🌱 How 1,000 new factory jobs could transform daily life in Benson

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• How 1,000 new factory jobs could transform daily life in Benson

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 49 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 55, low: 33.
• Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rare-Earth Magnet Factory Will Create 1,000 Jobs in Benson (foxy99.com) — A $1 billion Vulcan Elements rare-earth magnet factory is coming to Benson, bringing 1,000 high-paying jobs that could dramatically cut commute times for local residents. With average salaries near $82,000—almost triple Benson’s current average—the plant is poised to reshape the town’s economy and tie Benson more closely to national defense and advanced manufacturing supply chains.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Storytime - Erwin
  Erwin Library , 110 W F St. , Erwin
  10:00 am
• Storytime - Dunn
  Dunn Library , 110 E Divine St. , Dunn
  10:00 am
• Pre-K Storytime - Angier
  Angier Library , 28 N Raleigh St. , Angier
  10:30 am
• Storytime - Boone Trail
  Boone Trail Library , 8500 Old US Hwy 421 , Lillington
  11:00 am
• 2025 Christmas Jubilee
  Triangle East Chamber of Commerce , 1115 Outlet Center Dr , Smithfield
  12:45 pm
• Toddler Time
  2356 Keen Rd , Four Oaks
  3:00 pm
• Burney's Junior Book Club - Erwin
  Erwin Library , 110 W F St. , Erwin
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• The Buddy Bunch - Dunn
  Dunn Library , 110 E Divine St. , Dunn
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime - Main
  Main Library , 455 McKinney Pkwy. , Lillington
  10:00 am
• Storytime - Coats
  Coats Library , 29 E Main St. , Coats
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime - Benhaven
  Benhaven Library , 2815 Olivia Rd. , Sanford
  10:30 am
• Stitching Connection - Erwin
  Erwin Library , 110 W F St. , Erwin
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Benson. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member (Cook/Customer Service) in Benson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benson here.

🗞 Nearby News

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