rancenc 3240 Report post Posted April 9, 2017 New baseball stadium in downtown Fayetteville breaks ground! http://www.wral.com/fayetteville-business-owners-say-baseball-stadium-is-an-economic-home-run/16630360/ 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 In eastern NC for a few days first stop in Greenville lots of growth here new apartments downtown and lots of growth at hospital and all over town. New huge Stantonsburg Rd Dickinson Ave 10th Street connection underway. Many more restaurants downtown and lots more apartments since my years at ECU. Photos 1.2 Vidant Medical center 3 new brewery along Dickinson ave 4 new apartment complex and parking deck downtown 5. greenville municipal bldg 6. new parking garage for new apartment complex 7. 5th street downtown 8. Self Help credit union building and office 9. another city owned parking deck (was zero decks downtown when I went to school here) 10 and 11 newer student apartments across from campus with parking deck 12/13 New Lidl grocery store opening this Thursday on Fire Tower Rd south Greenville (this is the same design being used for all their stores across NC including Charlotte's new South End store). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 Thanks for the email reminder and or course the postings. It looks like ECU's campus development seems to be going deeper into the downtown core of Greenville which is great. Stimulates retail, commercial, and hopefully non traditional student housing options! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 More of Greenville ECU campus and the campus looks a lot better than it did years ago. New student center being built along 10th Street 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 ECU Medical Dental school and Vidant Hospital area in Greenville. This area is really growing with new buildings being added, new patient tower at the hospital. New Medical center downtown 10th St Connector bridge over Dickinson Ave. Last photos are of the ECU Dental school. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 Historic Edenton NC is beautiful located on Albemarle sound. Edenton was established in 1712. Oldest courthouse in state still in use 5th photo. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 Elizabeth City and nearby Dismal Swamp State Park just 3 miles south of VA border. Town of Hertford in Perquimmans county. Dismal Swamp has 28 miles of biking and hiking trails and like most NC parks is free to visit.1st photo of the controversial windmills near EC I like visiting small towns in NC. Breath of fresh air from the big cities. First town photos are Elizabeth City last 3 photos are Hertford NC 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 Small town of Belhaven NC on Pungo River is home to a great farm to fork restaurant called Spoon River Market. People come from 50-100 miles to dine there (as I did with my friends from Greenville) Nearby towns are interesting too Washington and of course Bath. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarhoosier 5750 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 These are super views of a corner of NC that many never see or think of. Thank you. My visits to E City and Hertford and Edenton are still fresh in memory and never to be forgotten. Edenton especially with the cupola house, oldest house in NC, Old jail in use for 200 years courthouse, womens tea rebellion in Revolution just so much. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 14, 2017 30 minutes ago, tarhoosier said: These are super views of a corner of NC that many never see or think of. Thank you. My visits to E City and Hertford and Edenton are still fresh in memory and never to be forgotten. Edenton especially with the cupola house, oldest house in NC, Old jail in use for 200 years courthouse, womens tea rebellion in Revolution just so much. Here is the Cupola House I forgot to attach it and a few more from Edenton. It is a great little town and all should come up this way as this was civilized NC not backwoods like the Piedmont in colonial days. If you are a history buff this part of NC is where it is at including New Bern and Wilmington both of which I have been too. First time to Albemarle Sound area. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 23, 2017 Great win for Goldsboro and eastern NC a new South African biltong jerky plant. 60 new jobs. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2017/06/23/project-jerky-an-international-snack-food-maker.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2017-06-23&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1498247799&j=78436961 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Glad to see continued growth in the downtown area of Fayetteville. http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170612/downtown-fayetteville-having-spurt-of-retail-growth 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted July 9, 2017 Great article on the growth in the City of Rocky Mount. http://businessnc.com/town-square-rocky-mount-looks-carolina-connector-push-positive-growth/ 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) More of NC's smaller cities need visionary people like Stephen Hill......kudos to people who are willing to plough their money back into the community. http://businessnc.com/stephen-hill-is-betting-art-will-transform-kinston/ Edited September 2, 2017 by rancenc 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted January 15, 2018 Great redevelopment in Rocky Mount! http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article193165804.html 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted February 20, 2018 Company selects Washington NC for corporate headquarters. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2018/02/16/manufacturer-selects-n-c-over-virginia-for-new.html 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted April 9, 2018 Great to see additional office space coming to the downtown area of Fayetteville. http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20180313/new-downtown-office-building-may-be-fayettevilles-tallest 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted June 16, 2018 Just back from Greenville NC and it is booming with new apartment growth, retail etc. Some photos from this week. Large apartment complexes near downtown and in downtown that look like the ones in Charlotte or Raleigh. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted August 2, 2018 Great story about the changes in Rocky Mount area in Edgecomb and Nash counties. Good things going on (finally) http://businessnc.com/the-nash-edgecombe-economy-heats-up/ 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NcSc74 359 Report post Posted August 10, 2018 On 6/16/2018 at 3:52 PM, KJHburg said: Just back from Greenville NC and it is booming with new apartment growth, retail etc. Some photos from this week. Large apartment complexes near downtown and in downtown that look like the ones in Charlotte or Raleigh. Kind of wish the city would have channeled some of that growth to a more urban plan. Downtown is still that of a small town and the surrounding area is a sprawling mess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 Article from about a month ago discussing the opening of two apartment complexes opening up in downtown Greenville http://www.reflector.com/News/2018/06/24/A-Tale-of-Two-Towers-Hundreds-set-to-move-into-downtown-Greenville-area.html 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 Nice article on Washington NC http://businessnc.com/washington-builds-on-its-river-front/ 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 71363 Report post Posted September 6, 2018 Here are some photos of mine from downtown Washington from June 15. Their downtown is beginning to really pop. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merthecat 355 Report post Posted September 7, 2018 It's really great to see a prospering downtown in that part of the state! We need those islands of vitality to draw more business out there. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 3240 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Nice article on the city of Washington! http://businessnc.com/washington-builds-on-its-river-front/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites