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Cabarrus County Benefits from Intertarle Polymer Groin's Facility Expansion <br /> Intertape Polymer Group' Inc. (IPG), a global leader in packaging materials, has announced its plans to expand <br /> operations at its manufacturing facility near Midland, NC. The expansion will add approximately$13.5 million in <br /> investments and 10 jobs. <br /> "As part of our strategic growth plan, IPG has engaged in, and will likely consider future, acquisitions, expansions, <br /> improvements in key facilities and locations. Midland, NC, with its outstanding workforce, represents the type of <br /> foundation onto which IPG will seek to build its growth strategy," said Gregory Yull, President & Chief Executive <br /> Officer of IPG. Click here to read more. <br /> Kannapolis Celebrates Kickoff of the Downtown Revitalization Project <br /> Hundreds of Kannapolis officials, business people and residents - <br /> celebrated the kickoff of the Downtown Revitalization Project during <br /> _ WRECKING fu <br /> a ceremony Thursday morning. The event was held at the former g4a1r.: <br /> K-Town Furniture Building which will be the site of the Sports and , J� <br /> Entertainment Venue. <br /> Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg began the ceremony by outlining <br /> the three key components of the Downtown Revitalization Project: <br /> the streetscape and infrastructure improvements, the mixed-use —. <br /> demonstration development, Vida; and the Sports and Entertainment <br /> Venue. "We are embarking on a journey which will bring new investments, new businesses and new opportunities <br /> for a better quality of life for our citizens," commented Legg. Click here to read more. <br /> The Concord Airport Business Park(CABP) Phase III, <br /> The Silverman Group Announces owned and managed by The Silverman Group, has <br /> Continued Development Plans >> announced its future plans for continued development <br /> in Concord.The Silverman Group will invest$56 million <br /> on 1.5 million square feet of state-of-the-art industrial <br /> OTHER NEWS space at Phase III. Click here to read more. <br /> • Cabarrus EDC gathered numerous facility managers from OCTOBER <br /> warehouses and distribution centers for its latest industri- <br /> al council.The Warehousing Education Research Council VISITS <br /> (WERC)presented to the industrial council.WERC covered (6 FOLLOW UPS) <br /> topics like warehousing metrics& insight, metrics from top PARTNER <br /> distribution centers,strategies and approaches to bench- MEETINGS <br /> marking operations. <br /> • Check out this video to learn more about the North Carolina SOLUTIONS <br /> Manufacturing Institute. PROVIDED <br /> Cabarrus Economic Development Team <br /> Robert Carney, Jr., Executive Director, rcarney @cabarrus.biz <br /> Samantha Grass, Recruitment Project Manager, sgrass @cabarrus.biz <br /> LeeAnn Nixon, Existing Industry Project Manager, Inixon @cabarrus.biz <br /> Josh Fernandez, Research & Marketing Coordinator,jfernandez @cabarrus.biz <br /> 3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 1 (704) 782-4000 1 www.cabarrusedc.com <br /> InAttachment number 1 \n <br /> 1-5 Page 316 <br />