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.
DURHAM, NC—Defense contractor Nuvotronics plans to open a 40,000-square-foot assembly plant here, including 10,000 more square feet of clean room space.
MOCKSVILLE, NC—Pro Refrigeration Inc., which makes glycol-based chiller systems for the food, dairy and beverage industry, will build a new assembly plant here. The company already operates an assembly plant in Auburn, WA.
ELIZABETH CITY, NC—Hoffer Flow Controls Inc., a manufacturer of industrial flowmeters and electronics, has added 8,000 square feet to its assembly plant here.