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In Washington, D.C., with the nation’s other governors for high-level talks, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue said Monday afternoon that she is pushing for creation of a small business lending pool to help spark economic recovery

“Recovery for Wall Street never made it to Main Street,” Perdue told reporters in a conference call after three days of talks, including...

Gov. Bev Perdue today signed Executive Order No. 50 that will give North Carolina-based businesses a price-matching opportunity when bidding on state contracts for the purchase of goods.  The Governor’s order will help North Carolina businesses protect and grow jobs.

Under the Governor’s order, if a North...

PITTSBORO, N.C. – The Progress Energy Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to Central Carolina Community College for its growing energy efficiency/green building and renewable energy programs.

Rodney Gaddy, vice president for Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.’s Northern Region, and Marty Clayton, region manager for Community...

At the Opening Reception of the 2009 Chatham Studio Tour, Outgoing  President Forrest Greenslade expressed appreciation to the Chatham Economic Development Corporation and the Carolina Meadows’ Community Grants Program for supporting this year’s event. Dianne Reid, President of the EDC told art-lovers at the reception that the arts play animportant role in economic development...

On Nov. 17, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners received the 2009 County Commissioners Award from the N.C. School Boards Association (NCSBA), in recognition of the commissioners’ outstanding support of public education. The award was presented in Greensboro at the NCSBA’s Annual Conference.

The NCSBA honors one Board of Commissioners each year and made the selection...

NBC17 reporter Jaclyn Asztalos sat down with EDC President Dianne Reid and Food Fairy owner Terri McClernon to talk about the first loan made by the Chatham Loan Fund.  See full coverage here...

LAVAL, QC, Nov 18, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----With only a few short weeks to go, Uniboard's newest mill in Moncure, North Carolina will be ready for production. The facility, now at 96% completion and undergoing commissioning, is set to be unveiled within the projection of startup in Q4.

"With finishing touches being put to the Monure plant, we anxiously await the start-up of...

CARY Residents living in and around the Chatham-Wake border in Cary will be able to sound off on a draft land-use plan intended to guide future development near Jordan Lake.

About 80 people living in and near the Chatham County portion of Cary gathered to ask their questions about a draft land-use plan during a public forum held Nov. 18 at North Chatham Elementary.

The plan, the...

Bear Creek, NC - A family recipe, along with a dedicated family are the ingredients that make for a successful business in Bear Creek, North Carolina.

Berta Scott the founder of Southern Supreme realized her dream of operating her business after she delivered fruitcakes to her customers at the beauty salon. "They always bragged on my cakes, so much so, that one day I told em I was...

CHARLOTTE (Nov. 24.) – N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda A. Carlisle today unveiled the findings of new research which shows that the Creative Industry in North Carolina accounts for nearly 300,000 jobs, just over 5 ½ percent of the state’s workforce, with a market value of $41.4 billion.

The new study, “Creativity Means Business: Economic...

PITTSBORO - Piedmont Biofuels Industrial will receive a $139,249 American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act grant for innovative clean energy research and development, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan
announced Tuesday.

"Last year, I visited Piedmont Biofuels and saw firsthand their groundbreaking work in green energy,"
Hagan said in a news release. "Today's grant is a...

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SANFORD, N.C. – Changing economic times and workforce education needs demand innovation, flexibility, and responsiveness – and Central Carolina Community College is providing these.

The college has created a Division of Economic & Community Development to bring together departments that provide a wide range of support and...

A local Pittsboro company, CAUSwave, has partnered up with the Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), in Fayetteville, NC to accelerate their product development and increase their chances of successfully winning defense contracts.

From the article:

PDI set up Riggs with a program at Western Carolina University that will help CAUSwave quickly develop prototypes. PDI also...

On September 1st, 2009, Congressman Etheridge visited the Central Carolina Community College campus in Pittsboro to tour the new construction site and the college's green programs.

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The All American Defense Business Association will be offering a workshop on "Leveraging 'Green Procurement' Business
Opportunities on Military Installations in North Carolina" at 3:00pm on September 15th. The workshop will be hosted by the Fayetteville Technical Community College and will be free to the public. Businesses interested in taking advantage of the Base...

PITTSBORO - The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on Understanding Sales Taxes on Agricultural Products from 7:00-9:00 pm in the auditorium of the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro on Monday August 24. This workshop is part of the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension's Enhancing Sustainability Workshop Series...

PITTSBORO -- Chatham County has been awarded $245,255 in federal stimulus funding that will be used to install sidewalks and landscaping on U.S. 15-501 from the Cole Park commercial area to the Orange County line. A community meeting on the proposed project is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at Captain John's Dockside Restaurant located at Cole Park.

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The Small Business Center announces its Fall 2009 schedule. Below are the classes available for the months of August and September. For a complete listing, visit the Small Business Center's website at www.chathamsbc.com.

All courses are offered at Central Carolina Community College's Pittsboro Campus and are free.  Please...

Pittsboro, NC - At its July 20 meeting, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners awarded bids to begin construction of facilities at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, including the Chatham Community Library and a classroom facility. The bids for the CCCC facilities were 13% or $1.28 million lower than the bids received in August 2008.

Later this month, CCCC...

International Precast, a company in Siler City, received attention in the Charlotte Observer for fabricating the panels for a modern concrete home that is currently being built in Charlotte.  David DuPuy, the owner of the house, said the concrete panel construction helped shape the look of the house, which resembles a custom contemporary from the 1950s or '60s.  DuPuy will heat the...

On June 15, 2009, the Small Business Administration (SBA) launched America's Recovery Capital (ARC) Loan Program, which is aimed at assisting existing businesses that are having difficulty meeting business expenses.  The ARC Program can provide up...

The Golden LEAF Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to the economic well-being of North Carolinians, announced plans to make a $13 million investment in the Access Capital Community Investment Fund.  The fund benefits North Carolina’s most economically distressed communities by freeing up capital for rural lending institutions.  

The EDC hosted the quarterly joint meeting of the elected boards of Chatham County, Goldston, Pittsboro, Siler City, and the county School Board at Bestfoods Cafeteria in Siler City on March 20th, 2009.  The joint meetings provide an opportunity for board members to exchange information and talk about the local economy and implementation of the strategic plan.  News channel NBC 17...