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Friday, February 24, 2023

Kempower, EV Charging Station Manufacturer, Picks Durham for $41M Plant, to Hire 300 Workers

A manufacturer of charging stations for electric vehicles will open a new manufacturing facility in Durham County.

The Finland-headquartered Kempower Inc. will invest $41.2 million into its new facility, and plans to create 300 jobs, according to a statement released on Tuesday by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

Jobs will pay average annual salaries of $88,440 by the third year of the project, the statement noted.

It’s the latest economic development project connected to the state’s rapidly-expanding clean energy economy, which Governor Cooper highlighted in the statement.