CHARLOTTE, Northy Carolina: Appliance maker Electrolux announced plans to create more than 800 additional jobs over the next four years in Charlotte as it expands next to its North American headquarters.
Governor Pat McCrory and Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker joined Electrolux Major Appliances North America CEO Jack Truong to announce construction of a new six-floor, 375,000 square-foot facility for marketing, research and development and other company operations.
McCrory’s office said the company plans to invest $85m in Mecklenburg County and create jobs by the end of 2017 with average annual compensation of about $100,000.
About half of the Swedish company’s nearly 1,500 current North Carolina employees work at the headquarters, which came to Charlotte in 2010 from Georgia. The company also operates a dishwasher manufacturing facility in Kinston and parts distribution centre in Henderson County.
“This announcement helps solidify our position as a state with a skilled workforce and strong business climate, and a place where global companies operate their North American headquarters with much success,” McCrory said in a news release.
A state committee agreed earlier on Friday to award a maximum of more than $27 million in cash grants to Electrolux over 12 years if they meet investment and job creation requirements.
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