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Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO Grading of the former golf course on Pleasant Ridge Road is preparing land for prospective tenants of Piedmont Triad International Airport.

I noticed earthmoving machinery leveling airport property on Pleasant Ridge Road in northwest Greensboro. What’s going on there?

We checked with Kevin Baker, executive director of Piedmont Triad Airport (PTI) Authority, and he explained that land is being graded to prepare for future tenants.

The grading is underway on the site of the former Pleasant Ridge Golf Club (at corner of Pleasant Ridge Road and N.C. 68); the property consists of 132 acres that’s part of an 800-acre tract where economic recruiters envision aerospace companies setting up operations.

Originally called Bel Aire Golf Club, the course closed in 2018. Over the past two years, crews have demolished the clubhouse, drained ponds and flattened the property across Interstate 73 from the PTI Airport terminal.

A bridge crossing the interstate serves as an aircraft taxiway from the terminal to the property around the golf course where developers are trying to transform the Triad into a transportation hub. They want to build upon the growth of Honda Aircraft, FedEx, HAECO Americas and Cessna as major PTI operations.

The tract “may be developed in its entirety or in parcels,” PTI said in the economic development section of its website. The site has received preliminary development approval and “is ready to host a major tenant.”

Grading will enable airport officials to move quickly to accommodate prospective tenants, Baker wrote in an email to the Northwest Observer this week.

The work underway “is not for a particular tenant at this time,” Baker added. Instead, the authority is preparing the property “for any and all users,” he wrote. “Getting this work done in advance shortens the critical path schedule for future tenants.”

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What’s going on at BJ’s Grill? They were closed for several days.

According to Amanda Berry, who manages the grill when owner Missie Joyner is away, the longtime Stokesdale eatery was closed from June 27 through July 7 to take care of some much-needed building repairs and updates.

Berry said Stokesdale Management Properties, which owns the building BJ’s is in, used the time to install a new roof and put up a new ceiling. At the same time, the restaurant’s electrical wiring was updated, and new brighter interior lights were installed. The walls also received a fresh coat of paint.

Berry added that due to a medical emergency, some minor updates were not completed but will be in the near future, along with new flooring.

Photos by Annette Joyce/NWO BJ’s Grill in downtown Stokesdale reopened on July 8 after being closed for several days to allow for building repairs and updates.

There’s a massive building under construction just outside of Summerfi eld, where N.C. 65 crosses over U.S. 220. What are the plans for this building?

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Ontex, a manufacturer of diapers and other disposable hygiene products, is building a facility just off U.S. 220 at N.C. 65.

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Subject to credit approval, see store for details The building you see will be a manufacturing facility for Ontex, which is based in Erembodegem, Belgium. The company makes diapers and other disposable hygiene products for both babies and adults and plans to hire 403 employees to work at its new facility.

As reported in our June 18, 2020 issue, Ontex is the first tenant in the 300-acre industrial park owned by ...Q&A continued on p. 27

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