Get the latest on Surry County economic development, real estate
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Get the latest on Surry County economic development, real estate
FIRST-CLASS MAIL US POSTAGE PD. SDI MAILED FROM 27030 The Surry Insider Volume I - Summer 2008 A Publication of Surry Partnership Jan partnership was able to secure options using funds acquired in an earlier economic development project. The options were negotiated by Gambill Aldridge of Basin Creek Realty and Johnsie Hudspeth of Century 21 Hudspeth Properties. If you would like to schedule a visit to discuss business and growth opportunities or any concerns or issues, please call Robin or Jan at (336) 386-4781 On June 5, 2008, Fibrowatt officials announced that Surry County would be the location for its western North Carolina site. Investment in the poultry litter fueled power plant is anticipated to be $190 million making it the largest investment by a private company in the history of Surry County! The Fibrowatt plant in Surry County is scheduled to open in 2010 and will employ 35-45 at the actual facility and indirect job creation of 50-100 jobs in the trucking industry. 2008 Partnership Members CEO Roundtable BB&T - BB&T/Blue Ridge Burke Ins. Duke Energy Haynes Strand & Company Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital J.G. Coram Company, Inc. John S. Clark Company, Inc. Northern Hospital of Surry County SouthData, Inc. Wachovia Bank, N.A. York Oil Company Patron G & B Energy Granite Development Shelton Vineyards, Inc. Southern Community Bank Surry Telephone Membership Corp. Sustaining Advanced Electronic Services Bray’s Recapping Service Cross Creek Country Club Gerards Bakery Insteel Industries, Inc. NCFI Polyurethanes Omega Construction Perry Manufacturing Company Pike Electric, Inc. Sowers Construction Company Stantec Consulting Surrey Bank & Trust Surry-Yadkin Electric Member Corp Corporate A. Brown Mechanical, Inc. ASMO Appalachian Corp. BNI - Platinum Producers Basin Creek Realty Brown & Church Neckwear CK Technologies, LLC Carolina West Wireless Century 21 - Hudspeth Properties Coldwell Banker-Mountain Valley Properties ECS Carolinas Garanco, Inc. Hamlin Casting Corporation Hampton Inn - Mount Airy Landform Construction Marketing Associates, Inc. Moody Funeral Home Mount Airy Oil Company, Inc. RBC Bank Rogers Realty & Auction Company Samet Corporation SELA Building Corporation Smith Phillips Building Supply Smith-Rowe, Inc. Stimmel Associates, P.A. Surry Chemicals, Inc. Tampco, Inc. The Crown Companies, LLC Time Warner Cable Town & Country Builders Wayne Farms LLC WorkForce Carolina Small Business Acme Stone Company AF Insurance Services, Inc. AllStar Rentals, Inc. Brannock & Hiatt Furniture, Inc. Carolina Farms & Homes Century 21-Homestead Realty Champion Printing Dennis Thompson Consulting Services Edward Jones Co-Frank Beals F. Rees Clothing Friendly Heating & Cooling, Inc. Glenwood Development Company Christopher W. Groner, MD James Harrell, Sr., DDS Kelly Office Solutions Pine State Marketing MBAJ Architecture Select Staffing PART The Messenger The Mount Airy News The Reserves Network The Tribune Tonda Phillips Corp. - Allstate Insurance Local Government Contributors Surry County City of Mount Airy Town of Dobson Town of Elkin Town of Pilot Mountain Ally Agencies Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Surry Community College NC Cooperative Extension Service How did this come about? This project is the poster child of the value of a public-private partnership. The lead was generated by our private sector member, Hank Spires of Facilities Corporation of America. President Robin Rhyne subsequently contacted company officials to discover project specifications in order to locate an appropriate site. The The next step involved the partnership of Duke Energy managers, John Geib and Ronnie White, who endorsed the suitability of the site location to the project specifications. Raul Peralta with ECS Carolinas. prepared the engineering specifications to qualify the site once the location was confirmed. Design/layout of the proposed structure on the site was completed by members Doug Stimmel and Mark Geda of Stimmel Associates, P.A. Completion of the Request for Information involved gathering data and maps supplied by the following agencies: Bryan Cave, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Will Moore and Una Freeman, Surry County Mapping Department, Mayor Lestine Hutchens and the Elkin Town Board, Elkin Town Manager Lloyd Payne and Assistant Town Manager John Holcomb, Surry County Assistant County Manager Chris Knopf and Water and Sewer Coordinator Jack Gardin. President Robin Rhyne and member partners worked tirelessly for over two years to bring the project to fruition. Due diligence was completed by extensive research including a visit to Fibrowatt’s existing facilities in Eye and Thetford, England followed by the 2007 grand opening of the first US built plant in Benson, Minnesota attended by Robin Rhyne and Surry County officials including County Manager Macon Sammons, Chairman Craig Hunter, Commissioner Bill Hamlin, Partnership Member Gambill Aldridge, and NC Cooperative Extension Director Bryan Cave. It is obvious that the success of community projects requires the cooperation and teamwork of all members, allied agencies, and government officials. Surry County has that great team! Surry County Economic Development Partnership - Board of Directors Gambill Aldridge Dean Brown Lynn Burcham Don Brookshire Bryan Cave Nelson Clark Betty Ann Collins Paul Covington Ricky Draughn Andrew French Officers: Ted Ashby Chairman Ronny O. White Vice Chairman Sandy Hallman Secretary- Treasurer Hank Spires Immediate Past Chairman Deborah Friedman Bill Hamlin Van Hamlin Lestine Hutchens Blair Knox Laurette Leagon Alan Payne Lloyd Payne, Jr. Burke Robertson Macon Sammons Industry News plans to invest between $1.2 million and $1.8 million in machinery and equipment at the new location. The operation will hire 10 employees initially. Advanced Electronics Services Awarded Government Contract Local company Advanced Electronics Services, Inc.(AES) was recently awarded a $1.7 million dollar government contract. The company is located at 101 Technology Drive in Mount Airy. The contract will continue for five years and involve rebuilding mechanical devices for a military installation in Pennsylvania. AES services include servicing, testing and repairing circuit boards and electronic assembly and design. For more information about federal contracting opportunities contact the Military Business Center at (910) 3234825, toll free (877) 245-5520, or email [email protected]. To view new federal opportunities in North Carolina for the past week, visit www.ncmbc.us and click on the “NC Contracts” tab. Businesses can automatically receive federal opportunities, matched to their business profile, by registering on the State of North Carolina’s FREE official contracting and skills portal: www.MatchForce.org Bodet-Horst Coming To Mount Airy Bodet & Horst will be expanding its High Point operation to Surry County. The company will lease space located at 640 Riverside Drive in Mount Airy, NC and Surry Community NC STEP Surry SCEDP is Moving College Small Cluster Finalizes Plan Business Center SCEDP was notified in early Spring by Bodet & Horst produces knitted fire barriers for mattress manufacturers. The company utilizes computerized knitting machines and state-of-the-art robotics technology for production of their product. Funding Provided for Project Y.E.S Bodet & Horst, a German company, opened a plant in High Point in 2004 which has grown to 65 employees. Robin Rhyne, President of Surry County Economic Development Partnership, citing this growth said, “We believe that this company has the potential to grow and hire many more people in the near future.” Jerry Pratt, President of Bodet & Horst, says that the availability of experienced workforce in Surry County was a factor in the decision to locate the expansion here. Mr. Pratt is a resident of Surry County and is familiar with the skill sets of the local labor market. Mr. Pratt received assistance from Surry County Economic Development Partnership and Mount Airy officials for several months to find a suitable building for expansion of the business. Mount Airy City Manager Donald Brookshire said, “We are excited to have the company select Mount Airy. They represent the utilization of the workforce in a manner that benefits our community. It is a good fit for our citizens.” The Piedmont Triad Partnership awarded a grant for the Project Youth Entrepreneurs Surry (Project Y.E.S.) as part of its Transformation Grants program. Project Y.E.S. will develop and implement an alternative approach to the promotion of entrepreneurship to area youth as both a viable career opportunity and an economic development strategy. The WIRED transformation grant was written by Jill Reinhart for Surry County high schools. The program will be initiated by the Surry County area schools, Surry Community College, The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce, the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce and Surry County Economic Development Partnership. The Business and Education Committee will coordinate a guideline and resource book for training and educating classroom teachers. Additionally, the program will recruit community leaders and business owners to serve as mentors to participating students. The program is designed to identify and encourage creative students to develop their entrepreneurial skills sets in order to become successful business owners in Surry County. The North Carolina Rural Center created NC STEP to help the state’s small towns gain greater prosperity and improved quality of life. Members of Leadership Committee and the Strategic Committee have been meeting monthly for over a year to develop a plan to identify key objectives and strategies in the areas of quality of life, attractions, new economies and visionary leadership. A grant of $200,000 from the Rural Center is available once projects are selected and approved. A permanent Surry LEAD committee has been appointed to identify and implement specific projects. Surry Community College that the property now being rented by the partnership would be required for the new Viticulture Center. President Robin Rhyne and Chairman Ted Ashby began searching for space for a new office. Surry County Commissioners graciously offered the former Planning/Inspection space in the basement of the Surry County Government Office Building. Around September 1, 2008 the Partnership hopes to move into the space in the County Office Building on Hamby Road following some renovations to meet the needs of the office. Our post office address, telephone/fax numbers will remain the same. A big Thank You to the Surry County Commissioners for making this space available to the Partnership. Surry Partnership Names New Vice President On July 21, 2008 Jan R. Critz was named Vice President of Surry County Economic Development Partnership, Inc. Jan’s primary responsibility is to manage the Partnership’s Existing Industry Program, which began in 1997. The program offers resource assistance to local companies in business expansion, workforce development, employment, transportation, environmental permitting and other needs identified during assessment calls with company officials. Jan will be contacting all members to prepare the membership directory during the month of August. You may reach her at 336-3864781/336-401-1544 or [email protected]. Partnership President Serving as Chairman of EDAC President Robin Rhyne was elected Chairman of the Economic Developers Advisory Council of Piedmont Triad Partnership (EDAC). EDAC is a standing committee of the PTP board for the purpose of assisting partnership staff in strategic planning for its marketing efforts. Previously, President Rhyne served as Vice Chairman of the group. Business related seminars are again being offered this fall through the Small Business Center at Surry Community College. Below are some of the courses being offered along with the link to obtain specific course information. · I’ve Got Rights: Laws that Affect the Employee/Employer Relationship · Tax Implications for Growing a Business · Planning for a Secure Financial Future · How to Start a Successful Small Business · How to Sell Items Using eBay · Business Bookkeeping · Reaching the Top: Principles for Achieving Greatness in Your Business, Career and Life · Creatively Marketing Your Home Town Business · Beating the Business Burnout Blues · Making Money Online While You Sleep · How to Publish Your Book · Leadership Lessons from the Kings of Chocolate · Must-Do’s of Opening & Owning a Business For complete information about the courses and how to register, go online to http://depts.surry.edu/cont_ed/sbc/ sbc_schedule.html. Thank You to Wayne Farms A big thank you to Wayne Farms employees who have raised $95,000 for the American Cancer Society. Industry News plans to invest between $1.2 million and $1.8 million in machinery and equipment at the new location. The operation will hire 10 employees initially. Advanced Electronics Services Awarded Government Contract Local company Advanced Electronics Services, Inc.(AES) was recently awarded a $1.7 million dollar government contract. The company is located at 101 Technology Drive in Mount Airy. The contract will continue for five years and involve rebuilding mechanical devices for a military installation in Pennsylvania. AES services include servicing, testing and repairing circuit boards and electronic assembly and design. For more information about federal contracting opportunities contact the Military Business Center at (910) 3234825, toll free (877) 245-5520, or email [email protected]. To view new federal opportunities in North Carolina for the past week, visit www.ncmbc.us and click on the “NC Contracts” tab. Businesses can automatically receive federal opportunities, matched to their business profile, by registering on the State of North Carolina’s FREE official contracting and skills portal: www.MatchForce.org Bodet-Horst Coming To Mount Airy Bodet & Horst will be expanding its High Point operation to Surry County. The company will lease space located at 640 Riverside Drive in Mount Airy, NC and Surry Community NC STEP Surry SCEDP is Moving College Small Cluster Finalizes Plan Business Center SCEDP was notified in early Spring by Bodet & Horst produces knitted fire barriers for mattress manufacturers. The company utilizes computerized knitting machines and state-of-the-art robotics technology for production of their product. Funding Provided for Project Y.E.S Bodet & Horst, a German company, opened a plant in High Point in 2004 which has grown to 65 employees. Robin Rhyne, President of Surry County Economic Development Partnership, citing this growth said, “We believe that this company has the potential to grow and hire many more people in the near future.” Jerry Pratt, President of Bodet & Horst, says that the availability of experienced workforce in Surry County was a factor in the decision to locate the expansion here. Mr. Pratt is a resident of Surry County and is familiar with the skill sets of the local labor market. Mr. Pratt received assistance from Surry County Economic Development Partnership and Mount Airy officials for several months to find a suitable building for expansion of the business. Mount Airy City Manager Donald Brookshire said, “We are excited to have the company select Mount Airy. They represent the utilization of the workforce in a manner that benefits our community. It is a good fit for our citizens.” The Piedmont Triad Partnership awarded a grant for the Project Youth Entrepreneurs Surry (Project Y.E.S.) as part of its Transformation Grants program. Project Y.E.S. will develop and implement an alternative approach to the promotion of entrepreneurship to area youth as both a viable career opportunity and an economic development strategy. The WIRED transformation grant was written by Jill Reinhart for Surry County high schools. The program will be initiated by the Surry County area schools, Surry Community College, The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce, the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce and Surry County Economic Development Partnership. The Business and Education Committee will coordinate a guideline and resource book for training and educating classroom teachers. Additionally, the program will recruit community leaders and business owners to serve as mentors to participating students. The program is designed to identify and encourage creative students to develop their entrepreneurial skills sets in order to become successful business owners in Surry County. The North Carolina Rural Center created NC STEP to help the state’s small towns gain greater prosperity and improved quality of life. Members of Leadership Committee and the Strategic Committee have been meeting monthly for over a year to develop a plan to identify key objectives and strategies in the areas of quality of life, attractions, new economies and visionary leadership. A grant of $200,000 from the Rural Center is available once projects are selected and approved. A permanent Surry LEAD committee has been appointed to identify and implement specific projects. Surry Community College that the property now being rented by the partnership would be required for the new Viticulture Center. President Robin Rhyne and Chairman Ted Ashby began searching for space for a new office. Surry County Commissioners graciously offered the former Planning/Inspection space in the basement of the Surry County Government Office Building. Around September 1, 2008 the Partnership hopes to move into the space in the County Office Building on Hamby Road following some renovations to meet the needs of the office. Our post office address, telephone/fax numbers will remain the same. A big Thank You to the Surry County Commissioners for making this space available to the Partnership. Surry Partnership Names New Vice President On July 21, 2008 Jan R. Critz was named Vice President of Surry County Economic Development Partnership, Inc. Jan’s primary responsibility is to manage the Partnership’s Existing Industry Program, which began in 1997. The program offers resource assistance to local companies in business expansion, workforce development, employment, transportation, environmental permitting and other needs identified during assessment calls with company officials. Jan will be contacting all members to prepare the membership directory during the month of August. You may reach her at 336-3864781/336-401-1544 or [email protected]. Partnership President Serving as Chairman of EDAC President Robin Rhyne was elected Chairman of the Economic Developers Advisory Council of Piedmont Triad Partnership (EDAC). EDAC is a standing committee of the PTP board for the purpose of assisting partnership staff in strategic planning for its marketing efforts. Previously, President Rhyne served as Vice Chairman of the group. Business related seminars are again being offered this fall through the Small Business Center at Surry Community College. Below are some of the courses being offered along with the link to obtain specific course information. · I’ve Got Rights: Laws that Affect the Employee/Employer Relationship · Tax Implications for Growing a Business · Planning for a Secure Financial Future · How to Start a Successful Small Business · How to Sell Items Using eBay · Business Bookkeeping · Reaching the Top: Principles for Achieving Greatness in Your Business, Career and Life · Creatively Marketing Your Home Town Business · Beating the Business Burnout Blues · Making Money Online While You Sleep · How to Publish Your Book · Leadership Lessons from the Kings of Chocolate · Must-Do’s of Opening & Owning a Business For complete information about the courses and how to register, go online to http://depts.surry.edu/cont_ed/sbc/ sbc_schedule.html. Thank You to Wayne Farms A big thank you to Wayne Farms employees who have raised $95,000 for the American Cancer Society. FIRST-CLASS MAIL US POSTAGE PD. SDI MAILED FROM 27030 The Surry Insider Volume I - Summer 2008 A Publication of Surry Partnership Jan partnership was able to secure options using funds acquired in an earlier economic development project. The options were negotiated by Gambill Aldridge of Basin Creek Realty and Johnsie Hudspeth of Century 21 Hudspeth Properties. If you would like to schedule a visit to discuss business and growth opportunities or any concerns or issues, please call Robin or Jan at (336) 386-4781 On June 5, 2008, Fibrowatt officials announced that Surry County would be the location for its western North Carolina site. Investment in the poultry litter fueled power plant is anticipated to be $190 million making it the largest investment by a private company in the history of Surry County! The Fibrowatt plant in Surry County is scheduled to open in 2010 and will employ 35-45 at the actual facility and indirect job creation of 50-100 jobs in the trucking industry. 2008 Partnership Members CEO Roundtable BB&T - BB&T/Blue Ridge Burke Ins. Duke Energy Haynes Strand & Company Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital J.G. Coram Company, Inc. John S. Clark Company, Inc. Northern Hospital of Surry County SouthData, Inc. Wachovia Bank, N.A. York Oil Company Patron G & B Energy Granite Development Shelton Vineyards, Inc. Southern Community Bank Surry Telephone Membership Corp. Sustaining Advanced Electronic Services Bray’s Recapping Service Cross Creek Country Club Gerards Bakery Insteel Industries, Inc. NCFI Polyurethanes Omega Construction Perry Manufacturing Company Pike Electric, Inc. Sowers Construction Company Stantec Consulting Surrey Bank & Trust Surry-Yadkin Electric Member Corp Corporate A. Brown Mechanical, Inc. ASMO Appalachian Corp. BNI - Platinum Producers Basin Creek Realty Brown & Church Neckwear CK Technologies, LLC Carolina West Wireless Century 21 - Hudspeth Properties Coldwell Banker-Mountain Valley Properties ECS Carolinas Garanco, Inc. Hamlin Casting Corporation Hampton Inn - Mount Airy Landform Construction Marketing Associates, Inc. Moody Funeral Home Mount Airy Oil Company, Inc. RBC Bank Rogers Realty & Auction Company Samet Corporation SELA Building Corporation Smith Phillips Building Supply Smith-Rowe, Inc. Stimmel Associates, P.A. Surry Chemicals, Inc. Tampco, Inc. The Crown Companies, LLC Time Warner Cable Town & Country Builders Wayne Farms LLC WorkForce Carolina Small Business Acme Stone Company AF Insurance Services, Inc. AllStar Rentals, Inc. Brannock & Hiatt Furniture, Inc. Carolina Farms & Homes Century 21-Homestead Realty Champion Printing Dennis Thompson Consulting Services Edward Jones Co-Frank Beals F. Rees Clothing Friendly Heating & Cooling, Inc. Glenwood Development Company Christopher W. Groner, MD James Harrell, Sr., DDS Kelly Office Solutions Pine State Marketing MBAJ Architecture Select Staffing PART The Messenger The Mount Airy News The Reserves Network The Tribune Tonda Phillips Corp. - Allstate Insurance Local Government Contributors Surry County City of Mount Airy Town of Dobson Town of Elkin Town of Pilot Mountain Ally Agencies Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Surry Community College NC Cooperative Extension Service How did this come about? This project is the poster child of the value of a public-private partnership. The lead was generated by our private sector member, Hank Spires of Facilities Corporation of America. President Robin Rhyne subsequently contacted company officials to discover project specifications in order to locate an appropriate site. The The next step involved the partnership of Duke Energy managers, John Geib and Ronnie White, who endorsed the suitability of the site location to the project specifications. Raul Peralta with ECS Carolinas. prepared the engineering specifications to qualify the site once the location was confirmed. Design/layout of the proposed structure on the site was completed by members Doug Stimmel and Mark Geda of Stimmel Associates, P.A. Completion of the Request for Information involved gathering data and maps supplied by the following agencies: Bryan Cave, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Will Moore and Una Freeman, Surry County Mapping Department, Mayor Lestine Hutchens and the Elkin Town Board, Elkin Town Manager Lloyd Payne and Assistant Town Manager John Holcomb, Surry County Assistant County Manager Chris Knopf and Water and Sewer Coordinator Jack Gardin. President Robin Rhyne and member partners worked tirelessly for over two years to bring the project to fruition. Due diligence was completed by extensive research including a visit to Fibrowatt’s existing facilities in Eye and Thetford, England followed by the 2007 grand opening of the first US built plant in Benson, Minnesota attended by Robin Rhyne and Surry County officials including County Manager Macon Sammons, Chairman Craig Hunter, Commissioner Bill Hamlin, Partnership Member Gambill Aldridge, and NC Cooperative Extension Director Bryan Cave. It is obvious that the success of community projects requires the cooperation and teamwork of all members, allied agencies, and government officials. Surry County has that great team! Surry County Economic Development Partnership - Board of Directors Gambill Aldridge Dean Brown Lynn Burcham Don Brookshire Bryan Cave Nelson Clark Betty Ann Collins Paul Covington Ricky Draughn Andrew French Officers: Ted Ashby Chairman Ronny O. White Vice Chairman Sandy Hallman Secretary- Treasurer Hank Spires Immediate Past Chairman Deborah Friedman Bill Hamlin Van Hamlin Lestine Hutchens Blair Knox Laurette Leagon Alan Payne Lloyd Payne, Jr. Burke Robertson Macon Sammons
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