MORRISVILLE, NC—Contract manufacturer Absolute EMS has installed a new circuit board assembly line has its factory here as part of an expansion project.
MAYODAN, NC—Firemarms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co. plans to open a new assembly plant here that could employ more than 470 workers in Rockingham County.
ARDEN, NC—Tutco Inc. will expand its assembly plant here, adding 90 jobs and spending more than $500,000 on capital investments over three years. Tutco manufacturers open-coil heating elements.
ASHEVILLE, NC—GE Aviation will break ground this year for a new factory here to make components for jet engines. The factory could employ more than 340 people within five years.
LUMBERTON, NC—Ammunition manufacturer Cape Fear Arsenal Inc. will invest $15.2 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating 150 jobs over the next three years.
NEW BERN, NC—BSH Home Appliance Corp. has reopened its dishwasher assembly plant here, after investing $50 million to upgrade the facility. The company has recalled 100 workers who were laid off for the renovation.