Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams closure brought an abrupt end to company that changed furniture-making workplace
More than 400 workers in Taylorsville, North Carolina suddenly lost their jobs in late August when a furniture factory closed.
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Furniture market returns to High Point with a sense of post-pandemic change
The fall session of High Point’s International Furniture Market is less than two weeks away, and organizers are hoping new product lines will give a boost to the industry.
Cambrex completes $38M expansion in High Point
Pharmaceutical company Cambrex announced the completion of a $38 million expansion at its facility in High Point on Monday.
Stephanie Pace Brown takes over Visit Winston-Salem with an eye on messaging
Visit Winston-Salem has a new president. Stephanie Pace Brown took over on July 1 for Richard Geiger, who retired after 13 years of running the tourism agency.
Century-old High Point company announces it will downsize and transition
A High Point business that dates back to the late 1800s recently announced it's changing its business model and leaving its 18-acre facility.
A hub for e-bikes grows in Winston-Salem where tobacco warehouses once ruled
A space on the northern edge of downtown Winston-Salem has been transformed into a local hub for developing light electric vehicles and e-bikes; it's a multigenerational effort.
Greensboro Hooters faces a federal lawsuit over alleged racial bias
A Greensboro restaurant is facing a federal lawsuit over alleged discriminatory rehiring practices.
Lane closures create difficulties for first restaurant on Blue Ridge Parkway
An infrastructure project on the Blue Ridge Parkway is having an impact on the roadway’s first restaurant, The Bluffs at Doughton Park.
Triad hospitals are in a high stakes battle over Certificate of Need — but what is it?
Earlier this month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services gave its conditional approval to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s quarter-billion-dollar plan for a new hospital in Greensboro. Atrium says their new hospital proposal is meant to help people get health care close to home. Competing health care provider Cone Health has appealed the decision, claiming that the plan is all about profits.
Rockingham County rezoning vote leaves residents concerned for possible casino
Rockingham County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request that could pave the way for a casino, which has some residents concerned.