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FILED <br /> LEE COUNTY NC <br /> PAMELA G. BRITT <br /> REGISTER OF DEEDS <br /> FILED Feb 09, 2024 <br /> AT 08:35:45 am <br /> BOOK 00003 <br /> START PAGE 0994 <br /> END PAGE 0994 <br /> INSTRUMENT # 00767 <br /> EXCISE TAX (None) <br /> PROCLAMATION HONORING ROBERT `BOB"JOYCE <br /> AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEE COUNTY COMMUNITY <br /> WHEREAS, Robert "Bob" Joyce is a Lee County native, an East Carolina University graduate, and has <br /> worked in banking, insurance, and state and local government, including as a Grants Manager and <br /> Administrative Services Director/Interim Director of Inspections and Planning for Lee County; and <br /> WHEREAS,Mr. Joyce was appointed the President of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce in 2006, <br /> then became Director of Economic Development in 2014 after the merging of the Chamber and the Lee <br /> County Economic Development Corporation in 2014, and retired as the Senior Director of Business <br /> Retention and Expansion of the Sanford Area Growth Alliance in 2023; and <br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Joyce was named Economic Developer of the Year by the North Carolina Economic <br /> Developers Association in 2020; and <br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Joyce has been instrumental in attracting and introducing a variety of industries and <br /> businesses to the Lee County community,while solidifying Sanford and Lee County's brand among leading <br /> global site selectors as a top tier advanced manufacturing location; and <br /> WHEREAS, not only did Mr. Joyce manage the recruitment process for three major projects — Bharat <br /> Forge, Audentes/Astellas, and Abzena, with an announced new capital investment of more than $500 <br /> million and 1,005 announced new jobs — he also assisted with multiple existing business expansions, <br /> including Caterpillar, Pfizer, Frontier Spinning, GKN and Magneti Marelli, expanding the tax base by <br /> hundreds of millions of dollars and generating hundreds of new jobs; and <br /> WHEREAS,it is the desire of the Lee County Board of Commissioners to congratulate the achievements <br /> of Mr. Joyce and to express appreciation to him for his dedicated service and many contributions to Lee <br /> County; and <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, by the Lee County Board of Commissioners that it <br /> recognizes and honors the more numerous projects Robert "Bob" Joyce has been a part of, resulting in a <br /> successful community, and it wishes for Mr.Joyce continued success in all his future endeavors. <br /> Adopted this 22°d day of January,2024. <br /> kirk . Smith, C it <br /> Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTEST: �V awl <br /> Hailey Hall, Clerk to t e Board * I <br /> CAR0 <br />