
(Wentworth, NC) – For those who need to learn a new trade, upgrade skills, improve skills, or acquire new skills, the customized training department in the continuing education division of Rockingham Community College in Wentworth is offering the following classes: PowerPoint 2010, Publisher 2007, and Warehouse Technician. PowerPoint 2010 will be held on Tuesdays, March [...]

Approval conditional on meeting required application criteria (Raleigh, NC) – North Carolina has secured the third and final slot in a pilot program allowing states to pursue tolling on existing interstates. The N.C. Department of Transportation applied for the Federal Highway Administration Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program as a way to fund necessary [...]

Advertising essential to business growth (Wentworth, NC) – Advertising is a big part of any business. You may have the best product and best service in the state, country, world, but if no one knows about them, then it’s just your little secret. This is not a solid business plan. Rockingham Community College’s mission is [...]

Release date: 2/9/2012 Major banks agree to mortgage reforms, refunds (Washington, DC) – North Carolina communities will benefit from millions of dollars to help struggling homeowners facing foreclosure, as well as more housing counselors, financial fraud investigators and prosecutors, and stronger mortgage standards, Attorney General Roy Cooper said Thursday. Cooper and other state attorneys general [...]

(Eden, NC) – The following is the Member and Community Announcements from the Eden Chamber of Commerce, for February 9, 2012. . . Use the scroll bars to see more Having Trouble Viewing ? CLICK HERE

(Wentworth, NC) – Fermentation distillation is big business. Think biofuel, craft brewing, farming, herbal oils and the small business spinoffs of each. Rockingham Community College is exploring the possibility of making fermentation distillation a factor in the college’s and county’s future. It is beginning that exploration through its continuing education department by offering four Saturday [...]

(Eden, NC) – On Thursday, January 26, 2012, the America Legion Post 254 was honored as Eden’s Main Street Champion at the Annual North Carolina Main Street Conference held in Clayton, NC. Each year, every participant in the North Carolina Main Street recognizes the individual or organization that best demonstrates the spirit of Main Street [...]

(Raleigh, NC) – N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti has awarded a $50.7 million contract to W.C. English Inc. of Lynchburg, Va. to widen U.S. 29 Business/Freeway Drive from South Scales Street to N.C. 14 in Rockingham County. The six-mile section of U.S. 29 Business/Freeway Drive will be widened from two lanes to four [...]

Training at resource center helps secure jobs By Mike Dougherty, Economic Development Director (Eden, NC) – The Eden Community Resource Center is an innovative collaboration between four entities – Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, the City of Eden, Rockingham Community College and CenturyLink Communications. The center offers a range of classes to help [...]

SBC offers February seminars (Wentworth, NC) – From September through April, the Small Business Center at Rockingham Community College offers free seminars to entrepreneurs and those interested in starting a business. The seminars provide help on the myriad facets of owning a business. Seminars are held Tuesdays or Thursdays from 6-8:30 p.m. in room 206 [...]