Chapel Hill Economic Development Officer Dwight Bassett drops by to speak with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, October 7. He brings the latest updates on the major redevelopment along East Rosemary Street, as well as details on how the Revive Recovery Program and Downtown Together partnership are going.

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