Surry Business

We’re back from an end-of-summer vacation and glad to be home again in Surry County. Somewhere we read that the temperature drops one degree with each additional 100 feet above sea level. Don’t know whether that’s true, but 82 degrees and 37 percent humidity this afternoon at the Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (elevation: 1,247 feet) felt immeasurably better than the 92 degrees and 70-plus percent humidity we left back by the beach.

Lots of business news piled up while we were away. We’ll work through the stack as fast as possible. Meanwhile, feel free to send along your business news and tips to editor@SurryBusiness.com.