Wilson

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인구가 90,000명에 가까운 윌슨 카운티는 RDU 국제공항에서 차로 단 1시간 거리에 있어 주민과 기업이 대도시 지역에 쉽게 접근할 수 있습니다. 또한 거의 100개에 달하는 제조업체, 대규모 농업 기업, 성장하는 기업 및 다양한 지역 명소가 있는 곳이기도 합니다.

A closeup of a beautiful rose garden. Pink roses are in bloom.

Industry

Wilson boasts a strong and diverse industry base that creates jobs for all skill levels. From life sciences to automotive, aerospace to food and beverage, Wilson industries employ nearly 7,000 workers, making up 18.5% of the workforce.

In 2024, Wilson announced four new locations in the life science sector, totaling 1,400 new jobs and $2.7 billion in new investment. Johnson and Johnson, Reckitt, SCHOTT Pharma, and IDEXX will begin production of prescription and OTC drugs, medical-grade glass products, and veterinary testing kits.

2025 will see the opening of the largest cell-cultured meat production center in the world. Believer Meats will produce cell-cultured chicken at their new 200,000 square-foot facility in Wilson Corporate Park. This facility will have the capacity to produce at least 12,000 metric tons (26 million pounds) of cultivated chicken annually—without slaughtering a single animal in the production process.

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Branch Banking and Trust, BB&T, was founded in Wilson in 1889. In 2019, a merger of equals with SunTrust created Truist Bank. Forbes ranks Truist as the 8일 largest bank in the US. While headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Truist maintains a workforce of 2,000 in Wilson at their data and back-office services centers.

A historical illustration / map of downtown Wilson.

Bridgestone/Firestone, 패키징 솔루션 리더인 Ardagh Group, 국방 및 상업용 항공기용 화재 감지 및 진압 장비 공급업체인 United Technologies Aerospace Systems와 같은 거대 산업 기업이 존재합니다.

Greenlight Community Broadband, a municipally owned and operated fiber optic network is available to residents and businesses, provides speeds up to 1 GB. For corporate accounts, Greenlight offers reliable services with affordable and stable pricing.

Equipment with lines of organized fiber optic cables running out of them.

Endless farmland on a sunny day with rows of crops an a large tractor driving through it.

생산적인 토양은 노스캐롤라이나의 고구마, 독감 건조 담배 및 관상용 식물 생산의 대부분을 차지합니다.

Minor league baseball highlights a growing downtown district. Set to open in April 2026, a new downtown stadium will be home to the Wilson Warbirds, a Milwaukee Brewers farm team. This stadium will be the only major or minor league facility in the US to feature a full-service hotel attached to the stadium. Built adjacent to the renowned Whirligig Park, spectators will have a fantastic view of the spinning structure just beyond left field.