When Two Storms Collide, Nexsen Pruet Unites to Give the Gift to Grow Again this Holiday Season

COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael – and the significant devastation caused to one of the Carolinas' most vital industries, agribusiness – Nexsen Pruet announced today that it will Give the Gift to Grow Again this holiday season.  

In lieu of traditional holiday spending, Nexsen Pruet is donating to the North Carolina Farm Bureau Foundation's Florence Relief Fund and the South Carolina Farm Bureau to help the industry recover from the estimated $1.2 billion in damages caused by the hurricanes. 

"Through the Give the Gift to Grow Again campaign – and with the support of our clients, friends, and the community – we can unite this holiday season to help an industry that has given so much to the economies of North and South Carolina," said Leighton Lord, Chairman of the Board of Nexsen Pruet.  "We couldn't be more grateful to offer financial assistance during this important time of need and ask that other business and community leaders help us as we work to keep this industry growing." 

Following Hurricanes Florence and Michael, North Carolina suffered an estimated $1.1 billion in total agribusiness losses.  This includes $986.6 million in row crop losses, $69.6 million in forestry losses, $30 million in green industry losses, $26.8 million in vegetable crop losses, and $23.1 million in livestock, poultry, and aquaculture losses. 

South Carolina suffered an estimated $125 million in total agribusiness losses with a 75 percent loss of the total cotton crop, 35 percent loss of the total peanut crop, and 25 percent loss of the total soybean crop. 

These figures are according to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services and Informa PLC/Southeast Farm Press. 

For more information on Nexsen Pruet's Give the Gift to Grow Again campaign – including how to make a tax-deductible donation – visit www.NPgrows.com. 

Nexsen Pruet is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 190 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, S.C., as well as Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, N.C. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national and international venues.

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