Business briefs: Charlotte manufacturing companies welcome students
Manufacturing companies welcome students
Okuma America Corp. and Siemens partnered to host Manufacturing Day 2015 on Oct. 2 at their facilities.
Okuma welcomed 150 students from six schools in North and South Carolina, learning about technology in the aerospace and automotive industries, robotics, engineering and career paths. They had hands-on interaction with robots and virtual reality technology, and saw live cutting demonstrations on state-of-the-art CNC machine tools including custom-cut coasters for each student.
Okuma is at 11900 Westhall Drive. For more information, visit mfgday.com/.
County chamber raises membership to 982
The York County Regional Chamber of Commerce recently recruited 136 new members during its recent membership drive.
The chamber now has 982 members.
Membership campaign volunteer chairmen were Bernie Ackerman (BNA CPAs and Advisers), Bryant Barnes (Comporium), David Vehaun and Gerry Schapiro (city of Rock Hill). Jeff Perez (Winthrop University), Ed Brock (BB&T), Ellen Byrd (First Citizens), Matt Sy (Comfort Systems), Keith Wilson (Founders Federal Credit Union) and Pam Morrell (Keller Williams Realty). Amanda Stewart of Winthrop University Foundation was also a key volunteer involved in the campaign.
Top individual recruiters were Sy and Jack Leitner of Leitner Construction. Leitner’s team, led by Perez, had the highest number of new members at 26.
As a result of the successful campaign, the chamber is donating $680 - $5 for every new member - to assist in community rebuilding efforts in the Columbia area due to the devastating recent storm.
Upcoming chamber events are:
▪ 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21, Lunch Mob at Revolutions, 2225 Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill.
▪ 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Business After Hours at Founders Federal Credit Union, 100 Springcrest Drive, Fort Mill.
▪ 7:30 a.m. Oct. 23, State-of-the-County Breakfast, Rock Hill City Club, 141 E. Main St., Rock Hill.
▪ 4 p.m. Oct. 27, ribbon cutting for Millwood Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, 744 Arden Lane, suite 150, Rock Hill, 803-980-7645.
For information about the chamber, visit yorkcountychamber.com or call 803-324-7500.
This story was originally published October 15, 2015 at 10:33 PM with the headline "Business briefs: Charlotte manufacturing companies welcome students."