Tag: Nash County
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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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Economic Impact of Johnson & Johnson’s New Wilson, NC Facility
Economic Impact of Johnson & Johnson’s New Wilson, NC Facility In our September blog post, we noted the announcement of Johnson and Johnson’s planned pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Wilson, NC. This article digs deeper into the economic impact and the effects on population, housing, and retail. 1. Facility Location and Regional Access Johnson & Johnson…
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The Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite
Our take: A CSX Select rail site located east of Raleigh in an opportunity zone near I-95, the site is attractive for industrial and manufacturing. Occupation of this site would impact the nearby ex-urban towns of Rocky Mount, Tarboro, and Wilson, with increase demand for apartments and bread-and-butter retail. The Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite, located…