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Craven County approves local match for Project Home 2, citing $11.3M investment and 199 new jobs
Summary
The board approved a resolution and future budget amendment to provide a 50% local match ($250,000) for a $500,000 state rural infrastructure grant to support BSH's $11.3 million investment and creation of 199 jobs at its New Bern facility; the Craven Iron Alliance pledged $100,000 toward the match.
Craven County commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 2 to approve a resolution and authorize a future budget amendment supporting Project Home 2, a local expansion by manufacturer BSH that county staff said will involve $11.3 million in real estate, machinery and equipment and create more than 199 jobs over five years.
Jeff Wood, the county’s economic development director, told the board the North Carolina Department of Commerce awarded a $500,000 grant under the Rural Infrastructure Authority to assist the…
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