This latest revelation coming from NBC-17:
NBC-17 Investigates looked into Romney's former company, Bain Capital, and its ties to the Triangle.
More than a decade ago, Morrisville-based Interpath Communications was part of The Research Triangle's explosion of high tech growth. That was until private equity firm Bain Capital took over a majority share in the spring of 2000.
According to interviews and press reports, the 700 or so employees were told Bain would grow the company.
Former NBC-17 spoke with say they were hopeful. After all, Romney and Bain had invested millions in various North Carolina businesses over the years. Some in other parts of the state flourished and added jobs.
"With this funding, we can continue the business plan we had in place and expand to a national level," Interpath's leader said at the time in a press release.
But the workers were to suffer another grim fate:
But in the Triangle, workers quickly suffered a different fate. Within two months, dozens were laid off. And within two years, the whole company was dissolved.
David Both was one of the first to be laid off. In an interview with NBC-17 Investigates, he described the moment.
"We had a letter on our desk [and] there were armed guards at the doors," he remembered. "We went to one place if we had one letter and a different place if we had a different letter. And everyone that had the same letter I did was laid off that day."
Romney still has a hand in this, as NBC investigation learned:
NBC-17 Investigates learned Romney had recently stepped down as head of Bain shortly before the Interpath layoffs. However, according to reports, he was still listed as a partner.