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Mecklenburg County approves $2.8M in tax incentives for company to expand

CHARLOTTE — On Tuesday, Mecklenburg County commissioners approved tax incentives for a major company.

Siemens is proposing an expansion of its Westinghouse Boulevard plant to produce large power transformers.

The company says it will create 475 new jobs.

The county going to provide up to $2.8 million in tax incentives to the company over 10 years.

Siemens also considered Hutchinson, Kansas, for the project.