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Davidson County quarter-cent sales tax hike…
…Would be used for schools only, as dictated by a resolution passed by the Board of Commissioners. The resolution will be on Tuesday’s primary ballot. Stay tuned —sales tax hikes…
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Meanwhile down I-85…
Davidson County Commissioners are considering millions in federal loans to get its own industrial park off the ground: One of the loans the county is considering is a Community Development…
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HP don’t like Davidson annexation bill
High Point Mayor Becky Smothers and the City Council are officially voicing their opposition to a bill sponsored by Reps. Rayne Brown and Jerry Dockham that would give the Davidson…
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Monday morning roundup
Back from a beautiful, busy weekend, part of which was spent here. Awesome trails. *Dook, again; *Guilford County school board member Ed Price pitches the High Point City Council on…
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Davidson illegal immigration debate
As Davidson County cheers on the announcement that TIMCO — with the help of economic incentives —- will bring 500 jobs to Wallburg, commissioners debate penalties for contract workers who…
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T’ville company asks for job creation waiver
Unilin Flooring hopes to take advantage of a clause in an incentives deal that allows the company to opt out of minimum job creation: Kristine Lauten, Unilin Flooring director of…
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Questions about Davidson County solar farm
This Winston-Salem Journal article talks as if SunEdison’s solar farm in Davidson County is a done deal. Indeed, county commissioners are expected to rezone the land later today. But: Last…
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Davidson County incentives: Why the secrecy?
The Journal also weighs in on the secrecy constantly surrounding economic incentives deals in Davidson County. The editorial recalls last year’s strange episode when economic development director Steve Googe had…
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A tale of two MPOs
…That’s Metropolitan Planning Organization, for those of you not up to speed on bureaucrat lingo. For starters, Davidson County commissioners vote to get out of the Winston-Salem MPO: Some commissioners…
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Development issues, here and there
The Greensboro City Council has two controversial rezonings on the agenda tonight, one of which is a request to put a 24-hour drugstore in the area at New Garden Drive…
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‘Potential’ unfunded mandate
In today’s lead editorial, the Dispatch breaks down Davidson County commissioners’ displeasure with a potential unfunded mandate: A bill passed by the state Senate last year gives counties the ability…
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PART coverage continues
What can I say, PART keeps making news. Davidson County commissioners sign off on the 5 percent tax on car rentals, knowing full well that PART “will eventually have to…