The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center will invest more than $1 million in three companies in rural and distressed areas of North Carolina that promise to boost local economies. A Beaufort County yacht builder, a construction equipment manufacturer in Bertie County, and a floor molding business in Duplin County each will receive $350,000. For details, see the Philanthropy Journal report.



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