KNIGHTDALE, NC – Wake Stone Corporation, a leader in aggregate products in North and South Carolina, announced a donation to the Town of Knightdale for the development of an inclusive playground at Harper Park. The $226,000 donation is a matching…
By all accounts Umstead State Park is flourishing. It consistently ranks one of the most-visited parks in North Carolina, welcoming more than a million people annually — all while Raleigh-Durham International Airport and two quarries have operated for decades on…
NC DEQ’s State Mining Program has reviewed the application Wake Stone submitted in April. As part of their review process, two virtual public hearings were held, first on June 23 and then another on July 7. All verbal and written…
On April 8, 2020, Wake Stone submitted application materials to NC DEQ’s State Mining Program for expansion of the existing Triangle Quarry. This mining permit modification application marks the beginning of the permitting process for expansion onto the RDU Airport…
Triangle Business Journal-February 28, 2020
Drilling is completed. Groundwater monitoring and analysis has begun. We are preparing the permit modification application. Submission may occur as early as April.
We are continuing our due diligence on the Odd Fellows tract. During February we have had professional drillers on site to help us determine existing ground water levels as well as how to best mine the property. That information along…
Sam Bratton, president of Wake Stone Corporation, which, earlier this year signed a lease with the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority over the controversial tract, says his team is preparing to move forward.
“We are working hard to develop a complete and comprehensive permit application for [North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality] review,” Bratton says Monday. “We are not prepared to provide a target date for submittal.”
Triangle Business Journal-November 18, 2019
Keeping local politics out of airport operations is a major advantage of the authority structure. Limited ability to raise funds is a major disadvantage. RDU has a major funding challenge to keep the airport modern and attractive to passengers as well current and prospective airlines. The Wake Stone lease is a part of the funding solution.
Rick Martinez, Wake Forest
News & Observer-November 12, 2019
In a 12-page ruling handed down Friday, Judge Graham Shirley dismisses the case brought on by the Umstead Coalition, Triangle Off-Road Cyclists, property owners Randal Dunn, Tamara Dunn and Coalition member William Doucette – instead siding with Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Wake Stone Corporation.
The court denied plaintiffs’ attempt to get an injunction – one that would prohibit Wake Stone from building its quarry.
With the order – environmental permits still stand between Wake Stone and its quarry.
Triangle Business Journal-November 8, 2019