by SurryEDP Staff | Sep 18, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Elkin City Schools students delivered one of the top performances in the state on North Carolina’s end-of-grade and end-of-course exams, according to the 2018-2019 accountability results presented to the State Board of Education on Sept. 4. Elkin City Schools ranked...
by SurryEDP Staff | Jul 26, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Surry Parks and Recreation has increased its number of river access points in the county with the recent addition of one in the Dobson area. With the launching of the Fisher River Park River Access — for which a ribbon-cutting program was held earlier this month — six...
by SurryEDP Staff | Jan 25, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
The fate of Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce’s highest award took an unexpected turn when it became known the award recipient wouldn’t be attending the ceremony intended to honor him. The recipient of the Chamber’s Citizen of the Year award is a closely guarded...
by SurryEDP Staff | Aug 30, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
We have all heard about the skills gap and challenges industry faces in finding skilled workers to fill jobs in a highly-automated and rapidly-changing global economy. To remain competitive, businesses must now become more deliberate in how they manage their talent...
by SurryEDP Staff | May 4, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
A crowd of more than 200 economic developers, educators and business leaders gathered at Grandover Conference Center today for the unveiling of a Triad talent alignment strategy that seeks to develop the region’s workforce to match industry needs over the next...
by SurryEDP Staff | Apr 17, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
BizFest exhibitors from businesses and nonprofits across Surry County attend a seminar on collaboration at The Liberty in Elkin Thursday afternoon. Amanda Pearce and Marie Palacious present a seminar on “Competing or Collaborating” during the kick-off for BizFest...
