RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP)-- Four governments in the Piedmont Triad are among 14 statewide that are dividing more than $6.6 million being distributed by the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority.

Two of those will go to the town of Mocksville, and Alleghany County and the city of Burlington will receive one each.

Mocksville is the county seat of Davie County. (WGHP).

Gov. Roy Cooper approved these payments to buy the reuse and redevelopment of centers throughout the state and supply improvements in infrastructure, too. More than $45 million in grants were reported earlier.

Cooper's workplace stated in a release that these newest grants would help bring 324 tasks, 62 of which were previously announced, and some $31.5 million in private investment, which sometimes connects into announced state incentives.

" North Carolina's overall success is rooted in the development of our rural neighborhoods," Cooper stated in the release. "These grants supply the needed infrastructure assistance that will yield more jobs, financial investments, and increased prosperity.".

NC Gov. Roy Cooper (WGHP).

The Building Reuse Program supplies grants to city governments to renovate and/or expand vacant structures occupied by business doing service in North Carolina.

The city of Burlington is getting $200,000 to assist remodel a 65,000-square-foot structure to house Armen Stone, a start-up that will make counter tops and disperses pieces of stone. The company is investing $2,835,300 and guaranteeing to develop 25 jobs, the release said.

2 grants will help enhance existing structures in the Triad:.

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• Alleghany County will receive $180,000 to help a structure in Sparta grow by 60,000 square feet to house the growth of NAPCO, which the release describes as a designer and maker of specific product packaging for video games, parlor game and presents. NAPCO is investing $342,006 and assuring to develop 24 tasks.
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• The town of Mocksville will get $400,000 to help expand a structure occupied by Avgol Americas, which is called a global provider of "non-woven hygiene solutions." The company will include 18,000 square feet, invest more than $1.6 million and create 52 tasks.
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Mocksville likewise is receiving $1.089 million under the Economic Infrastructure Program to expand water lines. This program is created for more financially distressed counties, under which Davie County falls. The money originates from the Industrial Development Fund's energy account.

Mocksville will extend a water line to a raised North Tank water tank that the release stated serves two growing business parks and other companies along I-40.

This program under the North Carolina Department of Commerce is based upon financing ask for a variety of remodelling, facilities, expansion and demolition and are spent for by the Industrial Development Fund-- Utility Account. The Rural Development Team includes 17 members designated by Cooper, Speaker of your home Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R-Eden).

" Following another record year for financial development, increasing financial chances for North Carolina's rural neighborhoods with enhancements to building and energy facilities stays a leading priority of mine," N.C. Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders stated in the release. "Our collaborations with city governments will boost rural North Carolina's one-upmanship and increase our economy statewide.".

The Department of Commerce posts a full list of all statewide grants.

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