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 »
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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. HAECO has hired 150 new employees due to increased demand in the past six months. Once the… 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. The NC Department of Transportation requested… 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 »
Elon University to launch engineering program
Elon University will offer a bachelor’s degree in engineering starting in Fall 2018. The four-year program will have concentrations in biomedical engineering and computer engineering. The program will attract about 60 to 100 students each… Read more »
Leonardo expands in Guilford County
Leonardo, an Italian aerospace, defense and security tech company, has expanded its law enforcement technology systems division by doubling its square footage in a new location. The company invested $250,000 in its new facility, which… Read more »