In Gaston County, automaker Daimler Truck North America will conduct mass layoffs. According to a North Carolina WARN notice, the layoffs will affect 573 employees at the Mount Holly location and they will be effective as of Sept. 9. The notice says the layoffs are expected to be temporary. Daimler Truck also has locations in Cleveland County, North Carolina and in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Kenny is a Maryland native who began his career in media as a sportswriter at Tuskegee University, covering SIAC sports working for the athletic department and as a sports correspondent for the Tuskegee Campus Digest. Following his time at Tuskegee, he was accepted to the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program as a Marketing Intern for The NASCAR Foundation in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2017.