Source: CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 6/17/15

 (From Bob Morgan, President and CEO of the Charlotte Chamber and Allen Purser, President and CEO of the Roanoke Valley Chamber)

The Charlotte Chamber serves an area of 1.2 million, and the Roanoke Valley Chamber’s is 125,000. Even though our communities are vastly different, we have more in common than not. We both work hard to build a better business environment and a better community. We applaud the legislature for its work in recent years to reduce the income tax rate, streamline regulations and fund transportation infrastructure for a rapidly growing state.

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