October 22, 2018: Dwight Bassett
Chapel Hill economic development director Dwight Bassett stopped by to discuss economic development in Chapel Hill – from challenges, like the recent hurricane, to opportunities like Glen Lennox.
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Week of July 16, 2018
The Colonial Inn is back on the agenda in Hillsborough, Lavelle gets appointed to a state commission on “inclusion” – and Chapel Hill economic development director Dwight Bassett steps in for Hemminger with an update on development.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2017: Makers
Meg is joined by Chapel Hill economic development director Dwight Bassett, who’s planning a Maker Faire (or Festival?) later this fall.
Read MoreChapel Hill Says Yes To Wegmans
The council voted 9-0 to contribute half of a $4 million incentives package to bring Wegmans to town.
Read MoreChapel Hill Development: What’s Working, What’s Not?
It’s been a decade since Chapel Hill leaders began to push for more commercial growth to balance the tax base. But David Schwartz, co-founder of Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town, says in that time, the town has failed to...
Read MoreTown Leaders Talk Obey Creek, Glen Lennox…And Chatham Park
Several major developments are in the works in Chapel Hill. Here’s what town leaders and residents are saying.
Read MoreThis Week In Orange County! (Weather Permitting.)
This week in OC: sirens, OWASA plans, pets, agriculture, “Steel Magnolias” and “Vagina Monologues.”
Read MoreTown Leaders Talk Possible Transformation Along Fordham Blvd.
“A lot of what we have going on works, but a lot of what we have going on in that district isn’t working,” Kleinschmidt said.
Read MoreDillard’s To Close In UMall, New Movie Theater To Open
“I think that it is exciting because of what it could mean for this retail center,” Bassett said.
Read MoreFuture Use of BCBS Chapel Hill Campus Uncertain
“Chapel Hill will technically will not have those 900 plus jobs inside our corporate limits any longer.’
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