Future storage business being built

October 21, 2019

Crews are working to get a future Ample Storage center built along Sunset Avenue just east of the Little Easonburg road sign.

Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO David Farris told the Telegram of the construction, “That’s a sign of growth. That’s just, bottom…

Work continues on new businesses

October 15, 2019

The Sunset Avenue-Wesleyan Boulevard intersection is booming with construction of future businesses.

The northeast side of the intersection is going to be the scene of three restaurants and a veterinary clinic.

The wooden frame for a future Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen now is up by the Sunset Avenue…

Sara Lee celebrates 30 years in Tarboro

October 08, 2019

Sara Lee Frozen Products celebrated one year in Tarboro and 30 years’ production at the Tarboro facility at a company celebration on Sept. 25 at the plant.

In addition to recognizing that milestone, company management and local workers recognized 44 of the 64 employees who have worked at the…

Furniture store adds new boutique

October 07, 2019

Longtime Rocky Mount entrepreneur Carolyn Atkinson has applied her business know-how and appreciation for beautiful things to a new endeavor: A women’s clothing boutique.

The Boutique at John’s is located inside Atkinson’s existing business, John’s Gifts and Furniture.…

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Work continues at Kingsboro site

October 01, 2019

Work continues at what is now being called the Kingsboro Business Park.

While Triangle Tire has yet to start construction, Company Chairman Ding Mu is taking the same hands-on approach as his father, the late Ding Yuhua, who died June 13, 2018.

“He’s just gone back (to China) after…

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Area jobless rate dips slightly

October 14, 2019

The pattern has remained the same for months.

The latest unemployment figures from the state Commerce Department flow into the email boxes of the press and public — and those figures show Rocky Mount with the highest jobless rate among North Carolina’s metropolitan areas.

And the…

Kingsboro site draws rising interest

October 02, 2019

After marketing the Kingsboro Industrial Park as a site for industry for nearly two decades, the Carolinas Gateway Partnership is changing direction.

“As we talked with prospects about a variety of options, it became clear that what Kingsboro is heading toward is a multi-use development,…

Carleton House put up for sale

September 29, 2019

A real estate investor told the Telegram he and his team of partners have decided not to restore a former downtown motor lodge and restaurant and have placed the location on the market.

“There’s a lot of reasons why we decided not to proceed with this project,” Jesse Gerstl said…

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