Man rewarded with Hawaii trip

CHAPEL HILL -- Ken Davis of Chapel Hill was among 11 consultants with d'essense, the only direct-selling company of luxury perfume in the U.S., who achieved President's Club status by meeting a rigorous set of sales, leadership and recruiting goals.

In recognition of their hard work, the consultants and their guests were flown to Maui, Hawaii, and awarded a five-day, all-expenses paid luxury vacation to the exclusive Fairmont Kea Lani resort from Sept. 13-17. This is the company's fourth President's Club trip, and the third time d'essense co-founders Robert and Susan Suh hosted it at the Kea Lani resort.

A consultant can earn qualifying points for the President's Club for personal sales, for recruiting new consultants and for when the new recruits generates product sales.

Outlook focus of breakfast

CHAPEL HILL -- The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce is holding its first ever Economic Outlook Breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5 at Spice Street.

N.C. State University economist Mike Walden will speak at the event. His presentation will cover the national and local economy and what businesses can expect in 2010.

Walden is widely known for his ability to relate larger economic trends to individual consumers and is frequently quoted by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post.

The program is $20 per person and includes a full breakfast.

Business expo reset for Dec. 7

CHAPEL HILL -- The Orange County Economic Development Commission will partner with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce and the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce to present the sixth annual Orange County Business Expo at the Sheraton Chapel Hill, from 1 to 7 p.m., Dec. 7. The event has been rescheduled from its original planned date next week.

Orange County businesses will have an opportunity to showcase their goods and services at the Expo, which is designed to encourage businesses to network and establish new relationships with each other, and with the public.

For more information regarding the Orange County Business Expo please visit www.orangebusinessexpo.com or contact Yvonne Scarlett at the Orange County Economic Development Commission at (919) 245-2325 or yscarlett@co.orange.nc.us.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce serves and advances the business interests of Chamber members and supports the mission of the Chamber Foundation for a Sustainable Community -- to support the investment of business and community resources to promote the triple bottom line of community sustainability: environmental stewardship, social equity and economic prosperity. For more information, visit www.carolinachamber.org.