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Highlight Photo GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES STATE AGREES TO PURCHASE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN 9/29/2008
Gov. Mike Easley announced that the state of North Carolina has agreed to purchase Grandfather Mountain, one of the state’s premier signature landmarks, in Avery County from the Morton family and Grandfather Mountain Inc. Grandfather Mountain will be North Carolina’s 34th state park. The agreement sets a purchase price of $12 million for the 2,601-acre undeveloped portion of the tourist destination as well as a conservation easement on the remaining 604 acres that will be managed through a nonprofit entity by the heirs of Hugh Morton.

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES 102 JOBS IN CLEVELAND COUNTY 10/13/2008
Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Greenheck Fan Corp., an international supplier of commercial and industrial ventilation systems, plans to expand its Kings Mountain plant, investing $10.3 million and adding 102 jobs during the next three years. The expansion was made possible in part by a $66,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. full story...

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES $2.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL AMERICORPS GRANTS AVAILABLE 10/10/2008
Gov. Mike Easley today announced that more than $2.3 million in federal AmeriCorps grants are available for North Carolina nonprofits and government agencies that work to address education, public safety, homeland security, environment and human service needs. The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, which is located in the Governor's Office, will coordinate grant distribution. full story...


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