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Table of Contents

Welcome 2
At-A-Glance 3

Fast Facts 4

Serving Burke 7
Chamber Board 8

Key Chamber Initiatives 9
The Chamber 11

Arts & Culture 13

Public Art 14
Nature’s Playground 17

History 19

Business Expansions 23
Healthcare 25

Education 29 Welcome Home

Government 32
Alphabetical Directory 34

Category Directory 46 to Nature’s Playground

O ur lifestyle here in Burke County, North • Western Piedmont Community College
welcomes students to the brand-new
Carolina is sublime. We are Nature’s
Playground with miles of trails and swift-
flowing rivers. Just imagine the idyllic Skilled Trades Solution Center, with labs
and classroom space to house the construction
range of outdoor activities our residents can access trades program.
after work and on days off. Now you, too, can live • UNC Health Blue Ridge-Valdese opened its
that lifestyle! new cancer center, which centers diagnoses
110 East Meeting St., Morganton, NC and treatments right here in Burke County, an
828-437-3021 Burke County lies in the Catawba River Valley incredible advancement for our region.
burkecountychamber.org in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. • Similarly, UNC Health Blue Ridge-Morganton will
Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 70 bisect the county, be opening the brand-new ER/ICU campus in
Thank you for reading the connecting the six incorporated municipalities in two phases this year.
Burke County Chamber Member Burke County: Connelly Springs, Drexel, Glen Alpine, • And what’s old is still new: The Old Rock School
Directory and Relocation Guide. Hildebran, Morganton (county seat), Rutherford has turned 100!
Please help us make it even better College, and Valdese. Additionally, portions of
by taking our survey:
Hickory, Icard, Long View, and Rhodhiss are within Burke County is in a revitalization, attracting people
Burke County’s borders. and companies to relocate here and encouraging
residents to continue to thrive here.
What’s new? A lot this year. Here’s a glimpse:
• We’re getting more colorful! Check out At the center of all the activity is your Burke County
The Burke County Membership Directory & Relocation Guide is the newest murals and sculptures in our various Chamber of Commerce, where every day we are
published by 365 ° Total Marketing, P.O. Box 20568,
St. Simons Island, GA 31522, 912-638-0780. downtowns. We embrace arts and culture as growing business and building community. Join us.
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800-697-5568 or 365DegreeTotalMarketing.com. Mathematics will graduate the inaugural Class venture, increase your clients, provide a legislative
of 2024 on its new Morganton campus. voice, mentor young professionals, and more.
2 Welcome Burke County Chamber of Commerce