From the Triangle Business Journal, by Evan Hoopfer As Lisa Chapman puts it, Central Carolina Community College is the largest North Carolina community college not located in an urban area. But, the president of CCCC also acknowledges that could change as its coverage area – Chatham, Harnett and Lee counties – continues Read more…
January 4, 2023 North Carolina Is Business Facilities’ 2022 State Of The Year Strong growth across industry and regions makes the Tar Heel State the top choice. North Carolina has been named Business Facilities’ 2022 State of the Year, marking the second time the state is recognized for this top Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, by Bill Horner III In an age where landing even a $50 million economic development project is considered a major win, Michael Smith sheepishly admits the numbers generated in Chatham County this year are almost “cartoonish” in scope. It all got started last March Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal, by Evan Hoopfer Chatham County approved projects earlier this week that will pave the way for suppliers and retail to support VinFast and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) facilities coming to the southeast area of the county. In recent months, multiple projects have sprouted up across Chatham Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, by Ben Rappaport. What do Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, Fujifilm, VinFast and Wolfspeed all have in common? The legal work on these massive N.C. economic development projects was overseen by one man: Bob Hagemann. Hagemann, an attorney at Poyner Spruill in Raleigh, is now in Read more…
What is a small area plan? A small area plan contains a set of specific strategies that aim to preserve or improve a specific area of the county. The plan may address issues such as land use, zoning, transportation, economic development, housing, aesthetics and service delivery. The scope of the Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal, by Evan Hoopfer Changes were recently approved to a large residential development in Chatham County that will bring nearly 800 homes to the fast-growing community. Parks at Meadowview sits just south of the Chapel Ridge development off of N.C. Highway 87 about seven miles northwest Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal, by Evan Hoopfer VinFast is ramping up in Chatham County as it nears construction of its massive electric vehicle manufacturing plant. The company is about 35 percent done with site work at Triangle Innovation Point, said Brook Taylor, VinFast vice president of government relations and strategic partnerships, Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, by Ben Rappaport: 10x The multiplier representing the increased capacity of the new Wolfspeed silicon carbide facility coming to Chatham County. The new facility will produce 10 times more silicon carbide chips than Wolfspeed’s campus in Durham, currently the largest producer in the U.S. Read more…
RALEIGH – The N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) today announces its partnership with Wolfspeed to provide customized training through its network of community colleges to help fill more than 1,800 jobs that the semiconductor and chip manufacturing company will bring to Chatham County over the next five years. Gov. Cooper and and officials with Read more…