CARY, NC - ABB, a power and automation technology group, has selected Hunterville, NC, for a new $90 manufacturing facility that will create more than 100 new jobs.
The new plant, located in northern Mecklenburg County and the greater Charlotte metropolitan area, will manufacture high-voltage land power cables for use in AC and DC applications.
ABB already employs more than 770 people state-wide in manufacturing and other facilities. This includes its Corporate Research Center, as well as the Power Products and Power Systems divisional headquarters for North America, all on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The company’s North America corporate headquarters are located in Cary.
“We have a very good and long-standing relationship with the state of North Carolina,” said Enrique Santacana, region manager for ABB in North America. ”The combination of proximity to transportation, top-notch engineering talent and an attractive living environment made Huntersville an excellent choice for this facility.”
Initial site preparations are expected to begin early in 2011 with construction of the main facility—including an extrusion tower of over 350 feet—slated for completion in the second half of 2012.
The Huntersville factory will produce high-voltage and extra-high voltage cables that are increasingly being used to transport power over long distances from remote renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.
Hiring for job opportunities at the new ABB cable plant will begin in the second half of 2011, following plant construction. At that time, these jobs will be posted at www.abb.us/careers. They will also be posted at the NC Employment Security Commission website at www.ncesc.com.
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