Carolina Structural Systems to establish Greensville plant

Carolina Structural Systems, a company that manufactures custom wood trusses and other structural products, will invest $5.5 million and create an estimated 58 jobs in Greensville County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday.

Based in North Carolina, Carolina Structural Systems plans to construct a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Greensville County Industrial Park in Emporia, and it expects to purchase $395,000 in Virginia-grown lumber, according to the governor’s office.

“Carolina Structural Systems’ decision to establish its new manufacturing facility in Greensville County underscores Virginia’s strategic location and excellent transportation network,” Youngkin said in a statement. “Virginia’s pro-business climate and skilled workforce continue to attract out-of-state companies seeking to expand, and this investment is a testament to that.”

Virginia competed with North Carolina and South Carolina for the project, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Customer Services worked with the county and Virginia’s Growth Alliance to secure the project. Youngkin approved a $270,000 Commonwealth Opportunity Fund grant and a $75,000 Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund grant to assist Greensville County. Carolina Structural Systems is eligible for state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, and recruitment and training will be provided through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program at no cost to the company.

“Carolina Structural Systems is proud to partner with the Commonwealth of Virginia and Greensville County,” Carolina Structural Systems General Manager Dave Green said in a statement. “This location is strategically located between the growth in the area north of Raleigh, while giving us access to the Richmond market. Once we decided that our company’s growth was going to be in this region, the folks involved with this project made Virginia an easy choice.”