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101 <br /> In September 2019, Medline Industries, a distributor and manufacturer of medical supplies <br /> announced plans to invest$65 million to construct an approximately 1.2 million square foot facility located <br /> near the City of Mebane in the County. The company anticipates the creation of 250 new jobs in its first <br /> five years, and Medline ultimately expects to employ up to 700 full time workers. Construction on the <br /> company's new facility began in fall 2019, and the facility opened in February 2021. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners approved the Research Triangle Logistics Park to be built at <br /> the southeastern corner of NC 86 and Interstate 40 in Hillsborough and is projected to begin construction <br /> in March 2024. The 2.4 million square foot research park project is aimed at attracting warehouse, light <br /> industry and research companies. The $150 million project could generate up to 1,500 jobs. <br /> In November 2019, Well Dot announced an expansion in the County. The company provides <br /> healthcare IT call center services, and will employ approximately 400 jobs. In November 2021, Thermo <br /> Fisher Scientific announced an investment of $192.5 million for a 375,000 square foot facility to <br /> manufacture precision pipette tips for laboratory, research and bioscience use employing up to 200 jobs <br /> with the potential for future expansion. <br /> The following table lists the ten largest employers in the County as of June 30,2023: <br /> Number of Percentage of Total <br /> Comp anX IndusLry Employ County Employ <br /> UNC Health Care Health Services 13,536 27.57% <br /> UNC Chapel Hill Higher Education 13,108 26.69 <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Education 1,787 3.64 <br /> Orange County Government Public Administration 1,383 2.82 <br /> Orange County Schools Education 1,280 2.61 <br /> Town of Chapel Hill Public Administration 825 1.68 <br /> ABB (formerly General Electric) Manufacturing 805 1.64 <br /> AKG of America Manufacturing 430 0.88 <br /> Wegmans Grocery Services 372 0.76 <br /> Armacell Manufacturing 351 0.71 <br /> Source:Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the County for the year ended June 30,2023. <br /> Construction activity in the County for the past five calendar years is indicated by the number and <br /> construction value of building permits as set forth in the following table: <br /> (Value in Thousands) <br /> Year Number Non-Residential Residential Total <br /> 2019 2,659 $31,543 $159,928 $191,471 <br /> 2020 2,777 37,282 159,938 197,220 <br /> 2021 2,602 11,045 168,388 179,433 <br /> 2022 2,436 25,689 141,823 167,513 <br /> 2023 2,640 25,347 182,138 207,485 <br /> 2024' 2,194 8,452 142,178 150,631 <br /> 1 For the months ended ,2024. The number of permits issued for the months ended 2023 were <br /> with a value for non-residential of$ and residential value of$ <br /> Source:County Permits and Inspections Division. <br /> Note:Does not include permits issued in Chapel Hill,Carrboro and Mebane. <br /> 29 <br />