Trade dispute delays Triangle Tire plans to build new plants

Trade dispute delays Triangle Tire plans to build new plants

By JOHN H. WALKER Staff Writer Jul 23, 2020 Norris Tolson, President and CEO of the Carolinas Gateway Partnership, told the Telegram that Triangle still has plans to build here. “The last time I talked with them, they told me that they are still coming to Kingsboro,”...
Tarboro shell building starts to take shape

Tarboro shell building starts to take shape

By JOHN H. WALKER Staff Writer Jun 27, 2020 While rain continues to slow progress of the 65,000-square-foot spec building under construction at the Tarboro Commerce Center, work is progressing as the superstructure is now up and workers preparing to erect the siding...
Work continues on new DMV headquarters

Work continues on new DMV headquarters

William F. West Staff Writer May 8, 2020 Has the coronavirus put on hold the transformation of the former Hardee’s corporate headquarters complex into the future state Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters? If your answer is no, then you are correct. “The work never...
New pharmaceutical firm set to locate in area

New pharmaceutical firm set to locate in area

By WILLIAM F. WEST Staff Writer A startup nationwide pharmaceutical business has selected a shell building in the West Nashville Commerce Park as a base of operations — and crews are at work readying the location. Joe Cascone, a co-founder of Asterra Labs, told the...
Golden LEAF loans available to small businesses

Golden LEAF loans available to small businesses

By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Small businesses in North Carolina can apply for loans up to $50,000, with no interest and no payments due for six months, to help them stay afloat as the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down large swaths of the...