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Automotive Manufacturer Selects Carolina Core for Assembly Plant
Read more Automotive Manufacturer Selects Carolina Core for Assembly PlantVinFast, a Vietnamese electric vehicle and battery company, is bringing its first North American automotive assembly and battery manufacturing plant to North Carolina. The company plans to invest $4 billion and create 7,500 jobs in Chatham County, making this the largest economic development project in North Carolina’s history. VinFast evaluated over 50 megasites in 10 […]
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Truliant Federal Credit Union to Hire More Workers in the Triad
Read more Truliant Federal Credit Union to Hire More Workers in the TriadTruliant Federal Credit Union is expanding its workforce with a pledge to hire more than 100 employees during 2022. The Winston-Salem-based credit union said the additional workers are needed foremost in its technology and products and services areas. which include mortgage lending, insurance, indirect auto lending and business lending. About half of the jobs are […]
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RPM Wood Finishes Group to Locate in Greensboro
Read more RPM Wood Finishes Group to Locate in GreensboroRPM Wood Finishes Group will invest $25 million in a new Greensboro facility. The new facility will create 53 new jobs that pay an average of $70,000. The company makes finishing products for things like wooden furniture, wooden floors, fabrics, and more. RPM’s new facility on Thorndike Road will occupy 60,000 square feet of office […]
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Kieffer Starlite Expanding in Mount Airy
Read more Kieffer Starlite Expanding in Mount AiryKieffer Starlite, a national sign builder is expanding its primary facility and consolidating its operations in Mount Airy. Kieffer Starlite performs graphics, welding fabrication, painting and electrical assembly production in the building, where it will be joined by thermoforming operations. The company employs 145, 35 in Mount Airy. The consolidation and expansion is expected to […]
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PolarOnyx Relocates to Chatham County
Read more PolarOnyx Relocates to Chatham CountyPolarOnyx, a California-based advanced laser 3D manufacturing company, recently relocated to Chatham County from Silicon Valley. PolarOnyx will take over the 142,000 sq ft former Performance Bicycle building off U.S. Highway 15-501 to accommodate production and workspace for employees. Founded in 2002, PolarOnyx designs, develops, and manufactures products for the medical industry, defense and aerospace […]
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Ontex Group invests $96M and brings 403 jobs to Rockingham County
Read more Ontex Group invests $96M and brings 403 jobs to Rockingham CountyA manufacturer of diaper and feminine hygiene products will bring $96 million in capital investment and 403 new jobs to Rockingham County in the coming months, according to economic development officials and the CEO of the Belgium-based Ontex Group, Charles Bouaziz. Read More…
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Greensboro Science Center Expanding
Read more Greensboro Science Center ExpandingA new café, retail and rental complex coming to the Greensboro Science Center will elevate the guest experience. Constructed as part of Expedition Rainforest: The Greensboro Biodome and Aquatic Rehabilitation and Conservation Center, the upper zoo plaza will be reimagined into a vibrant new hub featuring a brand-new café, enhanced retail offerings and rental spaces. […]
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Davidson County Moving Forward with Sports Complex
Read more Davidson County Moving Forward with Sports ComplexWhat is currently hundreds of acres of land will soon be home to the $65 million Davidson County Sports Complex. Davidson County Parks and Recreation Director Thomas Marshburn gave us a sneak peek of where the project will be built, directly behind Southmont Elementary School off NC 8 and Owens Road. “We’re shooting to open […]
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Hoffman & Hoffman to Expand in Greensboro; Invest $13.5 Million, Create 131 New Jobs
Read more Hoffman & Hoffman to Expand in Greensboro; Invest $13.5 Million, Create 131 New JobsHoffman & Hoffman, Inc., a leader in delivering comprehensive HVAC solutions and building automation services, has announced a $13.5 million capital investment to expand operations at its new location on Triad Center Drive in Greensboro, NC. The project will create 131 new, high-quality jobs with an average annual salary of $77,137, while retaining 335 existing […]
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Environmental Air Systems to Expand in Randolph County; Create 300 Jobs, Invest $20 Million
Read more Environmental Air Systems to Expand in Randolph County; Create 300 Jobs, Invest $20 MillionEnvironmental Air Systems, LLC (EAS), headquartered in High Point NC has selected Asheboro as a site for a major expansion of its structural assembly operations. This expansion supports the Specialized Volumetric Modular Industry, which serves key markets including pharmaceutical, data, and semiconductor sectors. Driven by continued growth and increasing customer demand, EAS identified Asheboro as […]
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Food Lion Parent to Invest $860 Million and Create 505 Jobs in Guilford County
Read more Food Lion Parent to Invest $860 Million and Create 505 Jobs in Guilford CountyAhold Delhaize USA, the leading grocery retail group and parent company of Food Lion, will invest more than $860 million to build a new distribution center in the Guilford County section of the City of Burlington. Over time, the project will create 505 full-time jobs and support distribution infrastructure for the company’s grocery brands on […]
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GTCC Breaks Ground on New Aviation Campus
Read more GTCC Breaks Ground on New Aviation CampusGuilford Technical Community College officially broke ground on the first phase of its new aviation campus. Minutes away from Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA), the $34.6 million, 70,000-square-foot training center will be constructed on GTCC’s Cameron campus and will expand the college’s aviation training facilities. The new campus will house the college’s aviation programs such […]