Today, Dec. 10, Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, LLC (PTT) leaders, state and local officials and clean energy partners gathered to break ground on the company’s expanded manufacturing facilities in Raeford. The domestic manufacturer of power and distribution transformers will invest more than $102.5 million and bring 217 more jobs to Hoke County.
“PTT’s expansion in Hoke County is a huge win for our state. Manufacturing supports every sector of North Carolina’s economy, and these 217 jobs create great opportunities for the community and the city of Raeford’s growth,” said N.C. Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley in a press release.
Pennsylvania Transformer Technology is a leading domestic manufacturer of power and distribution transformers for the electric utility, municipal power, renewable energy, and industrial markets. PTT, which first broke ground in North Carolina in 1992, will add 300,000 square feet across two facilities in Raeford.
North Carolina has the largest manufacturing workforce in the Southeast and a growing clean energy sector with more than 100,000 North Carolinians employed in clean energy jobs. In August, Governor Stein established the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to determine how the state can continue keeping utility costs affordable for North Carolinians, meeting economic development and environmental protection goals and managing increasing energy demand.
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