 CLYDE
HIGGS
Biotech Research Campus:
The Real Story
By Suzanne Bledsoe
Clyde Higgs, Vice President
of Biotech Recruiting with Castle and Cooke, joined us today to
share the emerging story of the Biotech Research Campus in
Kannapolis. What a story! The campus will include over 300,000
square feet of space devoted to state-of- the- art laboratories and
specialized equipment, over 1,000,000 square feet devoted to office
space for businesses engaged in biotech, 350,000 square feet of
retail space and approximately 500 single and multi-family
residential units.
This partnership of public and private resources will include a
first class complex of real estate and other resources that will
allow North Carolina to be at the forefront of fueling biotechnology
advances in the United States. Institutions that have already
committed their participation are Duke University, as manager of the
laboratory facilities, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and NC State. In
addition, the community colleges in the surrounding communities,
namely CPCC, Gaston Community College and Rowan/ Cabarras County
Community College have all jumped on board to provide specialized
training and education for prospective employees. On that front, it
is expected that, once completed, the campus and its inhabitants
will employ as many as 25,000 employees with various levels of
education and skillsets.
Clyde comes to his position with a lot of experience in building
biotechnology and was quickly recognized by Mr. Murdoch as a
valuable resource when he listed the four critical elements
necessary to attract biotechnology to the region:
- A facility that will
allow the researchers to be on campus
- Employee training
programs that are in place and up and running
- Appropriate
infrastructure, including lab space and specialized
equipment
- Early stage capital for
investment in emerging companies
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All of these elements are present in the
proposed structure for the campus and its participants. Given that
and the commitment to the mission of the partnership by the parties
involved, this venture is bound to bring a new dimension of
entrepreneurial success to our region. How great is that?
Head Table:
Bill Bradley, Neil Burkhead, Luther Moore, Mac McCarley, Marilynn
Bowler, Steve Meckler; Invocation: Elsie Garner
Visitors &
Guests:
Carol Hughes; Health &
Happiness: Phil Van Hoy; Song: Richard Early; Piano: Thomas Moore
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NEW MEMBER
PROFILE |
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Jesse C. Jones
PPDC Medical
Classification:
Medical Sales, General Counsel
5900A Northwoods Bus. Pkwy (28269)
704-285-6485
jessej@diagnosticdevicesinc.com
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Jesse and his wife, Beth, moved here
in April from Miami, Florida, where Jesse was a Director of the
Rotary Club of Miami and had been in the private practice of law
for 29 years. He moved here as General Counsel to a client he
represented in Miami which was relocating to Charlotte, a group
of medical equipment companies including ACP Medical, LLC, PPDC
Medical, Inc. and Diagnostic Devices, Inc. He has since been
admitted to the North Carolina Bar. In addition to Rotary, Jesse
was active in Miami with his Church and on the Boards of various
social service agencies. Jesse and Beth live in Huntersville and
have joined First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. Jesse grew
up in Bristol, Tennessee, and loves being in the Charlotte area. |
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Rotary Club of Charlotte
841 Baxter Street, Suite 118, Charlotte 28202
chltrot@bellsouth.net 704-375-6816 |
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REMINDERS: Anyone able
to serve as host family for Suju during November to March,
or March to June, contact Ed
Wadsworth; Flu and Pneumonia shots will be
available to club members and spouses on November 14. Thanks
to Catherine Browning
for setting this up; Rotary Foundation Banquet will be
November 16 at the Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel.
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Chuck Cocke joined
Cameron-Bell Realty as a broker associate.
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If employees of Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority met
their United Way goal, Tim Newman
said he would put on a skirt and wash an employee's car
outside the Convention Center. They did…and he did!
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Thanks to the September volunteers for their work at
Classroom Central: Ruth
Castleberry, Lynn Johnson, Tom Robertson, Michael Elder,
David Barnhardt, and
Elsie Garner. Committee or board meetings,
volunteering in conjunction with a Rotary project (golf
tournament, JA, Classroom Central, Interact, etc) - can
count as a makeup. Notify Sandy if you need the credit.
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Community Connections is
an international professional exchange program funded by the
U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented
through World Learning. The local hosting organization,
International House, would like to utilize RI's primary
objective of fostering international understanding and
goodwill, by extending an invitation to Rotarians to serve
as Home Hosts. A team of high level government officials and
influential religious leaders from the Kyrgyz Republic are
scheduled to arrive October 29-November 18. If you would
like to learn more about this program or volunteer to serve
as a host family, please contact Sarah Strange,
International House, 704-752-8309 or 704-942-7114. |
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NEW MEMBER APPROVAL |
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The Classification and Membership
Committee recommend and the Directors approve for consideration
for all members, the following NEW MEMBER. Should you question
the eligibility of any nominee, please call the Rotary Office by
October 3rd. You will be contacted by a member of
the Board. Otherwise, no reply is necessary and election will
proceed according to our bylaws. |
Trent Merchant
Coleman Lew & Associates
Classification: Management Recruiting-General
Sponsor: John Tabor
Endorsed: Tom Norwood, Pat Millen |
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Attendance
Record |
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9/26/06 |
9/27/05 |
| visitors &
guests |
16 |
65 |
| club
members |
181 |
102 |
| total
attendance |
197 |
167 |
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New Members | Resignations |
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Greg Etheridge |
Jody Billiard
Bob Reid
Robby Ray
Frances Haithcock
Dick Robberts |
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| Roaming
Rotarians |
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Craig Simpson, Atlanta, GA |
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Wedding
Anniversaries |
3 Betsy and Matt Joyner
5 Debbie and Tyson Bennett
5 Beth and David Lewis
5 Marilyn and Hershel Sanders
5 Ann and Frank Timberlake
6 Cindy and Tom Senger |
| Birthdays and
Birthplaces |
4 Michelle Fish, Bristol, TN
4 Mike Hawley, Cleveland, OH
6 Dick Klingman, Raleigh, NC
7 Dave Adams, Louisville, KY
8 Carol Jordan, Kings Mtn, NC
9 Rick Jackson, Denver, CO |
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