Small Town Battles Multinational Over Phosphate Riches
In Aurora North Carolina a town of 671 faces Texasgulf Inc as a phosphate discovery threatens its future The mine eyed near the town spurs backers and critics with a plan to create a buffer zone while the company expands operations amid protests evictions and farm losses The feud pits local leaders farmers and a major employer against each other over growth jobs and the towns sustenance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Nelsen
Aurora, N.C
Texas Gulf
Aurora
Grace Bonner
Haa
Lo Remee
Ube
Billy Thompson
Beaufort Granty
North Carolina
Frank Bonner
Texasgulf
Texasgull
Bonner
Hiram Paul
Paul
Andrew Best
Texasguli
Parten
Mra
Whit Morrow
State Department of Natural and Economic Resources
Texasquif
Borer
Paden
Hester
Ozark Town at Center of Nation’s Rural Revival
In Harrison Arkansas a population surge and factory growth reshape a remote Ozarks town. A 23 percent five year boom, rising land values, and a new community college reflect a broader shift of people from cities to the rural South and West, prompting talks of policy and planning among locals and state officials.
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John Hird
County Planning Board
Cenel
Oue Road
Liz Abner
Harrison
Chamber of Commerce
Ares
Richad Huis
Hudson
The
State University
Crooked Creek Valley
Harrison Times
Bowne County
Gur
Congress
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Arkansas
West
Bill Baker
Ozarks
North Arkansas Community College
Baker
Mt. Judea
Snowball
Eula
Tilly
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Terangulf
7Th Carolina State University
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Randy Hester
N.C
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Jules Loh
Wesler
Harrison, Ark
Thomas Jefferson
Afnet
Milan
Howard McColley
Arkansas-Missouri Ozarks
Jore and
Community College
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Guilford County
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