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==Economy== {{Further|Caswell County, North Carolina#Economy}} Yanceyville's economy was historically reliant on tobacco cultivation. The local economy was negatively impacted when demand began decreasing in the late 1990s due to [[Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement|a crisis in the tobacco industry]] regarding the [[health effects of smoking]].<ref name= martin>{{cite news| last = Martin| first = Edward| title = A post-pandemic North Carolina| newspaper = Business North Carolina | date = December 1, 2020| url = https://businessnc.com/a-post-pandemic-north-carolina/| access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref> Three main areas of business are located in Yanceyville: Downtown ([[Yanceyville Historic District|the Historic District]]), West Main Street, and [[NC 86|Highway 86]]. The town's central business district (CBD) starts at [[NC 62]] and Main Street, extending west on Main Street for roughly {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}. Its focal point is Court Square, which contains [[Caswell County Courthouse|the county's historic courthouse]].<ref name="Things to know"/> Approximately half of the central business district is located within the town's historic district. Businesses in the CBD include banks, law offices, [[Certified Public Accountant|CPAs]], a newspaper company, an auction house, hair salons, a coffee shop, restaurants, a bike shop, and a [[general store]].<ref name="Things to know">{{cite web |title=Things to know about Yanceyville |url=https://yanceyvillenc.gov/living-in-yanceyville/ |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=www.yanceyvillenc.gov}}</ref> CoSquare, a county-supported [[coworking]] space, is located in the downtown historic area.<ref>{{cite web |title=CoSquare β Center of Entrepreneurship |url=https://allincaswellnc.com/cosquare/ |access-date=July 5, 2021 |website=www.allincaswellnc.com}}</ref><ref name= martin/> The largest industries in Yanceyville are accommodation and food services, health care and social assistance, and manufacturing.<ref>{{cite web| title=Yanceyville, NC: Census Place| url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/yanceyville-nc/|access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref> Manufacturers in the town include USA-RS Services, Chemtek, and Royal Textile Mills. Yanceyville is also home to one industrial park: Caswell County Industrial Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caswellcountync.gov/pview.aspx?id=9499&catid=0|title=Industrial Parks |publisher=CaswellCountyNC.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109123521/https://www.caswellcountync.gov/pview.aspx?id=9499&catid=0 |access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2019 }}</ref> The Caswell County Local Foods Council initiates community-driven projects and manages the Caswell Farmers' Market in Yanceyville.<ref>{{cite web |title=AboutUs |url=https://www.caswelllocalfoods.org/about-us/ |access-date=August 31, 2021 |website=www.caswelllocalfoods.org}}</ref> NC [[Cooperative Extension]]'s office in Yanceyville connects local farmers and agribusinesses with vital research-based information and technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://caswell.ces.ncsu.edu// |access-date=February 17, 2022 |website=caswell.ces.ncsu.edu}}</ref> Yanceyville was once home to the Madger Studios,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/film-studio-files-for-bankruptcy/article_33a4ce57-3e7a-5476-bc0d-32ba8cf5bffe.html|title=FILM STUDIO FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY\|first=JERI ROWE Staff|last=Writer|date=February 13, 1997|website=Greensboro News and Record}}</ref> later known as Carolina Pinnacle Studios,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/north-carolina-studio-aims-for-movie-pinnacle-an-african-american-ownedstudio-opens-in-north-carolina/article_01d6604e-9ed6-527f-a248-4241bd3ce8bb.html|title=NORTH CAROLINA STUDIO AIMS FOR MOVIE PINNACLE\ AN AFRICAN AMERICAN-OWNEDSTUDIO OPENS IN NORTH CAROLINA.|first=DAWN BAILEY STAFF|last=WRITER|date=November 5, 1999|website=Greensboro News and Record}}</ref> a film production complex. Today, the site is now used as industrial space.
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