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Edgecombe Furniture expands in Greenville
A Pitt County furniture maker is planning a nearly $4 million expansion of its facility thanks in part to an $80,000 grant from the state, Pitt County Government announced. Edgecombe Furniture, an existing Pitt County manufacturer of high-performing commercial furnishings, has been operating in North Carolina for nearly a century and in Pitt County since 2019, after the company purchased a 140,000-square-foot facility on Staton Road north of Greenville. Edgecombe Furniture CEO Bob Phillips said the company has grown substantially in the last five to 10 years. ”We moved to Pitt County in 2019. Since then we’ve gained a lot of really good new customers,” Phillips said. The expansion will allow the company to produce more product and advance its offerings into new lines. ”In our industry, there are always new designs and new changes. We are always doing (something) new to some level,” Phillips noted. “We also believe there are new customers we believe we can get with the increased production space.” Company leaders plan to add 56,260 square feet of state-of-the-art operational space and create at least 10 new jobs at the Greenville facility. The new jobs will run the gamut within the company, including engineers and product
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Statewide Halloween ‘Booze It & Lose It’ campaign targeting impaired driving next week
Statewide Halloween ‘Booze It & Lose It’ campaign targeting impaired driving next week.
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ENC residents receive free hearing aids in New Bern through nonprofit giveaway
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) — More than 20 eastern North Carolina residents received free hearing aids in New Bern on Tuesday through the Miracle-Ear Foundation. Fittings started at 10 a.m. as part of a statewide week of impact. On Saturday, the foundation’s Miracle Mission in Hickory fitted more than 120 people for hearing aids.
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Voters flock to the polls on the last week of early voting
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This Small North Carolina Town Built A Whole Food Tradition Around Pickles
What makes a town drop a giant pickle instead of a glittering ball on New Year’s Eve? In North Carolina, cucumbers have serious main-character energy. Every December 31, a glowing pickle descends into a giant jar at 7 p.m. sharp. Midnight is apparently far too late for this kind of dill.
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WARN filing lists Greenville Foster facility for closure
How many workers will be affected by the Greenville Foster closure?. What other Foster location is listed for closure besides Greenville?. GREENVILLE, Pitt County — The Foster facility located at 1060 Taylors Creek Drive in Greenville is scheduled to close March 5, 2027, affecting 12 workers, according to a WARN filing.
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Twin Rivers Friends Big Fall Book Sale returns to New Bern Oct. 28-31
Thousands of books will be available during the Twin Rivers Friends Big Fall Book Sale from Oct. 28-31 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1125 Pinetree Drive. Organizers describe the event as Craven County’s largest book sale. Available items will include novels, children’s books, cookbooks, history books, biographies, memoirs, works by local authors, CDs, DVDs and puzzles.
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Coastal Carolina Regional Airport awarded $750K grant to pursue DC flights
NEW BERN, Craven County — Coastal Carolina Regional Airport has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant to help bring daily nonstop flights between New Bern and Washington, D.C. The airport announced the funding in October through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. Coastal Carolina...
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These North Carolina Bluffs Still Hide Trenches Civil War Soldiers Dug Over 160 Years Ago
High above a bend in the Roanoke River, a set of earthen walls has outlasted every soldier who shaped them. From the water, almost nothing shows except a split rail fence at the top of a steep clay bluff. Climb up, though, and the 1860s are waiting in plain sight....