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Amid the throng of 140,000 trade exhibitors and shoppers at the show in the spring of 2019, a team of North Carolina industrial recruiters sought out Pratt & Whitney representatives and had a moment to chat. Word had gotten out that a major net engine maker was looking to site a major new plant, and the economic development team from the Tar Heel state knew that landing the company would be big.  "It was more of a ‘fit and feel’ situation, as much art as science,” Chris Chung, president of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina and a leader of the recruiting team in Par...

The plant is seen as the anchor facility in the 1,000-acre Biltmore West industrial park — what Cecil called a “lighthouse of innovation” shining the way for more business and more high-paying jobs. “This is the largest industrial economic development project in Western North Carolina that we are aware of,” David Rhoades, communications director of the state Department of Commerce, told the Lightning. “Due to the multiplier effect, our economists have projected that the project will grow to a $7.4 billion economic impact in 12 years.” The Golden Leaf Foundation and community col...

Amid the throng of 140,000 trade exhibitors and shoppers at the show in the spring of 2019, a team of North Carolina industrial recruiters sought out Pratt & Whitney representatives and had a moment to chat. Word had gotten out that a major net engine maker was looking to site a major new plant, and the economic development team from the Tar Heel state knew that landing the company would be big.  "It was more of a ‘fit and feel’ situation, as much art as science,” Chris Chung, president of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina and a leader of the recruiting team in Par...

Jan 10, 2021 4:52 PM John Joseph Rhoades, 80, passed away Saturday January 9, 2021, peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. John was born in 1940 in Indiana County to Irene and Henry Rhoades. He was an active member of Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Church in Homer City. After graduating from Laura Lamar High School in Homer City, John was employed as a Mine Supervisor for R&P Coal Company for 26 years. He was an active member of the Helvatia Mine Rescue Team. John had an amazing love for animals, especially his dogs Coco...

Economic development ranking system ‘cuts both ways’ The 2021 County Development Tiers map shows persistent poverty—and prosperity—in the usual regions. NCDOC map. Each year around this time, North Carolina takes a look at the economic prosperity, or lack thereof, in every one of its 100 counties. That analysis reveals the haves and the have nots, but it’s about much more than just bragging rights.  Millions of dollars of state funding tied to economic prosperity, or more appropriately, economic distress, is disbursed in a highly competitive arena where winners and los...