June 9, 2000  Issue No. 5 The 2000 Short Session
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Bonds
Campaign Gets Organized
Twelve
of the state's top business and education leaders
-- including a former U.S. Senator and four
company presidents -- are spearheading the
campaign to pass a $3.1 billion bond package for
the state's community colleges and universities,
Phil Kirk, president of North Carolina Citizens
for Business and Industry (NCCBI) announced
Friday.
Heading up the campaign will be Leslie Bevacqua,
NCCBI vice president of governmental affairs. She
will take a four-month leave of absence from the
NCCBI staff beginning July 17 to run the
day-to-day operations of the campaign. Until the
campaign secures office space of its own next
month, work on the campaign will done out of
NCCBI's offices.
The campaign co-chairs, charged with directing
the statewide effort to pass the bond package,
are: Jim Broyhill, former U.S. senator; Mimi
Cecil, secretary of the board of directors of the
Biltmore Co. and chair of the board of Warren
Wilson College; Mac Everett, First Union Bank
Mid-Atlantic Region president and NCCBI chairman;
Helen Newsome, president of the National
Association of Community College Trustees; and
Dr. Leroy Walker, former N.C. Central University
chancellor.
The finance co-chairs, who will raise funds for
the statewide campaign in order to educate North
Carolina voters about the bond referendum are:
William J. Armfield IV, president, Spotswood
Capital LLC; Thomas Bradshaw Jr., managing
director of Salomon Smith Barney Inc.; Bert
Collins, president and CEO of N.C. Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; Hugh McColl, chairman and CEO of
Bank of America Corp.; John Medlin, chairman
emeritus, Wachovia Corp.; Earl N.
“Phil” Phillips Jr., president of
Phillips Interests; and Dr. Ruth Shaw, executive
vice president and chief administrative officer
of Duke Energy.
Last week, Gov. Jim Hunt and three former
governors -- Jim Martin, Jim Holshouser and Bob
Scott -- were named honorary co-chairs of the
campaign.
“The bond proposal is critical to help our
community colleges and universities prepare for
the future, “ Kirk said. “We couldn't
be more pleased that these great citizens have
agreed to lead our efforts on behalf of higher
education in North Carolina.”
In May, the Michael K. Hooker Education Act was
overwhelmingly approved by the General Assembly
and Gov. Hunt signed it into law, placing it on
the general election ballot in November. The
proposal would allocate $2.5 billion for new
construction, repairs and renovations for the UNC
system's 16 campuses. Another $600 million would
go for critical building needs at the state's 59
community colleges.
The state's Community College System expects
57,000 new students over the next 10 years, while
the 16-campus University of North Carolina System
predicts another 48,000 students to enroll.
“But the campuses are not prepared to
accommodate such booming enrollment growth,”
Kirk said.
“Our community colleges and universities
have made North Carolina into the great state it
is today,” Kirk said. “But now they
need help from the very citizens they serve. It's
up to all of us to make sure that folks from all
across this state show up on Nov. 7 and vote
`yes' for the higher education bonds.”
The referendum has garnered widespread bipartisan
support from education, government and business
leaders across the state. State Treasurer Harlan
Boyles has also endorsed the proposal, saying
that it is a fiscally responsible way to support
our community colleges and universities.
Legislative Actions
House Sets Schedule for Adopting
Budget
House Speaker Jim Black has
revised the timetable for adopting a budget in
which the chamber possibly will pass a spending
bill by next Thursday. The revised timetable
replaces one that would have required the budget
subcommittees to continue meeting in Raleigh over
the weekend.
Appropriations Committee Co-chair David Redwine
(D-Brunswick) said his panel will meet at 2 p.m.
Monday. The full Appropriations Committee will
meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. That would set up a
vote on a budget bill by the full House on
Wednesday. Redwine and Appropriations Co-chair
Ruth Easterling (D-Mecklenburg) met Wednesday and
Thursday with their Senate counterparts to try to
reach early agreement on major spending items as
well as any special provisions.
It's now clear that the House and Senate leaders
agree on a proposal to use a bookkeeping change
in the way 12-month school employees are paid to
free up $240 million that would go to refund
intangibles taxes and to use a reserve created
last year for bonuses under the ABCs program to
provide another $125 million. That money, along
with money from other budget cuts, would be used
to replenish the Rainy Day fund ($100 million),
to make contributions to the Repair and
Renovation Fund ($50 million) and the Clean Water
Management Fund ($30 million).
Open Beer Cans in Cars: The
House on Thursday passed and Sent to the Senate a
measure outlawing open containers of alcohol in
cars, even if the driver has had nothing to
drink. H. 1499 Interlock/Open Container Changes,
the bill by Rep. Jim Crawford (D-Granville),
brings North Carolina into compliance with a
federal mandate. The state must adopt the law or
risk losing up to $14 million a year in federal
highway money. Under current state law,
passengers in a car may possess an open beer can
as long as the driver doesn't drink. Crawford's
bill exempts limousines, taxis and the living
quarters of recreational vehicles.
Taxing Internet Sales: The House
on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that
would help collect state sales taxes on catalog
and Internet sales to North Carolina residents by
out-of-state companies. Under the bill, H. 1624
Streamlined Sales Tax System by Rep. George
Miller (D-Durham), N.C., Wisconsin, Michigan and
Kansas would contract with a collector that would
receive taxes from catalog and Internet retailers
and distribute them to the states and local
governments. N.C. is losing an estimated $120
million to $130 million a year in taxes from such
purchases, despite efforts to collect them on
state income tax forms. That loss is projected to
grow as Internet sales increase. The measure now
goes to the Senate. However, the process is
entirely dependent on development of new software
that e-commerce companies would use to detect
where an order comes from, determine what state
and local taxes might apply in that area, and
apportion that tax to the state and local
government.
Session Limits: The House Rules
Committee on Wednesday opened debate on a
Senate-passed constitutional amendment to limit
the length of legislative sessions, S. 9 Session
Length Limits, and heard the sponsor of the
measure, Sen. David Hoyle (D-Gaston), say he was
willing to remove a provision calling for
four-year terms for members of the state Senate.
Hoyle told the House panel he's willing to give
up four-year terms or put the issue in a separate
bill. "It's more important to get some
certainty" on the length of sessions, Hoyle
said. The panel did not vote on the measure.
Bill Lee Act Changes: The House
on Thursday gave tentative approval to
legislation making minor modifications to the
Bill Lee Act, the state's centerpiece economic
development policy. The bill, H. 1560 Modify Bill
Lee Act by Rep. Gordon Allen (D-Person) adds
airline maintenance facilities and other aircraft
operations to the list of companies eligible for
tax credits. It also says that any unusedportion
of a tax credit may be carried forward for the
succeeding 10 years if the company applying for
the credit intends to invest at least $50 million
on real property, machinery and equipment, or
central office or aircraft facility property, as
long as the company invests the $50 million
within two years.
Committee Reports
* The House Finance Committee on Thursday
favorably reported H. 1326 Dry-Cleaning Solvent
Cleanup Amendments (Gibson).
* The House Environment and Natural Resources
Committee on Thursday favorably reported H. 1618
Petroleum Discharge/De Minimus Report (Warwick)
and S. 1328 Million Acre Open Space Goal (Odom).
State Government News
State Signs Unusual
Environmental Clean Up Plan
State environmental regulators
have reached an agreement with eight North
Carolina manufactured gas plant owners to hasten
the clean up of 27 abandoned coal gas operation
sites across the state. Under the innovative
agreement, the gas plant site owners together
will pay the state $425,000 to fund the salaries
of two Division of Waste Management engineers who
will work exclusively on coal tar cleanup for
three years. In return, the industries can
accelerate their cleanup schedules by having
qualified state personnel devoted to reviewing
their work.
The agreement between the state Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and the N.C.
Manufactured Gas Plant Group is the state's first
effort with directly funded state oversight.
Using the funding provided by the parties, the
state can hire staff dedicated to the assessment
and cleanup of these sites without any cost to
taxpayers. Prior to the agreement, the division
lacked the resources to oversee these cleanups
within a reasonable time. Second, this is the
first cleanup planned between the division and a
group of responsible parties with multiple sites.
Ralph Roberts, NC MGP chairman said,
"Negotiating one master agreement for all of
the MGP sites saves the division and the MGP
Group members' time and money compared to
negotiating 27 separate agreements. More
importantly, having two division engineers
dedicated to our sites will permit us to move
forward with site cleanups. This will allow group
members to remove liabilities from our books and
put these properties back into productive uses.
This agreement is good for the division,
taxpayers, NC MGP Group members and the
communities where the former MGP sites are
located."
The unusual agreement came about when division
officials suggested the various companies that
owned abandoned coal gas plants conduct voluntary
cleanups. The companies formed their own industry
group, NC MGP, to negotiate with the division.
The pact commits all group members to assessments
and necessary remediations at each site. If three
years is insufficient, those members with
incompletely cleaned sights can renew the
agreement, and provide additional funds for
continued oversight. The division has agreed to
prioritize cleanup operations in order to
concentrate on sites with the highest
environmental threats.
"I think that we have found something with
this direct funding approach," said Bruce
Nicholson, head of the division's Special
Remediation Branch. "The group had no
problem funding oversight positions because they
wanted state oversight as much as we did. This
allows us to get these sites cleaned sooner with
less cost to taxpayers."
Group members include Duke Power, Carolina Power
and Light, Public Service Co. of North Carolina,
NUI North Carolina Gas (formerly Pennsylvania and
Southern Gas), Piedmont Natural Gas, Greenville's
Utilities Commission, and the cities of Rocky
Mount and Wilson.
Manufactured gas plants processed coal to create
coal gas, which was used before natural gas rose
to popularity in the 1950s. The by-product, coal
tar, was either sold, placed in on-site pits
which have since been abandoned, or simply dumped
into nearby stream beds. Over time, the coal tar,
which contains carcinogenic constituents, has
migrated through both soil and ground water. The
cleanup will involve remove large volumes of
contaminated soil, water, and, potentially,
stream bed sediment.
State
Plans Hearings on Water Supply Plan
The state Department of
Environment and Natural Resources is seeking
public input on a draft of the first ever State
Water Supply Plan for North Carolina. The
non-regulatory plan, mandated by the 1989 General
Assembly, describes the major water supply issues
facing state and local governments now and over
the next decade and strategies for addressing
these issues.
"For the first time we have a statewide
review of what areas of the state are facing
problems with having an adequate water supply and
what we need to do to meet these future
needs," said Bill Holman, secretary of the
department. "If we are to ensure that all
North Carolinians continue to have enough water,
we must look at the entire state and coordinate
the efforts of all our co mmunities."
The plan includes four recommendations:
1. Ground water withdrawals should be regulated
in the 15-county Central Coastal Plain to ensure
that these aquifers remain a productive,
high-quality, sustainable water supply for the
region.
2. Water systems using on average more than 80
percent of their available supply should actively
manage their water demand and pursue additional
water supplies.
3. All water systems should have a Water Shortage
Response Plan to reduce the likelihood of serious
effects during a drought or other water shortage.
4. Local governments are encouraged to seek
regional water supply solutions where feasible,
since increasing costs and regulatory
requirements for new water supplies and treatment
facilities make it less practical for communities
to act independently to meet future water supply
needs.
The plan, a compilation of more than 500 detailed
local water supply plans, pulls together
information that local governments should
consider when planning their future water supply
needs. It also provides current and projected
water supply and demand information through 2020
for local systems. An atlas-style series of river
basin summaries provides basin-specific
information about factors affecting water demand,
water use by type, and general water availability
for each of the major river basins in the state.
Several informational meetings will be held
across the state in late June to answer questions
about water supply planning and to receive
comments and suggestions about the draft plan.
Interested parties are encouraged to review the
plan at the N.C. Division of Water Resources web
site at
www.dwr.ehnr.state.nc.us/wsas/nc_swsp.htm. Anyone
wishing to comment on the plan should send
questions and suggestions to
swsp@dwr.ehnr.state.nc.us or the Water Supply
Planning Section, Division of Water Resources,
1611 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1611,
or call 919-733-4064. The final State Water
Supply Plan, including updated local water supply
plan information, will be released by November
2000.
School Merger Suit: Lawyers for
the Kings Mountain school board asked a state
administrative law judge to block a plan,
approved last week by the State Board of
Education, that would lead to the merger of
Cleveland County's three school systems. Kings
Mountain claims the merger plan is invalid and
that the State Board of Education exceeded its
authority when it approved the merger June 1.
Kings Mountain school officials contend Gaston
County must first approve the merger because part
of the Kings Mountain district is in Gaston
County. But Cleveland County, which supports the
merger, counters that the Kings Mountain district
was never officially extended into Gaston County
and approval there is unnecessary. State Board of
Education Chairman Phil Kirk said the board
agrees with Cleveland County.
Economic Development News: Two
of the state's most economically distressed
counties got some good news recently.
* FCC Co. Ltd., a Japanese company, broke ground
for a Scotland County plant that will create 125
jobs over the next three years. The company is
building a $19 million plant to produce clutches
for motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and for
automatic transmissions for cars. The company
will occupy a 75,000-square-foot facility and
expects to be fully operational by April 2001.
* Reser's Fine Foods held a ceremonial
groundbreaking for a 180,000-square-foot food
production and distribution center in Halifax
County. The company, which makes and sells over
50 different kinds of potato salads, is investing
$18 million and plans to hire 320 workers over
the next three years.
Both companies are eligible for the maximum state
tax credits because they are locating in Tier 1
counties.
Flying in the state helicopter to the Scotland
County groundbreaking ceremony, Commerce
Secretary Rick Carlisle and other state officials
got a terrible scare when two Army helicopters
suddenly appeared. The state helicopter had to
make an emergency descent to avoid a mid-air
collision. Observers said Carlisle appeared
visibly shaken after the state helicopter landed
safely.
Federal Government News
House Votes to Halt Ergonomics
Rules
The U.S. House voted 220-203 on
Thursday to block the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration from enforcing ergonomics
rules that the agency had planned to implement by
the end of this year. The vote was on whether to
delete an anti-ergonomics amendment from an
appropriations bill passed last week. The
amendment by Kentucky Cong. Anne Northrup was
tacked onto a $339.5 billion measure funding
education, labor and health programs in the
coming fiscal year. In the mostly party-line
vote, just 16 Democrats – mostly from the
South – voted to block the ergonomics
regulations. Fourteen Republicans, mainly from
the industrial Northeast and Midwest, voted to
let them take effect.
North Carolina's congressional delegation split
8-4 on keeping the anti-ergonomics amendment in
the spending bill. Democrats David Price, Eva
Clayton, Bob Etheridge and Mel Watt voted to
strip the amendment from the bill. Democrat Mike
McIntyre joined Republicans Richard Burr, Howard
Coble, Walter Jones, Charles Taylor, Sue Myrick,
Robin Hayes and Cass Ballenger in voting to keep
the amendment. See the roll call.
President Clinton strongly supports OSHA's bid to
enforce ergonomics regulations on an estimated
1.8 million businesses, and has said he will veto
the bill if it reaches his desk.The language
could disappear even sooner, when House-Senate
bargainers craft a final version of the spending
bill.
The vote was the second major defeat for
organized labor in recent days, coming soon after
Congress voted to extend permanent normal trade
relations with China.
Business groups oppose the OSHA rules because
they say they would cost too much. In a letter to
House members, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said
the OSHA effort "exemplifies irresponsible
government at its worst" and said it might
include the vote in its annual rating of
lawmakers' records, which can effect campaign
contributions.Since taking control of Congress in
1995, Republicans have repeatedly approved
legislation aimed at delaying the regulations.
Floyd Flap: Nine members of North Carolina's
congressional delegation have signed a letter to
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Mississippi)
urging him to drop delaying tactics that have
help up Senate consideration of a House-passed
bill that includes more than $300 million in
federal disaster aid to North Carolina victims of
Hurricane Floyd. The House passed the emergency
relief bill in March but Lott has refused to let
the Senate consider it because he believes it
includes too much money for unrelated items. A
Senate committee in May attached $250 million in
Floyd aid to an agriculture spending bill, with
Lott's approval. But Minority Leader Tom Daschle
blocked a vote on that bill because, he said,
spending bills should originate in the House.
Farm Aid: The U.S. Agriculture Department said
10,221 North Carolina farmers will receive $6.1
million to help offset low commodity prices.
Nationally, the payments amount to $462 million
to more than 600,000 farmers nationally who grow
soybeans, sunflowers and other oil-bearing crops.
The payments are being made under a farm aid
package passed by Congress last year and are
intended to help offset low prices for the crops.
The payments will amount to $593 for a farmer who
grew 100 acres of soybeans.
Education Grants: The U.S. Department of
Education awarded $1.29 million in grants to
UNC-Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem State, Appalachian
and Elon College for technology training programs
for teachers, Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.)
announced. The four colleges were among 122
nationwide that received a total of $128 million
in grants.
Paying Taxes: Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor
(R-11th) paid a $3,583.50 property tax bill to
Jackson County under protest and submitted a
written request for a refund. Taylor and county
officials are involved in a dispute over a law
that cuts the tax rate for land under active
forest management. The county says Taylor has not
qualified for the lower rate and wants $17,989 in
delinquent taxes dating to 1996. Taylor contends
he is eligible for the tax break and disputes the
tax claim.
Issues Briefing
Why We Oppose Taxpayer-financed
Political Campaigns
An
NCCBI position paper written by Phillip J. Kirk
Jr., president
While most of the media attention has been
focused on the attempt to create support for
taxpayer-financed campaigns, there are strong
reasons not to rush down this misguided path.
While I, too, am concerned about the escalating
costs of political campaigns at every level, many
of those who support taxpayer-financed campaigns
are out to eliminate the influence of the
business community and those who have been
successful in life from the political arena.
Nothing in any taxpayer-financed campaign plan I
have seen would diminish the influence and
day-to-day political activity of the labor
unions, teacher organizations, state and local
government associations, plaintiffs' attorneys,
foundations, and other special interest groups.
They could continue to assign employees to do the
grassroots work of the campaigns on a daily
basis, such as the door-to-door distributions of
campaign literature, staffing the important
telephone banks to identify and turn out the
vote, put up the yard signs, haul voters, address
envelopes, etc.
The supporters of the taxpayers' financing
campaigns would say that the business community
could also assign employees to perform these
tasks for candidates of their choice, but that
demonstrates a complete misunderstanding of the
business world. Employees have to be at work most
of the time for the businesses and industries of
this state to thrive and flourish or even to keep
their doors open. Many people forget that
businesses must make a profit to survive. Yes, I
wish that more business people could seek public
office or at least participate in the day-to-day
grassroots political activities, but that is not
the real world.
Supporting the taxpayer-financed campaign scheme
is an easy way out of the growth in the campaign
spending situation. I have given this issue
considerable thought over the years. Most
"solutions" tend to favor the wealthy
candidates because the courts have ruled that
there can be no limits placed on how much they
can give to their own campaigns. I agree with
this ruling. Other suggested reforms which try to
place limits on spending result in favoring
incumbents because of the many free advantages
they possess.
There are less radical approaches than the
taxpayers paying for campaigns they don't
support. Political campaigns in England last
approximately six weeks. Perhaps our primaries
should be moved to September. Single-member
districts in legislative, school board, city
council, and county commissioner races would help
reduce costs. Four-year terms for all officials
would go a long way toward reducing time
campaigning and money being spent. Raleigh
businessman Jim Goodmon is performing a
magnificent public service by donating some
broadcast time to top statewide candidates.
Hopefully, this generous gesture will be adopted
by other news media. Of course, the media already
provides a considerable amount of free news
coverage. Government should not unduly reduce the
media's ability to make a profit off political
candidates although broadcasters charge the
lowest rate for political ads.
I firmly believe that this "crisis" is
largely a result of media-hype and the desire of
many liberals and populists to create a crisis
which they want to solve on the backs of the
hard-working taxpayers. When citizens are polled
as they leave the voting booths (even in
reform-driven New Hampshire) or when they are
polled in the "Your Voice, Your Vote"
project in our state, campaign reform barely
registers and is seldom mentioned in
"open-ended" questions. Of course, if
the question is "Do campaigns cost too
much?" the response is usually
"yes." In my many years of public
speaking, I have never been asked a question
about campaign costs. The public is simply not
interested, but they will be if they find out
some politicians are intent on spending their
money for political campaigns — tax money
which more appropriately could be spent on
computers and textbooks; repairs to crumbling,
leaking buildings on our college and university
campuses; more employees for our mental health
and court systems; and other many worthy uses of
tax funds.
Finally, I submit this is not the
"crisis" some claim it is. Americans
spend more on potato chips each year than they do
on all political campaigns, ranging from school
board races and other local races to state
campaigns to all federal races.
Taxpayer-financed campaigns are not the way to
reform the process. We should continue to seek
more reasonable solutions to a growing problem.
Names
in the News
* Alphanumeric Systems Inc., based in Raleigh and
owned by NCCBI board member Darleen Johns, was
ranked 216th of the 500 largest woman-owned and
operated businesses in the U.S. by Working Woman
magazine. The ranking is based on annual
revenues. Only companies owned by a woman were
eligible for the list. In addition, the female
owner must actively participate in running the
business. Alphanumeric Systems was one of four
North Carolina companies in this national
ranking.
* James O. Roberson of Cary, president of
Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina,
accepted the 2000 Career Achievement Award from
the Association of University Related Research
Parks at the group's annual conference June 9 in
Boulder, Colo. The award is given to individuals
who have made research and science parks a
central focus of their careers, who have achieved
success with one or more parks over a substantial
period of time, and who have received peer
recognition for advancing the field. During
Robeson's 12 years at RTP, the park has grown
from 50 to 106 R&D companies and from 32,000
to 43,000 full-time employees.
* Deputy Revenue Secretary Michael Hodges has
been awarded the national Federation of Tax
Administrators' 2000 Award for Leadership and
Service. The award, presented during the group's
annual meeting in Boston, is presented annually
to someone who demonstrates "sustained and
significant service" in administration of
state taxes. A deputy secretary since 1996,
Hodges helped oversee the development of the N.C.
Department of Revenue's technology applications,
including a new system that electronically reads
data on income tax forms, and also led efforts to
introduce electronic filing.
* Gastonia was one of 10 cities chosen by the
National Civic League as an All-American City.
Gastonia, with a population of 62,077, also was
named an All-American City in 1963. The National
Civic League cited the West Gastonia's Boys and
Girls Club, where volunteers share talents to
tackle serious problems facing 800 of the city's
most disadvantaged children; Unity Place; and the
Make Room for Reading literacy project as
examples of Gastonia's efforts to improve the
community. New Bern was one of 30 finalists for
the awards.
* Sprint has contributed $48,500 to the state
community college system for scholarships at
campuses within the company's local service area.
Last year, 86 students received scholarships
through the program, now in its 17th year. The
money funds two scholarships. The Sprint
Scholarship pays 50 percent of annual tuition for
qualified minority students and displaced
workers. The Sprint College Transfer scholarships
provide $500 a year to students enrolled in
college transfer programs. Black students receive
priority. To qualify, applicants must live in the
state, attend the same school for the length of
the scholarship and must have a 3.0 average.
* The A.J. Fletcher Foundation has pledged
$50,000 to the N.C. Community Colleges
Foundation's campaign to raise at least $5
million for an endowment for the system.
* SAS Institute, Cary, has given the UNC system
has received a five-year, $3 million grant that
will give students, faculty and administrators
use of the company's computer software and
services. Under the grant, SAS will license all
UNC faculty, staff and students to use the
company's products, with no limit on the number
of users or computers.
Mark
Your Calendar
NCCBI
Chairman Mac Everett and President Phil Kirk have
announced the following dates, times and
locations of the Fall Area Meetings:
Triangle * Thursday, Sept. 7 * Lunch * Angus Barn
Asheboro * Thursday, Sept. 7 * Reception *
Asheboro Chamber
Asheville * Thursday, Sept. 21 * Breakfast *
Grove Park Inn
Hickory * Thursday, Sept. 21 * Lunch * Days Inn
High Point * Tuesday, Oct. 3 * Breakfast * String
& Splinter Club
Winston-Salem * Tuesday, Oct. 3 * Lunch * Salem
Academy
Greensboro * Tuesday, Oct. 3 * Reception *
Grandover Resort
Elizabeth City * Monday, Oct. 16 * Lunch * To Be
Announced
Rocky Mount / Wilson * Monday, Oct. 16 *
Reception * Carlton House
Greenville * Tuesday, Oct. 17 * Breakfast *
Hilton
New Bern * Tuesday, Oct. 17 * Lunch * New Bern
Chamber
Kinston * Tuesday, Oct. 17 * Reception *
Vermillions
Salisbury * Wednesday, Oct. 18 * Breakfast *
Catawba College
Concord * Wednesday, Oct. 18 * Lunch * Philip
Morris
Charlotte * Wednesday, Oct. 18 * Reception *
Hyatt-South Park
Gastonia * Thursday, Oct. 19 * Breakfast * City
Club
Statesville * Thursday, Oct. 19 * Lunch * Civic
Center
Boone * Thursday, Oct. 19 * Reception * Broyhill
Center / ASU
S. Pines / Pinehurst * Monday, Oct. 23 *
Reception * Pine Needles Resort
Burlington * Monday, Oct. 23 * Lunch * Elon
College
Fayetteville * Monday, Nov. 6 * Lunch *
Fayetteville Tech CC
Wilmington * Monday, Nov. 6 * Reception * Hilton
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