Richmond County Enviva plant opening soon; VBC hiring
ROCKINGHAM — Nearly five years after its official announcement, one local manufacturing plant is only weeks away from operation.
VBC bringing 130 new jobs to modular manufacturing facility in Richmond County Industrial Park
HAMLET — A Philadelphia-based construction firm is aiming to make Richmond County a hub for modular home manufacturing.
Chamber encourages Richmond County businesses to welcome Epicenter visitors
HAMLET — The Richmond County Chamber of Commerce is encouraging local businesses to roll out the proverbial red carpet for visitors in advance of this weekend’s Epicenter Festival.
City lands major aircraft-industry player without offering incentives
WINSTON-SALEM — No big announcement. No contentious public meetings. No press conference. But most important — no economic incentives.
Impact Plastics announces plans to expand Hamlet plant
HAMLET — A local manufacturer is expanding, with plans to add 30 jobs in the next five years.
State and local officials announced Thursday that Superior Plastics Extrusion Company, known as Impact Plastics, will be investing a total of $13 million over the next five years, with an initial investment of $5.3 million and 13 jobs.
Goodman, McInnis discuss bills at Chamber's Legislative Breakfast
HAMLET — Richmond County’s two elected members of the North Carolina General Assembly gave local government and business leaders a breakdown of the goings on in Raleigh early Monday during the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Breakfast.
Goodman, GOP lawmakers want eminent-domain restrictions in constitution
RALEIGH — The House Rules Committee gave a favorable report on Monday, Feb. 25 to a bill proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the use of eminent domain for economic development. Only one member, Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake, voted against the bill.
Two Richmond County industries to expand; shell building nears construction
ROCKINGHAM — Two industries in Richmond County are planning to expand their operations, however their identities are being kept secret — for now.
Richmond Community College's Small Business Center receives state award for innovative program
HAMLET — The Richmond Community College Small Business Center received a state award for the unique program it offered on How to Start a Drone Business in combination with the College’s STEM camps. Small Business Center Director Butch Farrah shared this news with the College’s Board of Trustees at its meeting on Tuesday.
New Richmond Community College Campus Dedicated in Downtown Rockingham
ROCKINGHAM — Call it a wall-breaking ceremony.
Instead of golden shovels, local dignitaries and representatives from several foundations wielded golden hammers to strike the wall of a former men’s clothing store that will soon be the site of Richmond Community College’s downtown campus in Rockingham.
“What a great day for Richmond County, Rockingham and Richmond Community College,” RCC President Dr. Dale McInnis said at the start of Monday’s ceremony.
McInnis lauded how the campus was “a different kind of project,” with the way it was funded and because the city actually took the lead.
“It takes a team to make anything happen and we’ve got a great team here,” he said.
Rockingham Mayor Steve Morris said the idea for the downtown campus came about five years ago when Brian Collier, executive vice president of the Foundation for the Carolinas, took local leaders on a bus tour to Hartsville, South Carolina, and they saw how Coker College had impacted that town.
In 2015, McInnis said he was approached by Morris and Mayor Pro Tem John Hutchinson about building a satellite campus in the downtown area.
