By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – When the 3 Guys from Pittsboro Having Lunch sat down at the former Havoc Brewing space in downtown Pittsboro for a casual conversation a few weeks ago, the talk quickly moved beyond kegs, walls…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – On a bright spring day at MOSAIC in Pittsboro, with the Brightspeed stage behind us and a new season ahead, I sat down with event manager Savannah Fox and we talked about MOSAIC’s 2026…
Pittsboro, NC – When VinFast chose Chatham County in March 2022 for its first North American manufacturing plant, the announcement landed like an economic thunderclap. North Carolina had won a globally watched electric-vehicle project promising thousands of jobs, billions in…
Pittsboro, NC – In 2022, North Carolina’s economic development team thought they had landed the “big one.” The announcement that Vietnamese EV maker VinFast would invest $4 billion into a massive manufacturing facility in Chatham County was hailed as a…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Economic Development Corporation (EDC) on Tuesday issued the following statement regarding the updated scope of the VinFast electric vehicle manufacturing project in Chatham County. The VinFast project is currently stationed at the Triangle Innovation Point mega-site, just…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Long before “craft beer” became a buzzword and brewpub patios turned into year-round community living rooms, Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery — known to generations of locals and students simply as TOPO—was…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – A new “Local Business Conditions” survey presented this month by Chatham County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rebecca Dickenson paints a picture that will feel familiar to many employers: anxiety about today’s economy…
Pittsboro, NC – On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Superintendent Dr. Anthony D. Jackson received the 2026 Duke Energy Annual Citizenship and Service Award during the Chatham County Chamber’s 79th Annual Meeting & Economic Outlook Brunch, recognizing his leadership, civic engagement,…
Pittsboro, NC— On February 11, 2026, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved a temporary moratorium on the permitting of data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations in the unincorporated areas of Chatham County. Before approving the moratorium,…
By Gene Galin Carrboro, NC – Carrboro’s new Longevity Hub is redefining what it means to pursue health. More than just a gym, it embraces longevity — the science and practice of extending both lifespan and healthspan — through functional…