French Industrial Manufacturer to Relocate Its North American Operations to Hillsborough, Creating 57 Jobs in Orange County

URLhttps://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2025/1
SourceOffice of Governor Josh Stein
Date Published11/26/2025

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name CITEL America, Inc.
Parent companyCITEL Group
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):57
Year reshoring announced:2025
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):12.5
Country(ies) from which reshored:France
City reshored to:Hillsborough
State(s) reshored to:NC
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components
Product(s) reshoredindustrial surge protection products
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Eco-system synergies, Government Incentives, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Skilled workforce availability/training
Government Incentive dollar amount:50,000
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