Pittsboro, NC – Domestic visitors to and within Chatham County spent $38.6 million in 2019, an increase of 4.5% from 2018. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership…
Raleigh, NC – Last week, the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild held it’s 9th annual NC Brewers Cup competition. The NC Brewers Cup is the largest single state commercial competition in the Southeast. The 2020 BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program)…
Siler City, NC – The Chatham Chamber of Commerce will host the Chatham Development Briefing on September 24, 2020 from 9 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. This year’s theme is “Strengthening & Moving Forward Together.” The briefing will take place through…
Siler City, NC – Biscuitville, which opened its new restaurant in Siler City on July 30, 2020 announced they will be donating $5,600—10 percent of proceeds from their opening week—to Community 1 Solutions, Inc., a local nonprofit organization serving the…
Siler City, NC – Biscuitville Fresh Southern® will celebrate its Grand Opening at 1711 E. 11th Street in Siler City on Thursday, July 30 at 5 a.m. Biscuitville will be open from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday…
On Tuesday, Walmart announced that it has made the decision to close Walmart stores on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, this year. Sam’s Club locations will also be closed again this year on this day. “We know this has been a…
Social Security is a meaningful source of income for retirees throughout the U.S. However, the resilience of this benefit varies by location, depending on things like living expenses and Social Security income in each place. In its sixth annual study,…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Economic Development Corporation is accepting applications from businesses for its Chatham Loan Fund – COVID-19 program. The Chatham Loan Fund helps entrepreneurs and small business access capital by providing collateral towards loans. Through the updated…
Raleigh, NC – According to Apple’s COVID-19 Mobility Trends report, traffic in North Carolina has nearly returned to pre-coronavirus lock-down volume. As of Saturday, May 2, North Carolinian are driving only three percent less than the baseline date of January…
by Adam McCann As COVID-19 has continued to spread in the U.S., state governments ordered “non-essential” businesses to close their buildings. This has left business owners with a few options: let employees work from home, lay them off or furlough…