This month’s Business After Hours will be at the Hampton Inn on Wake Union Church Road from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23. There will be door prizes, hors d’oeuvres and beverages, and the inn management will show off their newly designed rooms. Magician Josh Lozoff will make a special appearance.
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The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a new free program for chamber members and their guests, Issues and Answers. It is an opportunity to hear from industry experts on how the changing landscape of law, finance, taxes and insurance is affecting business today.
The first event will be Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the community room at the new Wake Electric building on Franklin Street. Breakfast will be at 7:45 a.m. with the meeting starting at 8 a.m.
The following topics will be discussed: Law: An overview of laws to watch in 2017, including HB2, the Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule, the Affordable Care Act, and other workplace legal issues related to sexual orientation and transgender status. Finance: An overview of what’s going on in the capital markets this quarter. Taxes: New NC laws regarding sales tax on repairs, maintenance and installation services and corporate taxes, as well as any new developments in with regards to changes to federal income taxes. Insurance: Cyber Liability exposure affecting companies big and small.
The panel of experts consists of Rob Mitchell, CPA, CVA, a partner and the firm manager at Mitchell & Nemitz, PA; Leslie Lasher, a business and litigation attorney focusing in employment law and compliance with Forrest Firm, PC; Seth Asbill, a financial advisor with Edwards Jones; and Laura Jazab with Hartsfield & Nash Insurance Agency.
You are asked to register in advance.
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The tickets for this year’s Reverse Raffle at The Sutherland on March 17 – also St. Patrick’s Day – are available now at the chamber building in downtown Wake Forest. Call or come by.
Tickets are $125 each and admit two to the party. Only 300 tickets will be sold, giving you an excellent chance to win the Pot o’ Gold Grand Prize — your choice of a Nissan Leaf electric car or $10,000 cash! Thank you to our Pot ‘o Gold sponsors: Chris Leith Automotive, Wake Electric Membership Corp., and Wake Forest Power.
Also, donations from many others are needed – certificates, products, services are all welcome.
You and a guest will enjoy delicious food, complimentary beer and wine, drink draws with mystery prizes, a 50/50 raffle, a live auction, entertainment and more.
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The chamber’s annual Senior Lifestyle Expo presented by Carillon Assisted Living of Wake Forest will be held March 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church. Call the chamber about booth space and registration.
The chamber is also now accepting applications from arts and crafts vendors, downtown merchants and food vendors for Meet in the Street on May 6. The spring festival will bring about 30,000 people to downtown that day. Call or email Corey Hutcherson, 919-556-1519, ext. 2 or corey@wakeforestchamber.org.
