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| Title | New $1,000,000 Electronics Plant Will Be Built Near Black Mountain (Page 2 of 2) |
| Date | September 22, 1954 |
| Description | Continued from page 1 of 2
Article announcing plans for the construction of an electronics manufacturing plant near Black Mountain by Kearfott Company, a subsidiary of General Production Equipment Corporation. The plant will be the newest of three electronics-producing plants in the area and will employ two hundred seventy-five people. Plans are for construction to begin in October and production to begin within six months. The chief product will be a small electric motor. Kearfott's principal products and manufacturing divisions are discussed. |
| Location |
Location Name: Black Mountain Parkway Milepost: None |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Black Mountain (N.C.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Construction Economics Employment General Precision Equipment Corporation Industries Kearfott Corporation |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
