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Gaston County, N.C., to get $54 million Dole food-processing plant.

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| August 03, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The News & Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Frank Norton

Aug. 3--State lawmakers who rushed through an extension of tax breaks for new businesses last month delivered for a second time Tuesday: a $54 million food processing plant expected to employ about 850 people in Gaston County.

State leaders and Dole Food of Westlake Village, Calif., confirmed that the company will build a vegetable packing factory in Bessemer City, just west of Charlotte. Last week, The Cheesecake Factory announced plans for a $16 million bakery that is to employ 500 people in Rocky Mount.

Tuesday's announcement cheered state and local officials who praised the use of tax-funded incentives to lure the…

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