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  2. Avery County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. [ 1 ] The county seat is Newland. [ 2 ] The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but was moved to Newland upon completion of the courthouse in 1912.

  3. Newland, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 2406987 [3] Website. www.townofnewland.org. Newland is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 698 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Avery County. [5] It is the highest, by elevation, county seat east of the Mississippi River. [6][7]

  4. North Carolina Chamber of Commerce - Wikipedia

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    The NC Chamber, along with the North Carolina Commerce Coalition, was a major supporter of the NC Commerce Protection Act of 2013 (Senate Bill 648). [8] This legislation, commonly referred to as an ag-gag bill, seeks to criminalize undercover investigations by journalists and advocates seeking to document and expose illegal activity on ...

  5. United States Chamber of Commerce - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.uschamber.com. The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is a business association advocacy group. It is the largest lobbying group in the United States. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urging of President William Howard Taft and his Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel. [2 ...

  6. 4S Ranch, California - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded owner of Rancho San Bernardo, as the area in which 4S Ranch is currently located and originally part of four separate sitios or square leagues, was acquired by an English sea captain named Joseph Snook "Captain Snook" (who later became a Mexican citizen and changed his name to Jose Francisco Snook) in 1842 and 1845 through land grants from the Mexican Governor of California. [1]

  7. Chamber of commerce - Wikipedia

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    A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community. Local businesses are members, and they elect a board of ...

  8. Banner Elk, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    37-03500 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2405208 [2] Website. www.townofbannerelk.org. Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. [4] Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College.

  9. United States Junior Chamber - Wikipedia

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    The United States Junior Chamber, also known as the Jaycees, JCs or JCI USA, is a leadership training service organization and civic organization for people between the ages of 18 and 40. [1] It is a branch of Junior Chamber International (JCI). [2] Areas of emphasis are business development, management skills, individual training, community ...