A startup poultry production company from Moore County has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority to open a new chicken processing line in Siler City.
Carolina Premium Foods, based in Whispering Pines, has signed a deal to lease the 95,500-square-foot former Townsend Chicken Plant facility on East Third Street in Siler City that's been mostly vacant the past three years.
The company plans to invest $4 million in renovating and equipping the building with two new production lines, according to a news release from the Rural Infrastructure Authority. Carolina Premium Foods has also committed to creating 38 full-time jobs, which could grow to more than 300 jobs over the next five years.
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