Record #:

921

Author(s):

Tuttle, Steve

Abstract:

Burke County is experiencing growing pains as a result of an economic boom in the 1990s.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 51 Issue 1, Jan 1993, p25-28, 32-36, il

Subject(s):

Economic development--Burke County; Morganton; Burke County

Record #:

23731

Author(s):

Milling, Marla Hardee

Abstract:

Susie Hamrick Jones is executive director of the Foothill's Conservancy of North Carolina, based in Morganton. Jones works to prevent developers from dividing large wooded areas and she also pushes for restrictions on tree removal.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 2 Issue 2, March/April 2008, p68-75, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Morganton; Conservation of natural resources--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

30951

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, where the mountains come into view, substantial development of old and new industries has increased over the past five years. Major industrial developments have included the $1 million expansion of the Drexel Furniture Company plant, the largest poultry processing plant in North Carolina--Breeden's Poultry and Egg Company, Brown Cabinet Works, Burke Farmers Dairy, and Wolverine Finishes Company.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 16 Issue 6, November 1958, p68, 69, 103, por

Subject(s):

Morganton; Burke County--Industry