Posted on: July 18, 2023
ETHNICRAFT TO BREAK GROUND ON SHOWROOM, WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE FACILITY IN HIGH POINT, NC Slated for an opening in 2024, the building will serve as headquarters for Ethnicraft USA
High Point, NC – For more than 25 years, Belgian brand Ethni...
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Posted on: June 23, 2023
This story is as it appears in the High Point Enterprise on June 23, 2023:
HIGH POINT — AkzoNobel on Thursday unveiled its $55 million expansion of its wood coatings manufacturing campus in south High Point.
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Posted on: June 16, 2023
Governor Cooper Announces More Grants to Rural Communities to Attract 210 New Jobs and over $91 Million in Private InvestmentN.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority approves more than $4.4 million in funding
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Posted on: May 26, 2023
High Point, NC – Eichholtz, a leader in wholesale furniture servicing over 105 countries, will locate its U.S. headquarters in The Bedrock, located at 275 N. Elm St. in downtown High Point.
The company aims to occupy its new space tota...
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Posted on: April 26, 2023
Vecoplan announces $10M plus investment and 51 new jobs
HIGH POINT, NC – Vecoplan, a leading international company that locally manufactures and distributes industrial grinding equipment, announced expansion plans today for a new US Headquarters ...
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Posted on: March 2, 2023
High Point Economic Development Corporation (High Point EDC) announces the publication of its 2022 Annual Report featuring local and regiona project announcements, downtown developments, top 20 largest employers list, quality of life, community initiative...
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Posted on: September 30, 2022
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the largest nonprofit professional association for professional economic developers in the world, has selected the recipients of its 2022 Excellence Awards. Recognized each year during the IEDC Annual...
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Posted on: November 30, 2022
High Point, NC – High Point Economic Development is pleased to announce iHeartMedia Triad as the city’s newest downtown office tenant. The company will occupy 3,250-sf on the second floor of The Bedrock at 275 N. Elm St. iHeartMedia is the #1 audio compan...
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Posted on: October 19, 2022
High Point, NC – An over one million square foot facility for Ecolab is officially under construction at High Point North Industrial Center. Today, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the company’s new Customer Care Center, with company officials, elec...
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Posted on: September 16, 2022
High Point, NC – High Point Economic Development Corporation (High Point EDC) announces Coldwell Banker Advantage (CBA) as the newest company to locate its offices downtown. CBA will relocate its current office from 2212 Eastchester Dr. to The B...
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Posted on: May 26, 2022
High Point, N.C. – High Point Economic Development Corporation (High Point EDC) announces Ecolab has selected to build a new, 825,000-square foot warehouse in the High Point North Industrial Center located at 2519 Sandy Ridge Road. The project will reloca...
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Posted on: April 21, 2022
High Point, N.C. – High Point Economic Development Corporation (High Point EDC) announces Dedicated Medical Center, a division of ChenMed, has leased 131 Greensboro Road in Five Points with plans to open a primary care facility servicing senior adults wit...
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Posted on: March 30, 2022
High Point, N.C. – High Point Economic Development Corporation (High Point EDC) announces Cone Health Allergy and Asthma Center will relocate from 100 Westwood Ave. to 400 N. Elm St. This expansion will retain 14 employees and create four new po...
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Posted on: June 16, 2022
High Point, N.C. – High Point Economic Development Corporation (High Point EDC) announces Metal Works of High Point will expand its operations with the purchase of 1245 Hickory Chapel Rd., investing $2,819,000 and adding 20 jobs. The 37,050-sf p...
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Posted on: June 10, 2022
High Point, NC – High Point Economic Development Corporation (High Point EDC) director Sandy Dunbeck announces Montana Brown as the department’s newest hire. Brown will serve as economic development manager, helping to guide projects through the contract ...
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Posted on: April 19, 2022
High Point, NC – The Triad gains a new attraction with Nomad Wine Works, the area’s first urban micro winery, locating in downtown High Point at 432 N. Wrenn St.
The facility, which aims to open this Fall, will manufacture red...
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Posted on: March 2, 2022
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Volvo Group Announces Investment in Expanded U.S. Uptime Center, Co-Location of Volvo Financial Services Headquarters
February 21, 2022
High Point, NC -- The Volvo Group announced today a $41 mi...
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Posted on: May 14, 2021
Fitesa, a Brazilian company with North American headquarters in Simpsonville, South Carolina, is expanding their business operations in High Point on West Point Avenue. Fitesa will invest $18,000,000 in machinery, equipment, and building improvements and ...
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Posted on: May 10, 2021
HIGH POINT, N.C. (May. 7, 2021) – High Point Interim City Manager Randy McCaslin announced today that Sandra Vernon Dunbeck has been named Economic Development Director. She has been acting interim director since January and will assume her new title on M...
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Posted on: October 1, 2021
Cambrex, a global biopharmaceutical manufacturer who has been in High Point for 5 years, announced expansion plans today for its manufacturing facility that include a $30 million investment and the creation of 78 full-time jobs. The expansion will take pl...
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Economic Development
Posted on: September 21, 2021
RUD Fleet Corporation, a locally owned fleet services operation, is relocating and expanding in downtown High Point, North Carolina. RUD - Ready Upon Delivery - has chosen 209 N Main Street, the former Huffman Koos Building, for its corporate headquarters...
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Posted on: August 25, 2021
HIGH POINT, NC – Key Risk, a Berkley Company, will locate to downtown High Point in The Outfields, located at 275 N Elm St., with operations scheduled to begin in early 2022. Set to occupy the entire third floor and half of the second floor, the workers c...
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Posted on: August 2, 2021
HIGH POINT, NC – Classical Elements Inc., M2C Studio & Leyla Gans LLC are locating in High Point, North Carolina. The three companies owned by Stuart and Leyla Gans will operate in the historic mill building at 1200 Redding Drive and create ...
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Economic Development
Posted on: May 5, 2021
May. 5, 2021 -- – DC BLOX will build and operate a multi-tenant data center on the 14-acre tract at 4131 Sheraton Court in High Point in the Piedmont Centre business park.
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Posted on: April 23, 2021
Apr. 23, 2021 -- Puroast Coffee Company, Inc. is locating a new operation in High Point, NC. Puroast has leased a 36,000 sq’ building and is investing over $1.5m in machinery, equipment, and building improvements, while creating as many as 44 new jobs.
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Posted on: February 4, 2021
Nov. 17, 2020 -- Interim City Manager Randy McCaslin announced today that Sandra Vernon Dunbeck has been appointed as the Interim Economic Development Director. She will begin this position on Jan. 1, 2021, following the retirement of Loren Hill.
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Posted on: February 5, 2021
Feb. 5, 2021 -- Hot Shots Distributing, Inc., headquartered in Charlotte, NC, will locate a distribution and manufacturing operation at 827 W. Green Dr. in High Point, NC. Hot Shots will invest $565,000 in building renovations and create 21 new jobs.
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Posted on: December 30, 2020
Dec. 30, 2020 -- The end of the year brings the exit of Loren Hill, an economic development veteran who says he's not retiring, but rather "redirecting." In an interview with Triad Business Journal, he reflects on deals, opportunities, and challenges.
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Posted on: December 28, 2020
Dec. 26, 2020 -- High Point's economic development highlights in 2020 included LLFlex, Ariston Hospitality, High Pint Brewery, and several downtown projects. Hot Shots, Brittano Group, and DC Blox are also considering new operations in the city.
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Posted on: December 17, 2020
Dec. 17, 2020 -- "Resilience in challenging times," the 2020 annual report of the High Point EDC, highlights High Point's economic development successes.
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Posted on: October 28, 2020
Nov. 4, 2020 -- Watch the taped 2020 High Point EDC annual meeting to hear from two guest speakers, tour the Amada manufacturing campus, and celebrate our economic development accomplishments.
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Posted on: October 22, 2020
Oct. 15, 2020 -- DC Blox is considering High Point to build and operate a $305 million multi-tenant data center. Both the High Point City Council and Guilford County Board of Commissioners have authorized performance-based incentives for this project.
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Posted on: September 14, 2020
Sept. 14, 2020 -- Coffee roasting company Fortuna Enterprises will be moving to High Point. It has purchased the 65,000-sq. ft. building at 4215 Tudor Lane. The building will house the roasting facility, offices, meeting space, and a modern warehouse.
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Posted on: July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020 -- Brittano Group-KNova Film Capital is considering a $100 million project in the southwest area of downtown High Point in an Opportunity Zone. The company is involved in producing movie and streaming network content.
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Posted on: June 15, 2020
March 18, 2020 -- High Pint Brewery and Public House, a cleverly-named startup microbrewery, is coming to High Point. The City Council authorized its portion of a state grant to support the reuse of the 16,200-sq. ft. building at 1114 Eastchester Drive.
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Posted on: March 3, 2020
Feb. 25, 2020 -- Quantum Materials will invest $3.5 million and add 15 jobs to its 100-person workforce at 5280 National Center Dr. in High Point. The company makes advanced textiles for aircraft seating, office chairs, outdoor furniture, and more.
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Posted on: February 6, 2020
Feb. 6, 2020 -- The High Point EDC has released "High Point: American City of the Future." The 2019 annual report features office, industrial, retail, services, and showroom projects; High Point University's growth; regional collaboration; and more.
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Posted on: January 18, 2020
Jan. 7, 2020 -- LLFlex, a leader in packaging materials and industrial laminate solutions, will create 46 new jobs and invest $7.6 million in High Point. The company's new manufacturing facility will be at 738 Gallimore Dairy Road.
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Posted on: January 29, 2020
Dec. 6, 2019 -- Amada opened its 261,732-square foot manufacturing facility – the first of three buildings on its 37-acre campus. The Japanese-based company will invest more than $125 million, when all phrases are completed. It will create 201 jobs.
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Posted on: November 16, 2019
Nov. 16, 2019 -- AkzoNobel will invest $55 million in a new wood coatings manufacturing plant at its High Point campus. The company, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, has about 35,000 employees in 80 countries,
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Posted on: October 27, 2019
Oct. 28, 2019 -- High Point has been named an “American City of the Future” by a publication of The Financial Times of London. The foreign direct investment accolade is for a Top 10 ranking for cost effectiveness in the Western Hemisphere.
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Posted on: October 22, 2019
Oct. 22, 2019 -- The High Point Economic Development Corp. won an “Excellence in Economic Development” award -- from the International Economic Development Council -- for the 2018 annual report, “High Point: Where Great People Make Great Things Happen.”
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Posted on: September 17, 2019
Sept. 17, 2019 -- Fastenal, which has its master distribution center for East Coast operations in High Point, is continuing to expand. The company will be adding IT and finance jobs, in addition to recently-announced new distribution jobs.
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Posted on: September 11, 2019
Sept. 11, 2019 -- Ox Bodies, Inc., a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation, will open in High Point. The company will create 40 jobs and increase the tax base by at least $2 million. Ox Bodies is a manufacturer of dump truck bodies and truck equipment.
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Posted on: August 23, 2019
Aug. 23, 2019 -- The under-construction building at the corner of National Service Road and Piedmont Triad Parkway will be a delivery station for Amazon.com. The $12.7 million, 66,780-sq. ft. "last mile" delivery facility will open later this year.
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Posted on: June 18, 2019
June 13, 2019 -- High Point biotech entrepreneur Dr. Adnan Mjalli announced a 1,600-employee, $425 million pharmaceutical research park. Oasis Pharma Center will have office and research & development space, a hotel, shops, residential units, and more.
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Posted on: May 31, 2019
March 4, 2019 -- Future Foam is expanding its 1300 Prospect St. plant. It will build an $8.5 million addition and add 25 jobs. At this plant, raw materials are converted into flexible polyurethane foam for use in furniture cushions, mattresses, and more.
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Posted on: February 21, 2019
Feb. 19, 2019 -- N.C. Governor Roy Cooper announced that Aetna, a CVS Health business, is expanding its operations in High Point. The business added 80 jobs in 2018 and is projected to hire approximately 300 new employees by the end of 2020.
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Posted on: November 21, 2018
Nov. 20, 2018 -- Hanesbrands will hire 200 employees for its new 343,000-sq. ft. distribution center in High Point. Located at 4190 Eagle Hill Drive, the facility will handle Hanesbrands' Champion products, especially men’s athletics and jersey apparel.
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Posted on: November 8, 2018
Nov. 7, 2018 -- Over the last year, there were 5,167 jobs created or announced by 37 office/industrial projects in High Point, Greensboro, and Guilford County and 69 retail/services projects in High Point. HandCraft Services will be bringing 150 jobs.
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