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8 <br />(county, state, and municipalities) jobs account for 48% of the county's workforce. The <br />current economy with budget shortfalls and major deficits for government has a major <br />impact on job development and placement. <br />Business Closings and Permanent Layoffs <br />Orange County March 2005- July 2006 <br />Company City Product Number Effective Date Closing/ <br />Affected Layoff <br />Guiton's Sandwich Shop Chapel Hill Sandwich shop unknown May, 2005 Closing <br />North Carolina Sports & <br />Grill <br />The Potted Plant <br />Honda Specialist <br />(aka. Tech Auto) <br />Steinway Gallery <br />Carolina Theatre <br />Women's Workout Club <br />Bounds Dance Studio <br />Heritage Radiology <br />Associates <br />St. Mary Catholic School <br />UNC Health Care <br />Gardendance <br />Southern Solutions <br />Produce <br />General Nutrition Center <br />Chapel Hill Sport bar <br />Chapel Hill Garden store <br />Carrboro Auto repair <br />Chapel Hill Framing gallery <br />Chapel Hill Movie theater <br />Chapel Hill Exercise facility <br />Chapel Hill <br />Chapel Hill <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Hillsborough <br />Hillsborough <br />Hillsborough <br />Traditions <br />Chapel Hill <br />Shoes at the Square <br />Chapel Hill <br />Riggsbee- Hinson Furniture Carrboro <br />Company <br />5 <br />Pace Gift Shop <br />Chapel Hill <br />Critic's Choice <br />Hillsborough <br />Dance studio <br />Medical management <br />services <br />School <br />Hospital <br />Garden statuary <br />Produce <br />Vitamin <br />supplements <br />Bridal shop <br />Shoe store <br />Furniture store <br />Gift shop <br />Video rentals <br />11 July, 2005 Closing <br />12 June, 2005 Closing <br />unknown November, 2005 Closing <br />3 October, 2005 Closing <br />unknown July, 2005 Closing <br />43 <br />May, 2005 <br />Closing <br />7 <br />June, 2005 <br />Closing <br />5 <br />July, 2005 <br />Closing <br />unknown <br />May, 2005 <br />Closing <br />40 <br />June, 2005 <br />Layoff <br />3 <br />June, 2006 <br />Closing <br />unknown <br />March, 2006 <br />Closing <br />unknown <br />May, 2006 <br />Closing <br />unknown June, 2006 Closing <br />8 July, 2006 Closing <br />2 March, 2006 Closing <br />9 January, 2006 Closing <br />4 May, 2006 Closing <br />John G. McCormick PA Chapel Hill Law office 6 July, 2006 Closing <br />Chandler Soil Consultants Chapel Hill Consulting firm 1 July, 2006 Closing <br />(Source: Employment Security Commission of North Carolina) <br />The high cost of home ownership and the lack of safe, affordable rental housing continue <br />to be a major issue for low- income families in Orange County. The average cost of a <br />home in Orange County is $212,050 and the median cost is $320,000. Rental households <br />