Biggest investment in rural NC history held up due to conflict with China

The DCN News Blog Online TV: I travel through Kingsboro everyday going to work.

A Chinese company’s planned tire factory in Edgecombe County that was called the biggest investment in the history of rural North Carolina is being held up due to international politics.

Economic developers in the area say they’re concerned the delayed project is holding them back from pursuing other deals.

Offering 400 acres of wide-open land ready for construction, developers say the Kingsboro megasite east of Rocky Mount is one of the best locations for business in the state.

To prove it: A major international company picked the land for its US headquarters more than three years ago.

So why is there still nothing built there? (Read more)