Research Triangle Region’s
4th Quarter 2002 Selected Announcements

Chatham County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Honeywell International Inc. Exp. $5,100,000 N/A N/A USA
Dynea USA Inc. Exp. $3,200,000 9 N/A USA
General Shale Brick LLC Exp. $2,300,000 N/A N/A USA
Progress Energy New $1,400,000 N/A 906 USA
Brookwood Farms Inc. Exp. $200,000 N/A N/A USA
Basic Metal Products Inc. Exp. N/A 85 N/A USA
           
Durham County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Duke University Exp. $13,500,000 N/A 150,000 USA
GlaxoSmithKline Exp. $10,440,000 N/A 87,000 United Kingdom
Medline Exp. $10,300,000 30 323,000 USA
Dynogen New $7,100,000 25 10,000 USA
Compuware New $6,075,000 400 70,000 USA
McKinney & Silver New $5,395,000 130 35,000 USA
Brenntag Exp. $5,000,000 N/A 10,000 Germany
bioMerieux Inc. Exp. $4,251,690 26 N/A France
Weck Closure Systems LLC Exp. $4,100,000 N/A N/A USA
Forbo New $3,000,000 40 25,000 Switzerland
Harris Corporation New $1,015,000 150 42,000 USA
Measurement, Inc. Exp. $1,004,000 26 N/A USA
Rugworks New $800,000 N/A 20,000 USA
Reaves & Company, Inc. Exp. $245,382 N/A N/A USA
           
Franklin County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Novozymes North America, Inc. Exp. $5,600,000 10 N/A Denmark
Toney Lumber Company Exp. $600,000 N/A N/A USA
           
Granville County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Revlon Holdings Inc. Exp. $7,500,000 252 N/A USA
Lace Lastics Company Exp. $3,400,000 25 N/A USA
CMH Manufacturing Exp. $205,000 N/A N/A USA
Southern Pallet Inc. Exp. $106,000 N/A N/A USA
           
Harnett County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Morganite Inc. Exp. $2,002,000 N/A N/A United Kingdom
Edwards Brothers Inc. Exp. $1,600,000 N/A N/A USA
Afac Inc. Exp. $705,000 15 N/A USA
Trans East Exp. $79,000 N/A N/A USA
           
Johnston County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Exp. $9,962,500 11 N/A Denmark
Colonial Carton Co. Inc. Exp. $3,050,000 12 N/A USA
Hamlin Co. Exp. $224,000 5 N/A USA
May-Craft Fiberglass Prdts. Exp. $80,000 10 N/A USA
Benson Veneer Co. Inc. Exp. $31,250 N/A N/A USA
           
Lee County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Wyeth, Inc. Exp. $80,000,000 210 N/A USA
Static Controls Components Exp. $3,000,000 30 60,000 USA
Magneti Marelli Powertrain USA Exp. $2,000,000 N/A N/A Italy
Lee Brick and Tile Exp. $1,000,000 N/A N/A USA
Whitin Roberts Co., Inc. Exp. $456,396 20 N/A USA
General Shale Products LLC Exp. $342,149 N/A N/A USA
Tyson Foods, Inc. Exp. $200,000 60 N/A USA
           
Moore County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Ingersoll-Rand Company Exp. $1,000,000 11 N/A USA
TH Blue Inc. Exp. $950,000 3 N/A USA
Kolecraft of North Carolina Exp. $750,000 N/A N/A USA
International Tray Pads Pkg. Exp. $320,000 3 N/A USA
Harris Printing Co., Inc. Exp. $77,206 1 N/A USA
           
Orange County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
General Electric Co., Inc. Exp. $1,200,000 N/A N/A USA
ARMACELL LLC Exp. $727,000 N/A N/A USA
F B Johnston Group Exp. $300,000 N/A N/A USA
Major Business Systems Inc. Exp. $225,000 6 N/A USA
           
Person County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Luisiana-Pacific Corp. Exp. $550,000 N/A N/A USA
Owens Corning Exp. $508,519 18 N/A USA
           
Vance County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Saint-Gobain Containers Exp. $20,000,000 10 N/A France
Variety Wholesalers Exp. $3,300,000 0 330,000 USA
Carolina Sunrock New $3,000,000 8 2,000 USA
IAMS Exp. $2,000,000 0 N/A USA
           
Wake County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. New $117,000,000 400 500,000 USA
Biogen Inc. Exp. $50,000,000 130 N/A USA
GlaxoSmithKline Exp. $43,274,000 200 N/A United Kingdom
Centennial Biomedical Campus New $35,000,000 N/A 100,000 USA
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPD) Exp. $25,000,000 N/A 25,000 USA
Cardinal Health Exp. $16,000,000 40 N/A USA
Martin Marietta Composites Exp. $12,400,000 380 185,000 USA
Allied Telesyn Exp. $10,000,000 60 30,000 Japan
N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission New $10,000,000 200 N/A USA
News & Observer Publishing Exp. $4,300,000 N/A N/A USA
Buehler Motor Inc. Exp. $3,500,000 N/A N/A USA
Mac Paper Supply Exp. $2,500,000 5 N/A USA
Cary Printing Co. Inc. Exp. $2,300,000 10 N/A USA
TriPath Oncology New $1,600,000 N/A 22,098 USA
Arlington Press Inc. Exp. $950,000 35 N/A USA
Adams Products Company Exp. $750,000 N/A N/A USA
Vesper Lubrication Group New $750,000 45 N/A USA
Cargill Inc. Exp. $740,000 N/A N/A USA
Bob Barker Co. Inc. Exp. $708,000 N/A N/A USA
Peak 10, Inc. New $500,000 8 23,000 USA
Carolina Builders Corp. Exp. $470,000 1 N/A USA
Stacy Right Precast Exp. $185,000 8 N/A USA
Alcatel NA Cable Systems, Inc. Exp. $180,000 N/A N/A France
Delta Consolidated Industries Exp. $158,770 N/A N/A USA
Troxler Electronic Labs Exp. $75,000 N/A N/A USA
Aimet Technologies Inc. Exp. $34,800 8 N/A USA
Apex Steel Corp. Exp. $30,000 N/A N/A USA
Glover Printing Exp. $26,966 N/A N/A USA
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. Exp. N/A 85 N/A USA
Source Food Technology New N/A 15 N/A USA
Hired Guns Exp. N/A 8 27,000 USA
           
Warren County, NC
Company Type Announced Investment Jobs Square Footage Parent Origin
McDade Apparel LLC Exp. $23,000 N/A N/A USA

 

Source: Selected Announcements gathered from Local County Developers.


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