Palziv: N.C. Commerce board greenlights grant for Franklin County factory expansion

A state Commerce Department authority signed off on a $500,000 grant that will allow Franklin County to expand a Louisburg building currently occupied by the Palziv foam products company. Palziv North America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Israel-based Palziv, is planning a $6.35 million expansion to its plant and North American headquarters in Louisburg. The expansion is expected to create 50 new jobs in Louisburg, about 30 miles north of Raleigh. Franklin County offered a 5 percent match, or $25,000,...