Students Learn About Job Opportunities in Davie County During Career Exploration Day
Davie County’s 7th-grade students recently got a jump start on career exploration with unique behind-the-scenes tours of several local businesses and manufacturers. Students from Ellis, North Davie, and South Davie Middle Schools each toured two...
Local Charities in Davie County Can Apply for Funding from Scott Bader
If you are a registered charity in Davie County, you can apply for a grant from one of Mocksville’s newest residents; employee-owned company, Scott Bader. Apply here: https://www.scottbader.com/humanity/scott-bader-commonwealth/how-to-access-funds/...
Liberty Storage Solutions Breaks Ground on Mocksville Expansion
(L to R) Joe LaFave, LaFave’s Construction; Weston Liebee, vice-president of Liberty Storage Solutions; Bobby Eaton, owner and president of Liberty Storage Solutions; Terry Bralley, president of Davie County Economic Development Commission; Will...
Economic Development Continues: Davie County to Get Four New Spec Buildings
After gaining an impressive six new industrial partners last year, Davie County is focusing on the next wave of development by replenishing its inventory of buildings. Four additional industrial spec facilities, ranging from...
Scholarship Winners Exemplify Value of High Schools CTE Program
(L to R) Jonah Longworth, Zachary Blalock, and Seth James show off the trophy, toolbox, and tools won at the Top Tech Challenge at UTI/NASCAR Institute in Mooresville. Congratulations to Davie High seniors Jonah Longworth and Zachary Blalock for...
Local Businesses Reach 300+ Students at Davie Career Expo!
Davie County High School hosted its annual career expo at Davie High on April 5th to bring students together with local businesses. The goals of the expo were to: Help students connect with the various industries and careers available to them in...
Internship Program Provides Real-World Opportunities for Davie High Students
Four afternoons a week, Davie High senior Angel Fearrington heads to her internship at Hillsdale Real Estate Group, where she’s putting her interests in video editing, graphic design, and photography to work creating marketing videos and graphics...
New Partnership Enhances Davie County’s Spec Building Program
Although their facilities won’t be completed for months, Davie County’s new industry partners now have access to temporary office space thanks to a partnership between the Davie County Economic Development Commission (DCEDC) and Davidson-Davie...
Palltronics to Invest More Than $25 Million in New Production Site in Mocksville
Palltronics, maker of the world’s first fully trackable shipping pallet, has selected Mocksville for its first manufacturing facility. The highly-anticipated pallets are already sold out for the first three years of production. The...
Scott Bader to Invest $16 Million in New Production Site in Mocksville
Global chemical company, Scott Bader, has acquired a new facility in Mocksville as it strives to meet growing domestic and global demand for its market-leading structural adhesives and gelcoats. The company has invested $16 million to purchase a...
DFA Expands Capacity by Relocating to Mocksville
“If you are ever in a Volkswagen, Daimler, or BMW, and it’s really quiet, you’re welcome,” says Jerry Sutphin, vice president of Dr. Friest Automotive (DFA) US. The Germany-based company, which designs and manufactures sound deadening and...
SPORTSFIELD SPECIALTIES IS MAKING MOVES IN NORTH CAROLINA: Industry-Leading Sports Equipment Manufacturer Announces a Move & Expansion to Mockville
The next time local baseball star Whit Merrifield crashes into the wall catching a flyball, the pads protecting him may have been made by a company that also calls Davie County home. For over 20 years, Sportsfield Specialties, whose central...
Carolina Shutters & Blinds to Manufacture Custom Window Treatments in Mocksville
Last year’s COVID-related stay-at-home orders have fueled a strong desire among many consumers to improve their living space and a local company is pivoting to meet the growing demand for its custom window treatments. Carolina Shutters &...
Ashley Furniture Internships Offers Davie Students Real-World Experience
This summer, classroom assignments came to life for three Davie County students as they gained practical work experience and helped solve real-world problems during an internship, also known as “work-based learning experience,” in the automation...
Liberty Storage Solutions to Expand Manufacturing Capacity in Mocksville
“If you can dream it, we can build it,” says Bobby Eaton, owner of Liberty Storage Solutions, which designs and manufactures everything from simple storage buildings to elaborate man-caves and chic she-sheds at its headquarters/manufacturing...
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Pro Refrigeration Welcomes CO2 Chiller Partners to North Carolina Facility
Pro Refrigeration was delighted to welcome California dairy farmer Bill Jongsma and dealer partner Rick Mayo, San Joaquin Valley Dairy Equipment, to Mocksville, NC to tour the manufacturing facility and to see Jongsma’s future state-of-the-art CO2...
Hayward Holdings Expands Capacity by Adding Distribution Center in Mocksville
Hayward Holdings, a global designer and manufacturer of pool equipment and associated automation systems, plans to open a new 324,000 square-foot distribution facility in Mocksville by the end of 2021. Hayward will be the first tenant of the...
Pro Refrigeration Introduces CO2 Chiller System in Plan to Phase Out Refrigerants with High Global Warming Potential
Pro Refrigeration, the leading cooling technology and equipment company for fermented craft beverages, dairy, and food processing, has begun production of its first carbon dioxide (CO2/R744) chiller system. This is the first step in the company’s...
Pro Refrigeration Partners With CryoBuilt Through Expansion at its North Carolina Facility
Industry Leaders Collaborate Two leaders in the refrigeration industry are joining forces. Pro Refrigeration will build CryoBuilt’s EVEREST Cryotherapy system at its manufacturing facility in Davie County, NC, allowing both companies to reach new...
Mocksville Addresses Housing Shortage
North Carolina has a housing shortage. Since February of 2020, the number of available homes in North Carolina has dropped by more than 50%, and the prices have increased by 6.5 – 7.9 percent, economic strategist Ted Abernethy, Economic...
Yadtel Receives $1.9 Grant to Expand Broadband In Davie County
Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corp. has received a $1.9 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance Grant from the U.S Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to expand broadband access in Davie County. Matched with $485,729...
FabworX Chooses Mocksville for Its US Headquarters
Have you ever wished to convert your vehicle into a comfortable place to sleep on the road? FabworX, a UK company opening its US headquarters in Mocksville in March, can help make that dream a reality. For the past four years, the...
Find Your Future Virtual Hiring Event Happening February 10th
Looking for a job? Look no further than Davie County. The NC Triad: Virtual Get Hired Event is for anyone looking for a new job or who would like to upgrade their life with a new, meaningful career. Davie CONNECT, the Davie County Chamber of...
Davidson-Davie Community College Seeks Deeper Relationship Between College, Business and Community
Jonathan Brown has a passion for workforce development. That passion has led him to Davidson-Davie Community College where he serves as the new associate vice president of workforce and community engagement. His goal? To see Davidson-Davie...