We're working on a "Buy Chatham" discount card
[Jun. 5, 2009] I am still working on getting the new "Buy Chatham" discount card going. I have talked to 42 businesses county wide that are in agreement with a card that will work much like a VIC Card. The business would give you a 10% discount on your purchase when you show the card. By Mary Millard [In Columns]

Olive Branch Caffe says good bye
[Jun. 4, 2009] The Olive Branch Caffe has closed its doors for good. We wanted to say thank you to our many loyal customers and friends who supported us in this difficult economy. We were very sad and disappointed to have to come to this difficult decision. By Olive Branch Caffe management [In Local]

Chatham Economic Development Corp launches enhanced website
[Jun. 2, 2009] The Chatham County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announces the launch of its newly enhanced and redesigned website at www.chathamedc.org. The site redesign incorporates the EDC’s recent rebranding campaign and a new business resource, Chatham Prospector, a web-based GIS mapping and marketing tool for commercial building and sites. [In Local]

Carolina Advanced Digital is moving to Cary after 25 years in Siler City
[May 19, 2009] After 25 years in Siler City, Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. (CAD), an engineering company focused on IT infrastructure, management and security solutions, today announced their move to Cary to further develop their successful business. June 1, 2009, will mark the company’s first day at 133 Triangle Trade Drive, near the intersection of NW Maynard Road and James Jackson Avenue. [In Local]

Central Carolina Community College graduates budding entrepreneurs
[May 18, 2009] Central Carolina Community College has helped another group of budding entrepreneurs increase their chances of success in the business world. Eleven students at the Chatham County Campus have completed the REAL program, (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning). [In Local]

UNC study to develop business-recruitment strategy for Siler City
[May 12, 2009] Siler City officials are receiving strategic help from the Carolina Center for Competitive Economies to develop and implement a marketing initiative to recruit new companies and jobs thanks to a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation aimed to help the city reverse its economic decline. [In Local]

Pittsboro business owners worried about plenty counterfeits
[Apr. 22, 2009] Chris Pratt runs Virlie's Grill, a downtown restaurant in historic Pittsboro where the meatloaf sandwich, a Friday special, is served with small-town familiarity. Pratt, like a number of business owners on Hillsboro Street, has heard the whispers about the Pittsboro PLENTY. For now, he said, Virlie's is not ready to employ a new currency because of fears of counterfeiting. By WEB RUN - Herald Sun [In Local]

Biolex Therapeutics commences phase 2B trial of Locteron in chronic Hepatitis C
[Apr. 21, 2009] On Monday, Biolex Therapeutics, Inc. announced the commencement of patient dosing in the SELECT-2 Phase 2b trial of its lead product candidate Locteron for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Locteron, controlled-release interferon alpha 2b, is designed to improve patient care by providing a more convenient once-every-two week dosing schedule and by reducing the side effects associated with pegylated interferons, the current standard of care, including flu-like symptoms. [In Local]

Briar Chapel celebrates Earth Day
[Apr. 17, 2009] Newland Communities’ Briar Chapel, the Triangle region’s largest green community located in Chatham County, will observe Earth Day with a week-long series of events, including sponsorships of Earth Action Day and the Green Home Builders of the Triangle’s fourth annual Green Home Tour, as well as a public art unveiling and environmental maze. [In Real Estate]