Brac in the news

The BRAC Regional Task Force generates plenty of news coverage in the region, across the state and beyond.  Here is a sample of some of that coverage:

Annual Meeting Coverage - October 30, 2008

Fayetteville Observer: "Army Headquarters Work to Start'

Fayetteville Observer:  "Biz Buzz: BRAC Group Assesses Workforce"

Daily Record:  "Region Gets Annual Update on Base Realignment Preparations"

Associated Press/ Charlotte Observer:  "NC Task Force Completes Study of Military Growth"

ABC 11:  "Fort Bragg Growing, School Funding Needed"

News 14:  "BRAC Task Force Reviews Status"

WRAL- TV 5: "Army to Break Ground on New Headquarters at Fort Bragg"

Relocation Fair Coverage – September 10-11, 2008
ABC 11: "BRAC Plan to Bring Thousands to NC"
ABC 11: "Ft. Bragg's New Military Influx..."
Fayetteville Observer: "Counties Try to Woo BRAC Workers"
Fayetteville Observer: "BRAC Offers Up Taste of the Arts, Barbecue"

Community Impact Assessment Coverage – June 17, 2008
Harnett County News: BRAC Numbers Staggering for Harnett
Fayetteville Observer: BRAC School Cost Pegged at $1 Billion
News & Observer:  Hundreds Gather to Hear Growth Plan for Bragg Area
NBC 17: Fort Bragg Plans for Big Economic Boom
News 14 Carolina: Bragg Area Readies for Influx of People

Preliminary Impact Assessment Coverage – Feb. 29, 2008
News 14:  Counties Plan for BRAC Growth
ABC-11:  BRAC Meeting Explains Plan
Fayetteville Observer:  BRAC Prosperity Will Have Price Tag
Fayetteville Observer: Op/Ed, “Getting Better”
Fayetteville Observer:  Editorial, BRAC Changes are Three Years Away
The Daily Tarheel (UNC-Chapel Hill):  State Expects Military Windfall
News and Observer:  Military Towns Gird for Growth
Dunn Daily Record:  BRAC Report Shows Harnett at Heart of Growth
Biblical Recorder: Personnel Influx About to Flood Fayetteville Area
NPR - "North Carolina Tries to Lure Military Contractors"