Newsletter
Other Board Members Continue To Serve Another Year

Clifford Perry, Senior Vice President, Community Development for Fifth Third Bank, has been named to the Union County Partnership for Progress Board of Directors.
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Project Legacy Update

July 2009 Newsletter
Anson and Stanly Give Legacy Regional Support
On July 13 Stanly County became the fifth local government to endorse Project Legacy. Stanly joins Anson, Wingate, Marshville, and Stallings in working to help bring Project Legacy to life.
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Legacy Business Park Plans Moving Forward

Feb 2009 Newsletter
Plans for Legacy Business Park
, the proposed 5,000-acre commercial and industrial development in eastern Union County, are moving forward on multiple fronts.

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Wendy Rahman Named Office Manager

MONROE, N.C. – Wendy Rahman has been Wendy Rahmannamed office manager for the Union County Partnership for Progress (UCPP). Previously she worked with The Dow Chemical Company as Office Manager and Site Leader Assistant for five years.
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Michael Trotter Named Interim President & CEO; Gretchen Carson Named Business Expansion & Retention Specialist

MONROE, N.C. – Union County Partnership Michael Trotterfor Progress Chairman Ken Harris announced today that Michael Trotter has been named Interim President and CEO of the Union County Partnership for Progress, effective December 16, 2011. Mr. Trotter will replace Mr. Maurice Ewing, previously President and CEO, who will be retiring effective February 15, 2012.
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Union County Partnership For Progress Publishes New Information Guide

MONROE, N.C. – The 2010 Information Guide filled with statistics, charts and facts about
Union County’s economy, population and other assets has been published by the Union
County Partnership for Progress.
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N. C. Commerce Sec. Keith Crisco Visits Union County, Praises Local Progress

STALLINGS, N.C.. Dec. 18, 2009 – Keith Crisco, N.C. Commerce Secretary, on Thursday praised innovations in economic development and technical manufacturing in Union County, as he visited CEM Corporation in Stallings in connection with the Union County Partnership for Progress.
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