By Corey Davis, Staff Writer, Rocky Mount Telegram; March 4, 2018
A big reason for the excitement of CSX building the $270 million Carolina Connector intermodal hub and transfer facility was that it was going to be built on the Edgecombe County side of Rocky Mount.
While the Twin Counties’ economy as a whole has struggled for many years, Edgecombe County has longed suffered with one of the highest unemployment and tax rates in the state, but the creation of the intermodal was viewed as a game-changer and a project that would bolster the county’s economy and for the Twin Counties.
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