From the Chatham News + Record: Many economic development observers say Chatham County is poised for a giant year in 2022. Chatham Park’s accelerating development, Mosaic’s growing commercial client list and two megasites primed and ready for tenants are just the start of assets that could make the new year Read more…
From Chapelboro: A regional developer who just bought 193 acres of land near Triangle Innovation Point — the latest in a series of high-acreage purchases in Chatham — says location and vision make the county ripe for growth and “hot” for sellers. Ray Covington, a Sanford native who lives in Read more…
From WRAL News: North Carolina could get a new interstate as part of a newly-passed federal infrastructure bill. It would be known as Interstate 685 and potentially have a big impact for the Carolina Core region, including Lee and Harnett counties. The plan is for a road that would start in Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal: After Chelsea and Robert Allison closed on their new home in Sanford, they found a note taped to their front door. It was chock-full of useful information: names and phone numbers of neighbors, the local N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles’ location and details about trash Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal: The meeting passed the four-hour mark, and the Chatham County Board of Commissioners had just listened to plans for yet another housing development. The scene is familiar across the Triangle’s small communities as they grapple with growth. “This is the future, friends and neighbors,” said Read more…
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…