Source: Ulrich Tombuelt, WRAL, 2/21/19

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ulrich Tombuelt is vice president of operations for SAERTEX, a manufacturer in Mecklenburg County.
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With North Carolina’s legislative session well-underway, I have a renewed optimism about many exciting new economic development and employment opportunities for communities all across the state. The end of 2018 marked the end of our state’s two-year moratorium on wind energy developments, which has unnecessarily put a hold on new wind projects in eastern North Carolina. More importantly, the moratorium kept the state from financial investments, construction and full-time jobs, manufacturing opportunities, and resulting property tax revenues for rural communities that would have been a shot in the arm for many areas.

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