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Community Close Up: Greene, Lenoir, Wayne Counties and the Global Transpark Are Showing Uncommon Cooperation in Building a 21st Century Powerhouse
Rural communities unite around new and legacy industries. Throughout most of his career, Richard McGaughy drove from his home in Snow Hill to jobs in Kinston. The 25-minute commute each way added…
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Precision Graphics – Ribbon Cutting
Today we celebrate the official opening of Precision Graphics, Inc., a leading global electronics manufacturing solutions provider. The company announced in 2021 it would open a production facility in Snow Hill, NC…
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West Pharmaceutical of Kinston Construction Progress
Yet another expansion construction update, this time for West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., as the footprint of the Kinston, NC plant continues to widen on about all sides of the existing structure! The…
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Grupporeco-Reco Tour and Construction Progress
Last week Mark Pope, Senior Vice President of NC Global TransPark Economic Development Region, visited the Grupporeco-Reco plant in Kinston. He met with CEO Vincenzo Locatelli and Kent Warren, president of Jackson…
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Governor Cooper Announces 17 Grants to Rural Communities to Attract 285 New Jobs
Governor Roy Cooper announced on October 20th that SunTree Snack Foods, a new Wayne County industry, received a $300,000 grant to support the reuse of a 72,000-square-foot building in Goldsboro, NC. SunTree…
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CAMX Expo
Anaheim, California, Convention CenterOctober 17, 2022 – Thursday, October 20, 2022 NC Global TransPark Economic Development Region, Senior Vice President Mark Pope, attended the CAMX – The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo…
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2022 NCEDA Fall Conference
On October 3rd – 4th, NCGTPEDR’s Julie Graham and Trey Cash attended the NCEDA2022 Fall Conference. They had discussions with the likes of Christopher Chung,CEO – Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina…
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NCDOT-HR Meeting and Tour of GTP
Today, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Human Resources Division in Raleigh visited the NC Global TransPark: NCDOT Division 2 give an update on projects and their progress. NCGTPEDR’s Mark Pope spoke…
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SunTree Snack Foods
Today NCGTPEDR officially announces Wayne County’s newest industry, SunTree Snack Foods LLC! SunTree will create 94 new jobs in Wayne County and will invest $10.1 million to establish an East Coast manufacturing…
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InfinityLink Awarded $2.6 Million for Broadband Expansion in Wayne County
Yesterday, Governor Roy Cooper announced that InfinityLink Communications has been selected to receive $2,691,142 of funding under the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program to expand broadband in…
