Potters Industries - Wilson - New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Wilson,
North Carolina
(2025)

Potters Industries – Wilson

Manufacturing and Industrial

Investment

NMTC Amount: $44,500,000
Total Project Cost: $43,870,000

IMPACT

123 FTE jobs
26 construction jobs
The previous glass manufacturer plant (in operation for over 45 years) left approximately 340 workers unemployed through its closure, worsening already high unemployment rates in the community. Wilson (NC) is the largest manufacturing base in eastern NC.
548,570 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

Community Business Investment, Midwest Renewable Capital, Rural Development Partners

Investor

US Bank

Project Description

Potters, a manufacturer of engineered glass beads for Transportation Safety and Performnace Materials has acquired a vacated facility in Wilson (NC) to expand and meet their increasing product demand for the company’s highway safety product lines. NMTCs will be used to further their investment with the purchase of additional capital equipment and inventory to accelerate operations.

MAP

Address: 2201 Firestone Parkway, Wilson, North Carolina 27893

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