Editing Chatham County, North Carolina (section)

== Economy ==
The county is one of the state leaders in the poultry industry. Forage crops such as [[hay]] are also grown in large quantities in the county.  [[Carolina Farm Stewardship Association]] has been housed in Chatham County, along with many [[organic agriculture]] [[farmers]], including Councilman Farms and Phillips Dairy Farms.

Industrial growth in the county has been focused around the [[Siler City]] and [[Moncure, North Carolina|Moncure]] areas of the county, with Moncure dominating. Companies in that area include, [[Progress Energy Inc.|Progress Energy]], [[Boise Cascade]], [[Honeywell]], and [[Celulosa Arauco y Constitución|Arauco]]. Brick manufacturing, which makes use of the local red clay soil, has been an important economic factor in the Moncure area, with several brick plants operating there and in Brickhaven.

[[3M]] operates a [[greenschist|greenstone]] mine south of [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]] along [[US 15-501]]. Greenstone is processed to manufacture roofing-shingle granules. In 2007, residents opposed to industrialization successfully blocked a similar quarry from being developed in the western part of the county.

Manufacturing investments by the private sector, local government and federal incentives have led to new jobs in the [[Integrated circuit|computer chip sector]] and [[electric vehicle]]s.<ref name= boak/><ref>{{cite news| last = Henkel| first = Ryan| title = Chatham County is booming says 'State of the County' report| newspaper = Chatham News + Record| date = January 4, 2024| url = https://www.chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/chatham-county-is-booming-says-state-of-the-county-report,16596| access-date = June 2, 2024}}</ref> By the end of 2024, the new [[Wolfspeed]] factory will begin production of [[silicon carbide]] wafers for computer chips, which will create up to 1,800 new jobs.<ref name= boak>{{Cite web |last=Boak |first=Josh |date=2024-05-26 |title=In one North Carolina county, it's 'growth, growth, growth.' But will Biden reap the benefit? |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-economy-north-carolina-computer-chips-trump-7e3415e660e78403b6ab261cdf55fe97 |access-date=2024-05-26 |agency=AP News|language=en}}</ref>