Governor McCrory Celebrates 1,000 New Jobs, $400 Million World Equestrian Games | Eastern NC Now

Governor Pat McCrory is celebrating nine major economic announcements that have been made over the last two weeks, including eight projects that will create nearly 1,000 new jobs and bring more than $623 million in capital investment to the state

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    Raleigh, N.C.     Governor Pat McCrory is celebrating nine major economic announcements that have been made over the last two weeks, including eight projects that will create nearly 1,000 new jobs and bring more than $623 million in capital investment to the state. On Friday, the governor also joined state and local economic development leaders to celebrate that North Carolina was unanimously chosen to host the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) at Tryon International Equestrian Center, with an anticipated economic impact of $400 million.

    "North Carolina is welcoming new jobs and investment across both traditional and emerging industries," said Governor McCrory. "Our manufacturing sector in particular is firing on all cylinders as both national and international companies recognize our world-leading business climate."


Recent announcements include:

  • King Charles Industries: Anson County. 100 new jobs. $12.5 million capital investment. The company is a joint venture by Taiwan's Kingwhale Corp. and Hornwood Inc., a 70-year-old North Carolina textile manufacturer.
  • Pepsi Bottling Ventures: Robeson County. 50 new jobs. $16.5 million capital investment. The company's state-of-the-art distribution center will serve consumers from South Carolina to Delaware.
  • Mafic USA: Cleveland County. 113 new jobs. $15.5 million capital investment. The company is a Canadian/Irish manufacturer of advanced materials for the automotive, aerospace, alternative energy and numerous other industries.
  • LendingTree: Mecklenburg County. 314 new jobs. $47 million capital investment. The popular online consumer-finance portal is expanding its corporate headquarters operations in the Queen City.
  • K-FLEX: Franklin County. 100 new jobs. $45 million capital investment. The Italy-based manufacturer of thermal and acoustic insulation products is expanding its Youngsville plant.
  • JELD-WEN: Mecklenburg County. 200 new jobs. Multi-million-dollar capital investment. The global supplier of residential and commercial building products is expanding its Charlotte headquarters operation and creating a customer training center.
  • Lotus Bakeries: Alamance County. 60 new jobs. $48 million capital investment. The Belgian maker of gourmet cookies has chosen the N.C. Industrial Center in Mebane for its first U.S manufacturing facility.
  • RSI Home Products: Richmond County. 175 new jobs. $5.8 million capital investment. The manufacturer of kitchen, bath and home storage cabinetry in North America has been making its products in North Carolina for more than 20 years.
  • World Equestrian Games: $400 million economic impact. Administered by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), the WEG occurs every four years in the middle of the Olympic cycle and is the major international championship event for equestrian sport. Click here for video highlights.

    Since Governor McCrory entered office in January 2013, North Carolina's economy has generated more than 300,000 net new jobs. Unemployment is down in all 100 counties and North Carolina has one of the fastest growing economies in the nation.

    Click here to watch highlights from Governor McCrory's recent announcements.

  • Contact: Crystal Feldman
  •     govpress@nc.gov

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