West Smithfield Elementary gathered students, teachers, administrators, and community members together to launch their Restart Vision on Wednesday, Oct. 17th. Students were given great encouragement from Johnston County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Ross Renfrow, and Principal Sharon Bryant as they celebrated this important moment for the school. Congratulations, Eagles, on this new beginning!
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On Thursday, Oct. 28th, the Chamber staff and ambassadors met with Scott Adams and his team to learn more about his new Smithfield location and to celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony! We took a tour and were able to see his brand new smoker, the key to Adams Roadside Bar-B-Q's signature dishes, in action. You don't want to miss this culinary experience! Check out their
facebook page for more information about the menu and hours...and, as always, thank you for supporting our local businesses!
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Triangle East Business Expo
We'd like to extend a thank you to everyone who participated in our Triangle East Business Expo on Tues., Oct. 16! Whether you were a vendor, a customer, or a sponsor, your presence helped make the day a success...enjoy our video recap of the fun!
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One of the biggest benefits you have as a part of the Chamber of Commerce is the opportunity to connect with a great group of people working to grow and succeed in Johnston County. Knowing this, we are
proud to introduce a new division to bring support to the largest sector of Johnston County businesses: the Chamber Retail Support Network.
You want to be a part of this group if you are involved with hospitality, restaurants, or retail services. Our desire is to provide
support, mentorship, and the chance to learn from one another. Come out to our first meeting to contribute to this new network and to benefit from time with your fellow Chamber members!
Date: Thursday October 25th
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Sleep Inn & Suites Smithfield North Carolina
270 N. Equity Drive
Smithfield, NC 27577
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You are invited to join The Pink Pineapple Boutique for a Business After Hours event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 25, from 4 to 6 pm.
Let's celebrate and enjoy this delightful shop on
129 N Second Street in downtown Smithfield!
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JUNIOR WOMEN’S LEAGUE PRESENTS
3rd ANNUAL TOUCH-A-TRUCK FUNDRAISER
Saturday, October 27th, 2018
Big rigs, emergency vehicles, construction equipment and many other big machines that make kids of all ages say "whoa!" will be on display from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 200 block of S. Third Street in Downtown Smithfield.
Children will have the opportunity to climb in and explore vehicles from local emergency responder agencies and businesses. Families can also enjoy food trucks, face painting, bounce houses, and special guest appearances!
Touch-A-Truck proceeds will benefit Miracle League of Johnston County.
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The Smithfield-Selma Chamber Women's Business Network
is proud to celebrate professional leadership
at their first annual ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon.
Join us as we recognize award nominees and present the 2018 award.
2018 ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon
Thursday, November 8, 2018
11:00 am -1:00 pm
Johnston County Ag Center
2736 NC 210 Hwy
Smithfield, NC 27577
2018 ATHENA Leadership Award Nominees
Mrs. Evelyn Aranda
Mrs. Joy Callahan
Mrs. Cindy Brookshire
Mrs. Shanna Capps
Mrs. Meredith Fordham
Mrs. Barbara King
Dr. Marilyn Pearson
Mrs. Dana Wooten
Mrs. Michelle Ball
Dr. Twyla Wells
Representative Donna White
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The Johnstonian News Reports
"County’s tourism spending tops $239 million"
Visitors and tourists added more than $239 million to Johnston County’s economy in 2017, state officials say, an increase of 2.75 percent from the previous year.
Visit North Carolina, the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina’s domestic tourism arm, made the announcement last week. The figures are from a report on the economic impact of travel to North Carolina counties.
“It goes to show how important tourism is to our county and highlights how important the Interstate 95 corridor is to the county and particular to the communities that make up the Triangle East region of the county,” said Smithfield-Selma Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike Mancuso. “ Over the next few years, the continued development of the I-42 corridor and commuter rail from Princeton, Selma, Willson’s Mill and Clayton will play a key role in continuing this growth.”
Mancuso said a conference center in the Smithfield-Selma hotel district would raise Johnston County’s draw of tourist dollars.
“This would allow us to attract in large national groups and continue to grow the hospitality and retail industries that account for 31 percent of our county’s employment,” said Mancuso. “To support the hospitality, restaurant and retail industries, the chamber is launching the Chamber Retail Support Network as a full division of the chamber. We will be working directly with theses industries to support their development and operational needs.”
Among the 2017 report’s highlights: The travel and tourism industry directly employs more than 1,830 people in Johnston County, total payroll generated by the tourism industry in Johnston County was $39.29 million, visitor spending generated $19.49 million in state and local taxes, which reduces taxes per household in Johnston County by $286.
This study is not customized for Johnston County assets like Carolina Premium Outlets retail sales and outlet shopping employees numbers.
“I’m very excited about the trajectory for our county indicated in this report,” said Johnston County Economic Development Director Chris Johnson. “Any time additional revenue offsets citizens’ taxes, that’s great. Tourism revenue helps pay for schools and other infrastructure.”
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Feed the Hungry in Your Own Backyard with #SSStrong Feeds
Join the movement of local businesses, and schools and churches to help package 20,000 meals this year for the 2nd annual Generosity Feeds event being held at Smithfield Middle School on December 15th, 2018. This event, organized by LifeSpring Church in Smithfield, will be called #SSStrong Feeds.
Last year's event was a huge success as 10,000 meals were packaged and distributed to each of the 7 local feeder schools to Smithfield-Selma High School. Due to the overwhelming support of our community, including over 400 volunteers signing up to help, we are doubling the meals we package from 10,000 to 20,000 meals this year! Would you join the movement in stomping out hunger in your backyard?
Check out last year's event
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The Chamber has partnered with the American Red Cross to collect donations for our area affected by Hurricane Florence.
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