The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved seven grant requests to local governments totaling $2,639,793, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 321 Read more…
From The Rant, by Richard Sullins, Billy Liggett and Gordon Anderson It’s an hour before her table will be swarmed by soon-to-be engineering graduates hungry to get in on the Read more…
PITTSBORO, NC— On October 16, 2023, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved and adopted the Plan Moncure Small Area Plan by a 4 to 1 vote. The Plan Moncure Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, by Cooper Metts PITTSBORO — Multibillion-dollar manufacturing projects headline the bright future ahead for economic development in Chatham County, but local officials are also focused Read more…
SANFORD, N.C. — Education and workforce development organizations throughout central North Carolina put pen to paper Thursday (Sept. 21, 2023), creating AdvanceNC, a new coalition Gov. Roy Cooper predicted would Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, by Ryan Henkel MONCURE – VinFast, a Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, broke ground on their proposed billion dollar facility in Chatham County Friday, July Read more…
The Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) honored Chatham County’s Wolfspeed project with the 2023 Community Economic Development Award for the 40,001-100,000 population category. The award recognizes outstanding communities for their Read more…
Visit with Wolfspeed at their next Supplier Day on August 29th! This gathering will feature representatives from business units available to discuss procurement requirements for all local businesses wanting to Read more…
The Chatham Economic Development Corporation (EDC) seeks applicants to serve on its board of directors. The application deadline is August 31st at 5 p.m. Chatham EDC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Read more…
From WRAL TechWire VinFast has submitted its site plan for the huge electric vehicle assembly plant complex in plans to build in Chatham County – and it’s huge. In addition Read more…