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SouthCorr, LLC, a manufacturer of corrugated packaging material, will expand its manufacturing facility in Randolph County, creating 22 new jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company plans to invest $6.7 million in its plant in Asheboro.

MAS Holdings, a global apparel technology and manufacturing company, will locate its first manufacturing and development center in the United States in Randolph County, creating 133 new jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

Two employers plan to create 118 new jobs in McDowell County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

Governor Roy Cooper announced today that Alevo will launch a major expansion at its facility in Cabarrus County, creating more than 200 jobs over the next five years. The company will invest $251 million at its production operations in Concord.

Corning Incorporated and its subsidiary, Corning Optical Communications LLC, will invest $176 million in facilities in Catawba and Cabarrus counties, creating 410 jobs over the next two years, Governor Cooper announced today. 

Carolina Structural Systems will open a manufacturing plant in Montgomery County that will employ 71 workers, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The maker of wooden building trusses will invest $1.3 million at a location in Star over the next three years.

Governor Roy Cooper announced today that Clearwater Paper Corporation will launch a major expansion at its facility in Cleveland County, creating 180 jobs over the next two years. The company will invest $330 million at its production and distribution operations in Shelby.

Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on reports that the NCAA would remove all tournament games from North Carolina for 6 years if HB 2 is not repealed.

Global technology group Oerlikon will invest $62 million to establish a manufacturing hub in Mecklenburg County that will create 93 new jobs during the next five years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

Keihin Carolina System Technology will expand its automotive assembly operations in Edgecombe County, adding 42 jobs over the coming three years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company plans to invest more than $13 million at its Tarboro facility.