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.
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.
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.
Outokumpu to expand in Chester County, bring 20 jobs
March 20, 2013
Outokumpu Stainless Bar will build a second plant in Chester County, making an $18 million investment that will create 20 jobs.
The 60,000-square-foot plant will be built about two miles east of the company's facility near the Interstate 77 interchange at S.C. Highway 9.
AREVA Expanding In Charlotte with North American Headquarters Relocation
March 04, 2013
Source: North Carolina Office of the Governor
RALEIGH -- Today, Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced that AREVA, the largest technical resource for the nation’s nuclear energy sector, will expand its operations in Charlotte to include its
Rack Room Shoes to expand HQ, add 87 jobs
March 01, 2013
Rack Room Shoes will spend more than $16 million to expand its corporate headquarters in Charlotte’s University area, adding 87 jobs by the end of 2017.
Monroe airport adding customs department, international flights
February 15, 2013
Monroe has received final federal approval to build a customs department at the city airport, making it the first general aviation airport in the Carolinas to offer that service.
