Research Triangle Region’s
1st Quarter 2004 Selected Announcements

Durham County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Merck & Company, Inc.

New

$300,000,000

200

275,000

USA

Vaccine Manufacturing

AlphaVax, Inc.

Exp.

$4,500,000

20

17,500

USA

Vaccine Production

InterSouth Partners

Exp.

$1,500,000

0

10,000

USA

Venture Capital

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

New

$687,500

20

4,860

Japan

Storage Technologies

Starsys Research Corporation

New

$82,000

18

4,700

USA

Aerospace Products

Ramer Products, Inc.

Exp.

$75,000

25

8,500

USA

Meter Reading Devices

Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

New

$50,000

5

50,000

USA

Furniture Distribution

Serenex

Exp.

$36,000

9

N/A

USA

Pharmaceutical R&D

ViAsic

New

$28,000

7

N/A

USA

Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harnett County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Champion Hoist & Equipment Co. LLC

Exp.

$8,000,000

175

250,000

USA

Mfg. of Dump Body and Snow Plows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Balloons, Inc.

New

$4,000,000

50

100,000

USA

Gift Baskets for Hospitals

Patriot Performance Materials

New

N/A

30

60,000

USA

Dept. of Defense Products

Polysi Technologies

New

N/A

20

55,000

USA

 

Lubricants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moore County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Southern Floorcovering & Interiors, Inc.

Exp.

$250,000

25

20,000

USA

Distribution/Installation of Floorcoverings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

BPB America Inc.

New

$100,000,000

200

750,000

USA

Gypsum Wallboard

Eaton Corporation

Exp.

$27,194,000

0

25,000

USA

Engine Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wake County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

SPCA/Curtis Dail Pet Adoption Center

Exp.

$3,900,000

5

16,000

USA

Pet Adoption Center

Time Warner Cable

Exp.

$2,000,000

N/A

240,000

USA

Cable Television/Fiber Optic Network

Prime TV/Gatelinx

New

N/A

150

35,000

USA

EchoStar Communication’s Dish Network

Qualcomm

New

N/A

50

35,000

USA

Digital & Wireless Technology

Semtech

Exp.

N/A

40

17,000

USA

Analog & Mixed-Signal Semiconductor Prdts.

International Rectifer Corporation

New

N/A

30

4,838

USA

Integrated Circuits Semiconductors

American Red Cross

New

N/A

21

4,000

USA

Humanitarian Organization

Relativity

Exp.

N/A

20

N/A

USA

Consulting Firm for Software Utilization

Intrasphere

New

N/A

15

N/A

USA

Technology Consulting Firm for Life Sciences

Arsenal Digital Solutions

Exp.

N/A

12

N/A

USA

Data Protection Provider

HomeBanc

New

N/A

10

11,000

USA

Mortgage Bank

FLX Micro

New

N/A

8

1,652

USA

High Performance Poly-silicon Carbide

Source: Selected Announcements gathered from Local County Developers.


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