AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoNorth Carolina Elections: Roy Cooper won the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, and Democrat Jamie Ager flipped western North Carolina’s 11th District; Don Davis held his eastern House seat. Aerospace Manufacturing: Pratt & Whitney’s Asheville plant expects to cast its first certified engine blades and vanes by early 2028, with regular production targeted for midyear. Solar Manufacturing: Inox Solar Americas has moved equipment installation forward at its planned 3-gigawatt North Carolina cell factory, targeting production in the second quarter of 2027. Industrial Investment: Bracco plans a $230 million contrast-media plant in Sanford, its first U.S. factory; a North Carolina meat processor also secured a $250,000 federal expansion grant. Rail and Power: Nearly $36 million in federal rail funding will support safety work and preparations for passenger service in western North Carolina. Fayetteville’s Butler-Warner plant, the state’s only municipally owned generation facility, marked 50 years of service.
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