New Biomass Facility Announced in Allendale, SC
Allendale County will be the new home for Thunderbolt Biomass, Inc., a manufacturer of wood pellets from sawmill residuals. The company will be investing $6 million, and creating 35 new jobs, as it building new processing operations in Allendale County. The company is planning to . “Thunderbolt Biomass is very pleased to announce its plans for…
Two Manufacturing Plant Expansions Announced in McDowell County, NC
Two manufacturing companies announced expansions in McDowell County, North Carolina. A global health care company and a wood products supplier are expanding their manufacturing operations in McDowell County and plan to create 118 new jobs. Baxter International, which manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of renal and hospital products, therapies and technologies, is investing $7.4…
Wood Truss Manufacturing Plant to Locate in North Carolina
Wood truss maker Carolina Structural Systems will open a manufacturing plant in Montgomery County that will employ 71 workers, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced today. The maker of wooden building trusses will invest $1.3 million at a location in Star over the next three years. “These good-paying jobs will put more money in the…
Clearwater Paper Announces Second Tissue Machine and Converting Facility in Shelby, North Carolina
Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW) today announced plans to build a new tissue machine and related converting equipment for producing premium and ultra-premium grades of private label tissue products at a site adjacent to the company’s existing facility in Shelby, North Carolina, “Clearwater Paper’s customers are requiring more premium and ultra-premium products, which we are addressing with…
Fluor to Design and Build $2 Billion Diabetes API Manufacturing Facility for Novo Nordisk in North Carolina
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and construction management contract by Novo Nordisk for its new $2 billion diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina. Fluor has been providing basic design services since Novo Nordisk announced plans for the new facility in August 2015 and now…
