The Foothills Regional Airport Industrial Park took another step toward expansion last week when the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority announced it was awarding Caldwell County a $709,500 grant, and county officials say the project could potentially unlock more than half a billion dollars in economic output and create nearly 2,200 jobs from construction impacts alone.
The Foothills Regional Airport Industrial Park took another step toward expansion last week when the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority announced it was awarding Caldwell County a $709,500 grant, and county officials say the project could potentially unlock more than half a billion dollars in economic output and create nearly 2,200 jobs from construction impacts alone.
Glen Alpine leaders are partnering with the N.C. Department of Commerce to create a five-year economic development plan to revitalize vacant storefronts and define the town's future.
We at The Paper recognize just how important economic growth is, so it was indeed an easy decision to include the economy as one of our Top 10 stories of the year.
The 28-acre site was previously home to Drexel Furniture Plants 3&5, but will now be the location for The Accelerator, a 43,000-square-foot facility designed to house small and midsize firms working in textile and furniture manufacturing.
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