Posted August 18, 2022
The North Carolina Department of Commerce announced today, Thursday, August 18, that Certainteed has been awarded a building reuse grant to aid in the expansion of their existing facility in Oxford. Certainteed will utilize this $250,000 grant to renovate an existing 326,000-square-foot building and invest $837,500 of private funding to the building renovation project.
CertainTeed is a manufacturer of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, insulation, and ceilings and in April agreed to expand their Oxford facility as announced by the NC Department of Commerce. The overall expansion will add 225,000 square feet of manufacturing space to their Oxford location and include a total project investment of $118.8 million in Granville County. The original announcement in April stipulated that Certainteed will create thirty-seven new jobs at an average annual wage of $45,096 and in return they will also receive a One NC Grant of $125,000 to aid in the expansion project. The Building Reuse Grant and One NC Grant both require a 5% local match.
“Certainteed is growing with Granville,” said Economic Development Director Harry Mills. “We are thrilled that the NC Department of Commerce recognized the community impact that Certainteed has in Granville County. Our Economic Development staff was able to assist Certainteed by securing this additional funding to make their local expansion possible. Certainteed is one of Granville’s core industry leaders and we could not be happier that they are here for the long haul.”
For more information about the NC Building Reuse Grant program, please visit the NC Department of Commerce website.