by Jeanna Baxter White | May 6, 2023 | All-America City Award
Everyone who lives in Davie County knows what a special place it is. Soon other communities around the country will know it as well. Last month, the National Civic League selected Davie County as a finalist for this year’s All-America City Award. We will now compete...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Apr 18, 2023 | News
(L to R) Robbie Bostic and George Webb. Thanks to IGNITE DAVIE, Bostic started a career as an HVAC installer without educational debt, and Webb Heating & Air Conditioning gained a valuable new employee. IGNITE DAVIE is proving to be a win-win for students and...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Feb 21, 2023 | News
Amarr is the only Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)-certified company in Davie County. First-shift team members were on hand to receive the award from the NC Department of Labor. Amarr, one of the world’s leading brands in the design,...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Feb 2, 2023 | News
Do you have an idea for an exciting new business but need the tools to proceed? Or do you own a small business that has quit growing and you need help figuring out why? Venture Davie is for you! Venture Davie is a collaboration between the Davie County Chamber...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jan 27, 2023 | Education
Beginning in Fall 2023, the IGNITE DAVIE College Promise program will include four short-term training programs at Davidson-Davie Community College. Previously, IGNITE DAVIE paid for tuition and fees with a stipend for books for graduates to attend DDCC full-time in...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jan 10, 2023 | Education
Photo by Emory Crawford: IGNITE DAVIE student Merritt Killian volunteers at Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center in the radiology department. Pictured in the CT scanner room from L to R are Shannon Poindexter, CT technician; Merritt Killian; Lori Tyler, manager-CT...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jan 8, 2023 | Buildings & Construction, Davie County Business Highlights
Chick-fil-A receives a warm welcome from Davie County officials and business leaders during a groundbreaking ceremony on January 6, 2023. It’s official. Davie County’s first Chick-fil-A broke ground today in the Kinderton Place shopping center in Bermuda Run...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Dec 19, 2022 | Davie County Manufacturing, News
(L to R) Austin Leeland and Scott Geyer, president, explain an electronic control box that is installed on the exterior of the bus to control the Extended Stop Arm. Most installations take less than two hours. After two years of searching, bus safety innovator Bus...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Dec 19, 2022 | Buildings & Construction, Davie County Business Highlights, News
This 10,500 SF spec building on Dalton Road is perfect for small manufacturing operations, warehouses, or offices. Despite rising interest rates and elevated building costs, the demand for industrial sites in Davie County remains high, and Carl Carney has found a...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Nov 29, 2022 | Education
(L to R) Robert Gunter videos Kaisee Osborne, Merrit Killian, and Eden Hughes IGNITE DAVIE College Promise is changing the trajectory for Davie County students by offering them the opportunity to continue their education and training at Davidson-Davie Community...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Nov 18, 2022 | Education, News
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 as part of Manufacturing Day 2022. Students from Ellis, North Davie, and South Davie Middle...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Oct 26, 2022 | News
Terry Bralley has been promoting the economic development of Davie County since 1980, serving first as Mocksville Town Manager, then Davie County Manager, and now President of the Davie County Economic Development Commission. Congratulations to Terry Bralley,...
by Meredith Ratledge | Sep 1, 2022 | Davie County Business Highlights, Education
Melissa Moreano, CFO, and Matthew Mareceron, CEO, help deliver learning experiences to educators, children, and families around the globe. Kaplan Early Learning Company, an international provider of preschool products that enhance learning for children ages birth to...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Aug 20, 2022 | Davie County Business Highlights, Education, News
(L to R) Lisa Doss, Melanie White, Amy Hardister, Anthony Davis, Hannah Beck, Joey Anderson, Will Miner, Alyse Wooldridge, Diane Ireland, Chelsea Dvorak The more you know, the more you can teach. Nine Davie County Schools educators recently became students...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Aug 5, 2022 | News
(L to R) Andy Sawyer and Dimey Eddinger, owners of DME Racing, with their HAAS 5-axis machine which they use to create custom parts they design in-house. More Than 20 Years of Excellence “DME Racing’s mission is simple: provide quality performance products and service...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jul 18, 2022 | News
CNBC has named North Carolina America’s Top State for Business in 2022. Consistently in the top 10 since the study began in 2007, and a close 2nd last year, this is the first time North Carolina has taken the #1 spot. How States Were Ranked CNBC scored all 50...
by Jeanna Baxter White | May 19, 2022 | Davie County Business Highlights, Education
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 different locations...
by EDC Admin | May 12, 2022 | Davie County Business Highlights, News
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/ Scott Bader Donates...
by Jeanna Baxter White | May 4, 2022 | Buildings & Construction, News
(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 Marklin, mayor of the...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Apr 25, 2022 | Buildings & Construction
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 130,000 to 500,000 SF,...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Apr 20, 2022 | News
(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 winning the Top Tech...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Apr 8, 2022 | News
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 Davie County.Identify...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Mar 21, 2022 | News
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 for the company’s...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Dec 7, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, News
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 Community College. The...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Nov 10, 2021 | News
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 Michigan-based company has...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Oct 14, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, News
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 110,000 square foot...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Oct 4, 2021 | News
“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 insulation materials for the...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Sep 24, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, News
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 headquarters is based in...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Aug 31, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, Jobs Information, News
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 & Blinds, which...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Aug 30, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, Education
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 engineering department...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jul 8, 2021 | Buildings & Construction, Davie County Business Highlights, News
“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 facility in Davie...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jun 30, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, News
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 chiller system first...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jun 24, 2021 | Buildings & Construction, Davie County Business Highlights, News
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 Davie Industrial...
by Jeanna Baxter White | Jun 7, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, News
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 plan to reduce...
by Jeanna Baxter White | May 26, 2021 | Davie County Business Highlights, News
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 audiences and to take...
