DePalo Foods is investing $6.9 million to expand its Belmont operations. 

IDI Logistics purchased a 25-acre site between Gastonia and Dallas for the development of a more than 300,000-square-foot industrial building. 

Premix Group, a Finland-based plastics manufacturer, held a groundbreaking ceremony with local leaders for its $47 million facility at Apple Creek Corporate Center. 

Häns Kissle, a fresh and prepared foods processor owned by Japanese industrial holding company Mitsui & Co., established a manufacturing facility designed and built by Gray in Gastonia, N.C., as a part of the customer’s five-year plan. “The U.S. is the center of growth on the planet,” says Yohei Sugimoto, senior vice president for Häns Kissle. “A strong economy and increasing population will keep driving that growth. We wanted to capture that.”

More development activity is heading to the South Gateway area of Mount Holly, NC. 

Be sure to check out the Gaston County highlight in January edition of Business View Magazine. 

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The Charlotte Region continues to see strong employment numbers across the board. As of December 2022, the Charlotte Region saw year-over-year employment growth of 4.6%. That growth outpaces North Carolina (4.0%), South Carolina (3.3%), and the United States (2.9%).