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Announcing Thread Capital
It’s a new era for the Rural Center and for small business lending in North Carolina.
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Impact Stories: Centre for Homeownership & Economic Development Corporation
“We knew that we wanted to expand. We felt like this was an opportunity to do that, and it’s proven itself. Now we’re out of space and are going to have to add an additional building onto this one.” -James Stroud James Stroud has a lot he wants to...
In the News: Weaving a new era of entrepreneurship in North Carolina
NC Rural Center mentioned in the New Bern Sun Journal article “Patrick Woodie: Weaving a new era of entrepreneurship in North...
Impact Stories: CEA Manufacturing
“This loan allowed us to jump to the next level in our capabilities." -Steve Yauch It’s quiet here, perhaps surprisingly so, on the manufacturing floor of CEA Manufacturing’s 55,000-square-foot headquarters in Smithfield. The room is brightly-lit and spotless....
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