Project Ranger – Bridge Infrastructure for Aerospace Manufacturing Employment
Organization:
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Foundation
Amount:
12000000
Program Area:
Economic Catalyst Program
County of Applicant:
Buncombe
Year:
10/22/2020
Description:
This grant will be used for the construction of a public bridge across the French Broad River that will allow Project Ranger to create a new manufacturing facility. Project Ranger expects to create 800 new jobs paying an average wage of $68,000, and to make a capital investment of as much as $650 million. The project is expected to attract workers from a 22-county labor shed.