By Lisa Sorg Moncure, NC – With stands of loblolly pine, rivers, creeks and expanses of farm fields, southeastern Chatham County feels like the country. But this neck of the woods is home to many polluting industries: Arauco, a wood…
Sanford, NC – Foot traffic flowed freely through rows of booths at Manufacturing Day, at least until you approached the end of one path near the back. There, three high school students fitted with virtual reality headsets and handheld devices…
By Brooke Medina Raleigh, NC – Two Chatham County communities will soon be without twenty-seven homes, five businesses, and one church because the state of North Carolina is exercising its eminent domain powers to make way for VinFast, a startup…
Pittsboro, NC – The N.C. Department of Transportation invites citizens to provide public input for a proposed project to make roadway improvements surrounding a planned employment center in southeast Chatham County. The proposed project will improve access from U.S. 1 and…
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast, who will be building a manufacturing facility in Chatham County, sent an e-mail on Sunday to it’s reservation holders saying the company will still make a $7,500 purchase price rebate if the customers see their tax credit…
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – There are two reasons a corporation would take government incentives to move into North Carolina: because it can because the move can’t happen without the incentives Neither of those reasons is sufficient to justify…
Pittsboro, NC – Follow our affiliate Chatham County News Tweets here. Below is a collection of #ChathamNC tweets from last week: RT @NorthwoodXCTF: He is also a Good Thrower and Basketball Player. #Three Sport Athlete ? https://t.co/KnSd2xvdeB 00:15:20, 2022-03-28 RT @NorthwoodB_Ball: Watch out!!!! @powellxdrake https://t.co/E582UeTAIe 00:15:45, 2022-03-28 RT @NorthwoodXCTF: Congratulations to…
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a $4 billion electric-vehicle assembly and battery-manufacturing plant at Triangle Innovation Point in Moncure, about 30 miles west of the Triangle. To attract the newly formed…
Raleigh, NC – VinFast, the Vietnamese auto manufacturer building a new line of electric vehicles, has selected North Carolina for its first North American automotive assembly and battery manufacturing plant, creating 7,500 jobs. The company intends to invest up to $2…
Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is one of several partners named in the recent announcement that Vietnam-based VinFast, a private automotive manufacturer, will construct its first U.S. based electric vehicle (EV) assembly and battery manufacturing facility…