Chamber of Commerce hosted Ribbon Cuttings 

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Buddy Ritch was on hand along with Dan Sale to cut the ribbon of the newly remodeled BMW showroom at Sale Auto Mall.  The Sale Auto Mall is located on Hwy 70 and 258.

Adriana’s Gifts and Home Décor, located in beautiful Downtown Kinston at 222 North Herritage Street was packed with well-wishers during the recent ribbon cutting ceremony. Susan Sykes and Debbie Andrews opened Adriana’s August 10th 2007.  "We had a desire to help revitalize Herritage Street and create a store that would bring a wonderful shopping experience to our town.  The right accessories can change the whole look of your home.  Accent tables, chairs, lamps and custom floral designs can make a huge impact on any room.  We offer special order gift baskets with gourmet food or items of your choice.  Also available are ladies accessories, a bridal and baby registry.  For great customer service and our signature gift wrap shop with us at Adrianna's”

The Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce along with the Appearance Commission recognized the new Visitors and Information Center on Hwy. 70 as the recipient of the Visual Improvement Award.  Lucy Marston, Lenoir County Tourism Director was on hand with several others to accept the award. 

Wendy Rhodes owner of Liberty Tax Service welcomed all to a special Business After Hours networking event on March 20.  Liberty Tax Service is located at 1208 W. Vernon Avenue across from Blockbuster and is a leader in the industry of income tax preparation.  They are certainly doing their part in our community as they have been providing free tax preparation to senior citizens that meet certain guidelines.  Several Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, community leaders and others were on hand to meet Ms. Rhodes and her staff.

Kids R Us Child Care Center Ribbon Cutting took place on Friday, March 7 at 1 p.m.  Several people were on hand including Councilman Jimmy Cousins as owner Julia Smith cut the ceremonial ribbon.
Kids R Us is a childcare center servicing children ages 6 weeks through 12 years of age. They have been in the childcare field for over 12 years and committed to providing quality childcare. Hours of operation are from 6:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The staff is highly qualified and ready to provide the best of care for your child. They are located at 1800 Old Snow Hill Road. 

At the Ribbon Cutting, Gold’s gym announced it’s commitment to the community and the Lenoir County Education Foundation by agreeing to donate part of their March membership proceeds with a guarantee of $1,000 to the Foundation.  Many were on hand to help them celebrate their opening as Mayor Buddy Ritch cut the ribbon.  Dr. Terry Cline was on hand at the Business After Hours showing his appreciation for the generous donation to the Education Foundation.
Gold’s Gym has expanded its fitness profile to offer all of the latest equipment and services including, group exercise, personal training, cardiovascular equipment, spinning, Pilates and yoga, while maintaining its core weight lifting tradition. With nearly 3 million members world wide, Gold’s Gym continues to change lives by helping people achieve their individual potential. 

The Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce had Ribbon Cutting to welcome another great shop in downtown Kinston. Sweets Coffee Shop offers specialty coffee such as Jamaican Me Crazy, Southern Pecan and their House Blend. To accompany these coffees you can sample delicious pumpkin bread, coffee cake, brownies, cookies and other tasty desserts.  Many people were on hand to help Sweets Coffee Shop celebrate their opening. 

Mayor Buddy Ritch was on hand for the largest Chamber Ribbon Cutting to date!  Fit 4 Life is located at the Plaza Shopping Center on the corner between Piggly Wiggly and Subway. Open everyday of the year twenty-four hours per day, Fit-4-Life breaks away from the areas traditional fitness centers by offering a different approach to training, wellness and nutrition. According to co-owner Mike Whaley, "We don't want to be first place in you life, that should be your family. We don't even want to be second place, which should be work. We want to be the third place you think about, that place where you can break free of all your daily worries and join friends and relieve stress and work on just you". Fit-4-Life offers the industries top fitness equipment as well as a sport-specific and core "Training Zone" for it’s' members. Personal Trainers are available to assist the novice or the experienced athlete to reach their potential.
Located inside Fit-4-Life is a fully stocked sports nutrition and supplement store, providing members as well as non-members, a large selection of vitamins, minerals, weight loss, weight gain as well as protein products to help you meet your fitness goals. Beautifully decorated men and women locker areas make it easy for the early morning and lunch crowd to make it to back work refreshed and invigorated. Moms can leave the kids in the kids area while they workout.  Ask the staff about our affordable corporate group discount options.

Providence Manor 910 North Herritage Street officially opened Nov.1, 2007. They are an Independent Senior Living Community for people who are 55 and older. They offer individualized apartments along with care and amenities such as 3 meals per day, laundry, housekeeping, transportation and life enrichment activities.   Providence Manor works with EPS Pharmacy of Kinston to help residents manage their medications and can also deliver medications to your front door. They are similar to an Assisted Living, however they offer 1 - 2 bedroom apartments with call bells and 24 hour staffing.  Deborah Redgrave is a NC Certified Assisted Living Administrator with 15 years in healthcare and shares ownership with her husband Steve Redgrave. They are glad to be in Kinston and feel as though they offer a needed service that allow Lenoir County senior citizens to retire in comfort and security. For more information call Deborah Redgrave at 252-527-9131