CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 28 -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill issued the following news release:

UNC-Chapel Hill announces plans to develop campus extension in Carolina North

Website: CarolinaNorth.unc.edu

As the state of North Carolina continues one of the fastest periods of population and economic growth in the nation, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is proud to announce the development of a new campus extension in Carolina North, a generational investment in its academic mission, public impact, and shared future with the Town of Chapel Hill.

UNC-Chapel Hill will develop a roughly 230-acre learn-live-work-play footprint within Carolina North on and around the former site of the Horace Williams Airport. ...