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…
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 WRAL TechWire, by Rick Smith: Wolfspeed’s announcement on Friday that the Durham company would build a $5 million semiconductor plant in Chatham County and create more than 1,800 jobs took on an almost victorious election campaign atmosphere complete with campaign buttons. But these colorful pins weren’t about Democrats or Republicans. No – Read more…
Dirt is moving at the Triangle Innovation Point, where VinFast plans their first American manufacturing operation featuring 7,500+ jobs and $4 billion in investment. Commercial and residential development is ticking along at a steady pace in Pittsboro’s Chatham Park. The 1,800+ acre Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing Site in Western Chatham Read more…
The Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Company announced Thursday that it plans to move its operations to Chatham County, locating at the intersection of Highway 751 and US 64. The company will be leaving facilities in Durham and Lee Counties to locate at the site, which has an Apex address. The company Read more…
From TIME, by Charlie Campbell On northern Vietnam’s Red River Delta, the world’s most ambitious electric-vehicle (EV) upstart occupies a factory complex fringed with mango trees and palms. Outside VinFast’s plant by the port city of Haiphong, fishermen in conical hats still plumb mudflats for grass carp and tilapia; inside, Read more…