Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce

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Your event will be promoted in our Chamber Connection (our bimonthly magazine), on our website, facebook and linkedin pages. We provide your attendees with an agenda that has a brief history of your business and what we will be celebrating on that day. This allows our attendees to return to their place of business and market your company further. We also bring a podium, sound system and extra-large scissors for photographs. These photographs will be printed in our Chamber Connection, as well as on our website, and facebook pages.

Alamance County was founded in 1849 and the City of Graham was established as the county seat. However, county history pre-dates the American Revolutionary War when, in 1771, local militia prevailed in armed resistance against British taxation at ‘The Battle of Alamance’. Today, the site, located approximately 5 miles south of the interstates along NC 62 (Alamance Road), is a state historic site and is open to the public.

Our ribbon cuttings include brief commentary from Chamber Representatives, City & County Officials, and someone on behalf of your business to speak regarding your company and its history. This program is designed to introduce and welcome you and your business to the area. We are happy to cater the program to include not only an official welcome to the county, but a celebration of expansion or development of your business. Whatever the occasion, the Chamber is honored to share in your celebration.

Textiles (and tobacco) grew to become the foundations of the local economy. Burlington Industries was founded here in the early 1900s and, over the next 100 years, became the largest textile company in the world. At the height of the industry’s dominance, Alamance County was the “hosiery capital” of the world as most of the manufacturers and most of those employed were textile manufacturing or related. However, at the beginning of this century, as the “global economy” became more prevalent, much of the legacy textile industry disappeared including Burlington Industries. However, many other textile firms adapted and changed including another local, family-owned company known as Glen Raven. Glen Raven was founded by the Gant family in 1881 and remains a growing, global, family-owned business today. An early innovation of Glen Raven was panty-hose. Today, one of their signature products is a specialty engineered fabric called ‘Sunbrella’.

Through the different programs that we offer, we provide individuals with the opportunity to gain extensive knowledge of Alamance County, foster innovation, use resources effectively and to ultimately acquire a vision.

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