Bonafide Kayaks to Open Manufacturing Facility in Greenville, SC
Bonafide Kayaks, a manufacturer and producer of fishing kayaks, is launching new manufacturing operations in Greenville, SC. The company is investing $2 million to create 76 new jobs over the next three years. “We looked long and hard for the best place to set up our manufacturing operations, and Greenville, S.C. offers everything we were…
NC 100: Industry Recruiters Hit the Road
Business recruiters with the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina continue to take to the road in 2017 — to meet one-on-one with local economic developers across the state, hear updates on available buildings and industrial properties, and strengthen partnerships that help bring new jobs to North Carolina. In 2016, the EDPNC wrapped up the…
Foxxcon Selects Wisconsin Over North Carolina
Foxxcon, the Taiwanese manufacturer of electronics announced that it would build its first U. S. manufacturing facility in Wisconsin, bypassing North Carolina. Foxconn is a supplier for Apple, Microsoft and other technology companies. President Donald Trump was joined by Foxconn’s chairman, Terry Gou, at the White House for the announcement. Wisconsin Republicans, Gov. Scott Walker…
North Carolina Remains Hopeful for Foxxcon Project
North Carolina officials remain hopeful that the state could lure Chinese smartphone assembler Foxxcon. The Apple supplier could be the first company to benefit from a proposed North Carolina incentive program for massive job creation. The News Observer reported yesterday that North Carolina Commerce Secretary Tony Copeland said that Foxxcon is still considering the state in…
Wood Products Manufacturer EGGER Selects North Carolina
EGGER Wood Products, one of Europe’s leading wood-based materials suppliers for the furniture, wood construction and flooring industries, has selected Davidson County in North Carolina as the site of its first U.S. manufacturing plant. The Austrian company plans to create 770 jobs and invest $700 million over the next 15 years at the county-owned I-85…
Ingredion Expands in Charleston
Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global ingredients solutions company, is expanding its existing operations in Charleston County. The company’s growth is expected to bring more than $10 million of capital investment and lead to the creation of five new positions. “With a pro-business environment, skilled workforce and excellent location, North Charleston is a great fit for…
AmbioPharm Expanding Operations in Aiken County
AmbioPharm, Inc. (API), a full-service peptide and biopharmaceutical manufacturing company, is expanding its existing Aiken County operations. The expansion is projected to bring $18 million of new capital investment and lead to the creation of 100 jobs over the next five years. “AmbioPharm continues to be grateful for the support that it receives from the…
Construction Software Firm Relocates Base from Denver Area to Durham
Prescient, which provides a fully integrated and patented software design, engineering and manufacturing solution for the construction industry, is moving the company’s headquarters from Arvada, Colorado, to Durham, North Carolina, after recently opening a second manufacturing facility in nearby Mebane. According to the company, the North Carolina manufacturing plant will serve clients east of the…
Knapheide Truck Equipment to Open Facility in Charleston
Knapheide Truck Equipment Company Charleston Inc., a subsidiary of The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, is opening a new manufacturing facility in Charleston County. The development is projected to bring $1.3 million of investment and create 63 new jobs. “The close proximity to the new Mercedes-Benz Vans manufacturing facility made Charleston County an ideal choice for Knapheide,…
North Carolina’s Automotive Sector Shifts to High Gear
Automotive manufacturing is a thriving and fast-growing part of North Carolina’s diverse manufacturing industry, which employs more than 460,000 people and constitutes the largest manufacturing workforce of any state in the Southeast. Thomas Built Buses, a Daimler subsidiary based in High Point, N.C., has grown its workforce by more than 50 percent over the past…
