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Morrisville and Proston Progress, Thursday, Nov. 28,1996 - 5 Town Crier Chamber develops long-range plan Long-range planning will be a key part of the Morrisville Cham ber of Commerce’s program of wok for the chamber year that started Nov. 1. Ray Lech, fwesident of the cham ber, said a five-year plan will be developed covering chamber finances, personnel, offices, equip ment and organization. In addition, a one-day session will be held during the year to de- velcqi plans and strategies for the following year. Chamber operations, programs and services will be assessed, as will the chamber’s future direction. Participation in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s accreditation pro gram win be considered. Lech also said several projects will get top priority in 199^97. These include reviewing options for a new diamber building, devel oping a stronger working rela tionship with the town, getting more members involved, and evaluating and enhancing present chamber piograms and projects. Another goal for the new year is to reach the 500 mark in member ship. Chamber membership doubled last year and now exceeds 400. The chamber plans to distribute 6,000 copies of its 1997 member ship directory and economic data bo^. Copies will be made available to residents and businesses in Morris- ville as well as to residents and businesses of Cary areas that bor der Morrisville. The directory is ex pected to be in the mail by mid- January. In othCT news, the next Business AftCT Hours will be Dec. 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 pan. at Dillard Paper Co. The final Adopt-A-Highway cleanup will take place Dec. 14 starting at 9 am. at The Deli Box. The chamber office will be closed Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 for Thanksgiving, and Dec. 21 through Jan. 1 for Christmas and New Year’s Day. Board moves ahead with sidewalk plan . Residents living along Morris ville Parkway will one day have sidewalks on both sides of the street The Morrisville Board of Com missioners signed an agreement earlier this month with the state De partment of Transportation to begin a $30,000 project to fill in gaps along vacant lots and areas built up before the town required pivate developers to install sidewalk. The state, back in October of ’96, awarded the town a $10,000 enfaan- conent grant to pay for a third of the project cost. But it tock until this fall to formalize an agreement. The wMk will be bid out by the DOT and the town will reimburse the department for the construction cost "We knew the majority of the land had been developed. And that private developers had put in as much as they were required," said Mike Allway, community develop ment director. "The area is getting more and more dense, so we felt the project was needed," he said. The south side of the street has sidewalk. But there are areas on the north side that dm't. Allway said the sidewalk would be built in phases: • A first stretch would be paved cm the north side of the street from Davis Drive to Lumley Park. • A second stretch would be in stalled from Huntington Apart ments to the Park Grove subdivi- • A third would extend fitmi the end of Park Grove to an area ad- jacoit to the Huntington subdivi sion. • A fourth section would extend from the end of Huniingtcm to the railroad at Crabtree Crossing. Morrisville company move means more jobs By R^bie Robertson A Morrisville research company plans to move to Cary, in an expan sion that should mean about 200 more jobs for Triangle residents, according to Joe Colatuno, vice president for the Americas, ClinTriais, Inc. The move from Airport Boule vard to Harrison Avenue was mere ly a matter of space, Colatuno said, and will not be completed before early 1998. "If there was more space in The Concourse, we probably wouldn’t be having this conversation," Colatuno said. The new 180,000-square-f(X)t location should house at least 200 more jobs. The current locaticm is only 90,000 square feet. ’We’re at about 440 (employees) right now," Colatuno said. The new facility should be able to handle a total of 800 workers, be added. Despite the increase in employ ment, the facility will be miss^ by officials in Morrisville. "We hate to have them leave," said Ray Lech, president of the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce. "I wish we could have found some space for them. They’ve become a fast-growing company." The company’s growth is a pri mary reason for the location, Colatuno added. "The industry and our company is growing extensively, over 35- percent a year," Colatuno said. Pharmacutical companies are downsizing, and farming out many research projects, according to Colatuno, which is ClinTriais busi ness. "We service all the major bio- technical and (diarmacutical com panies worldwide," Colatuno said. The company researches new drugs in four phases, he adtted. Phase I consists of moving the drug from discov«y to research. Phase II consists of giving the drug to small groups and recording the results. Phase III includes large trials, similar to Phase II. Phase IV consists of marketing the finished, approved produa. The four phases of research are possible bec^se of the Aug. 7 ac quisition of Bio-Research Laboratories, Ltd., a Montreal firm who deals in pre-clinical trials and Phase I testing. The acquisition completes the last piece of die puzzle, Colatuno said. ClinTriais had no previous expe rience in Phase I testing before the acquisition. In August, ClinTriais floated 2.6 millions shares of stock to pay for the acquisition. The $85 million raised provided the firm with enough cash to pay for the transac tion. While Colatuno could not discuss individual j^oducts because of con fidentiality, be said the company contracts with major firms like Glaxo Wellcome, SmithKline Beecham, BaxtCT International and Sandoz. ClinTriais, which is based in Nashville, Tenn., has offices worldwide, in Lexington, Ky., as well as England. Belgium, Austra lia and Israel. Workplace drug program offered A new program designed to eliminate ding abuse in the work place is now available to local businesses. The program endorsed by the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce for its members and also recom mended for non-members, is opera ted by the Center for a Drug-Free Worl^lace, a non-profit organiza tion based in Durham. Established in 1994, the center now serves more than 140 com panies in 29 North Carolina counties and eight states, offoing drug testing and educational and training services. In announcing the program, chamber officials said drug testing and substance abuse education in the workplace enhance produc tivity, mor^e and safety. "It’s astounding what it will do,” said chamber board chairman Scott Beerman, owner of The Deli Box. "You’re going to have a better en vironment and less people out of work." Die cost for businesses to enroll in the Center for a Drug-Free Workplace program is $200 for chamber members and $250 for non-members. Participating businesses receive hands-on as sistance with substance abuse policy/procedure development, in dividualized training for super visors and employees, discounts on drug testing and Medical Review Officer services. Businesses also have the op portunity to take part in network group meetings and will receive newsletters covering information issues and topics related to the sub stance abuse field. Cammie Walston, who works as marketing coordinator with the cen ter, said businesses that join the program are assisting employees, not punishing them. "We want to emphasize that this isn’t done to be punitive," Walston said. "It’s to raise awareness and enable a person to be assisted. It’s not a witch hunt. "The program can also provide monetary benefits for a business," she added. "It helps keep a business safe and directly affects the bottom line." Officials said an average of 10 to 15 pCTcent of workers in any given company are abusing drugs. For more information about the program, call the chamber at 380- 9026 or the center at 493-0614. JERRY MILLER A.RT GA.LLEFIY, LTD. COMINC SOON Quality Custom Framing • The Jerry Miller Collection Fine Art Prints and Originals • Over 20 Years Experience Maynard Crossing Shopping Center (Corner of N.W. Maynard Rd., & High House Rd.) Woman killed while crossing 1-40 A woman was killed Nov. 15 when she attempted to cross Inter state 40 near Airport Boulevard in Morrisville. Valerie Munden, 36, was carrying a bacl^>ack and walking across the eastbound lanes of the highway at about 7:30 p.m. when she was hit in the center lane by a Honda Ac cord driven by David Kirk Amng- ttxi of Durham. She fell into the right lane where she was then struck by other cars. juoiriii. ..... Trooper C.P. Genaudeau ot me state Highway Patrol, who responded to the call, said last week he had little information about the victim. Sgt. J.C. Williams said the victim was identified through fingerprint ing. Her last known address was in Kill Devil Hills, but Williams said the investigation indicated that she was homeless, and probably pass ing through the area on her way to Asheville. The Highway Pturol was YEAR END CLEARANCE Choose from 100’s of Name Brands: Bassett - Broyhill - Universal - Bench Craft ■ Many More. 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