NC group holding meeting on port’s economic impact

WILMINGTON — Activists against a proposed international container port will meet to discuss its economic impact on southeastern North Carolina.

Thursday’s meeting, sponsored by NO PORT Southport, will present a California State University study of the affect of major U.S. container ports on surrounding cities and towns. Southport is among the fasting growing retirement markets in the country and the $2.3-billion port project will be located between a nuclear power plant and a massive ammunition terminal.

NO PORT Southport is a grassroots advocacy group opposed to the port.

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