# Sopakco delays $85M facility in Scotland County, North Carolina

Sopakco, Inc. notified N.C. Commerce and Scotland County it is delaying its planned $85 million processing and packaging facility and 440 new jobs, citing market conditions and cost increases.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2024-06-07
- Where: Scotland County, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $85.0M
- Jobs: -440
- Status: cancelled
- Products: processed and packaged food
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [SOPAKCO](https://endata.com/companies/40549.md)

## Sources

- [wpde.com](https://wpde.com/news/local/sopakco-places-440-new-jobs-85-million-investment-in-scotland-co-on-hold-state-of-the-art-processing-packaging-facility-economic-growth-development-market-conditions-supply-chain-construction-costs-back-out-salary-increase-commerce-factory), 2024-06-07: "Sopakco, Inc., a food processor and packager, notified N.C. Commerce and Scotland County they are delaying their creation of 440 new jobs and an $85 million state-of-the-art processing and packaging facility in Scotland County."

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