In his annual budget message from last May, Chatham County Manager Dan LaMontagne wrote that fiscal 2018-2019 was a bit of a downer when it came to development. “Chatham County tax values continue to grow, but we are experiencing slower growth from development services, due in large part to the Read more…
Casnate con Bernate, Italy, Shanghai, China, and Siler City, USA. What all of these places have in common, among other things, is that they are all homes of A.D. Tubi, an advanced manufacturing company that produces stainless steel tubes. Their Siler City location, which serves as the company’s American headquarters, Read more…
Alotech and 3M, two Chatham County-based companies, are winners of the 2019 Manufacturing Leadership Awards. Given by the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP), the awards recognize companies from across the state that are outstanding leaders in the fields of manufacturing excellence, sustainable manufacturing, innovation, workforce development, economic development/developing markets, Read more…
For Bear Creek Brews, getting there is half the fun. You can rely on your GPS to get you in the right area, but you’ll need the exact directions from the owner and master brewer, Dave Peters. The GPS would have you turn down the wrong street, park, and walk Read more…
Chatham County businesses Brookwood Farms and Capital Ready Mix Concrete are winners of the Triangle Business Journal’s 2019 Family Business Awards. For the awards, the Triangle Business Journal considers businesses that are multigenerational, family-owned, as well as closely-held businesses in the Triangle for overall excellence, innovation, ethics, philanthropy and contribution Read more…
SANFORD — High school students got a close-up look at how advanced manufacturing actually works when Central Carolina Community College held its annual Manufacturing Day celebration on Friday, Oct. 4. Manufacturing Day was created by a coalition of industry groups seven years ago to celebrate modern manufacturing throughout North America Read more…
The small business survey was conducted in the late spring of 2019 and had 78 total participants from throughout Chatham County. The survey was designed and drafted by a committee comprised of EDC board members, small business owners, and other volunteers. The survey, also available in Spanish, was promoted on Read more…
A Curated General Store for the Everyday Home More thought goes into the details of Deep River Mercantile than customers and passersby may ever realize. Not even the tissue paper placed in shoppers’ bags escapes the consideration of owner Hannah Brown. Situated in the heart of downtown Pittsboro, Deep River Read more…
This article originally appeared on the Chatham County Schools website. PITTSBORO — Digital teaching and learning in Chatham County Schools (CCS) is positioned to move further and faster. The district received approval to contract with Conterra Networks for 88 miles of fiber-optic networking that will increase bandwidth tenfold while connecting Read more…
This article originally appeared on June 4th, 2019 in the Triangle Business Journal. Briar Chapel by Newland, a master-planned community in Chapel Hill, Chatham County, is planning senior living apartments and an assisted living facility adjacent to it. The Liberty apartments, set for construction beginning late this year, will offer Read more…