NC Research Campus adds IT company DataChambers to its roster
June 12, 2013
The newest tenant at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis will be an information-technology services company.
DataChambers, headquartered in Winston-Salem, announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with campus developer Castle & Cooke Inc. to construct a 50,000-square-foot data
Craftmaster Furniture to expand into former Broyhill No. 5 plant
June 07, 2013
The president of a local furniture manufacturer announced the company's intention to expand into an existing facility that has a long past in the manufacturing trade.
Craftmaster Furniture has acquired a former Broyhill upholstery factory in Taylorsville, last week, said President/CEO Roy
Fancy Pokkett to open 68-job commercial baking plant near Lancaster
May 17, 2013
Construction begins next month on an $8 million facility in Lancaster County that will bring a 68-job gluten-free commercial baker to the region.
Siemens, Apprenticeship 2000 take Jerrys home
May 16, 2013
Siemens Energy Inc. and Apprenticeship 2000 received Jerry Awards during ceremonies today that attracted about 1,100 attendees at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Charlotte named among Forbes’ best cities for jobs
May 14, 2013
Forbes has released a ranking of cities that have “momentum in the job-creation sweepstakes,” citing metros that are adding jobs in technology and energy among the big winners. Charlotte placed at No. 8 in the big-cities category of Forbes’ list, called Best Cities For Jobs 2013.
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Brazilian manufacturer, Borghetti Turbos opens first US operation in Lincoln County
May 08, 2013
The privately held Brazilian company will invest $3.7 million and hire 127 people in the Lincoln County Industrial Park, its first North American manufacturing facility. The vertically integrated company designs and produces turbochargers for commercial trucks, automobiles, boats and
Argol America to hire 20 for Charlotte headquarters
April 29, 2013
Argol America Inc., an Italian logistics services company, has picked Charlotte for its North American headquarters, and it plans to hire 20 employees here over the next three years.
Gildan bringing production to vacant Salisbury plant
April 19, 2013
A Canadian company could spark a minor resurgence in textile manufacturing in the region.
Gildan Activewear Inc. plans to open a ring-spun yarn operation in a 400,000-square-foot existing building in Salisbury, with production starting in early 2014.
German manufacturer RPS Robot Protection opens Charlotte office
April 09, 2013
RPS Robot Protection Systems Inc. has opened an office in uptown Charlotte, establishing the first U.S. subsidiary of its parent company, German manufacturer RPS Robot Protection Systems GmbH.
Security firm opens global headquarters in Mooresville
April 09, 2013
Advance Detection Technology, which manufactures and markets bomb-detection, assets-control and surveillance security systems, has opened its global headquarters in Mooresville’s Talbert Pointe Business Park, local economic development officials announced Monday.
