
First of all, I am NOT political, rather my background is in the Engineering domain; logic, the finite, “yes or no”, “true or false”, etc. However we DO live in a society where it seems that politics rule every aspect of one’s life. Therein lies my plight . . .
After relocating to Spruce Pine 10 years ago following 20 years of employment at NASA Kennedy Space Center and a total of 60 years in the electronics and broadcast fields, I brought the knowledge and experience here and formed a committee with four local business men. Following 3 ½ years of “brain storming” to assess the feasibility of manufacturing high tech “green” products, including refining silica for use in the much-in-demand computer chips, we incorporated. After yet another four years of research, developing and prototyping our designs, we decided that we were ready to begin production.
After expending our out-of-pocket funds, to assist us financially we needed a startup grant from the Federal government. Since our plans were in alignment with the Trump agenda of bringing industries back from basically the Pacific Rim countries, we foresaw no constraints in getting the necessary aid.