Manufacturing Capacity Expansion

Organization:

Industrial Opportunities, Inc.

Amount:

$387,500.00

Program Area:

Economic Catalyst Program

County of Applicant:

Cherokee

Year:

2009

Description:

This Golden LEAF grant will support an expansion at Industrial Opportunities, Inc. in Andrews, NC, to allow it to serve two key customers and create 75 new jobs paying $10.60/hour plus benefits, most of which will be filled by people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. The company will build and equip a 28,744 square foot addition to its facility to accommodate a new subcontract to produce body armor for the Department of Defense and law enforcement agencies.

Contact:

Mr. Tom J. O'Brien2586 Business Hwy 19P.O. Box 1649Andrews, North Carolina 28901(828) 321-4754

Areas Served:

Cherokee

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