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Intertape Polymer Group to Build New Facility in Cabarrus County, Creating 49 Jobs <br />Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation announced in February that Project Burgundy, Intertape <br />Polymer Corp., a subsidiary of Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (IPG), will create a production facility in <br />Cabarrus County in a move that will create 49 jobs. The global leader in packaging materials will invest <br />$40 million at a site near the Town of Midland. <br />IPG has headquarters in both Montreal, Quebec and Sarasota, Florida. It is an acknowledged leader in the <br />packaging industry. The Company's performance products, including tapes and cloths, are designed for <br />demanding aerospace, automotive and industrial applications and are sold to distributors, retail stores <br />and large end -users across a broad array of industries. The publicly- traded company (Toronto Stock <br />Exchange: ITP) employs approximately 2,000 employees with operations in 17 locations, including 12 <br />manufacturing facilities in North America and one in Europe. <br />Click here to read more about IPG comina to Cabarrus Count <br />Noteworthy News & Events <br />• The EDC held an appreciation luncheon (pictured <br />right) in February at the Speedway Club to thank our y <br />Board of Directors and private investors. Please <br />contact us if you are interested in investing and <br />becoming involved in economic development. ■ <br />• The Cabarrus Industrial Council is having its next ✓ <br />meeting on March 31st. The topic is "Finding a 0 rTs <br />Talented Workforce" and will feature the North <br />Carolina Manufacturing Institute. If you work in 4 Existing Industry & Business Visits <br />manufacturing or distribution and are interested in 1 Follow -up Visits <br />attending, please contact LeeAnn Nixon. <br />27 Connections /Referrals <br />• Sign -up for our blog to receive Cabarrus County <br />insight: 18 Partner Meetings <br />htto: / /cabarrusedc. com /forms /blog- signup/ <br />7 Project Meetings <br />Cabarrus Economic Development Team <br />Terry Crawford, Interim President & CEO, tcrawford @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8102 <br />Samantha Grass, Project Manager, sgrass @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8108 <br />LeeAnn Nixon, Existing Industry Specialist, Inixon @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8112 <br />Josh Fernandez, Research & Marketing Assistant, jfernandez @cabarrus.biz 704 - 260 -8107 <br />3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 <br />www.cabarrusedc.com <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />1 -4 Page 187 <br />