Auto glass maker picks NC for new plant, 260 jobs
NC awards Pittsburgh Glass Works a $500,000 grant that requires a local match and as much as $2.1 million in state income tax rebates. The company will invest $85 million in the plant.
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According to Gov. Bev Perdue, the automotive glass maker considered 88 sites before picking North Carolina.
The state offered the company a $500,000 One North Carolina Fund grant, which requires at least a local match.
Pittsburgh Glass Works also could receive rebates of $2.1 million in state withholding taxes if it meets new job creation targets.
According to Perdue, the Pennsylvania-based company could expand the operation in the future. It already operates distribution facilities in Wake and Mecklenburg counties.
Average salaries for the jobs will be $30,608 plus benefits. The average Surry County wage is $26,016, according to the governor’s office.
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