LEE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Southern Base of the Research Triangle Region

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 23, 2002

Contacts:

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Jane Haber, Administrative Assistant
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DANIEL RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
LEE COUNTY COMMITTEE OF 100

SANFORD -- John Daniel III, a commercial and investment real estate 
broker and owner of Daniel and Associates, was re-elected president 
of the Lee County Committee of 100 during the group's annual meeting 
today in Sanford.

Also re-elected to a second one-year term were vice president Judi 
Marsh of Chicago Old Telephone, secretary Jimmy Keen of BB&T, 
treasurer Bill Horner III of "The Sanford Herald" and past president 
Poly Cohen of Lee Iron and Metal.

Horner and Cohen also were appointed to the board of directors, 
along with Harvey Forbes of Forbes Real Estate and Bill Manning of 
Static Control Components.

Daniel served on the board of directors before serving his first 
term as president of the committee supporting economic development 
across Lee County.

His primary goal in the new term, he said, is to make the business 
community and general public aware of the committee and its 
activities -- including projects designed to enhance the kind of 
positive economic growth everyone wants.

He also plans to bring more educational programs to Sanford as 
one way to enhance the business climate and give valuable services 
back to committee members. One example, Daniel said, was a 
negotiation workshop held immediately following the committee's 
breakfast meeting.

Offered by nationally-renowned speaker Gary Tharp, "Negotiating 
Magic" was the same workshop Tharp has provided to Fortune 500 
executives across the United States and Canada.

"Programs like the one this morning offer real-world solutions 
that our members can use in their everyday business," Daniel 
said. "When we provide this kind of opportunity, our members will 
realize that the committee is more than just paying dues. Our 
role is critical to the success of our community."

The Committee of 100 is an organization of business men and 
women committing time, energy and resources to enhance the 
economic well-being of Lee County and its citizens. Corporate 
and individual members assist the Lee County Economic 
Development Corp. by establishing venture capital projects 
to expand local industry, helping to promote economic growth 
and enhancing working relationships among government, business 
and the community.

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