Surry Business

Salem Logistics, whose 340,000-square-foot distribution services hub is in Pilot Mountain, will be the exclusive contractor for all of Klaussner Homes Furnishings’ transportation and logistics operations. Klaussner, the North Carolina Triad’s largest furniture manufacturer, is launching a major new retail initiative that will increase its logistics requirements, the company explained. Salem Logistics’ services will be […]

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Shelton Vineyards at Dobson will conclude its “Shelton at Sunset” summer concert series on Saturday, Sept. 15, when General Johnson & Chairmen of the Board with The Executives perform from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25. The vineyard and winery at 286 Cabernet Lane, just off Twin Oaks Road, will be open for tours […]

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By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. “We continually strive to improve the quality of our services, and meeting The Joint Commission’s rigorous national standards is an important recognition of […]

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In August, seven corporations and 20 limited-liability companies registered their new Surry County businesses with the N.C. Secretary of State’s office. The companies are: Name Agent or owner Address City Note A & E Masonry Inc. Edwards, Bernie 836 Imogene Church Rd Lowgap Double S Trucking Inc. Smith, Mitchell Darren 146 Old Smith Trail Mount […]

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Mount Airy-based Pike Electric Corp. (NYSE: PEC) reported lower revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year that ended June 30, 2007, compared with the same periods in fiscal 2006, but gross profit and net income increased in the fourth quarter and Chairman and CEO J. Eric Pike said he is pleased with the […]

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Filming is under way for the fourth season of “Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska,” the public-television television series produced in Mount Airy by Frank Levering and Wanda Urbanska. For the first time, it’s being shot in high definition (HD). Season 4’s 13 half-hour shows will be released in April 2008, through American Public Television in […]

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The N.C. Employment Security Commission’s new Surry County office manager is Bobbi Wessling, a 16-year ESC employee who previously was assistant manager of the office in Forsyth County. Wessling succeeded Wanda Cooper, who retired after more than 30 years with the ESC. A native of the Atlantic City, N.J., area, Wessling received bachelor’s and master’s […]

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The “Grape Jam Wine & Music Festival” on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Black Wolf Vineyards in Dobson will feature five bands. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., entertainment will be provided by “White Light,” “Mama Said,” “Amber Gypsies,” and “Gigi Dover and The Big Love” as well as crafts people, a magician and juggler. “Brenda […]

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“Celebrating Agriculture,” the second annual festival to honor agricultural producers in Surry County, will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in Fisher River Park near Dobson. The event has been organized by the Surry County Center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service. “Our goal is to bring recognition to these stewards of the land […]

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Raleigh-based RBC Centura Inc. (NYSE: RY), a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada, is buying Alabama National BanCorp. in a $1.6 billion cash-and-stock purchase that continues the bank’s growth in the Southeast. RBC Centura will acquire 45 full-service branch banks in Alabama, 45 in Florida and 13 in the Atlanta area. In the past […]

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