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Hamlet Announces Expansion

Hamlet, a producer of prefabricated building components for the construction industry, will open a manufacturing facility in Richmond County, creating 130 new jobs. The company will invest more than $12 million in Hamlet within the next three years. The company, a division of the Volumetric Building Companies (VBC), will be hiring production personnel, logistics handlers…

Fluor’s Chemical Expansion Project for Milliken is Underway in South Carolina

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that its engineering, procurement and construction project for Milliken & Company’s chemical plant expansion at its Allen Plant site in Blacksburg, South Carolina is underway. “We are delighted to be a partner with Milliken, a client with whom we have a unique and long-term legacy beginning with Charlie Daniel and Roger…

EDPNC Recruiter Focuses on Promising Sector of Value-Added Food Processing

In January 2017, Laura Lee joined the EDPNC to fill a new position focused on recruiting food and beverage manufacturing operations, particularly value-added processors using local crops in their final product. “We grow over 80 commodities, and a large percentage of what is grown in North Carolina is shipped out of the state to be…

Lookheed Martin to Build F-16 in South Carolina

Lockheed Martin, a leading government contractor, announced that it will build its new F-16 production line in Greenville, SC. The company relocated equipment from its facility in Fort Worth, TX to Greenville. “This is an exciting time as we celebrate another important milestone for the F-16 ‒ the world’s most successful, combat-proven 4th generation fighter,”…

NC Pet Food Manufacturer Announces $55 Million Expansion

Chewy, an online pet supply retailer, has selected Rowan County for its new fulfillment center, creating 1,200 new jobs and investing $55 million, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will locate in Salisbury, N.C.    “Chewy selected North Carolina because from our infrastructure to our workforce, we have everything businesses need to succeed,” Gov….

Plastics Manufacturer Announces NC Expansion

Superior Plastics Extrusion Company, Inc., known as Impact Plastics, will expand its manufacturing operations in Richmond County and create 13 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $5.3 million in Hamlet. “This announcement is just the latest example of a manufacturer finding success in North Carolina and deciding to expand their footprint…

German Pharmaceutical Company Completes $100 million Expansion in Wilson, NC

Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company based in Germany, hosted a topping off ceremony last week to celebrate the $100 million expansion of its pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Wilson, North Carolina. The topping off ceremony was a traditional celebration of construction projects upon the installation of the topmost structural member – in this case,…

Industrial Demand to Remain Level as Economy Steadies

According to the NAIOP Industrial Space Demand Forecast, First Quarter 2019 the forecast for net industrial space demand will remain steady in 2019 at approximately 57 million square feet per quarter for 2019. Dr. Hany Guirguis of Manhattan College and Dr. Joshua Harris of New York University report that industrial demand will be off to…

Jacobs to Sell Energy, Chemicals and Resources Business to WorleyParsons for $3.3 Billion

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) segment to WorleyParsons Limited (ASX: WOR) for $3.3 billion, consisting of $2.6 billion in cash and $700 million in WorleyParsons ordinary shares.  The transaction value represents a multiple of more than 11.5…