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12821
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Marked by a 268% increase over the past decade, Grifton is North Carolina's fastest growing town. Facilitated through the availability of jobs, a steady rate of incoming employers, as well as the construction of new residential developments, Grifton has been transformed into a town of opportunities, mercantile competition, and prosperity.
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35612
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Grifton’s population grew four fold from 1950-1960, with Kinston’s DuPont plant as the recognized factor. In the shadow of an industrial giant, a family owned business can be easily invisible. An exception was Cox’s Trailers. Location was an obvious factor, but offering quality service and products played just as much a role in its local popularity the past four decades.
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