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Rich DePierro has 35 years of experience in the computer industry. He served our country in the Marines networking and securing computers around the world. He has assisted the FBI and SBI on several occasions. Rich presented a seminar last week at the Chamber on how to protect your business in the online world. Click here to see his presentation . If you have any questions or concerns about cyber security for your business, please reach out to Rich or Dave at 2 Dog Digital !
Congratulations to our ATHENA Nominees!

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Tuesday, October 29
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Congratulations to our 2019 ATHENA Leadership Award Nominees!

Annette Atkinson, Marketing Director, Huebner Family McDonald’s, Smithfield
Donna Bailey-Taylor, President & CEO, Johnston County Visitors Bureau, Smithfield
Samantha Bureau-Johnson, VP, Enterprise Process Solutions & PMO at Blue Cross NC, Durham
Shanna Capps, General Manager, Johnston Now magazine, Four Oaks
Jessica Davis, Chief Curator & Owner, Curated & Company, Smithfield
Tara Dunn, Owner, Memory Lane Frame Studio, Smithfield
Dr. Johna Lee Faulconer, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville
Kay Johnson, Executive Director, Harbor, Inc., Smithfield
Corina Knott, Account Executive, Interstate Outdoor, Inc., Selma
Sarah Elizabeth Lagasse, Sales Manager, Johnston County Visitors Bureau, Smithfield
Melissa Godwin Overton, Owner/Consultant, Medical Training.Me, Smithfield
Dr. Marilyn Pearson, Health Director, Johnston County Public Health Department, Smithfield
Lillian “Cookie” Pope, Commissioner, Johnston County Board of Commission, Smithfield
Pam Tripp, CEO, CommWell Health of Smithfield, Smithfield
Kelly Wallace, Vice President & COO, Triangle East Chamber of Commerce, Smithfield
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Blue Line Aviation Breaks Ground On $13-Million Facility at Johnston Regional Airport
Blue Line Aviation, the Raleigh area’s leading flight training provider, broke ground on its new state-of-the-art training facility at Johnston Regional Airport (JNX) Tuesday morning.
 
The $13-million project, a 40,531-square-foot training and hangar space, is being constructed by Bobbitt Design Build. It is expected to be finished in late 2020, when Blue Line will officially move its headquarters from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) — where it has been housed since its foundation in 2012.
 
Over a 10-year span, the Blue Line Aviation Complex is expected to create approximately 134 jobs and employ approximately 300 people, adding to the rapid growth in the Johnston County community. 

Click here to read more about the new facility at KJNX
and the exciting future of Blue Line Aviation!
Chat with Chamber Champions: Blue Line Aviation
When did your business begin? How was it created?: At the age of 24, Trey Walters and his wife Kelsey founded Blue Line Aviation in August 2012 with only one aircraft and one office located at the General Aviation area within RDU.... to find out how these "humble beginnings" grew to the $13-million facility in Johnston County, read the full story of Blue Line Aviation here!!

What is the main purpose of your organization?: To deliver high quality flight training.

What is your favorite part about being in the Triangle East region?: It is close to home.

What would you like to share with our members?: Our primary flight training course is the Career Pilot Program. It is estimated that the aviation industry will need 804,000 pilots worldwide over the next 20 years. Our training not only helps people do something fun and exciting, but it also lands people jobs in an industry of demand.

What's interesting about your business that people may not know?:  Flying is always interesting to people. Different situations come up every day. In our business, we're selling people a potential career instead of just selling a product.

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