Project Ice selects Siler City, Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) Site for 157 new jobs, $39M investment, pending final real estate and local grant negotiations

Siler City, NC – April 23, 2024 – Housing component manufacturer Innovative Construction Group (ICG or the Company) announced Tuesday that they are planning a manufacturing facility in Siler City subject to receiving local incentive approvals and finalizing real estate negotiations. The Company would make a capital investment of approximately Read more…

Chatham megasite seeks large project for remaining 1,400 acres

From the Triangle Business Journal, by Evan Hoopfer Even after landing a multibillion-dollar economic development project, there is still plenty of room at a Chatham County megasite available for another tenant. Michael Smith, president of the Chatham Economic Development Corporation, said there are roughly 1,400 acres still available at the Read more…

Figures you need to know about the chip manufacturer coming to Siler City

From the Chatham News + Record, by Ben Rappaport: 10x The multiplier representing the increased capacity of the new Wolfspeed silicon carbide facility coming to Chatham County. The new facility will produce 10 times more silicon carbide chips than Wolfspeed’s campus in Durham, currently the largest producer in the U.S. Read more…

Wolfspeed Selects Siler City, Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) Site for New Silicon Carbide Manufacturing Facility

RALEIGH, NC – September 9, 2022 –North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Friday that Wolfspeed, a silicon carbide manufacturing company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, will establish a new facility in Siler City. The facility will produce a silicon carbide product, often referred to as chips, for use in electric Read more…

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Chatham EDC launches new website for megasite

PITTSBORO, NC – July 14, 2020 – The Chatham Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce a newly designed website for the Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing Site. The website features new, engaging video content and updated information about the site. The website makes the site more competitive in the current Read more…

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Piedmont Triad Partnership launches rebranding for Triad economic development efforts

The megasite corridor between Winston-Salem and Fayetteville, branded as the Carolina Core, will now have a more united identity to help economic development efforts. The Piedmont Triad Partnership announced the regional brand at the Wyndham Champions Breakfast Aug. 16 at an event attended by business and economic development leaders and high-ranking public Read more…