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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 <br />Affected Effective Date Closing/ <br />Layoff <br />Guiton's Sandwich Shop Chapel Hill Sandwich shop unknown May, 2005 Closing <br />North Carolina Sports & Chapel Hill Sport bar 11 July, 2005 Closing <br />Grill <br />The Potted Plant Chapel Hill Garden store 12 June, 2005 Closing <br />Honda Specialist Carrboro Auto repair unknown November, 2005 Closing <br />(aka. Tech Auto) <br />Steinway Gallery Chapel Hill Framing gallery 3 October, 2005 Closing <br />Carolina Theatre Chapel Hill Movie theater unknown July, 2005 Closing <br />Women's Workout Club Chapel Hill Exercise facility 43 May, 2005 Closing <br />Bounds Dance Studio Chapel Hill Dance studio 7 June, 2005 Closing <br />Heritage Radiology Chapel Hill Medical management 5 July, 2005 Closing <br />Associates services <br />St. Mary Catholic School Hillsborough School unknown May, 2005 Closing <br />UNC Health Care Chapel Hiil Hospital 40 June, 2005 Layoff <br />Gardendance Hillsborough Garden statuary 3 June, 2006 Closing <br />Southern Solutions Hillsborough Produce unknown March, 2006 Closing <br />Produce <br />General Nutrition Center Hillsborough Vitamin unknown May, 2006 Closing <br />supplements <br />Traditions Chapel Hill Bridal shop unknown June, 2006 Closing <br />Shoes at the Square Chapel Hill Shoe store 8 July, 2006 Closing <br />Riggsbee-Hinson Furniture Carrboro Furniture store 2 March, 2006 Closing <br />Company <br />Pace Gift Shop Chapel Hill Gift shop 9 January, 2006 ,Closing <br />Critic's Choice Hillsborough Video rentals 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 />