Up & Coming Weekly

WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 14 UCW MARCH 10-16, 2010 Chairman The n speaks speaks I know, it was 31 degrees this morning, but I can feel it coming. It is a time of new growth and a renewal of life. Doug Peters just spoke at the Wachovia/Wells Fargo opening in West- wood. It was great to see such a great community bank open another facil- ity. They have been a generous partner to our business and charitable needs for many years. The turnout was outstanding. I encourage all of you to participate in our grand openings and ribbon cuttings. Soon we will have Booz Allen Hamilton relocating here from Atlanta. This strategy and technology-consulting fi rm is a premier federal contract company. Their faith in Fayetteville speaks volumes for our business community. The All-American Business Park on Santa Fe is well underway too. General Paul Dordal (USAF Ret.), Scott Perry and Scott Dorney have done yeomans work in getting us prepared and well underway in our BRAC eff orts. Their organizations (too many acronyms for this brief note) have truly served us well. The recent pre- sentation by Scott Perry at the museum really illustrated just how many new companies are either here or on their way. Our three Congress- men and our state and local representatives were well represented and thanked for their support and assistance. Your chamber continues to proudly serve all businesses in this area. Holland, Mich., was recently rated the best city to live in. My cousin lived there. Nice town, full of churches and great people. It reminds me of Fayette- ville, except we get a whole lot less snow and cold weather. Thanks for your membership and support. Dan Dederick Spring Is In the Air Business The ss Spotlight Spotlight Booz Allen Hamilton Expansion Set Booz Allen Hamilton has elected to expand its offi ce in Fayetteville, according to Douglas Peters, president and CEO of the Fayetteville –Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce. "Our fi rm had the option of locating literally anywhere to support our work with FORSCOM and USARC," said William Butler, the Booz Allen executive who is head- ing the relocation eff ort from Fort McPher- son to Fayetteville. "We chose Fayetteville and Cumberland County for two reasons — one, the community worked hard to assist us in our search for a viable location, and also we found that the community's economic development partnership with the city and county — allowed for a seamless process by which to make our decision," Butler added. "Booz Allen Hamilton represents the pinnacle of fi rms that we are positioned to welcome to our growing community," said Dan Dederick, Chamber chairman. "This announcement marks the culmina- tion of months of eff ort to ensure that the fi rm has a strong platform by which to con- tinue its work on behalf of the U.S. military and other clients." Local elected leaders have participated strongly in the recruitment of Booz Al- len to the area, according to Bo Gregory, Economic Development Program Manager for the Chamber. "What has made this ef- fort successful is that we, as a community, have worked collectively to illustrate to the company why Fayetteville and Cumberland County is the optimal place to do business with Fort Bragg. Our local government lead- ership has played a vital role in this success for the area." According to Butler, the fi rm will locate in the former Wachovia Bank building at the intersection of the All American Freeway, Morganton and Sycamore Dairy Roads. More than 30 Booz Allen Hamilton repre- sentatives currently work in the community, both on Fort Bragg and in their new loca- tion. That number will grow to an estimated 300 over time.

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