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December 5, 2018

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By Virginia Annable

vannable@newstopicnews.com

A publishing company that distributes its products across the country is buying a building in Lenoir to use as its base for the eastern United States and Midwest, and it expects to create up to 15 jobs, county officials said.

The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners approved a job-creation incentive of $2,000 per job created over two years up to $30,000 for ICON Publishing, a national manufacturer of printed products including business cards, banners and brochures. Online the company does business as PrintDirtCheap.com.

ICON is based in Bakersfield, California. Company officials expect to complete the purchase this month of a building previously used by a printer in Lenoir — county officials did not identify the building — and begin operations immediately, according to a memo to the commissioners from County Manager Stan Kiser.

The commissioners also approved endorsing the company’s application for a building reuse grant from the state to help pay for renovating the building.