FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies North Carolina, Inc., a world-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), will invest $1.2 billion to expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, creating 680 new jobs in Wake County. Initial investments of the FUJIFILM’s Holly Springs operation included $2 billion in 2021, making it the largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical ..read more

SCHOTT Pharma USA, Inc., a global specialty glass and material technology company, will invest $371 million for a new facility in Wilson, North Carolina, to manufacture tubing, pre-finish products, and ceramics for its home tech and pharma business units. The project will create 401 jobs in Wilson County. SCHOTT Pharma is a subsidiary of SCHOTT ..read more

Duotech Services, LLC, an engineering company specializing in the maintenance and repair of legacy defense equipment, will invest $6.5 million to expand its current operations in Franklin, North Carolina. The project will create 95 jobs in Macon County. Duotech Services, LLC, has been operating in Franklin since 1986, repairing obsolete equipment that Original Equipment Manufacturers ..read more

North Carolina has enjoyed considerable success in recent years in recruiting large economic development projects. With this success, the State has also depleted some of its best sites for projects requiring substantial land and readiness, while the competition continues to grow. Major manufacturing projects in the aerospace, automotive, clean energy, food processing, life sciences, and semiconductor ..read more

LMFakro, a manufacturer of attic ladders, will create 23 new jobs to establish its first U.S. assembly plant for attic ladders in Pasquotank County. “North Carolina’s robust transportation infrastructure, strong workforce of manufacturing professionals, and nationally recognized business-friendly environment makes it the perfect place for distribution companies like LMFakro to call home. This is great ..read more

Governor Roy Cooper announced that Toyota will serve as the title sponsor for the upcoming Southeast U.S./Japan Annual Joint Meeting (“SEUS/Japan”), an important economic development conference aimed at increasing Japanese investment in North Carolina and the Southeastern United States.  The conference will convene in Charlotte, October 27-29, 2024. Last fall, Governor Cooper appointed Sean M ..read more

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical company, has selected Lee County as the location for its new pharmaceutical manufacturing complex, creating 102 new jobs. The company will invest $200 million in the new complex in Sanford which will serve as a Center of Excellence to support the manufacturing of biologic products for targeted clinical ..read more

Drylock Technologies, a leading manufacturer of hygiene products, will create 113 new jobs in Rockingham County. The company will invest more than $26.9 million to establish its first U.S. baby care production facility in the City of Reidsville. “This announcement is more evidence that North Carolina offers growing manufacturers the right ingredients for success,” said ..read more

Steel Warehouse Company, a leading steel service center, will create 58 new jobs in Catawba County. The company will invest more than $30.5 million to locate a state-of-the-art facility in the City of Hickory. “North Carolina’s reputation as the best state for business continues to attract industry leaders to operate in our state,” said Governor ..read more

The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina’s Global Business Services Division is soliciting proposals from experienced entities for the planning and execution of its trade promotion program in Mexico and the Middle East. Mexico Trade Representative Middle East Trade Representative The closing date for receipt of responses to these RFPs is Friday, March 22, 2024 ..read more