State wooing plane maker
News and Observer
Dudley Price Staff Writer
RALEIGH -- State officials are going shopping in South America to give North Carolina''s sagging economy a boost. The officials hope to persuade Brazil''s Embraer, the world''s fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, to build an assembly or support facility at one of the state''s larger airports, such as Raleigh-Durham International Airport or Kinston''s Global TransPark. The aerospace giant has shown interest in North Carolina before...
News and Observer
Dudley Price Staff Writer
RALEIGH -- State officials are going shopping in South America to give North Carolina''s sagging economy a boost. The officials hope to persuade Brazil''s Embraer, the world''s fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, to build an assembly or support facility at one of the state''s larger airports, such as Raleigh-Durham International Airport or Kinston''s Global TransPark. The aerospace giant has shown interest in North Carolina before...