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Primetime business networking event Thursday

Posted at 11:26 am April 15, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

CH2M Hill at Primetime

Representatives from Chamber member firm CH2M HILL with the winner of one of many door prizes given away by exhibitors at the Primetime networking event last fall. The spring event will be held Thursday at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. (Submitted photo)

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce has its spring Primetime networking event on Thursday.

This spring’s theme is “Under the Bigtop.” Jugglers, carnival food, and music will all add to the festive environment, a press release said.

The event will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. Primetime is designed to stimulate sales, so anyone—Chamber member or not—is encouraged to attend, the release said.

Here is more information from the press release:

This is the Chamber’s premiere networking event of the year. It’s an opportunity for members of the Chamber to network with one another as well as to allow members of the public to come by and see what area businesses have to offer. More than 75 Chamber member businesses have already reserved exhibit space, many of whom will be offering door prizes.

Parker Hardy, president of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce said: “Our Primetime networking events are a huge hit among our membership. The number of members participating has grown with every event since we introduced the concept in 2011. We are pleased to provide this large scale networking event and to provide an opportunity for people in the community to come find out more about our member businesses.”

Participants in this spring’s Primetime include: ASTD; ADFAC; American Red Cross; Appalachia Business Communications; AT&T; Ayurveda Center for Natural Healthcare; Barr Technical Services LLC and Garcia Enterprises; Bristol Park; C&S; Canterfield of Oak Ridge; CapitalMark Bank and Trust; CASA; Centennial Village Apartments; CH2M HILL; Chuck’s Car Care; Comcast Spotlight; Comfort Inn Hotel; Corporate Quarters Inc.; Crown Cleaners; Design Innovation Group; DoubleTree by Hilton Oak Ridge – Knoxville; Downtown Hardware; Eckert Chiropractic Center; Emeritus Senior Living; Emory Valley Center; East Tennessee Children’s Hospital; Farm Bureau Insurance; Fox Bros ACE Hardware; Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians; Gondolier Italian Restaurant and Pizza; Great American Cookie; Hampton Inn; IAAP; Innovalysis; Integrated Solutions & Services Inc.; Joyce, Meredith, Flitcroft and Normand; King University; Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge; Kroger; League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge; Life Safety Inspections LLC; M3 Construction, Inc.; Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge; National Fitness Center; Oak Ridge Arts Council; Oak Ridge Business Association; Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau; Oak Ridge Symphony; ORAU; ORUD; Pattersons Appliances; Pellissippi State Community College; Premier Locations; “Promo Joe”…..Melia Associates Inc.; Pugh CPAs; Rainbow Florist; Regions Bank-Kingston; Roane State Community College; Ruby Miller’s State Farm Insurance Agency; Shields Electronics Supply; Snappy Tomato Pizza; Staffing Solutions; Strategic Consulting Solutions Inc.; Street Legal Industries Inc.; SunTrust; Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College; Turnkey Technical Services LLC; Tusculum College; UCOR; UT Forest Resources Research and Education Center; David Vudragovich; and B&W Y-12.

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce is at 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

 

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: networking, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Parker Hardy, Primetime, Under the Bigtop

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