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Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc., Open House Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 21, 2023 GOLDSBORO — “We are happy to be in Goldsboro,” Bobby Frye, President and CEO of Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc., said earlier today. Frye’s comment…
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Case Farms, Inc. New Break Room and Cafeteria Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
The poultry processor, Case Farms, Inc., officially opened a new cafeteria, break room, locker rooms, remodeled men’s and women’s restrooms, a new human resources department, and a training room at its Goldsboro,…
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H&T Trucking Inc. Ribbon Cutting Event
9/6/23 EDR hosted a ribbon cutting for Greene County’s H&T Trucking Inc. today, where owners, employees, investors, local leaders, and elected officials came to celebrate the official opening of this facility’s expansion. H&T…
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Duke Energy Site Assessment of The North Carolina Global TransPark
Global Location Strategies (GLS) kicked off a Site Assessment with Duke Energy and the North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region teams on July 25. Following the kickoff call, GLS conducted a…
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State of the Military Event hosted by Wayne County Chamber of Commerce
EDR staff attended the State of the Military Event hosted by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. We heard updates from the 4th Fighter Wing Commander, other Seymour Johnson Air Force Base…
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U.S. Senator Ted Budd visits the NC Global TransPark
Friday afternoon, U.S. Senator Ted Budd and U.S. Congressman Gregory Murphy visited the North Carolina Global TransPark (NCGTP). Both guests were briefed on the recent aerospace and defense industry expansions at the NCGTP by Preston Hunter, Executive…
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I-42/US 70 Corridor Commission Meeting
EDR’s Mark Pope and Trey Cash attended the I-42/US 70 Corridor Commission Meeting along with Tom Hendrickson, Chairman of the NCGTP Board. Mark Pope, EDR president, gave an economic development update on…
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“Train the East”: New Latino Workforce Initiative
Our region’s two community colleges, Lenoir Community College and Wayne Community College along with neighboring James Sprunt Community College have created a partnership to support Latino workforce development. The colleges were recently…
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Wayne-Sanderson Farm Tour with Lenoir County Commissioners
Monday, August 14, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Today, EDR staff and Lenoir County Commissioners had the opportunity to tour the Wayne-Sanderson Farms Processing Plant in Kinston, NC. Complex Manager,…
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UNC System Office – Employer Engagement Roundtable
The EDR hosted an Employer Engagement Roundtable featuring Dr. Thomas A. Walker, Kathie Sidner, and Bradley Wrenn with the UNC System Office. Dr. Walker, the Senior Advisor for Economic Development and Military Affairs…
