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On the Record: Changing Chatham County
The last year and a half has been a whirlwind of big economic development deals here in North Carolina, two of the biggest are coming to Chatham County. Vietnamese company VinFast plans to invest $4 billion into an electric vehicle factory in the eastern part of the county at a megasite in Moncure, the automaker plans to hire 7,500 people there. On the west side of the county, semiconductor chip-maker Wolfspeed is building a $5 billion factory near Siler City, which could add 1,800 jobs. WRAL goes On The Record to examine the future of the county, the companies behind the growth, and sits down with lifelong residents to ask how they are feeling about a changing Chatham County.
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The last year and a half has been a whirlwind of big economic development deals here in North Carolina, two of the biggest are coming to Chatham County. Vietnamese company VinFast plans to invest $4 billion into an electric vehicle factory in the eastern part of the county at a megasite in Moncure, the automaker plans to hire 7,500 people there. On the west side of the county, semiconductor chip-maker Wolfspeed is building a $5 billion factory near Siler City, which could add 1,800 jobs. WRAL goes On The Record to examine the future of the county, the companies behind the growth, and sits down with lifelong residents to ask how they are feeling about a changing Chatham County.
Web Editor : Jodi Leese GluscoPosted 2023-08-12T19:00:00-0400 - Updated 2023-08-12T19:00:00-0400