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Company to invest more than $85 million in Kinston facility

Company will keep 58 other jobs in North Carolina

N.C. launches first mobile app for site location professionals.

State Grant Helps CMS Food Solutions, Inc. Open in Leland

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Aseptia Inc., a processor of fruits and vegetables, will locate a state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Montgomery County. The company, doing business as Wright Foods, plans to create 75 jobs and invest $10.15 million during the next three years in Troy. The project was made possible in part by a $150,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

Gov. Perdue today honored nine North Carolina communities with the inaugural Governor’s Innovative Small Business Community Award for their creative and innovative ways to help small businesses bring jobs to North Carolina. Two-thirds of all new jobs are created by small businesses, making them critical economic drivers for local communities across the state.

-- N.C. Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco today announced Lynn Holmes as the department’s new assistant secretary for the division of employment security. The appointment takes effect on Nov. 1 when the N.C. Employment Security Commission merges with the N.C. Department of Commerce. Holmes was appointed as chairwoman of the N.C. Employment Security Commission on March 1, 2010 by Gov. Bev Perdue.

  RALEIGHGov. Bev Perdue today announced that Marvel Studios film Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey Jr., will soon start pre-production in Wilmington. The motion picture is expected to be made in North Carolina over a 10 month period, including pre production, principal photography, and wrap, and have an estimated economic impact over $80 million while creating 550 crew jobs and over 1,000 talent opportunities.  

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Gourmet Group LLC will acquire the assets of  Geppetto Kitchens and expand the manufacturing capacity of the plant.  Gourmet Group will continue to produce the Geppetto brand of kitchen cabinets over the next five years.  The project is expected to create 136 jobs and the company expects to invest over $2.3 million in the project over the next three years. The project was made possible in part by a $270,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.  

Company chooses Gaston County for its North American operations