>>One area where there is more work than workers:
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>>http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=310920
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>>No housing slump here either.
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>What I can't figure out is why the military is projecting that kind of expansion. Are other bases being closed and the troops relocated to NC?

Wow, I'm surprised you didn't know. One example is the move of Fort McPherson to Fort Bragg. FORSCOM will be here. Here is just one:

http://www.ncse.org/?pd=pagedata-brac&key=brac

Fort Bragg and its surrounding communities are expected to see nearly 25,600 new civilian and uniformed personnel, family members and contracting companies by 2011. Economically, BRAC will bring 16,600 new jobs to the region, including uniformed military, civilian defense personnel and on-base contractors. Building activity spurred by growth at Ft. Bragg will result in a surge in construction related jobs, peaking at 6,000 by 2011.

and this:

http://news.ncsu.edu/news/2007/07/itre-brac.php

An estimated 25,000 to 40,000 people are expected to move to the state’s Sandhills region as a result of BRAC, making Fort Bragg the largest Army post in the country.

That's in addition to the existing military presence here now. Here's an overview of Fort Bragg:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-bragg.htm