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Boat builder buying NC company, seeks to create 500 new jobs
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 20, 2021 at 3:14 pm EDT
NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) The world’s largest fishing and recreational boat builder on Thursday announced its acquisition of North Carolina-based Hatteras Yachts, with plans to upgrade Hatteras operations in New Bern as White River Marine Group seeks to boost saltwater vessel sales.
WRMG, a subsidiary of the company that operates Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, aims to create 500 new jobs at its proposed Craven County operations by 2025, according to state Commerce Department officials.
“With Hatteras’ rich heritage of craftsmanship and access to some of the world’s best offshore angling, our aim is to help solidify New Bern as the world’s capital for saltwater gamefish and boat building,” Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris said in a news release from Gov. Roy Cooper’s office. Morris, Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and others joined White River
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Here s a look at the storms that have left their imprint on Craven County and surrounding areas in the past decade:
2020: Hurricane Isaias made landfall on August 24 near Southport and made a beeline for inland Goldsboro. The effects in town were mild with 2 inches of rain (2 and a half in Havelock). You can live with a hurricane like that.
2019: Hurricane Dorian came in with an honor guard of tornadoes on September 5 one damaging homes and businesses on Emerald Isle. New Bern was not badly affected with winds only reaching 54 mph (though we got a dousing of 7 inches of rain), but Ocracoke was hit with a seven-foot storm surge and the island is still recovering. 190,000 North Carolinians were without power.