Gary Salamido, president and CEO of the NC Chamber, is in good company; he joins many NC Chamber members recognized in this year’s Business NC Power List. The list celebrates North Carolinians from the business community who have demonstrated great leadership.  

The list included individuals from the following NC Chamber member companies:

Agriculture: 

• NC Farm Bureau – Board Member
• Butterball – Board Member
• Tyson Foods – Cornerstone
• Quality Equipment – Cornerstone
• Syngenta – Cornerstone
• NC Pork Council – Cornerstone
• Prestage Farms – Cornerstone
• Barns Farming and Farm Pak
• House-Autry Mills

Economic Development:

• Greensboro Chamber of Commerce – Board Member
• Duke Energy – Cornerstone 
• Dominion Energy North America – Cornerstone
• Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
• Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
• Great Durham Chamber of Commerce
• Wilmington Chamber
• Charlotte Regional Business Alliance
• Greater Winston-Salem Inc.
• Monroe-Union County Economic Development
• Sanford Area Growth Alliance
• Biltmore Farms

Education

• Jarrett Bay Boatworks – Board Member
• Duke University – Cornerstone
• Western Carolina University
• Campbell University
• UNC System
• Barton College
• NC Community College System
• NC State University

Energy

• North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives – Board Member
• Duke Energy – Board Member/Cornerstone
• Electricities NC  – Cornerstone
• Pike Corp – Cornerstone
• Strata Solar – Cornerstone
• NC Sustainable Energy

Finance & Insurance

• Pinnacle Financial Partners – Board Member
• Truliant Federal Credit Union – Board Member
• PNC – Board Member – Board Member
• M&F Bank – Board Member
• Blue Cross Blue Shield NC – Board Member
• Wells Fargo – Board Member/Cornerstone
• Truist Financial – Board Member/Cornerstone
• Bank of America – Cornerstone
• Fifth Third Bank – Cornerstone
• Barings – Cornerstone
• US Bank – Cornerstone 
• Coastal Federal Credit Union – Cornerstone
• TowneBank – Cornerstone
• Curi – Cornerstone
• Franklin Street Trust Company

Health Care

• WakeMed – Board Member
• Vidant Health – Board Member
• UNC Health – Cornerstone
• Cone Health – Cornerstone
• Atrium Health – Cornerstone
• Mission Health – Cornerstone
• North Carolina Medical Society
• North Carolina Healthcare Association

Hospitality & Tourism

• Biltmore Company – Board Member/Member
• Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc. – Cornerstone
• McConnell Golf, LLC

Information Technology

• SAS Institute – Cornerstone
• IBM – Cornerstone
• Inmar Intelligence, Inc. – Cornerstone
• Pendo – Cornerstone

Law

• K&L Gates, LLP, Cornerstone
• Poyner Spruill, LLP, Cornerstone
• Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Cornerstone
• Robinson Bradshaw, Cornerstone
• Nexsen Pruet, PLLC, Cornerstone
• McGuireWoods, LLP, Cornerstone
• Ogletree Deakins, Cornerstone
• Smith Anderson, Cornerstone
• Alston & Bird, LLP, Cornerstone
• Ward and Smith, P.A.
• Ellis & Winters
• Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.

Life Sciences

• Pfizer, Inc. – Cornerstone
• Grifols Therapeutics – Cornerstone
• LabCorp – Cornerstone
• Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical – Cornerstone
• Merz North America – Cornerstone
• BASF – Cornerstone
• United Therapeutics – Cornerstone

Manufacturing

• Martin Marietta – Cornerstone
• Honeywell – Cornerstone
• Corning, Inc. – Cornerstone
• HanesBrands – Cornerstone
• Charlotte Pipe & Foundry – Cornerstone
• Albemarle Corporation – Cornerstone
• Reynolds American – Cornerstone
• JELD-WEN, Inc. – Cornerstone
• National Gypsum – Cornerstone
• Glen Raven – Cornerstone
• SteelFab, Inc. – Cornerstone
• Shurtape Technologies – Cornerstone
• Grady-White Boats – Cornerstone
• Nucor Corporation – Cornerstone
• Mt. Olive Pickle Company
• Fairystone Fabrics
• Wolfspeed

Media & Communications

• AT&T – Board Member
• Charter Communications – Cornerstone
• Capitol Broadcasting Company – Cornerstone
• FOCUS Broadband – Cornerstone
• North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives – Cornerstone

Professional Services

• SEPI, Inc. – Board Chair-Member
• EY – Cornerstone
• Stantec Consulting Services – Cornerstone
• AECOM – Cornerstone
• Walk West – Cornerstone
• Kimley-Horn & Associates
• Little

Real Estate

• Barnhill Contracting Company – Cornerstone
• Kane Realty – Cornerstone
• Gregory Poole Equipment Company – Cornerstone
• Rodgers Builders Incorporated – Cornerstone
• NC Association of Realtors
• Grubb Properties, Inc.
• TA Loving Company
• The Keith Corporation
• Highwoods Properties, Inc.
• Samet Corporation
• Tri Properties I NAI Carolantic Realty

Retail

• North Carolina Retail Merchants Association – Cornerstone
• Lowe’s Companies, Inc. – Cornerstone
• Flow Companies, Inc. – Cornerstone
• Alex Lee, Inc. – Cornerstone
• Advance Auto Parts Inc. – Cornerstone
• Compass Group North America – Cornerstone
• Food Lion – Cornerstone
• Belk, Inc. – Cornerstone
• The Cato Corporation

Transportation

• North Carolina State Ports Authority – Cornerstone
• Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. – Cornerstone
• American Airlines Group – Cornerstone
• North Carolina Railroad Company – Cornerstone
• RDU Airport Authority