Business briefs: Celebrate Dollar Daze opening July 11 in Lake Wylie
Chamber posts July events
York County Regional Chamber of Commerce posts July events.
▪ 4:30 p.m. July 9 has been rescheduled for July 28: Pizzazz & Tapas ribbon cutting with owner Sondra Smith Merida. For more information, call 803- 324-8272.
▪ Noon July 15: Giftify Life, 116 E. Main St., Rock Hill, ribbon cutting. Giftify Life offers gift baskets for any occasion. For more information, call 803-716-7844 or email melissa@giftifylife.com.
▪ 4 p.m. July 16: Business After Hours at Hampton Inn & Suites, 1520 Carolina Place, Fort Mill. Reservations by July 10. Call 803-324-7500.
▪ Noon July 23: Vinyet Architecture, 127 Caldwell St., Rock Hill, ribbon cutting. The company specializes in architectural services for residential and commercial. For more information, email justin@vin-yet.com, call 803-324-5531 or visit vin-yet.com.
▪ Noon July 24: Power Luncheon with Winthrop University President Dr. Dan Mahony at City Club of Rock Hill, 140 E. Main St., Rock Hill. In addition to welcoming Winthrop’s newly appointed president, learn about Winthrop University and the Power of Partnerships in Economic and Community Development. Lunch costs $20 for chamber members, $25 for non-members. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 803-547-5900.
Call 803-324-7500 or visit yorkcountychamber.com for chamber information.
Dollar Daze opening celebration July 11
Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce celebrate Dollar Daze grand opening with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. July 11 on Evergreen Road.
Register to win a 60-inch flat screen television with purchase of $5 through July 10.
Call 803-675-6656 for more information.
Learn how to deal with stress July 11
Amber M. Pederson of Lake Wylie Family Chiropractic is offering a free lecture on stress and the symptoms it creates at 11 a.m. July 11 at 244 Latitude Lane, suite 106.
Pederson will share techniques and coping mechanisms to help decrease stress based on individual needs.
Avoid identity theft seminar July 14
Baker Financial Group will hold Learn How to Avoid Identity Theft at 6:30 p.m. July 14 at Palisades Country Club, 13704 Grand Palisades Parkway.
Call 704-587-9596 or email catherine@bakerinvesting.com.
Roberts Nationwide opens in Belmont
Joel Roberts celebrated opening Roberts Nationwide Insurance Agency with a Montcross Area Chamber ribbon-cutting ceremony June 25.
The office at Main Street Crossing Shopping Center, 6414 W. Wilkinson Boulevard, specializes in auto, home, life and business insurance.
He also has an office of Caldwell-Roberts Insurance in Gastonia.
For more information, call 704-461-8532.
Belmont chamber celebrates company’s growth
Champion Plumbing celebrated doubling its workforce to 22 in four months and moving to a new location with a Montcross Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at the new location on 612 S. Chestnut St., Gastonia.
The 7-year-old company’s president is Robert Johnson and is a new member of the Montcross chamber. Champion Plumbing specializes in residential, commercial and industrial construction, and repairs in North and South Carolina.
For information, call 704-729-4801 or visit championplumbingllc.com.
Chamber after hours event July 30
Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 30 at River Hills Marina, 54 Marina Road.
The event is sponsored by the marina, T-Bones on the Lake, I Pest, CareFree Boat Club, Remedics Restoration, Sea Tow and Q2U Catering.
Sheriff’s office seeks business support
Law Enforcement Publications is contacting York County business owners to advertise in the 2016 calendar, a new fundraising initiative by Sheriff Bruce Bryant and the directors of the Sheriff’s Foundation of York County Inc.
The proceeds supplement money earned from the annual golf tournament and go to charity.
The foundation has given $49,000 in scholarship money to York County students. An additional $9,000 has been used to purchase backpacks and school supplies for York County students in need. Money raised will benefit school safety patrol programs, fund Law Enforcement Day at The Children’s Attention Home and provides financial support for Boy Scout Explorer Post 1786.
Law Enforcement Publications is based in Morristown, Tenn. Learn more at lepcalendars.com/.
Buy local with mobile app
The York County Regional Chamber of Commerce announces a new buy-local partnership with Thanx Inc. to motivate people to support local businesses.
Thanx is a mobile application that connects businesses to customers and allows them to reward those customers with each return visit. Using the app, customers can flip through a list of all participating local merchants and track their progress toward available rewards. As new merchants join, customers will be alerted through their mobile device.
Each participating business will have access to a private merchant analytics dashboard through Thanx, which reveals insights and data on that individual business. York County retailers, restaurants and service providers can get started with Thanx by calling 803-324-7500.
York County visitors app available
The Rock Hill/York County Convention & Visitors Bureau has launched its first mobile app: Visit York County, SC. It is available in the Apple Store for iPhone users and on Google Play for Android users.
Visit York County, SC is an eat, stay, and play app and was created to help visitors and residents find restaurants, places to stay, and things to see and do.
Visit visityorkcounty.com for information.
Join Gaston networking program
The Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Prospects Pipeline meets at 4 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the chamber office, 601 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia.
Each participant has an allotted time to talk about their business and its value.
Register to attend at gastonchamber.com.
This story was originally published July 6, 2015 at 9:45 AM with the headline "Business briefs: Celebrate Dollar Daze opening July 11 in Lake Wylie."