News: Business

Chamber Celebrates 45th Anniversary at Banquet

First, they raised a glass. Then they raised a finger.

Doctors Have Role in Design of New Building

Pinehurst Family Care Center has broken ground on a new, energy-efficient building in Heather Glen that is designed around how its doctors work.

CVB Linking Mobile App, Website and Data Base

The Pinehurst-Southern Pines-Aberdeen Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is implementing a new customer relationship management (CRM) program that will eventually plug its database, website and mobile app into the same platform.

Switching Internet Providers Pays Off

I had several people email me with their tales of woe regarding how poorly they were treated as longtime Internet provider customers and how companies are offering new customers better rates.

SCORE Business Plan Seminar Feb. 14 at SCC

The Sandhills chapter of SCORE continues its winter/spring 2011 "Business Basics" series Tuesday, Feb. 14, with its popular "How to Write a Business Plan" seminar.

Credit Union Offers Tax Debt Loan Program

The State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) is teaming up with the N.C. Department of Revenue and the Office of State Personnel to get the word out about another special advantage for SECU members - an individual income tax debt payment loan.

Randolph Hospital Names New CEO

Steven E. Eblin has been named the next CEO of Randolph Hospital in Asheboro, effective March 1.

Employees Give Edwards Jones High Ranking

Financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 5 on Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For 2012" list.

N.C. Treasurer to Highlight UNCP Entrepreneurship Summit

UNC Pembroke's fourth annual entrepreneurship summit will be held Thursday, Feb. 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Regional Center for Economic, Community and Professional Development at COMtech.

Web-Based Wellness Resource Available for Businesses

The state has launched a free Web-based tool to help small businesses develop work site wellness programs.

Carolina Farm Credit Honors Carthage Office

The Carolina Farm Credit Carthage service center recently received a "Profit-A-Bell" award for outstanding performance.

Credit Crunch: Poll Shows Need to Revamp System

The slowly recovering economy has left too many small business owners in Moore County with weak sales because of decreased customer demand.

Chamber to Launch New Mobile App

The Moore County Chamber of Commerce plans to unveil a new mobile app at its annual banquet Thursday that officials hope will drive more business to Chamber members, among other benefits.