Automotive parts supplier invests $1.47 million to modernize North Carolina facility

To help fund the project, DMA Industries will receive a performance-based grant of $70,000 from the One North Carolina Fund.

Alexis Gajewski

Jan. 3, 2024

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DMA Industries, LLC has announced plans to expand and modernize its distribution operations in Tabor City, North Carolina. The company, which is a supplier of aftermarket automotive and heavy-duty replacement parts, will invest $1.47 million into the project, creating 21 new jobs in the process. The upgrades include replacement of flooring throughout the facility and the installation of its warehouse management system that will include RFID wireless inventory tracking systems. To help fund the project, DMA Industries will receive a performance-based grant of $70,000 from the One North Carolina Fund.

In a recent quote, DMA Industries President and CEO John Treece said, “DMA started its operations in Tabor City 15 year ago with the help of a lot of people at the local, county and state level. We are a testimony to what can be achieve when people come together and pursue a common goal. We are proud to call Tabor City home and to continue to support a community that continues to support us.”

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Alexis Gajewski

Senior Content Strategist

Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.

During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.

Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.

She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.

Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.

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