Usually, Charter Furniture’s Siler City plant is hard at work with their employees producing the high-end furniture that decorates lobbies of well-known hotel brands across the country. Now, as it does for so many others, everything looks a little different. To keep their employees safe, Charter Furniture is in daily Read more…
New #LocalStimulUS campaign makes it safe, easy, and rewarding for residents to support local businesses now and as our community re-opens Chapel Hill, NC: Now more than ever, local businesses need our support. The coronavirus crisis has dealt a serious blow to small businesses, but a new #LocalStimulUS campaign makes it Read more…
Published by the Chatham News + Record SILER CITY — Along with other organizations in Chatham County, ranging from the nonprofit Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge to medical device manufacturer Gilero, Charter Furniture has begun to tailor its facilities and equipment to helping in the fight against COVID-19. The Siler City-based Read more…
Recently, Chatham Arts Council Executive Director Cheryl Chamblee has embraced the idea that within limitations, you find more possibility and more creativity. That approach has led to the reinvention of a beloved and distinctly Chatham event, ClydeFEST. This year, it’ll be ClydeFEST-To-Go. Check out our video to learn more about Read more…
Published by the Chatham News + Record SILER CITY — As people make runs to grocery stores, clearing shelves, fears of a shortage of food prevails. But in reality, workers in food and agriculture sector — that means agricultural production, food processing, distribution, retail and food service — are named Read more…
Published by the Chatham News + Record, written by CCCC Small Business Center director Jon Spoon. The past couple of weeks have been the most difficult of my professional life. I have heard from many people that are struggling desperately to keep their businesses and lives on track. The uncertainty Read more…
Published by the Chatham News + Record PITTSBORO — As companies and businesses around the world shift their production focus to making products designed to help fight the spread of COVID-19, a Pittsboro-based medical device manufacturer is doing the same. Kaitlyn Shaffer, the marketing communications manager for Gilero, said the Read more…
Published by the Chatham News + Record BEAR CREEK — As the state of North Carolina begins to “stay at home” as ordered by N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper last week, trucks and truck drivers are continuing their work to keep the supply chains moving — even as they face their Read more…
Updated: 5.15.2020 at 11:20 a.m. The Chatham EDC, with support from partners at the Chatham Chamber of Commerce and Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro, is compiling resources and advice for businesses amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This page will be updated as resources become available. Reopening Your Business The Read more…
With the rapid pace of growth and development in the Research Triangle region, workforce development is a top priority for many. The Regional Skills Analysis survey aims to gain a better understanding of the current state of the local workforce, skill gaps, and trends in growth, hiring, and industries. In Read more…