Sunday, August 29, 2010 —
Stanly County Economic Development Commission Chairman Sherrill Smith announced the funding by the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center of two Stanly County projects intended to create at least 36 jobs.
“We have worked a number of months on these two projects, with the hope, with the expectation that we can put people back to work,” Smith said.
“As I see it, the three main priorities for our EDC and board of county commissioners are as follows: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.”
The first project to be funded is for Premier Services of the Carolinas. This is in the building formerly occupied by Dr. Reed Gaskin and Albemarle Eye Clinic. It is anticipated that 30 new full-time jobs will be created once the business is opened.
“While we do not have a specific timeline, we certainly hope these jobs will be filled in the early fourth quarter of this year,” Smith said.
The second project, Dest Family Dentistry, involves the expansion and renovation of a building. This project is intended to create six new full-time jobs with the anticipated opening in the next 60 days.
The county of Stanly partnered with the city of Albemarle and served as the applicants in connection with the application to the Rural Economic Development Center. The applications, filed this year, were examined by staff analysts and senior staff with The Rural Center.
Pursuant to direction from The Rural Center, the applications were supplemented with additional data. At that point, the applications were re-examined by staff and then by the Building Reuse and Restoration Committee of The Rural Center. Charles Brown of Stanly County serves on this committee.
Thereafter, the projects were examined by the executive committee of The Rural Center Board of Directors, of which Brown is also a member. Follow-ing approval by the executive committee, The Rural Center Board of Directors gave final approval on Aug. 25.
“Partnering with local businesses and with The Rural Center enables us to step forward once again in creating jobs for Stanly County,” Smith said.
“With employment exceeding 10 percent in our county, I want to take every responsible step to identify businesses seeking to expand in order to create new jobs as well as seeking businesses which may be opening for the first time or locating for the first time into our area.
“While we have suffered the loss of jobs, we must understand that this did not occur at one time or as the result of a single event. This is all in connection with the economic slowdown we have experienced in recent years. We will not solve our problems overnight, but I applaud every effort to bring new jobs to Stanly County. This is a step in the right direction. We look forward to the opening of these businesses.”
Smith is currently in his 12th year as a Stanly County commissioner. He has served as chairman of the Economic Development Commission for 12 years. Brown has served as a member of the Stanly County Economic Deve-lopment Commission for seven years and as a member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center for five years.
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