Smelter skelter Alcoa can argue whether or not it has been a good environmental steward of Badin Lake. We think not. And Alcoa cannot overcome, in our view, the fundamental truth that the flowing Yadkin River belongs to the people of North Carolina. It... »
After all that has happened, it's hard to believe Alcoa has a snowball's chance in hell of closing their deal to control one of North Carolina's great rivers. But with Thom Tillis calling the shots in Raleigh, any kind of political scam you can imagine... »
From a press release issued today by Clean Tech, a company hoping to produce rebar and other construction materials at Alcoa’s former smelter location in Stanly County: Clean Tech sets December 15 deadline for Stanly County project Stanly County stan... »
Clean Tech: The deal's off, no jobs in BadinWBTVALBEMARLE - The company that wanted to develop the old Alcoa plant in Badin and that had promised hundreds of jobs and millions in economic development now says the deal is off. In a press release provide... »
