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Governor Signs Brownfields Agreement In Charlotte

Gov. Pat McCrory
www.governor.state.nc.us

State officials have signed an agreement to clean up a former Superfund site near Charlotte. The deal is part of a project to create an eco-industrial park on a nearly 670-acre site. The site was once home to a former textile complex. Governor Pat McCrory says the agreement will launch the development of the region's largest eco-industrial park, called ReVenture West.

"This is a very exciting announcement for me, because myself and many others have been part of a team for the past 20 years, trying to clean up dirty land and dirty water," says McCrory.

McCrory says the park will include businesses devoted to alternative energy research and recycling. It will also include a 177-acre conservation easement that will help extend a well-used trail in the area.

Jessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up WUNC's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of WUNC in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
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