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Port details economic benefits to chamber |
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September 18, 2008 - While opponents point out what impacts the N.C. International Terminal would have on Southport and other neighboring communities in coastal Brunswick County, ports officials are touting the economic benefits the project would have on the rest of the region and across the state. Officials with the N.C. State Ports Authority took their public relations campaign to the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, providing a brief overview of the international terminal and other projects during a chamber luncheon held at Cross Creek Commons in Leland. Stephanie Ayers, director of planning and development for the ports authority, updated the chamber on the project’s latest developments, including the recent commitment of $250,000 by the N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) to study the feasibility of constructing a new, access-controlled highway to serve tractor-trailers accessing the terminal. When asked if success for the terminal hinges on the completion of roads projects such as the Wilmington Bypass extension to U.S. 17 near Leland or the proposed Cape Fear Skyway, Ayers said a separate highway specific to port traffic is ideal.
“Certainly we want to connect to an interstate-quality road and not to a local road,” she said.
Others in attendance asked for specifics about the terminal’s economic impacts, especially regarding creation of local jobs. Ayers replied that the terminal would create 6,200 jobs directly related to port operations. Additional jobs would arise from constructing the terminal, though those opportunities would disappear upon the project’s completion. By Jonathan Spiers, State Port Pilot |
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Clinton, Obama play to a raucous crowd |
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May 3, 2008 - The N.C. Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner usually has the air of ritual. On Friday night, it reflected the aggression of the hardest-fought presidential primary race in decades. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke late Friday at Dorton Arena before a crowd of 5,000 charged-up, chanting party activists. Obama tried to hold his diminishing lead in North Carolina while Clinton mounted a late push to make the state "a game-changer." The candidates were facing their most important audience in Tuesday's presidential primary: the powerful superdelegates who could determine the nomination, and activists who must decide whether to rally to the eventual winner. For the first time in the North Carolina primary, Obama drew sharp contrasts between himself and Clinton. He said he had not accepted campaign contributions from political action committees and Washington lobbyists, or adopted poll-tested positions, and had always opposed the war in Iraq. "Real changes have never been easy," Obama told a raucous crowd. "The status quo doesn't give up without a fight. The status quo in this country are not just Republicans." Speaking first, Clinton chose not to attack Obama. Instead, she used her moment to portray herself as a champion for the middle class, promising to push for jobs, health care and an end to the war in Iraq. "If Senator Obama is the nominee, you better believe I will work my heart out for him," Clinton said. Obama offered a similar promise: "If Hillary Clinton were the nominee, I would support her in a heartbeat." By Rob Christensen Read Jefferson Jackson Dinner |
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Wilmington to host Clinton on Sunday |
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Hillary Clinton is coming downtown. She’ll be on the Riverwalk at the corner of Market and Water streets Sunday evening. The rally is set to begin at 7 p.m., but people can line up as early as 5 p.m. to see the Democratic presidential hopeful, said Danny Rotert, Clinton’s regional communications director.The New York senator will talk about things Wilmington folks care about, offering solutions to issues related to the economy, jobs and the environment, Rotert said. “Wilmington is an important anchor community in southeastern North Carolina,” said Rotert, who’s based in the Port City. “Some really great schools and businesses are located here.” By Ana Riberio, Star News |
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Obama visiting Port City on Monday |
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April 26, 2008 - Barack Obama will visit the Port City on Monday, part of a two-day swing through North Carolina in advance of the May 6 primary. In a town hall-style meeting, the Democratic presidential candidate will talk mainly about the economy, including his middle-class tax cut proposals, as well as pushing special interests out of Washington, D.C., campaign officials said. Doors open at 11 a.m. for Obama's meeting at Trask Coliseum, 679 Wagoner Drive, on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus. The event is free and open to the public, however, tickets are required. Admission is based on a first come, first serve basis. By Patrick Gannon |
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Hillary Clinton held her first campaign event in Jacksonville |
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April 26, 2008 - Hillary Clinton held her first campaign event in Southeastern North Carolina this morning with lots of pro-military talk, plenty of jabs at President Bush, a few shots at her Democratic rival and numerous references to the good times when her husband was in the White House. “Some people say they didn’t like the 1990s, which is fine,” said the former First Lady, a twinkle in her eye. “But what part of the ’90s didn’t they like, the peace or the prosperity?”That line was one of many that drew thunderous applause from the hundreds of supporters gathered at the Jacksonville fire station where Clinton spoke. By Gareth McGrath Read Hillary Clinton in Jacksonville |
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