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Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved a $4 million economic incentive package for Select Genetics that promises to invest $58.5 million in a hatchery on Gateway Drive and create new
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Select Genetics, a Minnesota-based turkey breeder, will invest $58 million and create 26 new jobs with the company's announced plan to open a hatchery on Gateway Drive in Goldsboro.
Maribeth Burns will succeed interim president John Crum, who filled in after the departure of Tom Pukys last month.
Crum brings 15-plus years of experience Noble noted Crum's numerous qualifications including his 15-plus years of economic development experience, his recent stint as the WEDC chairman and his many years of leading expansion at Seaman. "He knows our organization and we are fortunate to have his expertise," Noble said. Crum retired from Seaman Corp. at the end of last year after 22 years with the company. He had served as the CEO since 2016. "WEDC has a very skilled team and I’m happy to help the organization through this transition,” Crum said in the release. “Giving back to the com...