About Time

In case you hadn’t noticed this week, WNC is getting a little more attention from Raleigh lately. Retail jobs, mostly, but it’s a start:

The small businesses benefitted by the Main Street Solutions grants will create or retain a minimum of 233 permanent full-time and part-time jobs, in addition to 195 construction jobs, according to the grant applications.

RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue recently announced that eight communities will receive a total of $1.95 million through the state’s Main Street Solutions Fund. Towns in Western North Carolina include Morganton and Waynesville.

Add to those two Kings Mountain. That’s three towns west of Statesville getting some economic development help. Somebody has noticed we’re out here.