N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-111, center, presented an oversized check Monday to Burke Development Inc. for $35.5 million for the Great Meadows Megasite. The site is off Interstate 40, Exit 94. Moore is joined by, from left, N.C. Sen. Warren Daniel, R-46; N.C. Rep. Dudley Greene, R-85; McDowell County Commissioner David Walker; Burke County Commissioner Chairman Scott Mulwee; Burke County Commissioner Jeff Brittain; and N.C. Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R-86.
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-111, speaks during the Great Meadows Megasite announcement on Monday. The site is off Interstate 40, Exit 94. Standing behind Moore is, from left, N.C. Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R-86; N.C. Rep. Dudley Greene, R-85; N.C. Sen. Warren Daniel, R-46; and Burke County Commissioner Jeff Brittain.
Burke County Commissioner Chairman Scott Mulwee, center, speaks to the crowd gathered for the announcement of the Great Meadows Megasite on Monday. He is joined by McDowell County Commissioner Vice Chairman David Walker, left, and Burke County Commissioner Vice Chairman Jeff Brittain.
Under a canopy of trees, state legislators joined Burke and McDowell county officials on Monday to announce what could turn out to be a “game-changer” for the counties and region.
NC House Speaker Tim Moore was in Burke County on Monday for an announcement on a Megasite off Interstate 40 Exit 94.
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N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-111, center, presented an oversized check Monday to Burke Development Inc. for $35.5 million for the Great Meadows Megasite. The site is off Interstate 40, Exit 94. Moore is joined by, from left, N.C. Sen. Warren Daniel, R-46; N.C. Rep. Dudley Greene, R-85; McDowell County Commissioner David Walker; Burke County Commissioner Chairman Scott Mulwee; Burke County Commissioner Jeff Brittain; and N.C. Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R-86.
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-111, speaks during the Great Meadows Megasite announcement on Monday. The site is off Interstate 40, Exit 94. Standing behind Moore is, from left, N.C. Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R-86; N.C. Rep. Dudley Greene, R-85; N.C. Sen. Warren Daniel, R-46; and Burke County Commissioner Jeff Brittain.
Burke County Commissioner Chairman Scott Mulwee, center, speaks to the crowd gathered for the announcement of the Great Meadows Megasite on Monday. He is joined by McDowell County Commissioner Vice Chairman David Walker, left, and Burke County Commissioner Vice Chairman Jeff Brittain.
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