Surry Business

Bicycle riders from North Carolina and Virginia will be in Surry County this weekend for the Ridge Rollers Velo Club’s 5th annual Tour de Gaps, “82 miles of pain” that climbs four mountains along an 82-mile route. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in Westwood Park (going northbound on U.S. 52, turn left […]

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AT&T (NYSE: T), the nation’s largest wireless carrier, will invest more than $78 million in its North Carolina wireless network in 2007. The company’s plans include adding new cell sites and expanding coverage in Surry County along I-77 near Elkin and along U.S. 52 northward from Winston-Salem. This will bring AT&T’s three-year investment in North […]

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The Mount Airy Diner will be opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. The restaurant at 453 Andy Griffith Parkway, in the Thruway Shopping Center opposite Colonial Mayberry Mall, is owned by Tamara Newton. Its telephone number is (336) 789-9708. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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Wachovia Corp. has launched its first podcast on its Web site, wachovia.com.The pilot program, dubbed The Week Ahead, provides listeners with commentary on a variety of economic events and their potential impact both domestically and internationally. Visitors to the site can subscribe to the weekly digital media file for free. It’s on the Corporate & […]

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Park Avenue Limousine Co. at 502 W. Lebanon (the Law Offices of F. Christian DiRusso) in Mount Airy will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. The company will unveil its new Mercedes Sprinter Executive Limousine, the only one owned by a limousine company in North Carolina. Park Avenue […]

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Defying both statewide and national trends, Triad-area Realtors sold more existing homes in July 2007 than in the same month a year ago. On average, the homes also sold for higher prices, according to statistics compiled by the North Carolina Association of Realtors. In the 11-county Triad MLS region, which includes the Surry County Board […]

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MOUNT AIRY, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pike Electric Corp. (NYSE: PEC), one of the nation’s largest providers of outsourced electric distribution and transmission services, will release its fiscal fourth quarter and year-end 2007 financial results on Aug. 28. A press release will be issued that day, after the market closes, and will be available at […]

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Lowe’s Companies Inc., one of the world’s largest home-improvement companies, has reported net earnings of $1.02 billion for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2007, a 9 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Diluted earnings per share increased 11.7 percent to $0.67 from $0.60 in the second quarter of 2006. For the six […]

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The Elkin Quarry operated by Vulcan Construction Materials LP has received its 37th consecutive Gold Level Certificate of Safety Achievement from the N.C. Department of Labor. Now in its 61st year, the safety program requires award winners to be free of fatal accidents during the year and, at the Gold Level, to have a lost-workday […]

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John S. Clark Company Inc. of Mount Airy has promoted Greg Marshall to vice president and chief financial officer and Keith Venable to treasurer and controller. Marshall has been with John S. Clark since 2000, serving in the roles of controller and secretary/treasurer. As CFO, he will supervise all treasury functions, administration, banking relationships, surety […]

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