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Where Economic Development and Chamber of Commerce unite to advance our community's prosperity.

10/29/2026

As people search for quality housing in an increasingly difficult home market, having options available for buyers at every price point and stage in life is important to our community’s success. Join us next Wednesday as we help cut the ribbon on the Hillwood Townes, Lennar Raleigh-Durham’s newest planned townhome community in Sanford. Starting in the low 200’s, these new homes give new options to young families wanting to achieve their American Dream of homeownership, ensuring our community is one where everyone can thrive. We’ll see you there!

10/28/2026

Today, we were excited to help the City of Sanford, NC - Government and Brick Capital Community Development Corporation break ground on the W.T. Wilson Ridge subdivision, a new development on Washington Avenue designed to expand affordable housing access. It will have 16 apartments and 12 single-family homes in its first phase, and is expected to grow to 48 homes in the future. The development uses a new community land trust model; Brick Capital maintains ownership of the land, so the homebuyer only needs to be able to afford the home itself. If the homeowner chooses to sell, they receive a portion of the home’s increased value, and the home goes to another qualified buyer. Congratulations to everyone who helped make this day possible; we look forward to seeing this project come to fruition and help more people in our community achieve their dream of homeownership.

Read more about this project here:
https://www.sanfordnc.net/m/newsflash/home/detail/980

10/28/2026

Quality healthcare is one of the key pillars of our quality of life, making those who provide it cornerstones of our community’s success. Join us next Monday, November 2nd at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic and Conference Center for our monthly Public Policy Luncheon, where we’ll hear from Dave Santoemma, CEO at Central Carolina Hospital. With projects like the new ER complete, and more on the way, there’s a lot happening at Sanford and Lee County’s largest healthcare provider – something that affects every person in our community who relies on them for routine care, specialized services, or as an emergency provider. You won’t want to miss this update, or the lunch provided by Brannan Schlitz BBQ. We’ll see you there!

Register for next week’s PPL here: https://business.growsanfordnc.com/events/details/public-policy-luncheon-central-carolina-hospital-11-2026-3532

10/27/2026

Today, global life sciences company Bracco Imaging announced their plans to invest $230 million in a new sterile manufacturing facility in Sanford and Lee County. The facility will produce contrast media, which enables medical imaging like X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds, and MRIs. The project will create more than 200 well-paid jobs, and is expected to be fully staffed by 2031. We could not be more excited to welcome them to Sanford and Lee County and look forward to working with them as they join our growing life sciences manufacturing community.

Read our full press release here: https://growsanfordnc.com/special-announcement-bracco-imaging-selects-sanford-nc-for-new-sterile-manufacturing-facility/

Read the state’s press release here: https://www.commerce.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2026/10/27/governor-stein-announces-italian-diagnostic-imaging-company-invest-230-million-sanford-its-first-us

10/26/2026

Look who we ran into at the North Carolina State Fair! Pop Heaven Gourmet Popcorn and Sweet Shop was one of the vendors who got the opportunity to show off their goods to the more than 800,000 people who attended the state fair this year, and we’re thrilled to see a Lee County business take part in such a storied event. We hope to see them back next year!

What was your favorite part of the NC State Fair this year?

10/23/2026

We’re two weeks away from Chamber Clays! Registration is open for Sanford and Lee County’s favorite annual business tournament, so join us for a day of networking and friendly outdoor competition, generously hosted by Deep River Sporting Clays and Shooting School and catered by Ron's Barn - Sanford Location. Remember, many of our Chamber members get discounts or complimentary teams, so ask us today!

Learn more here: https://business.growsanfordnc.com/events/details/chamber-clays-tournament-2026-3517

10/23/2026

Ready for a tasty fright? Last night was the start of Visit Sanford and Downtown Sanford, Inc.’s yearly Boo & Brew Ghost Tour series, and our Chamber Night. We gathered with dozens of our colleagues at the Visit Sanford Welcome Center at the renovated Sanford Depot to mix, mingle, do a bit of adult trick-or-treating, and learn about the first of seven (mostly) real ghosts haunting downtown Sanford. Afterwards, our participants had six ghost tours around downtown to choose from, including stops at The Liberation, Hugger Mugger Brewing, Local Joe's Tap & Grill, The Smoke and Barrel, La Dolce Vita Pizzeria, and Wana Navu Kava Bar Sanford . Each stop had a ghost to uncover – and a special spooky drink to try! And those that found all three ghosts at their tour’s stops got an extra special prize.

Thank you to everyone who came out for our Chamber Night, to all of the local restaurants that participated, and to Downtown Sanford and Visit Sanford for putting together this great annual event series. Whether you prefer spirits of the terrifying or the tasty kind, Boo & Brew is a great way to get into the Halloween spirit and support local businesses at the same time. Learn more about Boo & Brew here: https://visitsanfordnc.com/event/boo-brew-ghost-tour/

10/22/2026

We had a great time with Sanford Contractors at their Partner Appreciation Day event, including seeing many of our colleagues and eating some wonderful barbeque. Events like these help make the Sanford and Lee County business community so strong, so we thank Sanford Contractors for all the work they put in to create this gathering year after year, and for being such great community partners.

10/22/2026

One of SAGA’s key roles in our business community is as a convener, which is why we gather twice a year with our local business executives and elected officials for an Industry Leaders Breakfast. This breakfast gives the leadership from our large employers and our public officers a chance to meet, network, talk about the challenges and opportunities they face, and learn about what the future holds for our community.

Today, our presenter was Andrew Berger-Gross, Senior Economist with the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Labor and Economic Analysis Division (LEAD). He gave our attendees a snapshot of Lee County and North Carolina’s labor dynamics in the broader context of the macroeconomic trends driving the nationwide labor market. Despite population growth, an aging population means a labor force that is broadly static in Lee County, and shrinking in most of the rest of the state. Employers may need to prepare to deal with a tighter labor market in the months and years ahead, driven by both long-term demographic trends and shorter-term fluctuations in hiring that still reflect the aftereffects of the pandemic.

Thank you to Andrew Berger-Gross and LEAD for the engaging and thought-provoking presentation, to Rocky Top Catering for the delicious breakfast, to the Dennis A. Wicker Civic and Conference Center for hosting, and to all our attendees. We look forward to seeing them again at our next Industry Leaders Breakfast in Spring.

10/21/2026

Today is national Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day, recognizing the more than 4,000 Chambers across the country and their mission to support businesses of all kinds. At SAGA, we have more than 500 reasons to celebrate today: our 500+ SAGA Investors who, through their membership in our Chamber of Commerce and their engagement in our organization, make possible our work promoting prosperity in our community. These diverse businesses and organizations, from single-person entrepreneurial dreams to global leaders in their industry, come together at SAGA with one goal: to create a better tomorrow in Sanford and Lee County. To all of our local business supporters, thank you for your commitment to our community’s bright future.

Address

115 Chatham Street
Sanford, NC
27330

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19197757341

Website

http://growsanfordnc.com/

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