Dare County airport to receive $2.7 million in state, federal grants
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and last updated 2021-02-28 21:37:27-05
RALEIGH â The N.C. Board of Transportation approved state and federal grants for safety and airfield improvement projects at 10 North Carolina airports, including the Dare County airport.
More than $9.5 million in state funding has been awarded for various projects that officials say will help the airports increase capacity, attract new jobs and businesses to their communities, and improve safety for pilots and passengers.
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Hickory Airport Among Ten To Receive State Grant Funding
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Hickory Airport Among Ten To Receive State Grant Funding
February 26, 2021
During its February meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation approved state and federal grants for safety and airfield improvement projects at ten North Carolina airports. A local airport is among those to receive funding.
More than $9.5 million in state funding has been awarded for various projects that help the airports increase capacity, attract new jobs and businesses to their communities, and improve safety for pilots and passengers.
$720,000 in state funds were allocated to complete design and environmental work for the repair of the parallel taxiway at Hickory Regional Airport. Hickory’s airport received the third-highest of the ten grants and is the only recipient located in western North Carolina.
The establishment of U.S. Treasury-certified opportunity zones in Forsyth County in May 2018 continues to provide mixed results to residential markets in six census tracts reviewed in a report released this week by Attom Data Solutions.
Opportunity zones are economically distressed census tracts qualified to receive private investments through a new vehicle known as opportunity funds.
The goal is connecting those tracts with investors, offering tax credits and other tax incentives to get investors involved.
All but one of the 11 Forsyth tracts are in the central part of Winston-Salem. They account for more than 25,000 residents. They are among 47 in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina, and 252 statewide.