UPM Raflatac announced it will expand in Henderson County and create fifty jobs that will pay more than the average local wages. You can guess the rest:

The location of the company’s new operation was made possible by support from the North Carolina Rural Center’s Building Reuse and Restoration Program. The project was awarded a $240,000 matching grant.

Sen. Tom Apodaca provided strong assistance to the Rural Center grant application.

The project also received support through a One North Carolina fund grant from the state, as well as local assistance programs with Henderson County and the Town of Fletcher.