LUMBERTON — The CEO of a company expected to create 150 good-paying jobs and invest more than $15.2 million locally during over the next three years says Robeson County beat out eight other counties in two states to get his business.

David Hargitt, the CEO of Cape Fear...

LUMBERTON — Cape Fear Arsenal Inc., a manufacturer of ammunition products in the Southeast, will locate a facility in Lumberton that will create 150 jobs and invest more than $15.2 million in the community during the next three years.

The plant will be in a vacant 65,00...

PEMBROKE — The president and chief executive officer of a food company said Thursday that his company is locating a processing facility near Pembroke because of the coordinated efforts of local and state officials and agencies involved in industrial recruitment.

“They d...

LUMBERTON — Martin Gibbons, Robeson County’s Industrialist of the Year, never thought he would end up in Lumberton owning and operating companies that specialize in industrial ball valve and automation equipment, as well as pipeline strainers and check valves.

Gibbons,...