Surry Business

VisitMayberry.com has a new look, new content and new features. The Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority’s board of directors commissioned a redesign of the popular World Wide Web site — it drew 110,000 unique visitors in August and September — to emphasize the area’s historical, musical and recreational attractions in addition to Mayberry-themed sites and […]

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Skybus Airlines confirmed this week that it will put its second base of operations at Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) near Greensboro and add nonstop, low-cost flights to seven cities. The company is known for its promise to include 10 $10 seats on every flight. Beginning Jan. 6, Skybus will add a second daily nonstop […]

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The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR) is suggesting ways that food service establishments can reduce water usage, as well as maintain safe food. To find out more, visit http://ncra.affiniscape.com/associations/2228/files/waterconservation%5Frestaurants%2Epdf.

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Surry County natives Charlie and Ed Shelton will be inducted into the N.C. Business Hall of Fame on Nov. 15 in Charlotte. The hall of fame recognizes men and women who have made a significant contribution to North Carolina’s economic development. The Shelton brothers grew up in Mount Airy, N.C., across the street from the […]

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North Carolina’s number of employed workers grew by 30,600 workers in September, but the unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.9 percent, according to statistics released today by the N.C. Employment Security Commission. “Our state experienced growth in three areas during September,” said ESC Chairman Harry E. Payne Jr. “The labor force, the number of employed […]

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Omega Construction Inc. of Pilot Mountain has redesigned and improved its web site. The company unveiled the site’s new look and features this week. In addition to photos of past and present projects, Omega Construction’s web site includes “Construction Cam.” By clicking the link and controls that pan or zoom the camera, site visitors can […]

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Insteel Industries’ fourth-quarter 2007 earnings were nearly half those in the comparable quarter in 2006, the Mount Airy company reported Oct. 18. On Thursday, Insteel’s stock price closed down almost 3.8 percent on the news, settling at a new 52-week low: $13.52. Analysts’ consensus estimate had been that Insteel would report fourth-quarter earnings of $0.36 […]

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Ty Ransdell, a 27-year veteran in the newspaper industry, is the new publisher of the Elkin Tribune, The Yadkin Ripple and On the Vine magazine, all owned by Heartland Publications. He takes over from Gary Lawrence, Heartland Publications’ regional manager and publisher of The Mount Airy News, who has been the Tri-County News’ interim publisher. […]

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Eagle Carports Inc., a privately held North Carolina corporation with its headquarters’ offices just north of Surry County in Cana, Va., has purchased 132,200-square-foot plant formerly owned by Spencer’s Inc. along U.S. 52 at Arlington Street in Mount Airy. According to The Mount Airy News, in an Oct. 16 story citing county records, Eagle Carports […]

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Selling on eBay, effective marketing on a budget, worksite safety and bookkeeping are the topics of four upcoming seminars arranged by the Small Business Center at Surry Community College. Three of the four are free and “Dynamite Marketing on a Firecracker Budget” costs only $5. See the schedule below: Business Related Seminars Schedule Days Time […]

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