Corporate and individual memberships are available to anyone wanting to help enhance business and industry in Lee County.

Corporate memberships are based on the number of voting representatives each company wishes to send. Contributions range from $500 per year for two representatives to $950 per year for five representatives.

Individual memberships with full voting rights are available for a one-time contribution of $1,200 covering the first four years, with sustaining dues of $150 per year after the initial term. New members have an option of paying the $1,200 in four annual installments of $300 each, with full voting rights in effect after the final installment is made; sustaining dues are $150 per year after the initial term.

Associate memberships are available for an annual contribution of $150.

:: Some Recent Projects
    Supporting Business & Industry

• Sale of the Committee of 100's 60,000-square-foot shell building to Solus.
• Sponsorship of Backstage Lee County, an annual "insiders" tour of Lee County for real estate professionals.
• Sponsorship of the Sanford Pottery Festival.
• Sponsorship of The Health of Lee County, a candid annual assessment of local trends affecting the economy, labor, education and the quality of life.

:: Some Recent Guest Speakers
    Informing the Community & Its Decisions

     Col. Al Aycock, garrison commander for Fort Bragg
     Bud Bilanich, management consultant & executive coach
     Kirk Bradley, residential real estate developer
     Bob Bridwell, community development director for Lee County
     Jim Fain, N.C. Secretary of Commerce
     Chris Fitzsimon, political commentator
     Billy Ray Hall, president & CEO of the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center
     Danny Hearn, consultant to the chamber of commerce
     John Hood, political commentator
     Bill Horner III, editor of The Sanford Herald
     James H. Johnson Jr., distinguished professor of business
     G.R. Kindley, vice chairman of the N.C. Board of Transportation
     Beth Kocher, chairman of the 2005 U.S. Open
     Howard Lee, chairman of the state board of education
     Jay Lucas, commercial developer & CEO of Site To Do Business Inc.
     Frank McNair, author & management consultant
     Jon Parsons, executive director of Sustainable Sandhills
     Orage Quarles III, president & publisher of the News & Observer
     Peter Schutz, former CEO of Porsche
     Barry Saunders, author & columnist
     Mike Walden, noted economist & professor