Charlotte region loses 300-job manufacturing project to Triad

The Charlotte region was in the mix for a large economic development project that landed in the Triad this week, according to North Carolina incentives documents.

Environmental Air Systems announced yesterday it is creating 300 jobs as part of a $20 million expansion in Asheboro. Records from the N.C. Economic Investment Committee, which approved incentives for EAS yesterday, state Rock Hill was one of three finalists for the project. Rock Hill and Asheboro were joined by Danville, Virginia, as the cities in consideration for the EAS expansion, records show.

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