Prospectus 2017

ATM:

Signs to point the way

HISTORIC HALIFAX: Learning from history

CSX:

Benefiting Halifax County

Inside This Issue Frank V. Avent, III: Great things are happening in Halifax County — 5 Percilla West: Welcome to the Roanoke Valley — 6 ATM: Signs to point the way — 7 Pipeline to boost local area and state — 11 Historic Halifax: Learning from history — 12 Halifax County is ready for work — 14 PCB’s buyout a positive for plant — 16 Arizona based biotech will set up shop in Hobgood — 18 New leadership looks to maintain KapStone’s legacy — 20 Meherrin River Forest Products looks to the future — 22 Sylvan Heights: A large feather in the cap of Halifax County— 26 Don Pancho: Community & tortillas — 30 HCC going on 50 — 32 Littleton: Little town, big heart — 34 CSX benefiting Halifax County — 36

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PROSPECTUS 2017 PUBLISHER Titus L. Workman publisher@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7065 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Baretta Taylor btaylor@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7042 MANAGING EDITOR Duke Conover dconover@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7054 NEWS EDITOR Tia Bedwell tiabedwell@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7056 CIRCULATION Kristal Murphy kmurphy@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7050 AD EXECUTIVES Linda Foster lindafoster@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7040 Rhonda Irby rhondairby@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7047 Toni Meeks tmeeks@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7066 Chrital Harris charris@rrdailyherald.com 252-410-7045

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Khai Hoang, John Dixon, Gareth Farrell, Samantha Harris, Lori Medlin and Cathy Scott GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hope Callahan hopec@rrdailyherald.com

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Great things are happening in Halifax County

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o many great things are happening in Halifax County! As you read through the 2017 Prospectus, you will see the strong forest products industry that exists in our area and how companies like KapStone Paper & Packaging and Meherrin River Forest Products continue to make investments in Halifax County.You will also read about major infrastructure developments in our area: the Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal terminal and Atlantic Coast Pipeline. These projects are game changers in creating economic opportunities for Halifax County and all of eastern North Carolina.

You will also read about the Mayor of the most wonderful Town of Littleton and how he and the Town Commissioners are working with downtown businesses to develop niche opportunities for growth. Most importantly, we hope that you will get a sense of the endless opportunities that exist in Halifax County. Our location along the Interstate 95 corridor, combined with world-class infrastructure and a “work ready” labor force provide great opportunities for new and expanding business investments.

Halifax County’s future is bright, primarily because of the people that work tirelessly to support economic opportunities and truly believe that “working together works.”

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Welcome to the Roanoke Valley!

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outhern charm, rich history, spectacular natural setting and mouthwatering dining are just a few of the delights that await you in Halifax County.

Nestled on the banks of the mighty Roanoke River, which gave rise to commerce in the area, we like to say“ rushing river water can take the edges off rocks and people”! We are confident you will find that true and you will enjoy the quality of life in the area.

The natural landscape of the county provides a wealth of recreational activities. From Lake Gaston, a 34-mile manmade lake, and Medoc Mountain State Park, a 2,300-acre natural wildlife preserve and the Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail, where you can step back in time to the end of the 18th century, there is something for everyone to enjoy in Halifax County.

This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sylvan Heights Bird Park. Make sure you visit this world class park that is home to more than over 2,500 birds from all around the world.

Also, this year we celebrate a “rebirth” of history coming to life at Historic Halifax. Step back in time to the spot where the first document for American independence was signed in 1776, The Halifax Resolves.

When your day is complete, Halifax is famous for its hospitality. We offer national chains adjacent to Interstate 95 and quaint B&Bs. We hope you will consider spending a weekend or a lifetime in our community. Contact our visitor’s center located just off I-95 at Exit 173 or visit us at www.visithalifax.com and find out why, “The Roanoke Valley Rocks”!

Percilla West Chairwoman Halifax County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Signs to point the way

BY JOHN DIXON

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ndustries in Halifax County are integral to the flow and direction of our society.

One such industry is traffic markings, the lines and arrows that adorn roads and parking lots everywhere. These markings can be made from a wide range of materials such as paint and thermoplastic.Very few companies create rubber traffic markings with the leader in that particular niche being the giant 3M Company.

However, a competitor has made its home right here in Halifax County as a division of the Patch Rubber Company in the form of Advanced Traffic Markings.

ATM is a brand within the Patch Rubber Company that is itself a division of the publicly traded Myers Industries. Patch Rubber founded the ATM division in 1991 and it has since grown a distribution network that sends its products around the country.

Jeff Allen, Patch Rubber Company’s director of sales, indicated this network is

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set to expand in the near future.

“ATM is currently investing in sales and distribution throughout the United States,” Allen said. “There are plans to expand the production operations here in Halifax County as early as 2017.”

This planned expansion is well with ATM’s fiscal performance as sales have seen a 20 percent growth in the past two years.

All of ATM’s product is manufactured in Halifax County in the Becker Industrial Park. The rubber is manufactured and painted at the plant and the final product is also produced at the plant.

The finished goods are then marketed by regional sales managers throughout the U.S. The most widely produced of the wide range of products made at the facility is a simple 4-inch wide strip of rubber with glass beads embedded in it for reflective purposes. These strips form the lines running down the middle and sides of the road. The company also produces turn arrows and thick rubber rumble strips.

Plant Manager Robert Wells indicated the plant is about two years away from needing to expand for greater physical capacity, if the current sales growth rate of 10 percent per year continues. He praised the county for being part of a boom area for the rubber industry and having a well established infrastructure in place for new businesses.

“With I-95 running through the area, it stands to reason that more businesses could flourish in the area,” Wells said.

Allen agreed with this sentiment, saying “ Halifax County is a great place to operate a business. The work ethic of the people and loyalty to the company allow us to invest in the people, equipment and products here at Patch Rubber and ATM.”

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Pipeline to boost local area and state

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BY KHAI HOANG

he Atlantic Coast Pipeline — a project costing approximately $5 billion and spanning 600 miles — will provide lower energy costs, energy security and new jobs here in Halifax County once it’s completed.

The ACP, which is made possible through a collaboration between Dominion, Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and Southern Gas Company, will generate $762,500 and $1.6 million in annual tax payments to Halifax and Northampton counties, respectively. The underground pipeline will take gas from West Virginia, Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and bring it down through North Carolina, almost reaching South Carolina.

Bruce McKay of Dominion, the company that will operate the pipeline, said groundbreaking should begin in 2019 and finish in 2022.

“This is one of the biggest projects of its type in the country proposed today,” he said. “We’ve been at it for about two years: the planning, the designing, permitting, routing.”

In addition, businesses could look at Halifax and Northampton counties in a new light because of the ACP. McKay explained while many locations have land, a large company uses large amounts of energy. With the ACP that need is sated.

He noted North Carolina will see about $680.2 million in economic activity, 4,426 jobs supported and $1.1 million in average annual tax revenue during construction. When the pipeline is operational, McKay said the state will see $11.7 million in total annual economic activity as well as 925 jobs supported.

Nationally customers will save approximately $377 million each year.

“Much of that is through lower power prices. Roughly 80 percent of this gas will be used to generate electricity, so Dominion and Duke, who are the big customers here, we’ve both shut down a number of our coal fire power plants in recent years and some more will probably be shut down,” McKay said. “A lot of that power generation is being replaced with natural gas.”

The ACP will also tackle another problem: North Carolina’s constrained supply on gas.

McKay said the state receives most of its supply from a single pipeline, noting it’s rare for a state to do so.

“All your eggs are in that basket,” he said. “Having a diverse supply and a great supply now from this line will benefit this area.”

The Halifax County Board of Commissioners have also been anticipating the ACP. Board Chairman Vernon Bryant said he and the other members on the board are excited about the pipeline and the economic opportunities it will provide to not only the county but the rest of the Roanoke Valley.

“Naturally the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is just like anything else; it has its pros and cons to it, but it has in my opinion and I think the board of commissioners agree, it has more pluses to it than the minuses,” Bryant said. “It will help the county as a whole, help us to improve as far as growth and opportunities for our citizenry in Halifax County.”

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Learning from History: Historic Halifax undergoing revitalization under new manager

BY JOHN DIXON

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alifax County holds a place in American history of being the birthplace of the Halifax Resolves, the first official action in the American colonies’ call for independence. The document blazed the trail later followed by the Declaration of Independence and earned North Carolina its title “First in Freedom.”

Given the momentous nature of the events that took place on April 12, 1776, it stands to reason the Roanoke Valley prides itself as being home to the 37 acres and 10 structures that make up the Historic Halifax site.

A local production, aptly named “First for Freedom,” is the second longest consecutively running outdoor drama in North Carolina. Unfortunately, the venue that acted as a staging area for the drama, the Joseph Mumford Amphitheater, fell victim to time — the same with much of the rest of the site — resulting in it being condemned.

In 2014, the Halifax County Economic Development Commission made a concerted political effort to restore and revitalize the site for economic and preservation reasons. The following year the lease for the amphitheater returned to the county and a committee was approved to guide its rehabilitation and intends to reopen the amphitheater by April 12 for Halifax Resolves Day. Earlier this year, Bob Bemis took over as site manager, bringing a large amount of energy to his new role.

“I’m often referred to as … enthusiastic,” Bemis said of himself with a pause and chuckle.

Bemis has been participating in historical reenactments for 20 years and intends to bring the full weight of his experience to bear on Historic Halifax. Within the next year, Bemis intends to have a working period-appropriate forge set up on site where he can offer classes in smithing. in addition to this, plans are set for tailoring and leather working classes, which Bemis also will lead.

“There’s never been an 18th or 19th century artisanal craft I didn’t want to learn,” he said.

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The bellows for the forge are being produced in Old Salem by the same facility that produces similar equipment for Colonial Williamsburg. Bemis will build the forge himself using materials such as handmade bricks from Salisbury that are accurate to the time period portrayed.

The site is and will continue to be staffed by skilled interpreters who engage with and educate the public.

“When you meet one of my interpreters, he’s not going to give you a silly accent and believe that it’s really 1780,” Bemis said. “You’ll be talking to a trained professional who has spent years studying history who will be able to help guide you through the site.”

In addition to the classes and day to day activities of the site, bemis has also planned three “large scale vignettes” that were created from scratch or by revamping standing events. Two years ago, the Historic Halifax site began running a “Revolutionary War Days” event in the spring to commemorate the role Halifax played in the war effort.

Bemis found this concept too nebulous to market and has instead planned an “Occupation of Halifax” event in the second week of June based on when Gen. Cornwallis occupied Halifax during the war.

The event will be large in scale, closing off the main street of Halifax and involving 50-70 actors as occupying troops.Visitors will have to obtain papers for passage and run the risk of being placed in jail as they engage in firstperson interaction with actors.

In addition to this event, Bemis has also planned a Federalist Barbecue event and smaller niche events including an equestrian event based on the outfitting of the Third Light Dragoons. In 2018, Bemis intends to replace the occupation event with a “Muster on the Green” event based on the raising of the North Carolina militias and maintain a rotating schedule for these large-scale set pieces to prevent fatigue.

“Everyone on staff here has been doing a fantastic job to take this site to the next level,” Bemis said. “When you think of Revolutionary War sites in Eastern N.C., we want to be the center of attention. This place deserves it.”

The restoration of the Historic Halifax site goes hand in hand with the revitalization of the town of Halifax as a whole. State Rep. Michael Wray, D-27th, has been instrumental in the creation of a canoe trail leading from the town to the Roanoke River for easier access. Patterson Wilson, owner of the popular farm-to-table restaurant the Hen and the Hog, is another essential figure in the revitalization of the town. In addition to running a successful restaurant, she is opening an art center in downtown Halifax across the street from her restaurant. Plans are to offer classes for all ages and skill levels. Wilson has already proven her acumen by acquiring and restoring a vacant house from the early 20th century that is now home to five different antique dealers.

Lori Medlin, president and CEO of the Halifax County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said, “We are just happy to support Historic Halifax and the history of the site coming alive.”

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Halifax County is ready for work

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BY KHAI HOANG AND JOHN DIXON

alifax County became an even better place for businesses to call home this year thanks to the NCWorks Certified Work Ready Community initiative.

Allen Purser, former president/CEO of the Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce, who now serves as executive director of the Halifax Community College Foundation said a county recognized as an NCWorks Certified Work Ready Community shows potential employers it has a skilled work force.

“But in a broad sense, (employers) can say ‘OK, this student has this skill set and will work well with this job,’” Purser said.

When the county became the 19th in North Carolina to achieve certification on Oct. 18, Purser said it gives businesses the ability to streamline hiring because of the number of skilled workers available in the Valley.

During an October celebration for the new certification, N.C. Chamber Director of Government Affairs Jake Cashion said Halifax County demonstrated its commitment to work force development and saluted the architects for surpassing certification goals in the county.

To make this happen, students in the county had to earn a National Career Readiness Certificate, which demonstrates they have necessary work force skills.

The certification has three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each level carries varying requirements in mathematics, locating information and reading for information.

On the gold level, people are expected to decide what information, calculations or unit conversions will solve problems. They must also summarize information from one or more detailed graphics, apply straightforward instructions to a new situation similar to the one described in the material and demonstrate other select skills.

Halifax Community College and other schools in the area have

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offered courses to obtain the certificate.

According to outgoing HCC President Ervin Griffin Sr., the college has offered the program for at least 10 years.

“This will allow (graduates) to have two certifications when they go out to find employment,” Griffin said.

In addition, HCC also makes the certificate available to those who just want to be certified.

Besides having a number of people receive the certificate, the county had to meet other goals to become work ready.

First, a Work Ready county must have a four-year graduation rate of at least 94 percent; or a four-year graduation rate of at least 75 percent with an average annual increase of 1 percent in the last five years; or an average increase of 2 percent per year for the previous five years if the four-year graduation rate is less than 75 percent.

Halifax County meets the second criteria, Purser noted.

In addition, the Work Ready requirement calls for a certain number of of people who are unemployed or job seekers, graduating students or those currently employed to have a certificate.

These people are identified as “emerging,” “current” and “transitioning,” respectively.

Halifax County had to have 159 people under emerging, 52 people under current and 416 people under transitioning. Fortunately, the county had already met those goals in March, with 791, 262 and 503 people in those respective categories.

Roanoke Rapids Mayor Emery Doughtie, Halifax County Board of Commissioners Chairman Vernon Bryant, Executive Director of the Halifax County Economic Development Commission Cathy Scott, and many more all joined the Chamber and Griffin in this process.

“This is a great thing,” Purser said. “The only thing that holds us back is us.”

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PCB’s buyout

a positive for plant longevity in the Valley

BY GARETH FARRELL

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CB Piezotronics of North Carolina should see a strengthened role in the Roanoke Valley with its parent company’s acquisition in a $580 million deal, officials said.

A tenant at the Halifax Corporate Park for about 10 years, PCB employs close to 200 Valley residents, which makes it one of the largest employers in the area. The company manufactures a variety of sensors, accelerometers, and similar electronics that are used in everything from automobiles to aerospace and defense technology.

MTS System Corp. of Eden Prairie, MN., acquired the PCB Group, based in Depew, N.Y., in a deal that closed early July.

Some media outlets stated MTS was a rival scooping up a competitor, said PCB President David T. Hore, which wasn’t the case.

“We’re not a competitor at all,” he said.

Instead, Hore said the two companies manufacture different products that generally complement each other, which is reflected in the deal.

“Once the transaction is complete, the MTS sensors unit will be combined with the PCB business while retaining each company’s well-established brand names,” he said. “Before they bought us, (MTS) was a $550 million dollar business with two business segments.”

Hore said its test business segment was worth $450 million and MTS’s sensor business was worth $100 million. Under the acquisition, MTS’s $100 million sensor business will be given to PCB to operate and manage, he said.

Hore said unlike other corporate buyouts that can lead to downsizing, this deal would not result in that or any closure of its plants or operations.

“The buyer, MTS, made commitments to us that they would

not close any facilities or force us to lay off any employees, and they followed through on that commitment,” he said.

In fact, Hore said quite the opposite took place.

“I was actually down there (in Halifax)... handing special bonus checks to every employee that was employed with PCP … before July 5, the closing date,” he said.

Hore also added that is he incredibly proud of the Halifaxbased plant.

“The decision to open a plant in Halifax County approximately 13 years ago was a decision made by myself and John Lally, co-president of PCB at the time,” he said. “Many people from our own company and New York officials told us at the time that we were making a mistake because we would not be able to find good employees in rural North Carolina.

“We were very impressed by Cathy Scott (executive director of the Halifax County Economic Development Commission) and other local economic development officials, as well as then Gov. (Mike) Easley who was involved personally. We ignored the naysayers and made the decision to open a plant in Halifax County. Thirteen years later, I could not be happier with that decision. We are very proud of our Halifax plant and specifically our hardworking, dedicated and loyal North Carolina employees.”

He did note MTS has their own manufacturing plant in Cary, but the two plants will not be consolidating. The only change in their case is they will be managed by the same plant manager.

Cathy Scott said it’s always good to see employers strengthen their tie with the community.

“It’s all about job retention,” she said. “It’s all about having a good company like PCB, and making sure we do support that company and do things that can help them grow.”

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Arizona based biotech company will set up shop in Hobgood

BY GARETH FARRELL

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n Arizona based company with ambitions of pioneering the development of medicinal products from agriculture has its sights set on the small town of Hobgood for a production facility.

Phoenix-based Botanisol Holdings has a biopharmaceutical division developing a proprietary anti-inflammatory medication that may be a possible substitute for three of the world’s top 10 selling drugs of 2016. Scott Propheter is a local farmer who is CEO of the company’s Hobgood based production division, Criticality, LLC. He said the town is the perfect place for their facility.

“Believe it or not, the conditions here in Eastern North Carolina are suitable to where you can grow a number of other plants associated with botanical drugs.” he said.

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With the promise of favorable growing conditions, Propheter and Botanisol partnered with the North Carolina based BioRegen innovation cooperative, who have an established relationship with area farmers.

The hope, Propheter said, is to have “BioRegen growers grow all of our future botanical drug crops.”

Botanisol’s surprising interest in Eastern North Carolina stems from Propheter’s own roots in the area.

An Arizona native, Propheter was friends with the founder of Botanisol Holdings, David Talenfeld. After joining the Marine Corps, Propheter met his wife who is a Hobgood native. The two were married and soon after her father asked him if he had any interest in farming.

“I said of course I do. So I got out of the Marine Corps and got into agriculture,” he said.

Then, a few years ago, Talenfeld asked him to come on as CEO of Criticality and lead the construction of a new facility.

“There was nobody I trusted more with this opportunity.” Talenfeld said. “Scott had the right combination of experience, training, and character to take our company to new heights.”

As a farmer himself, Propheter said he knows growing crops for botanical drug producers is a unique agricultural opportunity for local farmers.

“It presents a substantially greater monetary reward than growing conventional commodity crops,” he said.

Technology, Propheter explained, is increasing yields in agriculture, but the cost associated with the technology is going up while the higher yields are depressing commodity prices.

“So farmers are making less off these traditional commodity crops than ever before,” he said.

But, it’ll still be some time before local farmers are growing medicinal crops or the company processes them into pharmaceuticals.

By 2017, he noted, the company hopes to be in

production with anti-inflammatory ingredients and cannabidiol, extracted industrial hemp.

“Last year, the industrial hemp pilot program was approved in North Carolina,” Propheter noted.

As Criticality expands its production, Propheter noted the business should bring a number of goodpaying jobs to Halifax County.

“We’re hoping to tailor our facility to be able to extract valuable medicinal and even industrial and consumer products from plants and produce year round,” Propheter said. “If we’re able to realize that objective, you’re looking at a good number of high paying jobs.

We’re looking at chemists, quality assurance and quality control people, folks for marketing and someone to maintain our good manufacturing practice compliance.

We hope to make North Carolina a global leader in advanced bioproduction, providing opportunities for farmers while speeding humanity’s transition from petrochemical-based to advanced agroeconomy.”

Those potential jobs wouldn’t have been possible without help and assistance from a number of people, Propheter noted. Some of the people who helped Criticality get started in Halifax County were Cathy Scott and Frank Avent with the Halifax County Economic Development Commission, Mark Phillips with the N.C. Biotech Center and Eastern Carolina University, which has a robust research relationship with Criticality and the other members of the Botanisol Holdings family of companies.

“We’re built from the ground up,” Propheter said.

“Our investors are Eastern North Carolina farmers, doctors who share our long-term vision for the industry. It was really an exciting opportunity to be able to talk to these people and experience their genuine enthusiasm for this project.”

We hope to make North Carolina a global leader in advanced bioproduction, providing opportunities for farmers while speeding humanity’s transition from petrochemical-based to advanced agro-economy.

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New leadership looks to maintain KapStone’s legacy

BY JOHN DIXON

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ith around 400 employees, KapStone Paper and Packaging is one of the largest employers in Roanoke Rapids. As such, it stands to reason any leadership changes at the mill

would be notable.

New mill manager Rob Kreizenbeck stands ready to meet the challenges. With 26 years of experience in the paper industry and three and a half years with KapStone, Kreizenbeck is well matched for leadership of the Roanoke Rapids mill site.

Originally hailing from Washington state, Kreizenbeck has lived all over the country during his tenure with International Paper and assumed his new role as mill manager in October.

Most recently, he was serving as maintenance director of the KapStone in Longview, Wash. The mid-Atlantic area is new to Kreizenbeck, he said, but he is undaunted by the new environment and even seems to relish it.

“I’m excited about coming out here,” he said. “It’s a new area to explore, new things to see. For me personally outside the mill, that’s exciting.”

Kreizenbeck also intends to remain active in the company’s philanthropic efforts, such as the company working with and contributing to the United Way. The United Way campaign kick off at KapStone was in November.

“I’m looking forward to continuing the mill’s support in that area as well as some of the other charities we’re involved with,” he said.

When it comes to plans for the mill, Kreizenbeck is optimistic.

“Change is the nature of our business,” he said.

“There’s already a lot in the pipeline here at the mill, the mill has a very good operation record historically.

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coming that will allow us to build on the mill.”

Kreizenbeck is not the only recent change to the management at the Roanoke Rapids mill site. Lisa Floyd, who has worked for KapStone for three years, recently took on a new role as human resource manager for the mill after serving as safety manager.

Floyd is a native of Roanoke Rapids and graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School and North Carolina State University. She worked as the HR manager at Reser’s Fine Foods for 13 years. Her excitement to work at KapStone appears to know no bounds.

Rob Kreizenbeck “I truly believe that we are an employer of choice,” she said. “When the opportunity came available to work at KapStone, it truly was a dream job in HR. Everybody has good people but I truly believe that we have the best.”

Floyd is particularly proud of the mill’s behavior-based safety program, which is driven by peerto-peer employee observations. This is built off of awareness of one’s own safety as well as the safety of others.

Kreizenbeck and Floyd are eager to work with the Roanoke Rapids team to uphold the same sterling standard of service going forward. Any new projects will be approached with the same enthusiasm and tenacity the company Lisa Floyd has shown in the past.

Operating on the philosophy drawn from his maintenance background, Kreizenbeck intends to fine-tune the mill and leave it even better than he found it.

“There’s been good investment in the mill up to this point,” he said. “I’m confident — with our track record on capital and operating results — that we’ll continue to make the investments to keep the mill in a good position.”

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Meherrin River Forest Products look to the future

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BY JOHN DIXON

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hree years ago, the Meherrin River Forest Products Corporation opened a new site in Halifax County on the grounds of what used to be Coastal Lumber. The company promised to create 40 jobs in accordance with the terms of a grant from the One North Carolina Fund that also included a stipulation based on investment performance standards.

Meherrin River Products is a hardwood sawmill that produces lumber for export markets, pallet manufacturing, railroad ties and other industrial applications. In addition, the mill produces hardwood flooring and chips and sawdust that go toward paper and pallet production.

The initial plan was to invest $1.8 million over the span of three years while creating the aforementioned jobs. With the initial three year period coming to a close, Meherrin River Products has met and even exceeded the benchmarks set by the grant. In fact, the N.C., arm of the company has a 30 percent larger production yield than the Virginia arm with only 10 more employees. The company overcame an early hurdle created by their new home in the form of the equipment. Much of the mill equipment on the premises was in need of refurbishment or replacement but the company modernized the facility and found uses for the older machines that were still functional.

With 2017 looming large on the horizon, the corporation’s president Don Bright is now planning the company’s trajectory for the next three years and has plans to make the Halifax site a much larger operation.

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“We are working on expanding our drying operation,” Bright said. “We also have several other projects in the works to increase the efficiency and yield of our raw materials.”

All lumber used in non-industrial projects must be dried before it can be used. By expanding the in-house drying operation of the mill, Bright hopes to enable the mill to ship lumber across the nation and to foreign markets in order to bring revenue previously lost to foreign companies back to the domestic market.

“We are bringing back dollars from loss of manufacturing,” Bright said. “It’s a big deal for us because we are bringing outside dollars back to the US.” The expansion efforts are being aided by a rural development building reuse grant. Meherrin intends to rehabilitate former Coastal Lumber buildings so that they may be used to house the new drying operations.

Bright hopes to create 20 new jobs at the mill with the expansion of the drying operation. In addition, Bright also hopes to acquire sustainability accreditation that shows all of the mill’s materials come from sustainable, renewable sources.

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Sylvan Heights: A large feather in the Halifax County cap

BY KHAI HOANG

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ylvan Heights Bird Park began as a meek venture 10 years ago, bringing only 7,000 visitors its first year. Since then, it’s grown into a local economic giant, attracting 50,000 people annually.

Lori Medlin, Halifax County Convention & Visitors Bureau president/CEO, said the park brought in about $3 million in economic impact in fiscal year 2015-16.

“They had their 10th anniversary, they’re getting tremendous exposure from the media, so they’re on national publications, they’re on television, they’re bringing a lot of people to Halifax County by virtue of the marketing they’re doing,” she said. “They are a true partner in putting Halifax County on the map.”

The only one of its kind in North America, the bird park has a mile loop in the park that gives visitors opportunities to see birds from every non-arctic continent. Even local residents have taken in the fun and splendor of Sylvan Heights.

Medlin recalled a Scotland Neck resident approaching her in mid-November wanting to start a business because of the economic impact Sylvan Heights has on the town.

“And that’s the whole idea of tourism,” Medlin said. “We bring the people in, and then the commerce happens.”

Brent Lubbock, the park’s operations and development director, said businesses have expanded and grown because of Sylvan Height’s presence. One local restaurant has managed to develop a patio and area for bands to play, he said.

“And they’ve said part of that is because of what we are bringing to the community, and Hometown Hardware is offering more things; now they’re actually offering gas in town where you can drive up and they’ll fill your car up,” he said.

In addition, Sylvan Heights also helps to sustain local businesses.

“Some of the businesses have told us they wouldn’t even be here if it wasn’t for having Sylvan Heights in town, and that’s over the last decade,” he said. “Other businesses I think they’ve said that they’ve been able to maintain what they’re doing because of the additional income from the people that are coming to the area that weren’t visiting the area to begin with. And now with 50,000 visitors a year, that’s quite an impact.”

He stressed the importance of spending locally, noting stores will disappear without support.

“For anyone that lives in this part of our world or eastern North Carolina that says ‘I want more stores’ or ‘it’s a shame that one shut down’: Shop local, eat local, spend locally,” he said. “If you’re not doing that, don’t be surprised we lose what we have because

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they need those dollars.”

The park’s founder and Lubbock’s father, Mike Lubbock, said he feels accomplished for what Sylvan Heights has become, especially since it debuted in a recession.

“It’s been a big impact I think not only in our area but I mean we’re getting a lot of people now that are from Raleigh, Durham, Norfolk,Va., and places like that, and the more that it gets out, the more people come,” he said.

With Sylvan Height’s first decade behind, Mike Lubbock looked toward the next 10 years.

“Obviously I want to see it continue, I want to see the place nicer than it is.

Obviously we want to be doing more work probably in other countries to try to save species — that’s one of our main priorities,” Mike Lubbock said. “I don’t want to turn it into an amusement park.

I never want to do that. We don’t want lots of rides and things. We have a kiddies playground, which is about as far as we go on that. Our amusement is feeding the birdies and connection with the birds. As long as we can keep going like that I think we’ve got a fair shake at it.”

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wenty-four hours a day, six days a week, Halifax County’s Don Pancho food manufacturing plant produces countless numbers of tortillas.

The company, a subsidiary of the Beaverton, Ore., based Reser’s Fine Foods, opened its 85,000-square-foot Halifax plant in 2010 with production lines for two types of tortillas. Plant manager Steve Snyder said the building is split into two parts so they can manufacture corn and flour products simultaneously, without cross-contamination.

Since opening, Snyder said the company’s grown significantly.

“We’ve grown since 2010 because when we first opened, we actually shut a plant down in Nashville and then

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opened this one,” he said. “So we took a lot of equipment from there and brought it here, but then we also brought a lot of new equipment in.”

In 2013, the company added even more production lines for flour production.

“So we’ve actually increased our headcount from 125 to 155 (employees),” he said.

The increase in production lines, extra employees and more shifts all contributed to incredible production growth in 2016.

“In 2010 we brought 10 million pounds of business from the plant in Nashville,” Snyder said. “And this year, 2016, we’re at 31 million pounds. That’s a heck of an increase over the years, we’ve really grown.”

Especially, he noted, when each tortilla is weighed in grams.

“Thirty-one million pounds is a lot of tortillas,” he said.

Even though the company already produces millions of tortillas, Snyder said the plant is designed to be expanded.

“We can double our capacity in corn and at least double our capacity in flour,” he said.

“We’re built for the future.”

If more lines are added, Snyder said, more employees will inevitably be hired.

Beyond the plant’s daily activities of mixing dough and packaging tortillas, Snyder said an important part of Don Pancho’s Halifax operation, and the next door Reser’s plant, is its role in the community.

“I think we’re a huge benefit to the county, not just for the fact that we’re supplying some 150 odd jobs at this plant.” he said. “The Reser’s family has always been a family that gives back to the communities where their plants are located.”

The company budgeted funds for various community organizations and charities, Snyder said, with a special emphasis to donate to programs that benefit children.

Reser’s and Don Pancho have contributed to Boy Scouts of America, local sports programs and most area schools, to include Roanoke Rapids and Weldon High schools.

Snyder noted they also contribute to many area churches.

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hose who created Halifax Community College almost 50 years ago were revolutionaries — bringing higher education to a rural area — and those today have continued that legacy.

Already, hundreds of thousands of students have entered the halls of HCC. Allen Purser, Halifax Community College Foundation executive director, estimated the school has affected one-in-six county residents.

“You’ve got 50 years of community college, and the impact it’s having on this community,” he said. “I mean that’s been huge if you think about everybody that’s attended here, come to an event here. I would almost guess that it’s touched every citizen in Halifax and Northampton counties.”

Purser said he eventually wants to create a fund so all Roanoke Valley residents can attend the school free of charge.

“Hopefully that would make a difference for a second-

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grader saying, ‘Oh, I can go to college when I grow up,’” he said.

The school isn’t the same as it was half a century ago when it opened at a former motel on U.S. Highway 301.

Outgoing president Ervin Griffin Sr. said now at its current location in Weldon, businesses and industries have changed the lessons available at the school. Some of the courses available now wouldn’t have been thought of during the school’s inception. People from outside the Roanoke Valley and from Virginia attend courses at HCC, Griffin said, such as dental hygiene and nursing.

“I would think if you would go back to when they started the college in ’67 down in the hotel on 301 and to where we are now and the number of things we have worked with, I think they were probably very visionary to even start a college,” Griffin said. “All the counties that did not start a community

college some 50 years ago, I think they would have wished they made the investment to start a college because every place that you go with businesses and industry are thinking about moving into a community (with a college) and the first thing they ask ‘can you train or can you retrain the employees that we would have here.’”

In addition, the facility has added Roanoke Valley Early College, where students can earn associate degrees along with their high school diplomas. The Northampton New Tech Early College Academy & High School joined mid2016, and Roanoke Rapids Graded School District has approved collaborating with HCC for its own early college program.

Halifax County also became an NC Works Certified Work Ready Community, and HCC has become a location for lessons and testing for certification.

With its upcoming golden jubilee in September, Griffin

said he wants to see the school grow even more.

“I’d like to see all of our career and technical programs that we have consolidated in a new facility on campus,” Griffin said. “And we’re looking at where we can put our automotive, we can put our industrial technology, we can put our welding, we can put our machining in a new facility on campus, and with that facility also put what I call our corporate training, they call it work force development,” he said.

Griffin added he dreams that because of the school Halifax County will no longer be designated as Tier 1, but as Tier 3 instead.

“I hope in the next 50 years that those who will be in charge of the school systems, the county government and all that, I hope they really realize the investment in education is something that has to be made,” Griffin said. “It really means a lot if you invest in your children early.”

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Little town, big heart

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he town of Littleton is known by many names, “Little Town,” “Gateway to Beautiful Lake Gaston” and “The Little Town with the Big Heart.”

The latter seems to be the most appropriate.

With a population of just under 700, Littleton is the textbook definition of a small town. However, that title is more a badge of honor to its residents than a hindrance. Everyone looks out for each other and helps each other. Mayor Ron Girdley

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and his wife can be seen walking their pet pig down to the post office every weekday, stopping to greet shop owners along the way. The charming, friendly atmosphere, paired with the low cost of real estate, has created a wealth of opportunity for small businesses.

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Town Clerk Wanda Clark said, “The economy here is driven by small businesses.” Some of the long-time staples in the community include: Littleton Hardware, Bird’s Eye View, Buddy Isle’s Automotive, Casa Mia’s, Grandpa’s Kitchen and Patchwork Pallets. These businesses, among others, have stood the test of time.

“They’ve put so much into this town” Girdley said.

“The mayor and town clerk speak very highly of the local business owners and seem to admire their hard work and dedication,” he said.

Girdley and his wife moved to Littleton from Richmond,Va. The mayor took office in January and has stayed busy ever since.

Clark has also been very busy lately. In addition to being a town employee, she opened her own business in Littleton. She seems to truly love the town and said, “We have the best of the small-town atmosphere” and said people are a perfect example of “neighbors helping neighbors.”

One of the many things Girdley and Clark said they are very proud of is the new library, which offers individualized computer training and even hosts “Toddler Time.”

Another aspect of Littleton that helps contribute to its economic growth is its rich history and thriving tourism. Some of the well-known historical sites include St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and Person’s Ordinary.

Person’s Ordinary is the oldest historical landmark in Halifax County. It was built in 1739 on the stagecoach road that ran from Hillsborough to Halifax. It is rumored to be haunted and has been investigated by another local tourist attraction The Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum.

This museum, located on Mosby Avenue in Littleton, is famous for its ghost tours and Bigfoot collection. Owner Stephen Barcelo has assembled Bigfoot casts, supernatural photos, haunted dolls and more.

There have been numerous Bigfoot sightings in the Littleton area and Barcelo has photographs and eyewitness testimony available for viewing. The museum has garnered attention nationwide and has had visitors from all over the world.

If you are a fan of the arts, Lakeland Theatre Company is the place for you. Located on Mosby Avenue, just down the road from the Cryptozoology Museum, the theater puts on numerous shows each year including plays, musicals and showcases.

Volunteers come from far and wide to participate in the after’s productions. Local talent isn’t all they offer; the theater has even hosted some larger shows throughout the years from places like New York City.

The theater also holds smaller events like “Bad Movie Night,” which gives people a chance to come together and relax.

Littleton isn’t just your average small town. It’s filled with businesses, history, attractions and amazing people. Its close proximity to Lake Gaston and Interstates 85 and 95 make it a great place to visit and an even better place to call home.

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lthough the upcoming CSX Carolina Connector Intermodal Rail Terminal will be in Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County — some 15 miles from Halifax County at the nearest points — this area will gain advantages from it.

Cathy Scott, Halifax County Economic Development Commission executive director, said the project will help the area’s business recruitment and existing industry.

“The facility is not going to be located in Halifax

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County, but we’re going to benefit tremendously from it and probably more so than any other county except Edgecombe County,” she said.

Because of the project’s nearby vicinity, local projects can easily obtain goods. Already some local businesses have viewed the terminal in a positive light, Scott said.

“We have AirBoss (Rubber Compounding). They get carbon black for making their rubber, and they use to rent a building in Roanoke Rapids on the rail line to have

a place for their carbon to come in two or three times a year, but they started just trucking it,” she said. “They’ll be able to take their trucks to Rocky Mount, and it’s closer to Scotland Neck to go that way than to go to Roanoke Rapids, so it’s a way for them since they only need the rail two or three times a year to have a place to get their product shipped in.”

CSX announced the project will drive the community economy forward, improving roads and preserving the environment. The plan is to begin construction in 2018 and finish in 2020. “‘Intermodal’ refers to the movement of freight in containers using multiple modes of transportation,” CSX stated about the project. “At intermodal terminals like CSX, containerized goods arrive on trains or trucks, are sorted and transferred by electric cranes to other trains or trucks and then shipped to their final destinations. Intermodal combines the best of both worlds – the fuel efficiency of

trains with the door-to-door flexibility of trucks – to deliver products to consumers in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner.”

The project is expected to bring $125 million to the state’s economy as well as create 250-300 short-term construction jobs, 300 long-term positions for terminal operations and eventually more than 1,500 long-term jobs in North Carolina.

Scott noted, once completed the terminal will be about 20 miles from the county’s corporate park and about 15 miles from Klausner Lumber Two in Enfield. Businesses that may not depend on the rail line but still ship goods will benefit, Scott added.

“The fact that it’s on U.S. Highway 301 and it’s a straight shot to Halifax County; just a natural corridor of connection,” she said. “And I think the fact that we have raw land and lots of properties in close proximity, I think that makes a big difference as well.”

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