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Charlotte Business Journal— Advanced Manufacturing Awards The Charlotte Business Journal's Advanced Manufacturing Awards Luncheon and Expo was held on Wednesday, February 25th at Embassy Suites. Cabarrus EDC participated in the Expo that was held prior to the awards luncheon. Award winners included: • Best Collaboration: Siemens Charlotte Energy Hub & UNC Charlotte's Ener gy Production and Infrastructure Center and Bosch Rexroth Partnership with Olympic Community Schools • Corporate Leadership: McCreary Modern Inc. • Emerging Leader: Shawn Campion, Integro Technologies Corporation • Student Leadership: Rebeca Espinal Keynote speaker for the luncheon was Jay Williams, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. Mr. Williams talked about the presi- dent's agenda for promoting innovation as businesses compete in a global economy. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Ranked Among Top 10 Colleges and Universities in North Carolina Carolinas HealthCare System's Cabarrus College of Health Sciences has been ranked one of the top 10 colleges and universities in North Carolina by a national ranking system of more than 2,000 four -year institutions. College Factual ranked Cabarrus College No. 8 out of 51 total colleges and universities in the state. Located on the campus of Carolinas Medical Center- NorthEast, Cabarrus College has 450 full- and part -time students earning associate, bache- lor and master's degrees in programs such as nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy technology, medical assisting, medical imaging and surgi- cal technology. The college offers courses on- campus and through distance education, as well as diplomas, certificates and continuing educa- tion. "We are honored to receive this recognition, an affirmation of our commitment to the success of our students," said Dianne Snyder, DHA, RN, chancellor of Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. "Our faculty and staff work closely together to ensure our students are well prepared to enter their chosen healthcare professions and provide excellent patient care." College Factual rankings are based on four categories: student body caliber, availability of educational resources, degree completion rates and post - graduation earnings. To read the full article: http://businesstodaync.com / cabarrus- college -of- health- sciences - ranked - among- top -10/ Noteworthy News Upcoming Events ♦ February Existing Industry Visits: Corn- ♦ March 10 -11th: NCEDA Mid Winter Confer - ing & Tactegra ence, Pinehurst ♦ Margie attended the 30th annual Emerg- ♦ March 13th: State of the Region Economic ing Issues Forum on February 9th at the Raleigh Convention Center. This year's focus was Innovation Reconstructed. Development Summit. The new EDP of NC CEO, Chris Chung & Secretary of Commerce Skvarla are guest speakers. ♦ The Chamber's first Good Morning Cabar- rus event was held February 20th. The County and City of Concord provided up- dates and Alevo was the featured compa- ny. Each month a company will be high- lighted and the County and a municipality will provide updates as well as the Cham- ber & EDC. March 20th: Gordon Food Service will be the featured company at the Chamber's monthly Good Morning Cabarrus event. The City of Kannapolis will also provide updates at the event. March 27th: the Chamber's Legislative Breakfast will be held at Hotel Concord. 7 Resource Partners Municipalities Chamber Related /Events General 1 Charlotte Regional Partnership Project Meetings /Site Visits Existing Industry Related Brokers For Chamber Programs, Calendar & Event details: www. Cabarrus.biz Cabarrus Economic Development Team Patrick Coughlin, President & CEO, pcoughlin @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8102 Margie Bukowski, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, mbukowski @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8107 Samantha Grass, Project Manager, sgrass @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8108 3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 www.cabarrusedc.com Attachment number 1 1 -2 Page 205