Trucks out, trains in: Fayetteville switches ethanol transport to rail
Most of the city’s ethanol supply is now coming directly from plants in the Midwest through freight train.
PWC to renew its focus on safety following increase in accidents
Employee accidents involving vehicles and equipment at the Fayetteville Public Works Commission are running twice as high as average this fiscal year. The utility is taking steps to reinvigorate a culture of workplace safety.
Lithium mining debate: Can Gaston County embrace green energy without sacrificing rural life?
In early May, it’s possible to find fields of wheat and lavender-colored straw flowers bordering two-lane roads that wind through Gaston County. This part of Cherryville Township lies roughly 35 miles northwest of Charlotte and about 82 miles southwest of Black Mountain. Continue driving, and one quickly discovers white signs lining county roads revealing what…
Economic recruiters say Cumberland looking for land to develop ‘mega site’
SPRING LAKE — An executive with Cumberland County’s economic recruiting agency told county mayors on Friday that the search is on for land to build a “mega site.” Robert Patton, executive vice president of the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Economic Development Corp., said at a meeting of the Mayors Coalition that the agency is looking for 1,000…
