Amada North America Inc. will build an $82 million manufacturing plant in High Point. The project is expected to create up to 201 jobs. The company manufactures of a full line of precision, sheet metal… Read more »
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Governor Cooper announces Albaad expansion in Reidsville
Albaad, an Israel-based wet wipes and feminine hygiene manufacturer, will invest about $45 million and will create 302 new jobs within four years. Average salary will be $38,300. Read more…
Fibertex Breaks Ground in Randolph County
State and County officials gathered at the former Goodyear wire plant campus in Asheboro to break ground on a new manufacturing facility for Fibertex Personal Care. The company, based in Denmark, announced in 2017 that… Read more »
Egger Wood Products Breaks Ground in Davidson County
Egger Wood Products has taken the first step toward its $700-million, 770-job project in Davidson County with a ground breaking for its North American corporate offices. The building, scheduled for completion in early 2019, will… Read more »
North Carolina A&T State University receives $1 million for engineering scholarships
An anonymous donor has given $1 million to North Carolina A&T State University for scholarships. The money will be spent on scholarships for students in the College of Engineering over the next five years. The… Read more »
Elkin High School students learn about the manufacturing industry
Career and technical education students at Elkin High School traveled to InSource Solutions in Davidson, NC. The company provides programming for robotic solutions in the manufacturing industry. Students were given a review of America’s manufacturing… Read more »
HAECO Americas completes construction on 250,000 sq ft hanger
HAECO Americas has completed construction on a new $60 million, 250,000-square-foot hangar at the Piedmont Triad International Airport. Read more…
Triad highway to become I-285
The 23-mile stretch of U.S. 52 between I-40 in Winston-Salem and I-85 in Lexington has received the green-light to upgrade to interstate status and will be designated Interstate 285. Read more…
Eighth-graders in Guilford County participate in new career-education field trip
More than 5,000 eighth-graders attend the Guilford County School District’s first “Discover Your WoW! World of Work” expo. The field trip event aims to expose students to the high school career and technical course sequences… Read more »
Apprenticeship Randolph begins its second year
Apprenticeship Randolph, a collaboration between Asheboro City Schools, Randolph Community College, the Randolph County School System and local manufacturers, starting its second year, enables High school juniors and seniors to receive on-the-job training and earn… Read more »