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UMBERTON — U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, whose 8th District includes Robeson and Scotland counties, on Monday toured Cape Fear Arsenal in Lumberton as part of a four-business tour he will make this week of manufacturing companies in his district.
“I’m excited about the potential for this business to succeed and grow in Robeson County,” Hudson said. “I think the market is right at this time for this product.”
LUMBERTON - A start-up ammunition manufacturer plans to create 204 jobs in Robeson County over the next five years, starting this summer.
Cape Fear Arsenal will expand its product from manufacturing projectiles to manufacturing all components of finished ammunition.
Jobs should be available as production increases, beginning in August when the company receives a new machine.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 — President Barack Obama vowed to press forward despite a deeply divided Congress, calling for equal pay for women and a higher minimum wage during Tuesday night’s annual State of the Union address.
Although President Obama’s second term agenda has been marred with low approval ratings and a health care law that has sputtered to get off the ground, his talk of equal pay for women and a higher minimum wage drew thundering applause and standing ovations, albeit mostly among bipartisan lines.
Some Cheerwine is on the line after a friendly congressional wager on today’s National Football League playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., made a friendly bet Friday, according to the Miami Herald.