With over 1,000 small business calling Garner, NC home, Garner runs on small businesses. Every year during Small Business - Economic Development Weeks, we band together with our economic development partners to recognize the Garner small business community and the great contributions they make to our town year round.
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GEDC, Wake Tech Announce Scholarship for Garner Magnet, South Garner High Students
Garner high school students have a great new opportunity to attend Wake Tech thanks to a new scholarship endowment. The Garner Economic Development Corporation (GEDC) has established a $250,000 endowment with the Wake Tech Foundation which will provide scholarships to graduating seniors at Garner Magnet High School and South Garner High School who wish to further their education at Wake Tech.
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New Amazon Delivery Station Comes to Garner, NC
Amazon Logistics has signed various leases in an effort to open two new delivery stations in the Triangle. The new stations will power Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities to speed up deliveries for customers in the Triangle. Each delivery station will create hundreds of full-time jobs, starting at $15 per hour and offering a variety of benefits from day one. We expect these new sites to open in 2021.
Read MoreGarner Business Resiliency Series
Join us for the Garner Business Resiliency Series - 4 weeks of free business webinars:
Nov 3: Cyber Security with Jay Strickland, CEO WingSwept
Nov 10: Dollars & Cents with Kevin Dick, CEO with Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Nov 17: Protect Your Investment - Active Shooter Training with Lt. Paul Caldwell, Garner Police Department
Nov 24: On the Ready with Matthew Poole, Chief of Garner Fire and Rescue
Garner Small Business Resiliency Fund Opens Second Round of Grants for COVID Relief
The partnership between The Garner Chamber of Commerce and The Downtown Garner Association launched its first round in April and awarded small grants to 34 local Garner businesses and non-profits totaling $48,000.
As the pandemic continues, the decision was made to do another round to help small businesses in and around Garner.
Read MoreSouth Korean Company Hansae Chooses to Locate PPE Manufacturing Operation in Garner
Hansae Co,. Ltd., a leader in the global apparel industry based in South Korea, will locate its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Greenfield North Business Park in Garner. Hansae’s Garner facility will focus on producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for the U.S. market.
Read MoreSmall Business Spotlight: Zin Yoga Studio and Wine Lounge
As Garner small businesses navigate COVID-19, sharing their experiences and stories helps us all understand the challenges and the recovery.
Read MoreGarner Startup Pivots to Face Mask Production
A Garner-based startup company, Sanctuary Systems, is doing its part to help protect local employees against COVID-19.
Sanctuary Systems recently has pivoted its non-woven textiles company to produce face masks for companies in the Triangle area. The startup originally was spun out of North Carolina State University and still keeps its close ties with the NCSU Nonwoven Institute.
Read MoreSmall Business Spotlight: Barbra Galavotti, Body Wellness Massage Therapy
As Garner small businesses navigate COVID-19, sharing their experiences and stories helps us all understand the challenges and the recovery.
Read MoreSmall Business Spotlight: Linda Wallace, Garner Florist and Gifts
As Garner small businesses navigate COVID-19, sharing their experiences and stories helps us all understand the challenges and the recovery.
Read MoreGarner Local Businesses Speak Up for Local Entrepreneurship. Choose Local and Small Y'all.
Our local Garner businesses are the backbone of our community. Choose and shop local and small.
Read MoreGEDC Small Business Survey
We know that this is a trying time in our town. In an effort to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on our business community, we are encouraging business owners/operators to take an anonymous survey about their ability to do business and access federal support programs during this crisis.
Read MoreGarner Restaurants Offering TakeOut/Curbside/Delivery
Support oour local food establishments during the COVID-19 situation.
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Class A Office Space Coming to Garner
Garner Economic Development Director Joe Stallings expects the project to enhance Garner’s profile in the region. “It will open up very promising opportunities for the recruitment of new businesses and the expansion of existing ones in Garner. It’s something Garner has never had, and it will change the way economic development prospects view us.”
Read MoreMatthew Coppedge to lead the Garner Chamber as President & CEO
The Garner Chamber of Commerce will be under new strategic leadership very soon. After an in-depth national search by a six-person Search Committee and unanimous Board approval, Matthew Coppedge takes the President & CEO reins starting February 24th.
Read MoreUNC Rex Healthcare Gives Garner Health Options a Shot in the Arm
UNC Urgent Care opened a new clinic in Garner, taking over the old Applebee’s restaurant spot on Highway 70 West, near the intersection of Timber Drive.
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with Dean Faile, Neal Padgett and April Wall Wood.
Garner Chamber of Commerce Receive Coveted Accreditation
What an exciting afternoon!! The Garner Chamber of Commerce received the accredited chamber award from CACCE. We are now one of 30 chambers in NC and SC to receive accreditation.
Garner Chamber Summit Awards Marks 10th Year and Looks to the Future
Community of Hope Ministries and Curry in a Hurry were double winners and Ron Smith of S&A Cherokee was the lifetime achievement award winner Thursday night in the Garner Chamber of Commerce’s 10th annual Summit Awards.
Read MoreReflections From the Chamber’s CONNECT Conference
Garner and the Triangle, aligning before our eyes
Planets align in rare but reliable and predictable patterns; not so certain are the economy, developers’ vision, or elected officials, whose action plays a key role in the quality of life here.
Read MoreCONNECT Conference 2019
If you weren’t able to attend, The Garner News will have follow-up coverage of the Annual Connect Conference.
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