GREENSBORO, NC – Bolstered by local governement incentives worth $225,000, ConvaTec, a medical device maker, will expand in Greensboro.

The company says it will hire 30 machine operatiors and covert warehouse space to manufacturing, investing nearly $20 million in the expansion.

ConvaTec sells ostomy care, skin care, and wound care products and product-related services to patients, supporting caregivers, and healthcare professionals in the United States and Europe.

Two private equity firms bought ConvaTec from Bristo-Myers Squibb Co. for $4.1 billion this past summer.

The company also has operations in Great Britain and the Dominican Republic.

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