Vance County used this Golden LEAF grant to purchase equipment that it leased to Mako Medical Laboratories, a medical testing company that expanded to a new location in the City of Henderson. At the time of the award, Mako had been named the fastest growing privately held business by the Triangle Business Journal for two consecutive years. The company had considered expanding to other states including Ohio, Louisiana, West Virginia, and South Carolina. Mako anticipated creating 153 new jobs paying an average annual wage of $52,000 by 2021.
