Moore County Partners in Progress (PIP) recently released their Quarterly Progress Report highlighting their activities and initiatives in the areas of economic development, community development, and workforce development for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. Partners in Progress saw a 54% increase over last fiscal year in the number of companies potentially considering a location in Moore […]
Article by Evan Hoopfer, Triangle Business Journal) Natalie Hawkins vividly remembers the first time she visited Moore County. She was a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill staying at the Pine Crest Inn and felt like she entered another world. “I thought I had stepped back in time,” Hawkins says. “I thought I was in the middle […]
A special “Community Close-Up” section about Moore County is featured in the January 2021 issue of Business North Carolina magazine. “Game on in Moore County” talks about Moore County’s efforts to attract development, businesses, and talented people to relocate here. The feature highlights the USGA’s September 2020 announcement of establishing a second headquarters, Golf House Pinehurst, that includes the relocation […]
(Article by Elizabeth Lincicome, North State Journal) It is unsurprising that even before the Coronavirus pandemic took hold North Carolina was ranked among one of the top migration destinations for years. But recent data compiled by moving company United Van Lines shows our state ranks No. 7 on a list of states witnessing the biggest […]
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. […]
USGA reveals design of engaging, innovative campus VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (June 6, 2022) – The United States Golf Association officially broke ground Monday on its newest campus, Golf House Pinehurst, which will include its equipment-testing facility, the visitor-friendly USGA Experience and an educational landscape feature, to be completed by the end of 2023. Visual assets […]
In their January 2022 issue, Business North Carolina magazine highlights Moore County in an article written by Kathy Blake that looks at several key influences, namely golf, health care, and the military, that directly impact Moore County’s economy and quality of life. Golf brings plenty of people to Moore County. Some stay and make it their home, enjoying a […]
