NC Chamber supporters and investors include: AT&T North Carolina, Bank of America, Case Farms,[11] Coastal AgroBusiness,[12] Food Lion, GlaxoSmithKline, Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Hillshire Farms, Hog Slat,[13] Pilgrim's, Reynolds American, Smithfield Foods, Valley Proteins,[14] and Wal-Mart Stores.
[17] The 2013 Award for Distinguished Public Service was presented to The Honorable David Hoyle,[18] former NC Secretary of Revenue[19] and member of the North Carolina State Senate.
[21] The NC Chamber is a lobbying organization that actively promotes business interests in the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's law-making body.
[31] The NC Commerce Protection Act has been opposed by numerous worker and animal advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Amnesty International, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the North Carolina Justice Center,[32] the NC Press Association,[33] and United Farm Workers.
[40] The NC Chamber produces a variety of print and on-line publications and newsletters, including the bi-weekly Business Advocate[41] Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, the Federation Insider, and NCBiz Central.