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Rakestraw Insurance at New Location
Diane, In response to COVID-19, our Madison office closed to in-person service in March and will not re-open. We are consolidating our office locations to Wentworth, in the heart of Rockingham County. This is to accommodate our growing customer base in the triad and better serve all clients. You will still be able to receive excellent customer service in our centralized office in person or by email and phone. We will be opening this office to in-person service
Reidsville Chamber of Commerce Featured as a Family Forward NC Employer
Business Smart: Reidsville Chamber of CommerceApril 1, 2020 News, Uncategorized Established in 1914 by community business leaders, the Reidsville Chamber of Commerce challenges itself to continue to evolve and provide employees with family-forward benefits, with the understanding that salary alone in a small nonprofit is not enough to retain top talent. Diane Ramey Sawyer, president and CEO of the Reidsville Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, played a significant role in the Chamber’s evolution.Diane
News Release: Ontex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Tara Martin, Marketing ManagerRockingham County Economic Development, Small Business & Tourism336.342.8363tmartin@co.rockingam.nc.us Rockingham County Welcomes New Manufacturer Rockingham County, NC (May 26, 2020) – Earlier today, Governor Roy Cooper, announced Rockingham County’s newest corporate partner, Ontex Group. “Following the previously-announced decision to invest in manufacturing in the eastern part of the country to complement shipments from abroad, we are
News Release: 5/20/2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Tara Martin, Marketing ManagerRockingham County Economic Development, Small Business & Tourism336.342.8363tmartin@co.rockingam.nc.us Citizens for Economic Development Secures Additional Funds for Rockingham County Micro-Businesses Grant Rockingham County, NC (May 18, 2020) – Rockingham County Citizens for Economic Development is excited to announce additional funds were secured to offer micro-businesses in Rockingham County grant funding. Announced in April, Citizen’s
NC Pro Bono Resource Center Launches COVID-19 Remote Clinic
The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center’s (PBRC) COVID-19 Small Business/Nonprofit Initiative (the Initiative) will offer pro bono legal consultations to small businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 25 employees. These consultations will help small businesses and nonprofits with COVID-19 legal issues, such as the CARES Act relief. Qualifying small businesses and nonprofits will be offered free 45-minute consultations with pro bono attorneys who will answer broader legal questions on circumstances
Local Business Owner Donates Mask Holders to Essential Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Tara Martin, Marketing ManagerRockingham County Economic Development, Small Business & Tourism336.342.8363tmartin@co.rockingam.nc.us Local Business Owner Donates Mask Holders to Essential Workers Rockingham County, NC (April 14, 2020) – Clif Messick, owner of Cold War Concealment of Stoneville, recently donated close to 100 mask holders to essential workers in Rockingham County as well as New York, New Jersey, and Kentucky. After several conversations with acquaintances
Leadership Rockingham establishes fundraiser
For immediate release The Leadership Rockingham Class of 2020 has established a fundraiser to benefit micro-businesses across Rockingham County. Leadership Rockingham, a leadership program developed through a partnership of the Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, Eden Chamber of Commerce, Reidsville Chamber of Commerce and the Rockingham Community College Foundation, has chosen to create a GoFundMe page to assist Rockingham County’s Citizens for Economic Development (CED) grant program for local
New Art Projects in Reidsville 4/16/2020
City of Reidsville Press Release – Release Date April 15, 2020Project DREAM Brings New Art to Downtown Reidsville Contact: Missy Matthews, Market Square / Main Street Manager336.349.1111 • mmatthews@reidsvillenc.gov The City of Reidsville and Reidsville Downtown Corporation are celebrating the completion of several new public art projects in downtown Reidsville. These public artworks are part of the Project DREAM (Downtown Reidsville Empowering Art Movement) initiative. An official Ribbon Cutting
CED Offers Grant Funding for Rockingham County Micro-Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Tara Martin, Marketing ManagerRockingham County Economic Development, Small Business & Tourism336.342.8363tmartin@co.rockingam.nc.us Citizens for Economic Development (CED) Offers Grant Funding for Rockingham County Micro-Businesses Rockingham County, NC (April 13, 2020) – Citizens for Economic Development, in partnership with Rockingham County Economic Development, announced a new funding stream for micro-businesses in Rockingham County who are being impacted by the
CUSTOM WALL DÉCOR COMPANY USING CORE STRENGTHS TO HELP PREVENT COVID-19 SPREAD
PRESS RELEASE Graphik Dimensions Ltd. Mary Shanahan 336-289-7978 mshanahan@graphikdimensions.com RELEASE DATE: April 6, 2020 CUSTOM WALL DÉCOR COMPANY USING CORE STRENGTHS TO HELP PREVENT COVID-19 SPREAD • Legacy Printing, Framing, Wall Decor Company Shifts Production to Acrylic Safety Barriers, Social Distancing Tools and CDC Signage • Partners with Organizations Across the Country to Provide Fully Customized Solutions • Commitment Echoes Company Values of Community and Conscious Business
Unifi Recognizes Customers Supplying The Frontlines In The Fight Against COVID-19
Unifi Recognizes Customers Supplying The Frontlines In The Fight Against COVID-19 April 9, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. — April 9, 2020 — Unifi Inc. recognizes the hard work that its customers are doing in supplying critical products during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unifi supplies yarns and fibers to more than 100 companies that are producing the masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment needed by our first responders, medical personnel and military. “We have customers actively engaged in the fight
