Surry Business

Workforce Carolina is among this year’s nominees in the Triad Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” competition. The company, with offices at 711 W. Independence Blvd. in Mount Airy (in the New Market Crossing shopping center) and at 1810 N. Bridge St. in Elkin, is among 10 nominees in the small-business category. Founded in […]

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Singer/songwriter Dana Parish will make an exclusive one-night-only appearance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 — today’s edition of The Mount Airy News has incorrect information — at The Good Life Cafe in Main-Oak Emporium, 248 N. Main St. in Mount Airy. Performing with her will be composer/musician Andrew Hollander, who co-writes many of Parish’s […]

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Chili’s Grill & Bar, the southwest-oriented family casual dining restaurant soon to open on U.S. 601 in Mount Airy, is hiring. Prospective employees can apply at the nearby Quality Inn, 2136 Rockford St., or call (336) 789-2000.

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Will the Mayberry/Mount Airy connection or the Yadkin Valley vineyards and wineries attract more tourists to Surry County? Don’t overlook the powerful attraction of scenery, including the county’s four rivers and many streams; Pilot Mountain State Park and Fisher River Park and local parks; old farms and modern vineyards; Raven Knob Scout Camp and other […]

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L.S. Starrett Company recently introduced Die Pro Bi-Metal Band Saw Blades featuring excellent wear, heat, abrasion and shock resistance to provide faster production cutting and lower cost per cut. The blades are manufactured at L.S. Starrett’s 164,000-square-foot Westwood Industrial Park plant in Mount Airy and at facilities in Scotland and Brazil. The blade’s design features […]

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Ararat Rock Products Co. southwest of Mount Airy usually doesn’t attract as much attention as Surry County’s other major quarry — N.C. Granite Corp.‘s sprawling Flat Rock operation (so huge it can be seen from space) that mines “Mount Airy White” granite — but an article this year in Pit & Quarry magazine reveals many […]

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Duke Energy today reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) for second-quarter 2007, excluding special items and discontinued operations, were 25 cents versus 24 cents in second-quarter 2006. The 24 cents excludes the results of the natural gas businesses, spunoff as Spectra Energy in January 2007, the results of which are now reported in Discontinued Operations. […]

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Shelton Vineyards’ 2005 Family Reserve Chardonnay won a Gold Medal and three other Shelton wines won bronze; Black Wolf Vineyards’ 2005 Chambourcin won a silver medal; Raffaldini Vineyards’ 2005 Sangiovese and 2006 Vermentino won silver and bronze medals, respectively; and Grassy Creek Vineyard & Winery’s 2005 Merlot won bronze in the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition […]

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The Skin Surgery Center, a Winston-Salem-based dermatology practice, will open a new Mount Airy office Aug. 16, the Triad Business Journal reports. The office at the corner of East Independence and Renfro Street will be staffed full-time by Dr. Amy Elizabeth DeVore. The practice will offer general dermatology services and minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures. DeVore recently […]

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday will open the new Collins Pest Control office in the former Bannertown fire station across from Derby Restaurant. Owned by Jim Collins Jr. of Pilot Mountain, Collins Pest Control is licensed in North Carolina and Virginia to perform termite and pest control. The company also installs vents and […]

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