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Kannapolis, N.C., Breaks Ground on Business Park.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August, 2001
By Richard Rubin, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 17--KANNAPOLIS, N.C.--The city, trying to move beyond a textile-based economy, broke ground on its Gateway Business Park Thursday morning.
Clutching golden shovels, city officials grinned and said they hoped the 85-acre park, off N.C. 73 near Interstate 85, will attract new industries and distributing companies.
The city spent about $2 million to buy the property and joined Charlotte-based developer MarkPiercePoole Properties to market it.
"We stand here today in an area that has been a dream of Kannapolis for a long time," said Mayor Ray Moss, who later climbed into a trackhoe to move the first pile of dirt.
In a few months, crews...
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