WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — At a meeting Tuesday night, the Winston-Salem City Council unanimously voted to approve an incentives package for "Project Kohlrabi," a development project that is expected to bring over 300 jobs to the city.
Project Kohlrabi is the codename for the project, which "involves a fresh produce distributor that provides global distribution, supply chain, and freight solutions." Foster USA is heading the project and has been looking for locations across North Carolina and South Carolina to serve as an additional cold storage facility for its warehousing and distribution operations.
The approved incentives package has the City of Winston-Salem contributing $86,550 over five years. According to a development project analysis form submitted by the company, that money will be used to "reduce the company's outlay associated with the proposed facility."
Foster USA is contributing approximately $6.25 million to the project.
Opening a new facility in Winston-Salem will allow Foster USA to relocate 140 jobs and create 165 new positions with an average salary of $51,369 over the first three years of the project. These jobs will include delivery drivers, warehouse staff, operations management, order selectors, and procurement.
The goal of the project, according to Foster USA, is the "stimulation of the local economy through the creation of new jobs and investment."
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