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data-date="July 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM EDT" data-promo-date="July 23, 2025"></div></div> </div> <div class="PromoA-description">EcoKing Solutions will invest $80.5 million to convert the long-vacant Stanley Furniture plant in Robbinsville, bringing up to 500 jobs to the region.</div> <div class="PromoA-audio-label"> <ps-stream data-stream-name="Robbinsville factory revival to bring hundreds of jobs to Graham County" data-stream-id="00000198-3d3f-dfc6-a799-3fff876f0000" data-stream-duration="0:51" on-demand small external> <ps-stream-url data-stream-format="audio/mpeg" data-stream-url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s354/audio/2025/07/07-23-2025-graham-county-manufacturing-announcemente.mp3"> </ps-stream-url> <button class="StreamPill"> <span class="StreamPill-iconWrapper"> <svg class="StreamPill-icon"> <use xlink:href="#play-icon"></use> </svg> <svg class="StreamPill-iconPause"> <use xlink:href="#pause-icon"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="StreamPill-text"> <span class="StreamPill-duration"> 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