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Ask Us: What is the status of the Empire Hotel project?
Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to answer your questions about items or trends ... Read more
3 days ago by Natalie Alms.
Business roundup: Lutheran Services Carolinas receives grant to feed nursing home workers
Lutheran Services Carolinas (LSC) has received a $148,500 grant through the North Carolina Healthcare Foundation’s COVID-19 Fill The Gap Response Fund to support its Feeding ... Read more
4 days ago by Staff Report.
Nurses turn into entrepreneurs in making hand sanitizer
SALISBURY — Tracey Jackson has been a nurse for about 30 years, but a recent conversation turned him and a co-worker into entrepreneurs, too. Jackson, ... Read more
4 days ago by Josh Bergeron.
Americans boost consumer spending 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge
By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing huge plunges the previous ... Read more
5 days ago by News Service Report.
State asks people to resubmit emailed Buck Steam Station comments
SALISBURY — An issue with the delivery of emailed public comments about a closure plan for Buck Steam Station’s coal ash ponds means that the ... Read more
6 days ago by Staff Report.
Warren, Ford differ on $3.1 billion bond for education, road projects
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A bipartisan House bill that would give North Carolina the OK to borrow $3.1 billion in bonds for school ... Read more
1 week ago by Natalie Anderson.
County modifies zoning rules as pharmaceutical company eyes former DuraFiber plant site
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — During a special meeting on Monday, Rowan County commissioners approved a request to modify text amendments within the county’s ... Read more
1 week ago by Natalie Anderson.
New director begins at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Small Business Center
CONCORD — Megan Smit started as the director of the Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College at the beginning of June. The goal of ... Read more
1 week ago by Natalie Alms.
Business leaders say state of local economy depends on where you look
SALISBURY — Business recovery during COVID-19 is highly dependent on the type and size of the business that you’re talking about, says Rod Crider, president ... Read more
1 week ago by Natalie Alms.
Farmers market seeing new faces, more customers than previous years
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — With each weekend, more and more locals are visiting the new location of the Rowan County Farmers Market. Now ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Mean Mug turns to farmers market to continue operation, keep serving freshly brewed caffeine
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While Mean Mug Coffee Company’s formula has always been to “come in and stay a while,” the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Cheers: New Sarum donates $6,000 to COVID-19 relief with relaunch of Cheerwine Lager
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A line of hundreds wrapped around the block at New Sarum Brewing on a sunny Friday in downtown Salisbury, with ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Wink’s Barbecue calls it quits after 47 years under one family, 65 as an institution
By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For personal and health reasons, the Martin family has decided to close the doors of Wink’s Barbecue after nearly ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Carl Blankenship.
DSI gives annual awards to standout businesses
By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Downtown Salisbury Inc. is Main Street America accredited, and each year the organization nominates people for awards at the ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Carl Blankenship.
China Grove Food Lion opens, gives donations to local groups
CHINA GROVE — A new Food Lion store opened Wednesday at 1408 North Main Street. The store will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Report.
County commissioners pass 2020-21 budget, increase fire tax rate for some citizens
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — During a virtual regular meeting on Monday, county commissioners approved the 2020-21 proposed fiscal budget, but gave a fire ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Supreme Court justices revive permit for pipeline under Appalachian Trail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with energy companies and the Trump administration Monday in reinstating a critical permit for a proposed natural gas ... Read more
2 weeks ago by News Service Report.
Some additional black-owned businesses in Rowan County
The following is a list of some other black-owned businesses in Rowan County. The list is not comprehensive and if you have a business or ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
City council to talk ‘Fame,’ use of tear gas and budget at Tuesday meeting
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — City Council members have a busy meeting ahead of them Tuesday as they anticipate being presented with official plans ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Black business owners discuss race relations, business support
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As people in Salisbury continue to protest against racism, inequality and police violence, many have turned their attention to ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Biz Briefs: Wallace Cancer Institute to open for patient care in August
SALISBURY — The Wallace Cancer Institute project is close to completion and will open in August for patient care. The Hurley Healing Garden is intended ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Downtown restaurants coped with curfew restrictions on top of COVID-19
SALISBURY — For downtown restaurant owners and managers, it’s safe to say that 2020 has not been business as usual the past couple of months. ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Natalie Alms.
From 1929 to pandemic, grocery delivery comes full circle
By Ann Wayne For the Salisbury Post The year was 1929. Brothers-in-law Grady Ross and Ross Castor opened a grocery store called Ross and Castor ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Report.
State legislators pass bill that would reopen gyms, bars
By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — North Carolina legislators have passed a bill that would reopen gyms and fitness centers across the state while allowing ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Salisbury mayor rescinds state of emergency, curfew for downtown
SALISBURY — Mayor Karen Alexander on Tuesday rescinded a state of emergency in the downtown area, including the curfew that had been imposed after protests ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Report.
Beverage co-packing company will bring 231 jobs, invest $68 million in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS— Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced Prime Beverage Group, a new contract beverage manufacturer, will create 231 new local jobs and invest $68 million ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Report.
County could modify zoning rules for pharmaceutical company eyeing former DuraFiber site
SALISBURY — Rowan County commissioners on Monday scheduled a public hearing to modify the zoning status of a site in the county that’s being eyed ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Business roundup: April jobless rate for Rowan at 14.4%; Cabarrus at 12.3%
Rowan County’s jobless rate in April was 14.4%, according to N.C. Department of Commerce figures released this past week. In March, the jobless rate was ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Staff Report.
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