Bethlehem NewsLocal news for Bethlehem, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Alexander County service helps immigrants find their new lives- March 17, 2008 "Because I'm an immigrant myself" Alexander County's immigrant population is still small compared with neighboring counties, but it's growing -- and a new service is helping to meet the newcomers' special needs.The Alexander International Center grew out of a local pastor's concern for newly arrived Latinos.Though it's still a small, part-time service, it's getting its footing as volunteer organizers try to model it after similar centers in the area.Alexander's service is unique because it...http://www.topix.net/city/bethlehem-nc/2008/03/alexander-county-service-helps-immigrants-f... Clayton Marcus Employs 232: Furniture production Va.-bound- March 15, 2008 "It is our hope that some of the talented employees in Hickory might consider relocation to our Elliston facility as needed" Clayton Marcus, an upholstered furniture company started in 1960 in the basement of the founder's home, will move production from Alexander and Catawba counties to Virginia, company officials told employees Wednesday.The company's two plants, the original one in Bethlehem, the other in Hickory, will close later this year or in 2009, said officials with Virginia-based...http://www.topix.net/city/bethlehem-nc/2008/03/clayton-marcus-employs-232-furniture-produc... Alexander County Proposes New Land-Use Plan: Balancing bucolic with business- March 3, 2008 "They're interested in growth. They understand growth is needed" Alexander County is beautiful with its rolling hills and quiet countryside, and people here want to keep it that way. But they also want to see it bring in jobs and tax revenue.A county-appointed committee has taken that vision and incorporated it into a new version of Alexander's land-use plan, the document's first update since county commissioners adopted the inaugural version in 1993.The proposal, which commissioners could...http://www.topix.net/city/bethlehem-nc/2008/03/alexander-county-proposes-new-land-use-plan... |