GTP breaks ground on military aircraft maintenance site

The N.C. Global TransPark is set to bring in 444 new jobs and more than $400 million in investment with a new complex the U.S. Navy will use to maintain and repair military aircraft. About $435 million is projected to be used for the construction of the Fleet Readiness Center East C-130 Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, MRO, complex at the GTP, said Mark Pope, president of the N.C. Global TransPark Economic Development Region. Pope announced the plans during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Kinston site that included state, federal and...