Chapel Hill, NC – The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host the Orange County Development Briefing, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 at The Top of the Hill’s Great Room in Chapel Hill.  Commercial and residential real estate professionals, planners and economic developers will present the latest trends about the local markets, new economic development initiatives, and the status of approved projects in Orange County and their municipalities at the event. 
 
Invited speakers include Mark Zimmerman, broker in charge at RE/MAX Winning Edge; Dwight Bassett, economic development officer for the Town of Chapel Hill; Jack Smyre of The Design Response; Jay Patel of Wintergreen Hospitality; Lee Perry of East West Partners; and many others.
 
A full breakfast will be provided at the event, which is sponsored by East West Partners, Rho, BB&T, Carol Woods Retirement Community, Regions, Summit Design and Engineering Services, The Design Response, McAdams Company, Kovens Construction Company, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Trademark Morris, and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber Major Investors. 
 
Chamber Major Investors include the following companies:  American Institute of CPAs, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, UNC Health Care, 97.9 WCHL/Chapelboro, PNC, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Performance AutoMall, AT&T, ATMA Hotel Group, Inc., Chapel Hill Restaurant Group, Duke Energy, The Daily Tar Heel, Eller Capital, GlaxoSmithKline, East West Partners, Lenovo, Orange County Economic Development, Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, SunTrust, TSI Healthcare, Wells Fargo, The Carolina Inn, Brooks Pierce, Shannon Media and Chapel Hill Magazine, Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center, Cirrus Aircraft, Corporate Mortgage Investors Group, Durham Technical Community College, Fearrington Village, Google, Governors Club, Greater Chapel Hill Association of REALTORS, Grubb Properties, Northwood Ravin, Polaris IT Solutions, PTA Thrift Shop, The Siena Hotel, Think Leadership Ideas, and Top of the Hill.