Forty-seven local companies displayed their products and services at the Cleveland Chamber’s 2014 Business Showcase on March 11th. The displays can be seen at Kings Mountain’s City Hall through April 3rd. The “Business Person of the Year Award” went to Brenda Lovelace of the Bank of the Ozarks for her contributions to the city of Kings Mountain. This year’s theme was: “Door To The Future.”
Some of the event sponsors are pictured here. From the back forward: Val Hughes, Alliance Bank & Trust; Kristen Hamrick, Premier Federal Credit Union; Jennifer Parker, Premier Federal Credit Union; Rick Washburn, Shelby Savings Bank; Mitch Johnson, Bank of the Ozarks; Brenda Lovelace, Bank of the Ozarks; Stephanie Whisnant, Shelby Savings Bank; Karren Walls, Sweet House Bakery; Jada Williams, Alliance Bank & Trust; Don Harrison, Alliance Bank & Trust; Sally Dunn, Alliance Bank & Trust and Larry Hamrick, Jr, Warlick & Hamrick Insurance.
   –M. A. Andrews