RC Creations, a US-based seafood company, is set to construct a new facility in Pender County, North Carolina, with an investment of over $25m by the end of 2017.
The plant will feature state of the art technologies to meet the current Global Food Safety Initiatives (GFSI) & Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements.
It will import fresh and frozen seafood from across the world to create ready-to-eat seafood products that are packaged and shipped domestically and internationally.
The project would create 120 new jobs.
RC Creations Manufacturing vice president Richard Nordt said, "After an extensive multi-state search and selection process, the combination of the area's pro-business climate, motivating incentive offerings and high quality of life, made it the most viable option for our organizations rapid growth."
Governor Pat McCrory said, "Our location on the Eastern Seaboard and top-notch workforce make North Carolina the perfect place for RC Creations to process and deliver seafood products to markets around the world."
"This project demonstrates how investments in customized training programs at community colleges and critical infrastructure can spur job creation," McCrory added.
Under the terms of the JDIG award, the company is eligible to receive up to $975,000 in 12 annual grants for creating new jobs.
In addition, about $325,000 could be added to the state's Utility Fund for infrastructure improvements in economically distressed counties.
RC Creations, a division of New York-based Acme Smoked Fish, is a four-generation, family-owned business that has been producing value-added seafood products for more than 75 years.
Image: The facility will produce seafood for domestic as well as international markets. Photo courtesy of rakratchada torsap.
