by EDC Admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was a long-haired 11th grader in Carolyn Beaver’s journalism class at Davie High School when I decided that would be my career path. Journalism. Newspaper work. I never got rich, but I don’t regret that decision. And the 11th grade is not too early to begin thinking...
by EDC Admin | Nov 8, 2017 | News
To celebrate Manufacturing Day 2017, several local businesses and Davie County manufacturers provided a unique opportunity for all eighth-grade students in Davie County. Davie County participated in National Manufacturing Day for the first time this year through the...
by EDC Admin | Apr 10, 2017 | News
Need a job? Come to Davie County. Ashley Furniture is hiring. Gildan is hiring. Avgol is hiring. And with the county’s unemployment rate at 4.3%, local companies are reversing past trends and hiring workers from beyond Davie County. That’s right. Davie County – long a...
by EDC Admin | Feb 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dozens of Human Resources Managers from companies across Davie County met during the last week of January at the Triple J Manor House in Mocksville to discuss the state of the County in terms of workforce development. Sustained growth in the number of manufacturing...
by EDC Admin | Jun 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
As we reported back in April, the Davie County Economic Development Commission is directing some of its attention to growing the retail base in Davie County. “Our goal is to recruit more retail, restaurants, and entertainment to Davie County to offer our residents...