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Chamber Primetime networking event is Thursday; public invited

Posted at 8:36 pm October 22, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Parker Hardy at Primetime

Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce President Parker Hardy cooks hot dogs at a Primetime business-to-business exposition in October 2011. (File photo)

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce Fall Primetime networking event will be held on Thursday, October 23.

More than 60 Chamber-member organizations have already reserved exhibit space for the event titled “Primetime Tailgate Party,” a press release said. The event will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. under the tent in the parking lot of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce at 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Primetime is one of the Chamber’s biggest networking events of the year. Anyone—Chamber member or not—is encouraged to attend.

Primetime is the Chamber’s premiere networking event of the year, the press release said. It is a semi-annual opportunity for Chamber members 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. Chamber member businesses may register by visiting the Chamber’s website at www.oakridgechamber.org and following the links to the electronic registration form. Non-Chamber member businesses interested in participating should contact Lisa Hoyt at the Chamber at hoyt@orcc.org or by calling (865) 483-1321.

As of October 17, exhibitors at the Primetime Tailgate Party include:

  • ADFAC (Aid To Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties)
  • Advanced Management Inc.
  • American Cancer Society
  • AT&T
  • Barr Technical Services LLC
  • Bristol Park Apartments
  • CapitalMark Bank and Trust
  • CASA of the Tennessee Heartland
  • Choices Resource Center
  • Citizens National Bank
  • Comcast Spotlight
  • Corporate Quarters
  • Del Air Mechanical Contractors Inc.
  • DoubleTree Oak Ridge
  • Downtown Hardware Company Inc.
  • East Tennessee Business Professionals
  • Edward Jones – Briana Teroy
  • Emory Valley Center
  • Farm Bureau Insurance
  • First United Methodist Church
  • Girls Incorporated of Oak Ridge
  • Gondolier Italian Restaurant and Pizza
  • Greenfield Senior Living
  • Imprint Impressions
  • Joyce, Meredith, Flitcroft, and Normand
  • King University
  • Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge
  • Kramer Rayson
  • Life Safety Inspections LLC
  • Lookout Mountain Attractions in Chattanooga
  • M-3 Construction Inc.
  • National Fitness Center
  • Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association
  • Oak Ridge Civic Music Association
  • Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Oak Ridge Utility District
  • Occupational Health Systems Inc.
  • Office Furniture Outfitters LLC
  • ORAU
  • ORNL Federal Credit Union
  • Pattersons Appliances
  • Perfect Logo Promotions
  • Prestige Tuxedo
  • Pugh CPAs
  • Regions Bank
  • Roane State Community College
  • Southern Safety Supply
  • State Farm Insurance
  • State Farm Insurance – Laura Lynn Riden
  • SunTrust
  • Taylor Telecom Solutions
  • Temp Systems Inc.
  • Tobler Enterprises
  • The Trust Company
  • TNBank
  • TSBDC at Roane State Community College
  • Tusculum College
  • UCOR
  • USC Premier
  • UT Forest Resources AgResearch Center/Arboretum
  • William Knight Insurance Agency
  • Y-12 Federal Credit Union
  • Westgate Apartments
  • UT Lifestar
  • UT Forest Resources Center/Arboretum
  • Y-12 Federal Credit Union

Candidates who are running for local office have also been invited to participate. Three candidates have taken the opportunity to exhibit at Primetime:

  • Kelly Callison, candidate for City Council
  • Mike Mahathy, candidate for Oak Ridge Board of Education
  • Ellen Smith, candidate for Oak Ridge City Council

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: exhibitors, Lisa Hoyt, networking, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Primetime, Primetime Tailgate Party

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