Gov. Easley Announces 40 Jobs, $21 Million Investment for Granville County.Business Editors RALEIGH Raleigh (rôl`ē, räl`ē), city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out and inc. 1792. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2003 Gov. Mike Easley Michael Francis (Mike) Easley (born March 23, 1950) is the current governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina. He is a Democrat and North Carolina's second Catholic governor. today announced that NT Techno techno electronic dance music that first appeared in the U.S. in the 1980s and became globally popular in the 1990s. It originated with Detroit deejay-producers who, inspired by European electro-pop, underlaid dreamy synthesizer melodies with rapid electronic rhythms. , a company that manufactures automotive parts for AWNC AWNC ASA Wright Nature Centre (Trinidad & Tobago) , will locate a manufacturing facility in Oxford, Granville County, creating over 40 jobs and investing over $21 million in the area. The Oxford facility will be the company's first U.S. presence. "North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. has always had an outstanding working relationship with Japan and this announcement is a shining example of how relationships are paying off," said Easley. "We are pleased to welcome NT Techno to North Carolina and look forward to helping them grow there company here over the coming years." NT Techno is headquartered in Takahama City, Japan. The company will occupy a 63,000 square-foot building by the end of June 2003 and will be in full operation in the Spring of 2004. The company will employ many North Carolinians North Car·o·li·na Abbr. NC or N.C. A state of the southeast United States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1789. First settled c. at competitive wages. "We are pleased to establish our new subsidiary in North Carolina," said Yasomi Katoh, President of NT Techno USA Corporation. "This will allow our company to better supply its valued customers with quality products." "We are delighted to have NT Techno join our growing corporate community," said C. Leon Turner, Executive Director of the Granville County Economic Development Commission. "We look forward to working with them to build a long and beneficial partnership." The North Carolina Department of Commerce worked with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources, state Department of Transportation and the Granville County Economic Development Commission to recruit NT Techno. Granville County is offering $500,000 in local incentives for the project. |
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