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Beverage Company To Add 226 New Jobs In Burke County

Unix Packaging, a California-based contract manufacturer of branded and private label beverages, will create 226 new jobs in Burke County, Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday. The company will invest $19 million to locate its first East Coast manufacturing facility in Morganton.

In Pandemic, Using Drones To Drop Medical Supplies From Sky

With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box drifts downward and lands with a plop, less than 8 minutes after launch.

Georgia Governor Offers State As GOP Convention Host Amid Virus

Georgia’s governor is offering his state and its β€œworld-class facilities” as the host of the Republican National Convention β€” a day after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the convention out of North Carolina if that state’s Democratic governor didn’t assure Trump that the August gathering can go forward despite coronavirus fears.

SC Education Leader Wants More Summer School Money

South Carolina’s top education official wanted $115 million for summer school programs to get some of the state’s most vulnerable students back on track after missing at least 10 weeks of in-person classes because of the coronavirus.

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