Construction of the long-awaited Aurora Industrial Park is set to begin. Weather permitting, the Park should be completed by year’s end. The Park will be located on NC 33 near the Firehouse.  About half of project funding will underwrite infrastructure development; the remainder will pay for construction of an Aurora Campus of the Beaufort County Community College. Welders, diesel mechanics, pipefitters, and others will be trained there for skilled, high-paying jobs in mining and industry. Courses in general education will be offered to residents of Richland Township.