Alamance County, Mebane see transload facility now under construction as a way to spur industrial attractiveness.

As the first Buc-ee’s in North Carolina, the travel center will transform the city’s western edge, which has stayed mostly rural, despite a 14.5% growth in Mebane’s population since 2020.

The city is still going through construction drawings, and building permits haven’t been awarded yet, Mebane spokeswoman Kelly Hunter said in December. As the first Buc-ee’s in North Carolina, the ...