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Fiserv Inc. |
October 27, 2009 |
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Industry sector: Business and Financial Services |
Company description: Fiserv is a leading global provider of information management and electronic commerce systems for the financial services industry. The company, with more than 16,000 clients, serves banks, credit unions and lending institutions with online banking, bill pay and presentment, account processing, mobile banking, lending processing, risk and compliance, and source capture technologies. Employees at the new facility will provide customer support and other client services. |
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New jobs: 419 |
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Financial investment: $4.9 million |
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Location: Hickory |
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New or expanding: Expanding |
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Premier Inc. |
October 14, 2009 |
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Industry sector: Health Care |
Company description: Premier, the largest healthcare alliance in the nation, is owned by more than 200 not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems – ranging from small and rural to large inner-city facilities – which share clinical knowledge and leverage purchasing volume to improve healthcare quality while reducing costs. The alliance provides services to more than 2,200 U.S. hospitals and more than 63,000 other healthcare providers. The company will move its headquarters to Charlotte. |
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New jobs: 300 |
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Financial investment: $17.7 million |
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Location: Charlotte |
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New or expanding: Expanding |
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Shalag Industries Ltd. |
October 12, 2009 |
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Industry sector: Textiles |
Company description: Shalag Industries produces nonwoven fabrics primarily from polypropylene, polyester and viscose fibers. The fabric is used in the production of dry and wet wipes, diapers and personal hygiene products. The company plans to construct a facility in Oxford, where fibers will be thermobonded into nonwoven fabric. |
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New jobs: 42 |
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Financial investment: $7 million |
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Location: Oxford |
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New or expanding: New |
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North American Aerodynamics Inc. |
October 6, 2009 |
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Industry sector: Textiles |
Company description: North American Aerodynamics, headquartered in Person County, produces parachutes for the sports and military sectors. The company, which recently secured a new military contract, plans to expand and renovate two existing buildings to meet increased manufacturing demands. The expanded production will include cutting, sewing and assembly of cargo and flare parachutes for military operations in Afghanistan. |
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New jobs: 375 |
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Financial investment: $900,000 |
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Location: Roxboro |
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New or expanding: Expanding |
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UFS Holdings-Premiere Fibers Inc. |
September 29, 2009 |
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Industry sector: Textiles |
Company description: UFS, or Universal Fiber Systems, owns the Premiere Fibers plant in Ansonville. The plant produces synthetic continuous filament for diverse uses in the military, industrial, technical, apparel, hosiery, upholstery and other markets. The company plans to convert an existing yarn spinning line at its Ansonville facility to produce high-performance fabrics for the military. |
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New jobs: 20 |
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Financial investment: $2.5 million |
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Location: Ansonville |
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New or expanding: Expanding |
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EMC Corp. |
September 24, 2009 |
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Industry sector: Information and Communications Technology |
Company description: As a leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology, solutions and services, EMC provides a foundation for organizations of all sizes to manage and secure their vast and ever-increasing quantities of information; automate their data center operations; reduce power and cooling costs; and leverage critical information for business agility and competitive advantage. |
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New jobs: 397 |
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Financial investment: $280 million |
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Location: Apex, Durham & RTP |
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New or expanding: New & Expanding |