{"id":7523,"date":"2018-04-20T12:24:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T12:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?p=7523"},"modified":"2018-04-26T03:26:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T03:26:45","slug":"chamber-host-council-lunch-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?p=7523","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Host Council Lunch Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday 17th\u00a0April Ballymena Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a lunch for local businesses at the Tullyglass House Hotel. Key speakers at the lunch were Anne Donaghy, Chief Executive Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and Linda Williams, Director of Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism.<\/p>\n<p>After being welcomed by the Chamber\u2019s new President, Alderman Robin Cherry MBE, Anne and Linda made presentations focusing on the Council\u2019s plans and strategies to support and stimulate economic growth in Ballymena and surrounding areas. The presentations were extremely informative and outlined the extensive work already undertaken by Council to both support and encourage expansion in the local economy.<\/p>\n<p>Both Anne and Linda referred to Amplify, the Council\u2019s Integrated Economic Strategy for Mid and East Antrim which places <em>\u2018growing the economy\u2019<\/em> as the number one economic priority for the Council.<\/p>\n<p>Chamber President, Robin Cherry, thanked both Anne and Linda for taking time out of their busy schedules and for their interesting and informative presentations. 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Key speakers at the lunch were Anne Donaghy, Chief Executive Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and Linda Williams, Director of Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism. 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