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Another JDIG grant bites the dust as Durham company pulls out of agreement

The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Economic Investment Committee (NCEIC) ended yet another Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) on Tuesday after a Durham firm said it couldn’t create the 878 jobs promised under the agreement.

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Another NC incentive deal falls through as Bandwidth pulls out

North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Economic Investment Committee (NCEIC) officials terminated yet another incentives package Tuesday with a Raleigh-based communications software company after the company said it couldn’t follow through with the required hiring goals.

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Allstate’s pulling out of NC incentive deal continues trend

One of the nation’s oldest and largest insurance companies had its incentives package terminated by the North Carolina Economic Investment Committee Tuesday for failing to add thousands of jobs to its operations center in Charlotte.

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More woes for VinFast as fed issues safety recall for all their U.S. vehicles

If the bad reviews weren’t enough, now comes word of VinFast’s recall of all 999 vehicles sent to the U.S. due to safety concerns. The Vietnamese-based electric vehicle maker wants to build a $4 billion EV production plant in Chatham County.

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‘Just don’t.’ Brutal reviews of VinFast car come amid merger to save NC plant plans

Safety, quality, and monetary concerns are being raised about a Vietnamese electric vehicle maker that has its sights set on building a $4 billion EV production plant in Chatham County.

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Eminent domain puts Moncure properties in crosshairs of NC’s VinFast project

Van Anh Nguyen, VinFast’s U.S. Manufacturing CEO met with Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state and local officials, and representatives from Central Carolina Community College last week to announce the partnership between the college and the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer.

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