Source: Gareth McGrath, WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 4/28/22


An island along the central North Carolina coast named for a distinctly 20th-century technology could soon be home to an industry increasingly seen as powering the 21st century.  The state-run N.C. Ports Authority is proposing to develop infrastructure and facilities in Morehead City to create a "multi-use terminal to support the manufacturing and operation in the automotive and offshore wind industry." According to documents tied to the project's environmental study filed this month, the proposal calls for paving most of the 154 acres of undeveloped land the ports owns on Radio Island, a large spoil island located between Morehead City

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