Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced on Oct. 4 that Greenheck Fan Corporation, a leading manufacturer of air movement and control equipment, will expand its operations in Cleveland County. The company plans to create 184 new jobs and invest $30 million over the next five years in Shelby. The N.C. Department of Commerce’s Uconda Dunn was the developer on this project.
Greenheck Fan Corporation is a broad spectrum manufacturer of commercial and industrial air movement and control equipment headquartered in Schofield, Wis. The company is often involved in ventilation projects aimed at increasing energy efficiency. Greenheck brand fans and ventilators, centrifugal and vane axial fans, dampers, louvers, laboratory exhaust systems, energy recovery products, indoor air handling units and coils are shipped to customers around the globe. The company will be establishing a new manufacturing operation adjacent to an existing Kings Mountain facility. Greenheck currently employs 116 people in North Carolina.
“A thorough and exhaustive site search was conducted that considered many states and counties. We concluded the best location for the new CVI [centrifugal, vane axial, and industrial fan] plant was Shelby, North Carolina, just 15 miles from our two current facilities in Kings Mountain, North Carolina,” said Greenheck Sr. Vice-President of Human Resources Jon Krueger.
The project was made possible in part by a $300,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. The grant, which is based on the creation of 102 jobs over three years, is contingent upon proof of job creation and receipt of a local funding match. The One NC Fund provides financial assistance, through local governments, to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state. Companies receive no money up front and must meet job creation and investment performance standards to qualify for grant funds.
Other partners that helped with this project include: N.C. Community Colleges, Cleveland County, City of Shelby, Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership and Gardner-Webb University. Read more.