Craven 100 Alliance kicks off AccelerateCRAVEN campaign
“Business leaders, government representatives, and elected officials gathered at the North Carolina History Center Thursday night for the kickoff of the public phase of AccelerateCRAVEN, a $1.2M capital campaign aimed at implementing the Craven 100 Alliance’s new Five-Year Plan for economic development. Andrews closed the evening by announcing the campaign’s success to date with 62% […]
Vision 2020 tops goal
“Clinton Regional Development Corporation President and CEO Mike Kirchhoff hushed all the naysayers on Tuesday as he unveiled a check for $2.8 million for Vision 2020. ‘Some people in the community didn’t know if the goal (of $2.7 million) could be achieved,’ Kirchhoff said. ‘I’m here to tell you, it was a spectacular success.’ It’s […]
Old cotton mill to finish becoming new Roxboro school building
“Roxboro Community School hopes to finish converting a former cotton mill into a new gymnasium and auditorium soon. Leaders are working to raise $1.8 million for the final phase of the conversion of the old Roxboro Cotton Mill/Tultex building on Lake Drive.” Learn more by visiting abc11.com.
Jekyll Island Authority pledges $500,000 to renovate museum
“The board of the Jekyll Island Authority will contribute a half-million dollars to the rehabilitation of the island museum. The $500,000, which could be paid for over a period of five years, moves the Jekyll Island Foundation closer to its goal of raising $3 million, the amount it says it needs for the project.” Read […]
Vision 2020 surpasses its fundraising goal
“A 10-month fundraising campaign has yielded successful results. But the work is only just beginning. The Clinton Regional Development Corporation began its fundraising campaign in July 2014 to support a five-year economic development plan known as Vision 2020. The goal was to raise $2.7 million through private and public contributions. With investments still pending, the […]
Five years from now…
“…We’re going to look back and say this was the beginning that brought us the prosperity this community is in dire need of,” said Bruce Christensen. Minutes earlier, the Clinton US Bank president joined Howes and Jefferies Realtors owner Steve Howes on stage inside Rastrelli’s Tuscany banquet. Together, they announced a big number to an […]