Recent Relocations & Expansions

North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue announced today that Siemens Energy, Inc. will expand its Charlotte operations establishing a Gas Turbine Center on its Westinghouse Boulevard campus.

Fifth Third Bank announced today that it is moving its North Carolina headquarters to 201 North Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte in June of this year. After the move, the building will be named the “Fifth Third Center.”

Save-A-Lot Food Stores, the nation’s leading hard discount grocery chain, has opened a Charlotte location that will add 25 new jobs.

Turman Commercial Painters, the West Coast’s largest commercial painting contractor, announced today plans to expand East Coast hub operations in Charlotte.

Design Visionaries Inc., a Silicon Valley based design and forensic engineering firm, has opened an office in Charlotte. The office will allow Design Visionaries to better serve its clients in Charlotte and surrounding region and function as a hub for southeast expansion.

Governor Beverly Perdue announced today in a Charlotte press conference that Celgard, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE: PPO), and one of the largest suppliers to the lithium battery industry, will add 289 jobs and invest a total of $91 million in expanded and new infrastructure in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties over the next five years.

Southside Constructors, Inc. (SCI) is pleased to announce the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Belmont to Charlotte, bringing 44 jobs to the area. Jobs include civil engineers, construction managers, accountants, administrative, marketing and real estate professionals.

North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue announced today that Husqvarna will consolidate its North American corporate headquarters in Charlotte. 

Governor Beverly Perdue announced today that Zenta will expand its presence in Charlotte with plans to add 1,000 jobs over the next five years.

Governor Beverly Perdue announced today that Electrolux will consolidate its North American corporate headquarters in Charlotte.  The consolidation will encompass most Electrolux U.S. entities.

Geosyntec Consultants, an Atlanta-based consulting and engineering firm specializing in environmental issues, natural resources and civil infrastructure, has opened an office in downtown Charlotte at 401 North Tryon Street.

Critical Systems, a full service life safety and security company has opened a sales and service office in the Charlotte Commerce Center located at 4201 - J Stuart Andrew Blvd. The company provides inspections and service for fire alarm systems and installation of security systems for commercial buildings.

SouthEnd Home Improvement, a sister company of SouthEnd Exteriors, has opened an office at 101 Freeland Lane in Historic SouthEnd. The company specializes in home renovations and additions, remodeling, screened porches, decks, siding and windows in addition to many other types of home remodeling and improvement.

Turman Commercial Painters, the West Coast’s largest commercial painting contractor, has established an office in Charlotte to expand its coverage of the Eastern United States.  The company recently leased flex space in Fordham Park on Griffith Road near the Tyvola Road exit of I-77.

Governor Beverly Perdue announced today that Premier Inc. will relocate its corporate headquarters from San Diego to Charlotte.  Premier, the largest healthcare alliance in the country, currently employs 750 in Charlotte and encompasses a network of more than 2,200 member hospitals.

Argix Direct, a logistics solution and services provider to the retail industry, has opened a new Charlotte distribution center at 1805 Center Park Drive. The privately held company has over 25 years of retail service.

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp has leased an additional 10,000 sq. ft. in downtown Charlotte’s Hearst Tower and will build a bond trading floor for its new high-grade, fixed income business.

Governor Beverly Perdue announced today that CoaLogix Inc., through its subsidiary SCR-Tech LLC, will establish a second manufacturing and R+D facility in Charlotte. CoaLogix is a leading provider of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) services and catalyst regeneration, a technology used by power generation facilities to reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

Teknek, a world leader in the manufacture of equipment and solutions for the contact sheet and web cleaning sectors, has chosen Charlotte for its U.S. headquarters and operations base. 

Husqvarna Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of chain saws, lawn mowers and gas powered trimmers and blowers, has chosen Charlotte as headquarters for North and Latin America Sales and Service.

NouvEON has expanded its national energy and utility practice for delivering integrated and innovative solutions, which enable energy and utilities companies to implement change more efficiently. NouvEON is expanding its practice to continue working with a broad spectrum of energy and utility clients, solving complex business challenges they face in this growing and increasingly complex business landscape.

Priism Group, a provider of warehouse and complete supply chain services, has expanded operations to Charlotte.

Biotage, a Swedish manufacturer of instruments and consumables used in life science research, is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Charlottesville, VA to Charlotte.

AGL Networks, a dark fiber network provider, has entered the Charlotte market with a new 92-mile backbone network scheduled for completion in December. AGL Networks provides last-mile fiber connectivity between telecommunications service providers and business customers. The company is a division of AGL Resources, an Atlanta-based energy services company.

GAI Consultants has opened a Charlotte office to bring its diversified engineering services to the Carolinas and surrounding states. The new office, which supplements GAI’s southeastern region, will initially focus on environmental and energy projects. GAI will also offer specialized capabilities in sustainability and greenhouse gas consulting services.

Zenta, a world-class knowledge and business outsourcing company, has expanded to a new location in Charlotte and expects to hire 500 employees by the end of 2009. (Today’s Charlotte Business Journal print issue refers to 400 new positions. Zenta revised its hiring projections after the press deadline.)

McVeigh & Mangum Engineering, Inc., a leading provider of architectural engineering services, has expanded its southeast regional coverage to include a presence in Charlotte. The firm has 18 years of experience offering Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Technology, LEED and Commissioning design services to the Architecture/Engineer/Contractor communities. 

NaviSite, a leading provider of cloud enabled enterprise hosting and application management services, has added a 16th data center to its US and UK network. The Charlotte data center, located a few miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, will serve new and existing customers in the southeastern U.S.

Imperial Security Services, Inc. has created an expansion office in Charlotte, and added 35 employees.

Tolt Service Group, a leading provider of managed services for IT equipment, has relocated its corporate headquarters from Tempe, Arizona to Charlotte. The move follows Tolt's decision in 2007 to establish a regional repair and distribution center in NorthPark off Reames Road between exits 16 and 18 on I-77 North.

SBT Partners, a managed services integrator, has opened a south Charlotte office. The company works with small business owners to help them plan their information technology growth through outsourced services, avoiding large capital investments that small companies can find difficult to handle.

Teupen Maschinenbau GmbH of Germany has selected Charlotte for its North American headquarters, service and spare parts operations. Newly formed Teupen USA, Inc. recently leased a 10,000 sq. ft. industrial building at 10701 Southern Loop Boulevard in southwest Charlotte. The company will launch operations with 10 employees and expects headcount to grow to 20 in the next 18 to 24 months.

Governor Beverly Perdue announced today that the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) will create 1,014 jobs in east Charlotte. NACA, a national nonprofit home ownership advocate, will immediately hire 550 mortgage loan counselors to expand its Home Save and Purchase operations. The remainder of announced jobs will be created over five years.

Albert’s Organics, a division of United Natural Foods, will open theirnew Charlotte distribution center in mid September. The 27-year-oldcompany is the largest certified organic distribution center of freshproduce in the U.S.

Diagnostic Devices, Inc., a Charlotte-based medical device company, will add 100 jobs within the next two years. Since 2006, the company has grown from just a few employees to 50. DDI has also experienced rapid revenue growth from $2 million in 2006 to a projected $30 million in 2009.

At a press conference today in Charlotte, NC, Governor Beverly Perdue announced that Siemens Energy Inc., an international supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power, will create 226 new jobs and invest $50 million to expand its Charlotte operations over the next five years.

LESER LLC has opened a 7,500 square foot distribution center with assembly and testing facilities in Texland Commerce Center in southwest Charlotte.

Hilldrup Companies, a major provider of moving and storage services, recently completed a new 40,000 square foot, climate and humidity controlled warehouse in Charlotte. 

American Circuits Inc., manufacturer of printed circuit boards for clients across the country, has announced they will set up a new SMT (Surface Mount Technology) manufacturing line in 12,400sf of space at 3525 Latrobe Drive.