Commissioners approve special-use permit for 85,000-sq-ft metal fabrication facility; applicant pledges jobs and emissions controls The board unanimously approved a special-use permit for Standard Technologies to build an 85,000-square-foot metal fabrication plant at Las Tortugas Drive, with the applicant estimating about 65 jobs and stating powder-coating operations will use filtration and DEQ permitting.

New Hanover County has officially greenlit a massive 85,000-square-foot metal fabrication facility that promises to create 65 jobs while ensuring strict emissions controls.

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Planning board holds preliminary forum for proposed Standard Technologies metal fabrication plant at Las Tortugas Drive At a Nov. 6 preliminary forum, staff and the applicant described a proposed 85,000‑square‑foot metal fabrication facility (laser cutting, welding, powder coating) at 4901 Las Tortugas Drive. The proposal would be in an I‑1 district, is projected to create roughly 65 full‑time jobs, and could expand in the future; the board asked about parking, rip‑

A new metal fabrication facility could bring 65 jobs to New Hanover County, but will it get the green light?

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