Prysmian investment will convert Jackson plant to just optical fiber cable production

6/2/2022 – The Prysmian Group announced that it plans to invest $30 million in its Jackson plant in Tennessee to change its product mix to all optical fiber to meet the increasing demand for optical fiber broadband connectivity driven by federal and state stimulus packages. A press release said that Prysmian’s total optical cable investment […]

Cerrowire celebrates its centennial with news it will build a new plant in Hartselle

6/2/2022 – Cerrowire, a leading U.S. manufacturer of copper building wire, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary, announced that it plans to invest more than $100 million to build a 270,000-sq-ft facility. A press release said that the plant, to be located in the Morgan Center Business Park in the city of Hartselle, Alabama, […]

Marmon Aerospace & Defense breaks ground on plant in New Hampshire

6/2/2022 – Marmon Aerospace & Defense, a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway company, has broken ground on a new 80,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Hooksett, New Hampshire. A press release said that when the plant is completed in the fall of 2023, it is expected to bring an additional 20 production jobs to the area. The company is investing […]

LS Cable & System plans expansion for the company’s plant in North Carolina

6/2/2022 – LS Cable & System USA, part of South Korea’s LS Cable & System, plans a $26.9 million investment to expand its plant in Tarboro, North Carolina. The announcement said that the company’s campus in Edgecombe County will be expanded over a three-year period. The investment will increase the current manufacturing capacity and add […]

XLCC to build advanced cable-laying vessel

6/2/2022 – XLCC, a new HVDC, renewable energy-focused business in the U.K., has completed the concept design of an advanced, first-of-a-kind cable laying (CL) vessel—the XLCC CLV—to be delivered in the first half of 2025. A press release said that the planned delivery of the XLCC CLV will support the Morocco, a U.K. power project […]