TARBORO — The owner of an Edgecombe County boat manufacturer told a congressman on Monday that his company, which plans to triple its local work force over the next three years, might not prosper if federal lawmakers pass a controversial labor bill that’s building momentum in Washington, D.C. (Rocky Mount Telegram)
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Tarboro NC – Owner, lawmaker debate labor bill
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on April 8, 2009
Posted in Congressman G. K. Butterfield, World Cat Tarboro NC | Tagged: World Cat Boat Manufacturer; Employee Free Choice Act | Leave a Comment »
Tarboro NC – Butterfield to Tour World Cat (Jobs)
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on April 5, 2009
U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield
1st District of North Carolina
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Contact: Ken Willis |
Butterfield to Tour World Cat
Tarboro, N.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield will tour World Cat boat manufacturing facility on Monday, April 6.
World Cat recently announced plans to invest $2.65 million and add 120 jobs over the next three years at its Tarboro facility. The new jobs are expected to pay an average of $29,560, plus benefits. The company currently employs 60 people.
Butterfield said the jobs are critically important to the community, which is suffering 16.9% unemployment.
WHAT: Congressman Butterfield tours World Cat
WHEN: Monday, April 6, 3 – 4 p.m.
WHERE: World Cat, 1090 West St. James Street, Tarboro, N.C.
Posted in Announcement, Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Press Release/News Alert, World Cat Tarboro NC | Tagged: Congressman G. K. Butterfield, World Cat | Leave a Comment »
