The Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will provide a program on marketing a business in a small town on Nov. 4.
Six current and former chicken industry executives, including one with ties to Wilkes County, have been indicted in an ongoing federal investigation of price-fixing and bid-rigging.
Plans of Frontier Natural Gas to install a natural gas distribution line along Edgewood Road in and near Wilkesboro and over a mile of N.C. 115 were announced Friday in a Wilkes Economic Development Corp. board meeting.
The Wilkes Community College Small Business Center has several online seminars in October to help develop new businesses and help existing businesses grow. They’re offered at no charge, but preregistration is required.
In the post COVID-19 world, many of us may choose to live in the style and form of an early 20th century farm.
Insect pests are abundant in many gardens this fall because of the time they had for mating and reproducing after emerging from overwintering.
The September 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation announced Thursday that the Bluffs Restaurant in the Parkway’s Doughton Park will suspend food service for the rest of the season for the safety of guests and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The August 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
The annual Take a Break from the Interstate 3-Day Road Market along U.S. 21, from Wytheville, Va., to Harmony in northern Iredell County, is this Friday through Sunday.
Five Wilkes County companies received federal Paycheck Protection Program loans of between $1 million and $2 million, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
The N.C. Forest Service is accepting orders for its annual tree seedling sale.
The July 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
The February 2020 Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Newsletter is at:
The Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded $423,459 to Wilkes Recovery Revolution Inc. (WRR) to support the organization’s new program, “Healing Our Workforce.”
The June 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
Lowe's Companies Inc. on Wednesday reported that its sales increased over 11% in the first quarter ending May 1.
Eighty-two people who work at a fiber cement siding manufacturing operation in Roaring River were placed on furlough on April 8, according to a WARN Act notice filed with the N.C. Department of Commerce.
The May 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
The Brushy Mountain tree fruit crop made it through a spring freeze warning issued for early Saturday morning and a severe thunderstorm late Sunday night and early Monday morning without any damage.
The April 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
Craftmaster Furniture, an upholstery producer with operations in Alexander and Wilkes counties, announced that its manufacturing operations and offices will be shut down for two weeks starting Thursday due to concerns about the coronavirus.
Wilkes Economic Development Corp. President LeeAnn Nixon spoke about several available buildings in North Wilkesboro owned by businessman Scott Nafe, and two in Wilkesboro that Nafe is buying, during the Wilkes EDC board meeting on March 13.
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The March 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
The February 2020 Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Newsletter is at:
The February 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is available online.
Louisiana Pacific Corp. on Friday announced the number of jobs that will be cut at its siding plant in the Roaring River community in late March as a result of a shift in production.
Louisiana Pacific Corp. announced plans to cut jobs at the company’s plant in Roaring River Thursday in connection with a shift in production there.
The January 2020, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is online.
An information session on NC AgVentures, which provides grants to North Carolina farmers and community groups for new and innovative agricultural project ideas that increase profits, is from 4–5 p.m. Wednesday at the Wilkes Cooperative Extension office in Wilkesboro.
The November, 2019, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is now on line and available for use.
The October, 2019 edition of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Newsletter is available online. Please follow the link below to access the file.
The October, 2019, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is now on line and available for use.
The new horticulture agent in the Wilkes Cooperative Extension Service brings strong experience in agriculture - both as a producer and helping others produce.
Thomas Brothers Meat Processing on Thomas Street, North Wilkesboro, has been acquired by its largest customer, Seth Church and his business, Wilkes County-based Apple Brandy Beef LLC.
The September, 2019, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is now on line and available for use.
On Wednesday, Lowe's Companies Inc. reported net earnings of $1.7 billion and earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter ending Aug. 2, up from $1.5 billion and of $1.86 in the second quarter of 2018.
An invasive insect from Asia that has killed tens of millions of ash trees nationwide is in Wilkes County, announced the N.C. Forest Service on Tuesday.
The Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded a $63,000 grant to the Wilkes Economic Development Corp. for buying agricultural equipment for Wilkes County farmers to rent at reduced prices.
The August, 2019, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is now on line and available for use.
An annual event designed to spur retail activity in the U.S. 21 corridor from Harmony to Wytheville, Va., is July 26-28.
One of two Capital Bank offices in Wilkes County is among 22 branch banks being closed by the parent company, Memphis-Tenn.-based First Horizon National Corp.
The July, 2019, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is now on line and available for use.
The June, 2019 edition of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Newsletter is available online. Please follow the link below to access the file.
The June, 2019, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is now on line and available for use.
The “soft opening” of TwoBoros Brewery and Pizzeria in the historic J.T. Ferguson building (constructed in late 1880s) on Main Street, Wilkesboro, is today.
The ECMD Inc. Board of Directors has promoted Todd Meade to president and CEO of the North Wilkesboro-based company, effective immediately.
The May, 2019, edition of the Wilkes County Real Estate magazine is now on line and available for use.
A Wilkes County native who practices law in Raleigh was recently named a “Rising Star” by “Super Lawyers Magazine,” an honor only 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state receive.
Lowe’s Companies Inc. announced today that the Lowe’s customer support center in Wilkesboro will lose about 680 positions, with about 600 going to the Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville and about 80 to the company’s data center in Winston-Salem.
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