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Utili-Serve plans to invest more than $24.8 million to expand its headquarters and build a manufacturing facility in Conover, North Carolina.
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The project includes a new 25,000-square-foot facility for the utility infrastructure company and is expected to create 105 jobs in Catawba County.
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The company provides substation, transformer, relay-panel and other services supporting electric-grid construction and maintenance.
Utility infrastructure company Utili-Serve plans to invest more than $24.8 million to expand its headquarters and build a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Conover, North Carolina, as electric utilities increase spending on grid infrastructure.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced the project Oct. 14 through the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The expansion is expected to create 105 jobs in Catawba County.
What Will Utili-Serve Build
The project combines an expansion of Utili-Serve's headquarters with construction of a new manufacturing facility. The company did not disclose a construction schedule, project team or detailed cost breakdown for the separate components.
Utili-Serve provides services to the electric power industry, including substation construction and maintenance, transformer and apparatus services, protective relay panel manufacturing, installation and commissioning, and general construction.
The company operates 30 specialized construction crews across the Southeast.
A crew works at an electric substation. Utili-Serve plans to invest more than $24.8 million to expand its headquarters and build a manufacturing facility in Conover, North Carolina. Image: Utili-Serve
Why Does the Project Matter for Nonresidential Construction
The expansion connects a manufacturing project to a larger construction theme. Utilities are upgrading transmission and distribution systems while adding generation capacity and preparing for rising electricity demand.
ConstructConnect economists Michael Guckes and Devin Bell wrote in the October Data Center Report that, "Power infrastructure has become an increasingly important piece of the construction economy as energy demands increase amid the rapid data center buildout."
The economists wrote that "Year-to-date, Power Infrastructure starts are 119.9% above the comparable period in 2025, largely powered by the $13 billion Catarus Commonwealth LNG project that broke ground in August."
The new facility will expand Utili-Serve's ability to manufacture and support equipment used in power-delivery systems. The announcement did not specify the products to be made in the 25,000-square-foot building or identify a general contractor.
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