Visitors to Moore County spent nearly $860 million last year, putting the county in the top 10 for tourism expenditures in North Carolina for the fourth straight year. Last year’s figure is up from $805 million in 2023, a 6.7 percent increase. Moore grew faster than about 80 counties across the state. The data was […]
[Southern Pines, NC] In 2023, Moore County witnessed an unprecedented $805.1 million in economic impact from visitor spending representing a 7.4 percent increase from the previous year. Moore County remains the tenth highest tourism economy in the state, its highest ranking in history. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a […]
Year after year, FirstHealth of the Carolinas’ Moore Regional Hospital (MRH) consistently ranks as one of the best hospitals in North Carolina, and 2024 is no exception. For 2024, not 1, but 3, ranking sources placed MRH in North Carolina’s top 10 list. In their annual Best Hospitals ranking, U.S. News & World Report placed […]
[Pinehurst, NC] The Pinehurst-Southern Pines micropolitan not only maintained its position as the #1 micropolitan in North Carolina for the 7th year in a row, but this year it also ranked in the top 10 micropolitans in the United States, according to the 2024 Economic Strength Rankings recently released by POLICOM. The Rankings show the […]
The Village of Pinehurst can now add another accolade to its resume: most popular retirement town. Pinehurst in Moore County — which will host the 2024 U.S. Open golf tournament — ranked as the “most popular retirement town” in Zillow’s list of most popular housing markets of 2023. Zillow defines a retirement town as one in […]
PINEHURST─ FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, including its Hoke and Richmond campuses, was recognized today as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI™ and reported by Fortune. Moore Regional Hospital is the only hospital in North Carolina to earn the prestigious designation as one of the […]
For the 6th year in a row, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines micropolitan tops POLICOM’s 2023 Economic Strength Rankings as the #1 micropolitan area in North Carolina. The Rankings show the Pinehurst-Southern Pines area is 1st out of 22 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina and 21st out of 543 micropolitan statistical areas across the United States. […]
The most recent annual economic impact for the Moore County Airport (KSOP) has increased to over $107 million, placing the airport in the top 15 of the General Aviation Airports in North Carolina. This data was recently published by the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation and followed the State of Aviation biannual report developed […]
For the fifth consecutive year, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines micropolitan is the #1 micropolitan area in North Carolina, according to POLICOM’s 2022 Economic Strength rankings. For 2022, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines area ranked first out of 22 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina and thirty-ninth (39) out of the 543 micropolitan statistical areas across the United States, placing our […]
OnlyInYourState recently named Pinehurst and Southern Pines in its list of “10 Small Towns in North Carolina That Offer Nothing but Peace and Quiet”. While we would agree that those towns are peaceful and relaxing and are great places to enjoy small town life at a less hectic pace, they certainly aren’t sleepy or particularly quiet for that […]
