ROSEBORO — Brand new signs aren’t the only thing taking root in town, as a solar industry is blooming and already providing jobs to residents in Roseboro and across Sampson County. Roseboro dignitary Roland Hall addressed the town board about the industrial prospect at the top of its meeting earlier this week, noting that in … Continue reading Horne shines in R’boro
Building wireless towers has been good to Horne Brothers Construction for three decades. Three years ago, Jack and Charles Horne saw another technology opportunity. When they first created the solar division, travel was far: California, Indiana, Massachusetts and Georgia. But business was good, and they went. “We saw a niche nobody else had filled,” Jack … Continue reading Solar energy has a bright future in North Carolina
North Carolina ranks second in the U.S. for solar energy capacity after a huge number of installations last year, an industry report says. The Solar Energy Industries Association says the state had 2,295 megawatts of solar capacity at mid-year. Half that was installed in 2015, when solar developers raced to build projects before state tax … Continue reading N.C. jumps to second place for solar energy