NC Exports Hit Record High

NC exports hit a record high of $14.8 Billion USD, in the first half of 2012.  North Carolina merchandise exports increased by 6 percent in the first half of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA).

Read the full article on the Greater Wilmington Business Journal website.

USA InvestCo partners with State to Create Cold Storage Facility

The North Carolina Department of Transportation released an article about USA InvestCo’s intention to construct a refrigerated warehouse facility on the Port of Wilmington.  The North Carolina Council of State voted (9 to 1) to approve a lease that gives the go-ahead to a public-private partnership seeking to construct a cold storage facility at the Port of Wilmington.

The partnership between the North Carolina State Ports Authority and USA Investco is expected to create a state-of-the-art cold storage facility for near-vessel storage of fruits and vegetables, meat and other agriculture products, both imports and exports.  This project is contingent upon the award of state […]