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Drone Inspects Bridge in North Carolina

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation used a drone to inspect the Marc Basnight Bridge last month. The bridge, which crosses the Oregon Inlet, is the first in the state inspected via drone. Operators flew the drone to inspect the bridge’s 10 largest columns, monitoring high-definition…

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North Carolina Is Business Facilities’ 2020 State Of The Year

Business Facilities

North Carolina has been named Business Facilities’ 2020 State of the Year, the first time the Tar Heel State has earned the magazine’s top honor. Read: North Carolina Is Business Facilities’ 2020 State Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Continental Structural Plastics Investing $45M In North Carolina

Business Facilities

The lightweight composites maker for the transportation industry will create 61 jobs and add a new paint line and equipment at its Rowan County, NC facility. . Read: Continental Structural Plastics Investing $45M In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Boom Supersonic Chooses North Carolina For New Manufacturing Plant

Business Facilities

The post Boom Supersonic Chooses North Carolina For New Manufacturing Plant appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. Boom Supersonic will manufacture its new supersonic passenger aircraft, Overture, at Piedmont Triad International Airport, creating more than 1,750 jobs.

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Amazon, Eli Lilly To Bring 1,100 Jobs To North Carolina

Business Facilities

The post Amazon, Eli Lilly To Bring 1,100 Jobs To North Carolina appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. Amazon will establish a distribution center in Cumberland County, NC; Eli Lilly will invest $1B in a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Concord.

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Legislature Slashes North Carolina Roads Budget

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The financially beleaguered North Carolina Dept. of Transportation could see its current $1.5-billion billion road-building budget cut by nearly one-third under a bill passed June 25 by the state legislature.

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Arrival Building Second U.S. Microfactory In North Carolina

Business Facilities

Microfactory In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. Electric vehicle (EV) maker Arrival will invest $41.2M in a new microfactory in Charlotte, NC, bringing more than 250 new jobs to the region. Read: Arrival Building Second U.S.