Toyota Charges into U.S. Battery Manufacturing
Toyota supercharged its multi-pathway approach to global vehicle electrification with the highly anticipated start of production at its all-new battery plant in Liberty, North Carolina. It is Toyota’s eleventh U.S. plant and the company’s first and only battery plant outside of Japan. The nearly $14 billion facility will create up to 5,100 new American jobs….
Sealed Air to be Acquired by CD&R for $10.3 Billion
Sealed Air Corporation (“Sealed Air” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SEE), a leading global provider of food and protective packaging solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds affiliated with CD&R, a leading private investment firm with deep experience in the industrial and packaging industries, in an all-cash transaction…
Stäubli Expands U.S. Manufacturing and Reinforces Leadership in Liquid Cooling
Following last week’s announcement of its involvement with the Mini-QD and leadership in the UQD v2 standardization, Stäubli is underscoring its growing role as the global benchmark for precision, reliability, and scalability in liquid cooling. As AI workloads continue to accelerate power density in data centers, Stäubli is expanding its U.S. manufacturing capabilities and setting new quality standards…
Boviet Solar Progresses on PV Solar Facility in North Carolina
Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (“Boviet Solar” or “the Company”), a leading solar energy technology company specializing in advanced monocrystalline PV cells and premium Gamma Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV modules, today announced that it has begun interior construction work on its 3.0 GW PV cell manufacturing facility in Greenville, Pitt County, North…
Stäubli Robotics Launches MTC-900, a Plug-and-Play Machine Tending Solution for Smarter, Safer Automation
Stäubli Robotics announces the launch of the MTC-900 Machine Tending Cart, a next-generation plug-and-play automation solution engineered to enhance productivity, safety and flexibility across a wide range of industrial applications. Designed for high-demand environments such as metalworking, plastic injection molding, and precision assembly, the MTC-900 offers manufacturers a fast-track to collaborative automation. Its seamless integration…
Gray Celebrates Groundbreaking for Global Leader Isuzu in South Carolina
Gray, a fully integrated design-builder, is excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new state-of-the-art motor vehicle production plant for Isuzu North America Corporation, a global leader in commercial vehicles. When Isuzu decided to expand its production footprint in the U.S., it selected Gray to design and build its newest facility. This project includes the build-out…
A M King Experts Quoted in Food Engineering Cover Story
A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, Greenville, and Chicago, was prominently featured in Food Engineering‘s August 2025 cover story detailing the magazine’s 48th Annual Plant Construction Survey results. In addition to having an A M King project photo tapped for the cover image, A M King’s Carl Morse, Vice President, and Tyler Goodwill, Design Leader, were among…
Design-Build for Manufacturers: Collaboration is King
People that I’m meeting for the first time often ask me how A M King brings value to manufacturing clients. I love having the opportunity to talk about our approach to industrial facility growth and development. Because each project is uniquely complex, our job, the service that we deliver, is to truly get to know…
Foundry Commercial Brokers Landmark Industrial Land Sale in Fuquay-Varina
Foundry Commercial is pleased to announce the successful sale of a nearly 40-acre infill, industrial site along the Highway 55 corridor in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Foundry Partners Jim Allaire, Sarah Godwin, and Karl Hudson, IV, CCIM represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, Chicago-based Stotan Industrial, will deliver approximately 487,200 square feet of small-bay industrial…
Boeing Commits to Expand Charleston County Operations
Boeing (NYSE:BA) today announced it plans to expand its operations in Charleston County. The company plans to invest $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades at its existing site and create 500 new jobs over the next five years. “Boeing’s decision to expand in Charleston County further solidifies South Carolina’s position as a leader in the aerospace industry,” said…
