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VinFast’s arrival | The Big E-V
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 ground floor of largest economic investment in North Carolina’s long history, and Anna...
Chatham County Adopts Plan Moncure Small Area Plan
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 Small Area Plan has been a priority project of the Board of Commissioners and was initiated upon...
Chatham economic development officials focused on what’s next
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 on the necessary next steps, including...
AdvanceNC – regional workforce development partnership includes community colleges, universities, and workforce development boards
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 become “a mighty force” preparing North Carolinians for...
VinFast breaks ground on automotive manufacturing facility in Chatham County
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 28. In an event attended by VinFast executives, the Vietnam Ambassador...
Wolfspeed Selects Siler City, Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) Site for New Silicon Carbide Manufacturing Facility
RALEIGH, NC – September 9, 2022 –North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Friday that Wolfspeed, a silicon carbide manufacturing company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, will establish a new facility in Siler City. The facility will produce a silicon...