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TOPO Distillery Celebrates New Law

Posted by Staff | Oct 2, 2015 | Business, News

Top of the Hill owner Scott Maitland had a lot to celebrate last week. The same day that his son Andrew was born, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law that allows distilleries to sell one bottle of liquor per person,...

Chapel Hill Business Receives $100K Grant

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 17, 2015 | Business, Featured

Vimala Rajendran is the owner and chef of Vimala’s Curryblossom Café on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. And a crowd gathered in the courtyard outside the restaurant on Wednesday as Chase delivered a $100,000 grant to Vimala’s....

Orange County Living Wage Project Aims To Reward Local Businesses

Posted by Staff | Sep 1, 2015 | Business, Featured

Durham and Asheville both have programs to certify and reward businesses that pay employees a living wage. Starting in October, Orange County will too.

“Retail Gap” Grows In Orange

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 30, 2015 | Business, Featured

Orange County has a “retail gap” of nearly $900 million – and growing.

Sales Tax Revenue Up In OC – But Why?

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 27, 2015 | Business, Featured

Orange County is now 42nd in the state in sales tax revenue per capita – up from 81st the previous year.

New WCHL Owner on Station’s Future

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 20, 2015 | Business, Featured

Leslie Rudd is a Colorado-based entrepreneur and philanthropist with Chapel Hill ties, who will also be the new owner of WCHL and Chapelboro.com, once the final administrative hurdles are cleared. WCHL has a history of serving...

Rise Donuts Coming To Carrboro

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 16, 2015 | Business

The popular gourmet donut store will open at 300 East Main Street in November.

New Owner Announced For WCHL And Chapelboro

Posted by WCHL News | Aug 7, 2015 | Business, Featured

A court-appointed trustee on Friday approved a bid from Colorado-based investor Leslie Rudd to buy WCHL and Chapelboro out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

New Bidders Vie For WCHL

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 6, 2015 | Business

Editor’s Note: This story corrects an earlier version on this story that was in error in reporting that Bob Woodruff and Jim Heavner were part of VIM Acquisitions, LLC. It was formed solely by Mr. Holmes. Multiple offers...

Orange County Weathered Recession Better Than Most

Posted by Staff | Jul 31, 2015 | Business

An advocacy group’s analysis shows more North Carolinians are out of work now than before the recession. North Carolina’s unemployment rate has dropped sharply since the darkest days of the recession. But the state still has...

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