Planning board OKs landmark designation as precursor to mill’s conversion to apts.
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission also endorsed the bestowal of local landmark status on a now-vacant textile plant along East Webb Avenue as a...
New Republic Bank in Burlington changes ownership
New ownership of a bank in Burlington may cause some confusion because of the similarity in name with another bank located less than a...
Mebane gives cookie maker incentives it sought for expansion
Mebane’s city council gave a Belgian cookie manufacturer the sweet deal it had sought: $600,000 in new incentives in exchange for a $60 million...
County commissioners deadlock over newest incentives for Lotus Bakeries
Alamance County commissioners deadlocked 2-2 on whether to provide another $600,000 in incentives for Lotus Bakeries in Mebane, the Belgian company famous for its...
UPS pays $9.4M for land to build distribution center at Hawfields park
UPS has closed on the purchase of land at the Hawfields-area industrial park to build a $262 million distribution center that is estimated to...
Strip center in west Burlington could be open by March
A new commercial development has begun to take shape around a still-vacant lot at the corner of South Church Street and Westbrook Avenue that...
Mebane city council annexes new flooring store now under construction
Mebane added two acres to its corporate city limits last week, with the annexation of property where Signature Flooring is building a new store...
ACC names Elon University as 2020 Business Partner of the Year
Alamance Community College (ACC) has named Elon University as its 2020 Business Partner of the Year in recognition of the outstanding support the university...
It’s official: Gov. confirms that Chick-fil-A will build distribution center in Mebane
Gov. Roy Cooper has announced Tuesday that Chick-fil-A has selected Mebane for the location of a major distribution center, one estimated to represent a...
Commissioners OK incentives for Chick-fil-A distribution center, 4-1
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has signed off on a six-figure package of financial incentives to persuade Chick-fil-A to establish a new distribution center...


















