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🌱 Two Morehead City areas land federal investment incentives

Newport, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Two Morehead City areas land federal investment incentives

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📰 News we're reading

• Two Morehead City areas designated for federal economic development incentives (wcti12.com) — Two Morehead City areas will qualify for federal investment tax incentives starting Jan. 1, 2027, under new Opportunity Zone designations. One area retains its status and another joins the program for a 10-year term. Newport helped support the nomination process, though the designated areas are within Morehead City's planning jurisdiction.
   

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  • Bring a friend and come check out the first annual Cannonsgate Neighborhood Yard Sale, Saturday November 14!
    Gates will be open from 8am - 1pm. Dishes, sporting goods, clothing, tools, furniture, home goods and much more! 4087 NC 24 East, Newport NC (Five… (Nextdoor Cannonsgate)
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🗞 Nearby News

Morehead City

  • NC angler sets new state record with unusual unicorn filefish caught off Southport (wcti12.com)
  • Noe-Brooks Funeral Home Continues Local Family Ownership of a Crystal Coast Tradition (kdhnews.com)
  • Passive Income: What It Is and How To Earn It (wcti12.com)

Atlantic Beach

  • Morehead City man charged after boat collision off Atlantic Beach (wcti12.com)
  • Retirement (wcti12.com)

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