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Gov. Josh Stein’s office and the company said the manufacturing
operation will be in Rowan County, which is about 45 miles (72.4
kilometers) northeast of Charlotte.
The investment will be made over several years, with capital
spending of $264 million and 1,181 jobs proposed by the end of
2030, according to a state document released Monday along with
the plant's planned location.
The Florida-based multinational company already has 30 locations
in the U.S., including three in North Carolina that employ about
1,000 workers. The minimum average wages for the new jobs will
be about $62,000, with opportunities for manufacturing and
engineering professionals, state officials said.
“The drive to build AI data centers is only accelerating in the
United States,” Matt Crowley, a Jabil executive vice president,
said in a news release by Stein's office. “We are excited to
help meet that demand, provide additional scale and capabilities
for our data center customers, and empower the AI solutions of
the future."
North Carolina competed with Florida to host the project,
according to a document provided by the state Commerce
Department.
The document said state and local incentives total more than $21
million, from which Jabil could receive cash payments of $11.3
million over 12 years if it meets investment and job-creation
thresholds. The Job Development Investment Grant was approved
Monday by a state incentives committee, Stein's office said.
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