AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRural Investment: Gov. Josh Stein announced $504 million in investment and 78 new jobs for rural North Carolina. Catawba Expansion: Utility manufacturer Utili-Serve plans to add 105 jobs as it grows its county operations into a regional hub; Caterpillar also pledged $10 million for North Carolina workforce development. New Development: Buc-ee’s is interested in a travel center near I-95 in Gold Rock, a project Rocky Mount’s mayor says could draw more commerce to the area. Health Care: Labcorp agreed to buy selected assets from an Opko Health unit for up to $872 million. Duke Health and CaroMont Health also plan two new Mecklenburg County hospitals. Power Costs: North Carolina leaders are debating who should pay for the generation needed to serve data centers, as electricity demand rises. Freight: The Port of Wilmington received a $6 million federal grant to expand freight capacity.
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