From the Chatham News + Record: SILER CITY — The Siler City board of commissioners approved three resolutions in a special hearing Monday to close and reroute a series of roads abutting the Mountaire Farms facility — almost three years after the national poultry processor first requested permission to overhaul Read more…
By the Chatham News + Record: Michael Smith is an experienced economic development professional with more than 20 years serving in local organizations and with the N.C. Dept. of Commerce. At his most recent position in Lee County, he had significant success in business recruitment and product development. Smith has Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal: The company started with a rural technology center in Alabama, investing money and creating jobs in an area long overlooked by top dollar economic development projects. Next, it targeted a small-town in Texas. Then, in November of 2019, IT service firm Provalus announced it had Read more…
PITTSBORO, NC – May 13, 2021 – PolarOnyx, a California-based advanced laser 3D manufacturing company, recently relocated to Chatham County from Silicon Valley. PolarOnyx will take over the 142,000 square-foot former Performance Bicycle building off U.S. Highway 15-501 to accommodate production and workspace for employees. “This move will create many new jobs in North Carolina and enable PolarOnyx to expand the emerging 3D printing business,” Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record: PITTSBORO — Pittsboro is undergoing dramatic change, especially north of U.S. Hwy. 64 where the Chatham Park behemoth is developing at full bore. But some residents, such as “SoCo” developer Greg Stafford, fear the new northern communities — replete with extensive shopping centers, entertainment Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record: PITTSBORO — A few years ago, a candidate seeking a seat on the town’s board of commissioners met with Tim Smith and Julian “Bubba” Rawl to ask questions about Chatham Park, trying to ascertain whether the massive development was a good thing or a Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, written by Bill Horner III PITTSBORO — Watching it take shape today, it’s hard to fathom that it was way back in 2006 when Tim Smith and Julian “Bubba” Rawl acquired the first parcel of land for what would become Chatham Park. Now, after Read more…
SILER CITY, December 17, 2020 – Charter Furniture, a furniture manufacturing company owned by Brown Jordan, recently expanded their operations into a new facility in Siler City. The expansion brings 101 jobs into Chatham County with a $1.5 million investment in their new facility in addition to the purchase of Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal A property owner with nearly a whole town block in downtown Pittsboro has plans to transform the area into a retail and dining destination. Greg Stafford has announced plans for SoCo in the heart of downtown Pittsboro. The project is situated at West Street and Sanford Road facing Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record: PITTSBORO — New construction is set for two residential projects in Pittsboro — each with its own niche. Construction began this month on The Retreat, a 48-unit affordable housing complex on Chatham Business Drive, just off East Street in Pittsboro. The $7 million project Read more…