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Morinaga’s $136M Mebane Plant and What 204 Manufacturing Jobs Mean for Orange County
Morinaga, the Japanese maker of HI-CHEW candy, has opened its second factory in Mebane, a $136 million investment creating 204 jobs in Orange County and roughly doubling its U.S. production capacity. The plant goes fully operational by October 2026. For real estate investors, the story isn’t the candy, it’s what a second decade of steady…
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How flyExclusive’s Raleigh Move Adds to NC’s Demand Stack
flyExclusive (NYSE: FLYX), a top-five U.S. private jet operator headquartered in Kinston, is growing its Raleigh corporate office to ~125 employees at One North Hills Tower by June 2026. The 95-job add isn’t a headline factory announcement, but it’s the kind of quiet move that strengthens the demand environment around the Triangle markets where NCCG…
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One Year Later: Ralliant’s North Hills HQ Is Open, and the Triangle Thesis Is Holding
Ralliant (NYSE: RAL) cut the ribbon on its global headquarters in Raleigh’s North Hills on March 5, 2026, with 150 of the 180 promised jobs already filled. The $2 billion precision-technology company chose Raleigh over Beaverton, Oregon a year ago. With 83% of the announced positions in place, the Triangle thesis is moving from forecast…
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North Carolina’s Corporate Tax Just Dropped to 2%
On January 1, 2026, North Carolina’s corporate income tax dropped from 2.25% to 2.0% — the next step in a statutory phase-out scheduled to reach 0% by 2030. The rate is real. The path is contested. Here’s why the recruiting machine the rate keeps feeding matters more for NC housing and retail demand than the…
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11.7 Million by 2030: What NC’s Population Curve Means for Real Estate Investors
North Carolina is on track to surpass Georgia and Ohio and become the 7th-largest state in the country by the early 2030s. The state added 146,000 residents in the past year alone — third-largest gain nationally — and is the only state in the country ranking top-three by both raw population added and percentage growth.…
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NC Just Put $2.6M into Kingsboro’s Water — Here’s Why It’s a Leading Indicator
The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) has awarded Edgecombe County $2,637,650 through its Megasite Readiness Program to upgrade public water service to the 1,449-acre Kingsboro Business Park between Rocky Mount and Tarboro. The grant keeps one of NC’s most shovel-ready industrial sites infrastructure-current as state and regional recruiters work to land its next…
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Lumentum to Add 400 Manufacturing Jobs at Its New Greensboro Plant
Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ: LITE) will establish its largest U.S. manufacturing facility in Greensboro — a 240,000-square-foot indium-phosphide laser plant on Piedmont Triad Parkway. The retrofit is underway, production ramps mid-2028, and the project will preserve and create more than 400 advanced manufacturing jobs. Here’s why Lumentum’s announcement is another multi-year leg for Triad workforce-housing demand.
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Passive Income vs. Active Income: How Real Estate Can Shift Your Tax Picture
Most high-earning professionals pay their highest tax rates on the income they work hardest for — salary, business income, consulting fees. That’s active income, and it’s taxed accordingly. One of the less-discussed advantages of passive real estate investing is that the income it generates is often treated quite differently by the tax code. Here’s what…
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Market Appreciation vs. Forced Appreciation: Two Ways Real Estate Grows in Value
One of the more compelling aspects of real estate as an investment is that property values can grow in more than one way. Some appreciation happens naturally, driven by the broader market. Some are created deliberately, through the work of a skilled operator. Understanding the difference helps passive investors appreciate what they’re actually investing in…
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Investing in Real Estate Through a Self-Directed IRA: What Passive Investors Should Know
Most investors are familiar with holding stocks and mutual funds in an IRA. What’s less widely known is that a specific type of retirement account — a self-directed IRA — can also hold private real estate investments, including LP interests in a real estate syndication. For the right investor, this can be a meaningful way…