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Table of Contents Town of
Hildebran Mural
Welcome 2 Artist: James Smith

Sponsored by: Town of Hildebran Façade
At-A-Glance 3 Grant (another mural to be painted on the
opposite side of the building).
By the Numbers 4

Growing Business 7

Chamber Board & Staff 8

The Chamber 11

Arts & Culture 13
Growing Busines in
Harnessing the River 15

Nature’s Playground 17 Nature’s Playground

Bootstraps: History 19

Healthcare 21
Welcome to Burke County in the Catawba River Valley in the foothills of the
Education 25 Blue Ridge Mountains. I-40 and U.S. Highway 70 bisect the county, connecting our
six incorporated municipalities: Connelly Springs, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Hildebran,
Morganton, Rutherford College, and Valdese. Parts of Hickory, Icard, Long View,
Destination Play 27 and Rhodhiss are also within Burke County’s borders.

Government 31
Morganton, the county seat, is a vibrant town an • As Hildebran and Drexel celebrate their newest
Investors 33 hour east of Asheville. We’re not as big in land murals, Rutherford College is planning theirs.
mass, but in culture we rival the global best! • New parks and greenways are connecting
Alphabetical Directory 34 Come for our picturesque state parks, misty trails for cycling and hiking, both urban and
mountain town energy, and the nightlife, art life,
and fabulous local restaurants. back-country.
Category Directory 39
What’s new this year? At the center of all the activity is your Burke County
Chamber of Commerce, where every day we are
• UNC Health Blue Ridge-Morganton opened growing business in nature’s playground. Join us
the brand-new ER/ICU campus this fall. Huge and support your local chamber of commerce. We
healthcare expansions make Burke County a are here to help everyone discover something new
safer and more progressive place to live. in Burke County, to help you find your next home
• North Carolina School of Science and here, and to help your business grow.
Mathematics graduated its inaugural Class
of 2024 on its new Morganton campus.
• The Old Rock School, now 101 years old,
received a major upgrade to the auditorium
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Call 365 ° Total Marketing for all your design and printing needs, • Toner’s Irish Pub opened its tavern doors in 110 East Meeting Street, Morganton, NC 28655
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2 Welcome Burke County Chamber of Commerce