You might remember Sara from the Fall when she worked part-time as BDI's Marketing Communications Manager. She has now been hired full-time to take over as Project Manager and will also continue her efforts on the Marketing Communications side. Sara grew up in Morganton and graduated...
Read MoreVolume 3 Issue 3 July, 2012 In This Issue President's Corner Second Project RENEW Class Starts Unemployed? Please Apply! BDI Hires Sara Chester as Project Manager President's Corner The BDI newsletter is back in action this month! Summer is in full swing and things are heating up here at Burke Development as well....
Read MoreMorganton - For more than a century, North Carolina led the nation in manufacturing. For decades in the western part of the state, especially Burke and surrounding counties, manufacturing jobs in industries such as furniture and textiles were abundant. Due to increased competition and jobs...
Read MoreOver the past decade we have seen highly publicized announcements of factories closing or moving overseas so it is easy to see why so many people think that U.S. manufacturing is on its deathbed; however, a study released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) proves...
Read MoreVolume 2 Issue 12 December, 2011 In This Issue President's Corner Celebrate Burke Biz Spotlight on Manufacturing Series Furniture Industry Leaders Meeting Rural Community Mobilization Grant Case Farms Grant NC Dept. of Commerce Report President's Corner It's hard to believe it is already December. Here at BDI we are thrilled with the progress we made in...
Read MoreCase Farms has been awarded a $500,000 grant from N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, which will be used for an expansion project that will add 100 jobs for Burke County. Burke Development staff, along with other community leaders who helped with the project, is thankful for...
Read MoreNumerous Burke County organizations partnered together this fall to create Project RENEW, which has received a Rural Community Mobilization grant from the NC Rural Center. The grant will be used to launch a Manufacturing Training Program at Western Piedmont Community College beginning in January 2012, which...
Read MoreOn Tuesday November 8, leaders in the furniture industry were called together by BDI staff to discuss the current state of the industry and what can be done to address the challenges these companies face. Owners, Presidents and other Executives at the roundtable meeting took time...
Read MoreOn Thursday November 10, BDI staff, along with elected officials from the Town of Hildebran and Burke County, honored the employees of Adden Furniture with "Celebrate Burke Business". The purpose of Celebrate Burke Business is to support and promote existing business and industry in Burke County....
Read MoreOn October 18, BDI hosted an Economic Forecast Breakfast that featured a presentation by Wells Fargo Senior Economist Mark Vitner who shared some important insights. Vitner, whose commentary has been featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, is based in Charlotte and is...
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