CommScope has canceled a planned $60 million expansion of its fiber-optic manufacturing facility in Catawba County, North Carolina, ending a project that was expected to create 250 jobs.
The North Carolina Economic Investment Committee terminated a 2023 Job Development Investment Grant after the company informed the state that it would not meet hiring and investment targets tied to the agreement. The state had approved up to $1.9 million in performance-based incentives payable over 12 years.
The project would have expanded CommScope’s fiber-optic production facility in the town of Catawba to increase manufacturing capacity and support broadband infrastructure deployment. CommScope cited financial uncertainty and delays in federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program funding as factors that affected project planning.
CommScope also reported that its recent acquisition by Amphenol Corp. created additional constraints on long-term facility planning. The state confirmed that it did not CommScope reported that it invested more than $25 million in the facility before withdrawing from the expansion plan.