NC Rural Infrastructure Authority Awards Grants to Carolina Core Communities to Create 122 jobs
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 17 grant requests to local governments totaling $5,710,255. These grants are for projects that have committed to creating 1,382 jobs and will attract more than $5 billion in private investment across the state. Five of these grants were awarded to Carolina Core communities. 1. Stokes County:… Read more »
Lancaster to Create 27 New Jobs in Randolph County
Lancaster Inc., a luxury upholstery maker, will relocate and expand with a $5 million investment in a new facility in Archdale. The company intends to retain its current 25 full-time employees and create at least 27 new jobs with an average annual salary of $46,000 over five years. Lancaster Inc. will build a plant on… Read more »
SteriTek to Invest $59.9 million and Create 50 Jobs in Alamance County
SteriTek, a contract sterilizer, will invest $59.9 million to build an East Coast sterilization facility in Burlington, NC. The project will create 50 new jobs. SteriTek, established in 2016 and based in California, uses electron beam and X-ray systems to sterilize high volumes of medical devices for the medical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and tissue industries. The… Read more »
U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $3.1 million to Triad Organizations
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.1 million in grants to support business development and job growth in North Carolina communities impacted by the declining use of coal. Gateway Research Park Inc., Greensboro, will receive a $2.1 million grant to expand a manufacturing facility in support of the growth of… Read more »
Sunlight Batteries USA to Locate in Alamance County; Invest $40 million and Create 130 Jobs
Sunlight Batteries USA, Inc., a manufacturer of lithium-ion and other high-performance batteries, will invest $40 million to expand its operations into Alamance County. The company will create more than 130 jobs for its new facility in Mebane. The new facility will use robot-assisted technology to develop and produce lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries for industrial applications.… Read more »