Sales may not have skyrocketed this week like many business owners hoped, but local companies around the city are engaged in the event and looking ahead to this weekend’s big races.
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Nonprofit dishes out $100K to local startups
An annual program to fund and guide startups has chosen this year’s participants, which each receive a $20,000 check, a course in building their businesses, and an opportunity to pitch to investors.
Coffee roaster, print shop moving Northside
A Manchester coffee wholesaler and a Boulevard print shop are both jumping into a newly redeveloped property in Northside.
Downtown print shop sails to OBX
Printers running full speed to meet its massive bike race orders, a downtown printing company has made its move into the Outer Banks market.
Church’s escape from bankruptcy put on hold
Excited members of the congregation gathered at a federal hearing on Wednesday expecting their church to be finally free of Chapter 11, but the judge put off the approval of its reorganization plan for at least another month.
Amid bike race, downtown’s retail trial run
A major downtown developer is weighing the market’s retail potential by reviving some vacant Broad Street storefronts with temporary shops during the upcoming bike race, and more stores are popping up nearby.
Cary St. printing firm expanding on the Southside
A longtime printing and graphics firm is giving up its downtown headquarters for a larger location across the river near Manchester.
Snowboarders chase apparel startup success
A nickname for a group of snowboarders has given rise to a new apparel startup that hopes to hit the slopes in full force this winter season.
Southside artist setting up shop in Carytown
A longtime Manchester painter is adding a new splash of color to Carytown, where he plans to relocate his workshop and store in the next few months.
Riverfront plant floated for apartment towers
A pseudo-island wedged between the Manchester canal and the James could support the next major change to the city skyline. A developer is proposing a pair of 16-story apartment towers to replace an old paper company building.