Freightworks Transportation & Logistics Closing
FreightWorks Transportation & Logistics (FreightWorks), an asset-based truckload carrier, is a small family-owned business headed by President and CEO Joshua Farmer in Rutherford County, NC. While the company began with one used truck in 2012, FreightWorks had well over 100 trucks when they recently moved to their new facility at 668 Poors Ford Road in Rutherfordton. […]
Tory Shepherd Named CEO of Rutherford Regional Health System
November 23, 2022 Rutherford Regional Health System (RRHS), a Duke LifePoint hospital, has named Tory Shepherd its chief executive officer (CEO). Shepherd has served as interim CEO at RRHS since September. She will begin her tenure as CEO immediately. “We are excited for Tory to continue her journey at Rutherford Regional,” said Jamie Carter, Eastern […]
North Carolina’s Passenger Rail Service Breaks Record for Ridership
Raleigh Governor Roy Cooper says more people rode the N.C. Department of Transportation’s intercity passenger rail service in September than any previous month in the 32-year history of the NC By Train service. The Carolinian and Piedmont trains handled 48,488 passengers last month, which marks an increase of 32% over the average pre-pandemic monthly ridership […]
State Awards $30M for Clean School Bus Replacements, Including 43 New Electric School Buses
Raleigh Oct 17, 2022 More than $30.1 million from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program will be distributed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to fund 161 new school buses across the state, with the majority of the funding going toward new all-electric school buses. The new zero-emission and low-emission school buses are replacing […]
Spectrum Awarded GREAT Grant for Rutherford County, North Carolina
$13.5 Million Buildout Would Connect Nearly 3,000 Homes and Small Businesses to Gigabit Broadband with Starting Speeds of 300 Mbps ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Spectrum today announced it has been awarded a North Carolina Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Program grant of $4 million to bring gigabit high-speed internet access to nearly 3,000 homes […]
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina earns national recognition for strong commitment to public trust and conservation excellence
MORGANTON, N.C. — On August 18, 2022, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina received its national accreditation renewal from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission for the third consecutive term since the organization was first accredited in 2010. Thanks to this renewal, Foothills Conservancy remains in the network of over 450 accredited land trusts across the nation, […]
ICC student enters apprenticeship program with Sonoco
SPINDALE – Tabitha Lucas, a student in advanced manufacturing at Isothermal Community College, became the college’s first registered manufacturing apprentice this week. She will go to work and continue her studies at Sonoco, a plastics injection molding operation in Forest City. The facility primarily makes packaging components for many types of consumer products. “We are […]
Candidates Campaign Finances
Candidates Financial Reports Total Spent Second Quarter Total Spent this Campaign Sherriff Chris Francis, Incumbent (R) 7,103.19 (mostly refunds to supporters) 12,764.27 Steve Theodoropoulous (R) 2,760.60 24,253.72 Aaron Ellenburg (R) 5.570.00 28,997.69 Jason Wease (D) 8,335.80 17,581.06 Tony Roberson (I) Unable to determine from […]
Leading Homebuilder to Invest Nearly $34 Million in North Carolina with Expansions in Cleveland and Cumberland Counties
NVR, Inc. to add 261 new jobs across the state Raleigh NVR, Inc. [NYSE: NVR], a leading homebuilder, will create 261 new jobs in an expansion involving Cleveland and Cumberland counties, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest more than $33.9 million to expand its capacity in Kings Mountain and build a new […]
Electric-Powered Boat Manufacturer Will Create 170 Jobs in McDowell County
Innovative Electric Boat Manufacturer Forza X1 to invest $10.5 million in Marion Raleigh Jul 28, 2022 Forza X1, Inc., the builder of an innovative line of electric-powered boats, will invest $10.5 million to establish a new manufacturing plant in McDowell County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will create 170 jobs in Marion. “The […]
