Becton, Dickinson & Co. (better known as BD) is expanding operations and building a manufacturing plant in Wilson Corporate Park. The new plant could be up and running as early as summer 2009 with an employment goal of 92. BD manufactures and sells medical devices and instrument systems.

To read more about BD and other companies like TYM-USA, Inc, a Korean manufacturer, that recently expanded to Wilson, visit the New Industry section.

LiveDo USA Adds A Second Line

LiveDo USA, a manufacturing facility of adult incontinence products, has added a second line to the Wilson plant. For More Information

Bruce Foods is Growing

Bruce Foods Corporation is investing $4.1 million towards new equipment and a 15,000 square foot addition at the Wilson processing plant.

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Firestone Upgrades Wilson Plant

Wilson County's largest tax payer, Bridgestone/Firestone is modernizing its plant. Read More.

Kidde is Preparing for an Expansion

Kidde Aerospace and Defense is beginning a 13, 410 square foot expansion. Read More

Carolina Cabinet Company Buys Wrangler Plant

Carolina Cabinet Company has expanded into the former Wrangler Plant from their Black Creek Location. Read More

New Industry

BMG Metals Locates in Wilson

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Absolute Plastics opens Wilson Plant
Absolute Plastics opened in the fall of 2006. For more information.

McMullen Inc. Chooses Wilson, North Carolina

McMullen Inc., an Ireland-based company, has chosen Wilson to house its US manufacturing facilty. Read more...

Wilson earned the highest 2006 ranking for economic strength of any North Carolina micropolitan community, according to the Policom Corporation, a company that studies dynamics of local economies.  Wilson also landed the 13th highest position in the nation out of 577 micropolitan communities. 

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Focus On Industry 

Wilson, North Carolina has a diverse industry base that includes aerospace, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, building materials, automotive parts, food manufacturing, and plastics.

Facts about Wilson's manufacturing companies that you may not know:

* The new Boeing Dreamliner will have fire protection systems built in Wilson by Kidde Aerospace & Defense.

* The tires for your SUV may come from the Bridgestone-Firestone plant in Wilson. 

* The next time you are in a Lowe's Home Improvement Center or a Sprint Mobile phone store, take note of those display cabinets and counters. They were built by Carolina Cabinets in Wilson. 

* When you pump that high-dollar gasoline, you may be using a nozzle made at Emco Wheaton in Hackney Industrial Park. 

* No breakfast table would be complete without Smithfield bacon - made by Wilson's finest at Smithfield Packing Company.

* And at day's end, when it's time for a long, relaxing bath, just fill that Wilson-made tub with bubbles and wash away the day's worries. Carolina Classic Manufacturing makes fiberglass tubs and showers.

Interested in specific industry information? Contact Kim McClees or Timothy Holsather. 

Learn more about  industries in Wilson by clicking here.

You owe it to yourself and your company to find out why Wilson Corporate Park is such an attractive, profitable manufacturing location. The 500-acre Wilson Corporate Park is adjacent to Interstate 95 – halfway between New York and Florida and at the center of manufacturing in the USA.

The Park facility has all the services and attributes you would find in a metropolitan area and it’s affordable. Purdue Pharmaceuticals, Stock Window & Door, Livedo, Cott Beverages, Merck Pharmaceuticals, and Sandoz all call Wilson Corporate Park home. Read more..