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WestRock Breaks Ground on Claremont, NC Facility Expansion

The 285,000 square foot expansion will add up to 50 new jobs by the end of 2023 for packaging leader.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

WestRock Company broke ground yesterday on a 285,000 square foot expansion at its consumer packaging facility in Claremont, NC. The $47 million investment was bolstered by a performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund and is expected to create 50 new jobs by the end of next year. During yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony, WestRock project manager and Catawba County native Jason Smitherman said, “WestRock has operated on these grounds for 25 years, and this investment ensures we ...

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