Gov. Josh Stein announced a magnet manufacturing company’s $918.1 million investment that will add 1,000 new jobs in the town of Benson.
Benson is in Johnston County, about 30 miles south of Raleigh and the Research Triangle Park where the company, Vulcan Elements, is based.
It was founded in 2023 to manufacture rare earth magnets that are essential parts of almost all electronic devices…