Gov. Cooper announces 403 new jobs coming to Cleveland County

SHELBY, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday morning that Greenheck Group, an international manufacturer of commercial and industrial ventilation equipment, has picked Cleveland County for a major expansion, creating more than 400 jobs and investing $58.8 million in Shelby.

"Leading manufacturers with firsthand experience of what it’s like to do business in North Carolina time and again choose to expand in our state,” Cooper said. “Industrial companies know our state has a healthy market, a skilled workforce and communities ready to grow with them.”

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Greenheck Group will expand within the Foothills Commerce Center. The modern manufacturing company is creating a campus in Shelby and will offer state-of-the-art amenities for all employees, according to a news release.

“Greenheck has a long-standing corporate value of being the easiest to do business with,” said Dave Kallstrom, Greenheck president. “The close proximity to our customers and ready access to a smart, talented workforce made the decision to expand our footprint in Shelby an effortless one. With the addition of a campus we will be able to offer team members a variety of career opportunities and amenities.”

Greenheck’s expansion will create new opportunities for production personnel, welders and a variety of other support and professional workers. Greenheck will provide stability to the county by providing strong, steady careers with higher than average pay for the area.

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The 403 new positions will provide an annual payroll impact of more than $16.2 million to the local economy, according to the release.

Greenheck Group’s expansion in Cleveland County will be facilitated, in part, by a Job Development Investment Grant approved by the state’s Economic Investment Committee earlier Thursday. Over the course of the 12-year term of the grant, the project will grow the state’s economy by an estimated $768 million.

“Many people and organizations at both the state and local level have worked hard to create the business environment where companies can thrive in our state,” said North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore. “Greenheck’s new growth will provide many economic benefits for our region.”

The Greenheck Group has grown to become the leading manufacturer of air movement, control and conditioning equipment, providing solutions across a range of applications and industries. Greenheck Group brands include: Greenheck, Airolite's louvers, Accurex's commercial kitchen ventilation systems, Unison Comfort Technologies, Innovent, Precision Coils and Valent.

Headquartered in Schofield, Wisconsin, the Greenheck Group employs more than 400 people in North Carolina and 4,000 worldwide.

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