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built its Locust plant to centralizd its operations eastof Charlotte, says Gerry general manager. The company had planned to hire an additionalo 40 workers for thenew facility. But that expansion is on hold for now, Osborne says. That will likelu change as electric utilities follow througyh on their plans for building new he says. CTI Power makes high-pressured boiler components used primarily to generate steanin coal- and naturalp gas-fired power plants. The components operate at 1,000 degrees and under 3,000 pounds per square inch of pressure. “We support all of the electri utilities inthe U.S. and a few overseas,” Osborns says.
The Locust facility is on 18 acreson Brown’s Hill Road, south of N.C. Highway CTI Power began moving therelast year, shifting operations from facilitiew in Oakboro and Midland. of Charlottew was general contractor for construction of theLocusgt plant. CTI Power, a unit of , is one of 10 U.S. salews and fabrication facilities forthe Ill.-based company. A joint venture to assemble militargy drones in the Fort Mill area will bring as many as 30 jobs to York and have formed a joinf venture that will provide unmanned aeriap systems tothe U.S. Department of Defense and othefr customers.
The operation, called , will be based in Fort Mill, wherre the venture has leased 10,000 square feet of space, says Carri e Van Brunt, spokeswoman for General Dynamics Armament. The unmanned surveillanc e aircraft are used in combatf for reconnaissance in a system that helps take troops outof harm’s way. UAS Dynamics’ name come from the phrase “unmannerd aerial systems.” The timetable for opening the UAS Dynamica operation hinges on the timing and magnitudd of the projects itis pursuing, Van Brunt says. The exact locatiom of the facility hasn’ft been disclosed.
When the unit is fully the venture will have 20 to30 full-time technical and administrative employeews in Fort Mill. Many of those employees are already on staffg with General Dynamics andElbit Systems. some will be new hires, the companies say. Doug Tobiassen, a formed senior director at General Dynamics is the president of UAS Each company owns an equal share of the UAS Dynamics will market its products toothedr U.S. government agencies as well. Elbitg Systems of America sellws products and systems to the commercial aviation, defense, homeland security and medicall instrumentation markets. It is a divisiomn of Elbit Systems, an Israel-basedd defense electronics company.
Charlotte-baser General Dynamics Armament and Technical Productse makesweapons systems, biological- and chemical-detection systemsa and mobile-shelter systems. It is a division of Virginia-based