Business Facilities

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Read: UPS To Invest More Than $316M In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. The global logistics company will create 592 jobs at two sites in Guilford and Alamance counties by 2024.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The agreement is one of several that the regional transportation authority must secure before the state moves ahead with design and construction of the 17-mile line between Durham and Chapel Hill.

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Business Facilities

MARCH 17, 2021

Microfactory In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. Electric vehicle (EV) maker Arrival will invest $41.2M in a new microfactory in Charlotte, NC, bringing more than 250 new jobs to the region. Read: Arrival Building Second U.S.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 17, 2019

Read: Chewy Chooses North Carolina For $55M Fulfillment Center at BusinessFacilities.com. The online pet supply retailer will create 1,200 jobs at its new e-commerce fulfillment center in Rowan County, NC.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 30, 2016

Read Prescient Bringing 205 Jobs To North Carolina on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The construction industry innovator will invest nearly $19 million in a new East Coast operations center in Alamance County, NC.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 2, 2022

Port City Logistics will invest $16 million in New Hanover County, NC; Eastern Fence will spend $10.5 million in Rowan County.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 1, 2024

State transportation agencies take stock of damage and prepare to award contracts to repair and rebuild highways and bridges hard hit by Hurricane Helene.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 20, 2016

As part of North Carolina's Department of Transportation reorganization plan started this spring, more than 200 NCDOT workers will have the opportunity to submit themselves for 'voluntary separation' from the department. The department's goal is to cut total staff by 17-percent.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The next largest industry sector was transportation and warehousing, which suffered 805 deaths in 2020. . . Workers miss at least four days of work annually costing 3.94% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). The construction industry had the largest amount of fatalities, with 1,008 in 2020.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Departments of Transportation in North Carolina and Tennessee are still assessing the extensive damages from Hurricane Helene, forecasting a months-long effort to repair hard-hit critical arteries such as Interstate 40.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

The updated North Carolina incentives guide is brought to you by Real Street Expo , a new event sponsored by Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager magazines. For a list of North Carolina economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 31, 2018

Read: Publix To Build $300M Distribution Center In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. The supermarket company will create up to 1,000 new jobs at its new refrigerated distribution center in Greensboro, NC.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 28, 2017

The project was announced by RowanWORKS Economic Development , Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Anthony Copeland earlier this month. “We The company was also awarded a performance-based grant of $50,000 from the One North Carolina Fund will help facilitate its expansion.

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Business Facilities

JULY 20, 2016

The Edgecombe County infrastructure project, scheduled to open in 2020, will be a “major transportation hub” in Southeast U.S. Read CSX Plans $272M North Carolina Intermodal Rail Terminal on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

At two heavily damaged sites in western North Carolina, state transportation officials are pulling out all the stops to reopen critical roadways.

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Business Facilities

JULY 25, 2017

Manufacturing Facility In North Carolina. The manufacturer of wood-based materials will invest $700 million and create 770 jobs at the Davidson County, NC facility. Read: EGGER Building First U.S.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 15, 2023

North Carolina Dept. of Transportation mobilized crews and a detour system already in place for a highway construction project to get the busy interstate reopened.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Brent Brewbaker, who worked for Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, will be sentenced April 12 for conspiring to rig bids on some 300 North Carolina Transportation Dept. projects.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 28, 2019

The North Carolina city will revisit its options for a planned $5 billion to $7 billion extension of its light-rail and other transportation systems.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 20, 2020

Both North Carolina and South Carolina continue to take steps to ensure their workforces are able to prepare for the jobs of tomorrow, today. Read: Carolinas: Developing A Successful Workforce at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 23, 2013

“The investment we’re making in our wireless and wireline networks is essential to spurring South Carolina’s economy and creating jobs. In our wireless world, mobile and broadband networks create economic opportunities for health care, manufacturing, education, transportation and public safety, and virtually every other economic section.”.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

One of the nation’s most progressive pieces of design-build legislation has been signed into law by the Governor of North Carolina (HB 857) to grant state and local government authorization to pursue design-build and public-private partnership project delivery. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Business Facilities

MARCH 25, 2021

Ryan Combs, Executive Director at North Carolina's Research Triangle Regional Partnership, discusses foreign direct investment, higher education, and biotech in the region. Read: Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Ryan Combs, Research Triangle Regional Partnership at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 15, 2023

North Carolina Dept. of Transportation mobilized crews and a detour system already in place for a highway construction project to get the busy interstate reopened.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Voters in several North Carolina counties approved nearly $2 billion in bonds, while special transportation taxes failed in Florida. .

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Plus, an exclusive interview with North Carolina Gov. The September / October 2021 issue looks at startup ecosystems, innovation centers and Opportunity Zones. Roy Cooper.

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 13, 2015

A road inspector for the North Carolina Department of Transportation helped save the life of a driver whose car had gone off the road into a pond. According to Vance County fire captain Bryant Williams, Jay Mozingo saw the vehicle’s driver lose control and wind up about 40 feet into the pond.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Contech Engineered Solutions LLC and ex-vice president Brent Brewbaker are charged with multiple federal counts of fraud to gain work on North Carolina transportation projects.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Cost of living data analyzed includes groceries, housing, utility, transportation, and healthcare costs. Located near the Tennessee-North Carolina border, Johnson City, Tennessee has seen its overall cost of living drop by 3.3%. and transportation costs down 7.4%. The top metro area on the list is Palm Coast, Fla.

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Business Facilities

JULY 22, 2014

The company plans to create 105 new jobs in North Carolina by the end of 2016 and invest more than $18 million in this expansion. GKN Driveline’s continued commitment and expansion across North Carolina is how we like to build business by growing jobs right from home,” said Gov. McCrory said.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Bev Perdue of North Carolina and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina both had the same target in mind when they headed trade missions to Japan recently: bringing back the bacon for their states. I’m here for one reason: to try to boost North Carolina’s thriving business sector and grow more jobs in our state,” said Gov.

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Pro Builder

MAY 24, 2022

Hope Renovations, a North Carolina-based nonprofit, hopes to whittle away at a gender disparity in the skilled trades by providing females with education, training, and certifications needed to secure a well-paying construction job. We want to make it as easy for them as possible.".

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation has completed environmental studies and is proceeding with preliminary design and funding planning for the Interstate 40 Winston-Salem Western Loop, currently estimated at nearly $1.1

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

Top products exported from the region were transportation equipment, machinery, except electrical, computer and electronics, and electrical equipment, appliance and components. The Youngstown facility is backed by $30 million in federal funding and the North Carolina hub received $70 million from the feds. Great Lakes U.S. -

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 6, 2017

DENSO will create approximately 1,000 jobs in Maryville and invest $1 billion to make the Blount County facility a primary manufacturing center in North America for the company’s electrification and safety systems. “This is an investment in the future of DENSO, and also the future of transportation. Photo: TNECD.com).

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Amazon will add the new fulfillment and transportation positions to the 40,000 corporate and technology jobs announced earlier this month. The post Amazon Plans To Hire 125,000 Employees Across America appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Business Facilities

MARCH 5, 2014

Mack Trucks and other major factories that made Allentown a manufacturing hub headed for greener pastures (Mack moved to North Carolina) or overseas; the last major silk company closed its doors in 1989. Fast-forward to the end of the 20th century. Mid Atlantic allentown pennsylvania'

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