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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 has created 250 new jobs in its first five years, and <br /> Medline ultimately expects to employ up to 500 full time workers . Construction of the facility was <br /> completed in 2021 , and the distribution center officially opened in 2023 . <br /> In November 2019 , Well Dot announced an expansion in the County . The company provides <br /> healthcare IT call center services , and is expected to bring over 400 jobs to the County . The company <br /> completed $40 million in financing in 2020 and $ 70 million in 2022 that is anticipated to continue the <br /> company ' s growth and employment in the County . <br /> In November 2021 , Thermo Fisher Scientific announced an investment of $ 192 . 5 million for a <br /> 375 , 000 square foot facility to manufacture precision pipette tips for laboratory, research and bioscience <br /> use generating between 200 to 300 jobs with the potential for future expansion . <br /> In February 2021 , Wegmans Foods Markets , Inc . opened a new 100 , 00- square foot store in the <br /> County at an estimated cost of $ 30 million . The store is expected to employ 185 frill time and 245 part time <br /> employees . <br /> i <br /> In 2024 , Morinaga American Foods announced an investment of $ 136 million to complete a <br /> 100 , 000- square foot expansion to their existing facility in the County . The new facility is expected to <br /> generate 204 jobs and be operational by 2027 . <br /> The Board of County Commissioners approved the Research Triangle Logistics Park to be built on <br /> a 160 - acre site at the southeastern corner of NC 86 and Interstate 40 in Hillsborough . The 2 . 4 million <br /> square foot research park is aimed at attracting warehouse, light industry and research companies . Certain <br /> utility work has begun on the site, and the new industrial hub is scheduled to deliver nearly 450 , 000 square <br /> feet in the first quarter of 2026 . The potential investment is anticipated to be at least $225 million in real <br /> property . <br /> i <br /> The following table lists the ten largest employers in the County as of June 30, 20240 <br /> 3 <br /> 3 <br /> Number of Percentage of Total <br /> Company Industt'y Employes County Employment <br /> UNC Health Care Health Services 14 , 316 28 . 47% <br /> UNC Chapel Hill Higher Education 13 , 938 27 . 72 <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Education 15900 3 . 78 <br /> Orange County Government Public Administration 1 ,414 2 . 81 <br /> Orange County Schools Education 1 , 143 2027 <br /> ABB (formerly General Electric) Manufacturing 750 1 . 49 <br /> Town of Chapel Hill Public Administration 737 1 . 47 <br /> Wegmans Grocery Services 387 0 . 77 <br /> E <br /> Armacell Manufacturing 365 0 . 73 <br /> AKG of America Manufacturing 351 0 . 70 <br /> Source : Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the County for the year ended June 30, 2024 . <br /> i <br /> 28 <br /> I <br /> s <br />