Pat Kimbrough

1 week ago | hpenews.com | Pat Kimbrough

TRIAD — Local economic development efforts used to be more of a competition than a collaboration, a panel of experts in the field recalled last week. “When we didn’t play well together, sometimes our city management team might say, ‘Go steal this project from this city,’ or ‘We don’t like what High Point is doing, let’s undercut their incentives,’ ” recalled Loren Hill, who served as president of the High Point Economic Development Corp. from 2001 to 2021.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Pat Kimbrough

HIGH POINT — The sign business has changed a lot since the days of painting letters by hand on metal panels or basketball courts, says Tony Craven. Today, instead of simply hanging out a shingle with one’s name on it, there may be building code requirements, Americans with Disabilities Act regulations and life safety compliance issues to consider when installing signs.

1 week ago | hpenews.com | Pat Kimbrough

HIGH POINT — The sign business has changed a lot since the days of painting letters by hand on metal panels or basketball courts, says Tony Craven. Today, instead of simply hanging out a shingle with one’s name on it, there may be building code requirements, Americans with Disabilities Act regulations and life safety compliance issues to consider when installing signs. kAmx?DE625 @7 :>A@D:?8 C65\E2A6 3FC56?D[ E9:D 6?G:C@?>6?E 92D 7F6=65 E96 8C@HE9 @7 rC2G6? $:8?

2 weeks ago | hpenews.com | Pat Kimbrough

HIGH POINT — The city of High Point has settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by a former department head who alleged he was wrongfully terminated from his employment because of his disability. The settlement terms include a $69,500 payment to the plaintiff, Mike McNair, who served as director of the Community Development and Housing Department from 2003 until 2022. kAm|4}2:C 3C@F89E E96 42D6 =2DE J62C[ ?2>:?8 E96 4:EJ 2D 5676?52?E] xE H2D A6?5:?8 :? &]$] s:DEC:4E r@FCE :?

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Pat Kimbrough

HIGH POINT — The city of High Point has settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by a former department head who alleged he was wrongfully terminated from his employment because of his disability. The settlement terms include a $69,500 payment to the plaintiff, Mike McNair, who served as director of the Community Development and Housing Department from 2003 until 2022. McNair brought the case last year, naming the city as defendant.