As Moore County gets into the spirit of holiday shopping, the spirit of shopping locally to support our County’s businesses is growing. We all know what a tremendous negative impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on many of our local businesses, so the spirit of resiliency and of residents coming together to “Shop Small, Shop […]
Check out this fantastic video, “A Local’s Guide: Weekend Getaway in Pinehurst and Southern Pines“, made through a partnership between Our State magazine and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas. Berkshire Hathway’s local Moore County office is Pinehurst Realty Group. Moore County has so much to offer in addition to the phenomenal golf: great restaurants, shopping, spas and cultural activities. […]
Moore County ranks in the top 10 percent in terms of economic strength for small economies nationally and holds the top spot for “micropolitan” areas in North Carolina for the third consecutive year. Florida-based consulting firm Policom catalogs the nation’s 384 metropolitans and 542 micropolitans, annually, looking at each area’s long-term tendency to grow consistently in […]
Southern Pines Brewing Company’s newest release is more than just a pint of suds. Inspired by the ‘Together We Are Moore’ hashtag that encourages folks to shop local, you can call it a Czech pilsner with a cause. or $1 a case or keg, the beer is being sold exclusively wholesale to local restaurants and […]
Camelot playground at Cannon Park, Pinehurst Since the beginning of the pandemic, the outdoors is the one place that has never been off limits. With summer upon us, it’s never been a better time than now to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. What better place to do that than at a […]
Elizabethtown, N.C. – North Carolina’s Southeast (NCSE), an economic development public-private partnership that markets an 18-county region, has launched a new marketing website www.ncse.org that promotes Moore County for business relocation and expansion as part of the southeast region. The comprehensive website will build on NCSE’s national and global marketing to encourage the creation of new jobs, capital […]
Column by Pat Corso, Executive Director of Moore County Partners in Progress As we are all aware, there are numerous challenges to successful economic development in rural northern Moore County. The towns of Robbins, and to a lesser degree Carthage, in the northern half are geographically removed from the robust economic activity in southern Moore. […]
Moore County continuously supports diverse educational opportunities to serve students with varied educational needs and backgrounds. Residents are fortunate to have access to a variety of educational options through public, charter, private and post-secondary institutions. All of these schools provide high-quality instruction and are dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of students whether to prepare […]
Senator Thom Tillis’ office announced that Moore County Partners in Progress has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration for Partners in Progress’ project to evaluate the opportunity to establish an entrepreneurship hub in northern Moore County. The grant awarded to Partners in Progress (PIP), the nonprofit economic development organization serving all […]
The Village of Pinehurst’s new $4.9 million Cannon Park Community Center is now open. “We are just happy to finally be here,” said Mark Wagner, the village’s parks and recreation director, as he and his staff are settling into the new facility. “This has been a long time coming,” said Wagner. The village broke ground on the […]
