JetZero is making a significant investment in North Carolina as the company plans to construct a factory in Greensboro to produce its blended-wing-body jets there in the future. JetZero’s investment in Greensboro to build the airplane factory will amount to more than $4.7 billion and bring over 14,500 jobs to the area over time, Gov. Josh Stein’s office said. The company announced Thursday it had chosen Greensboro, a city in Central North Carolina, as the place where it will build its first "state-of-the-art" manufacturing and final assembly facility for the Z4 plane it is developing. Stein's office described the project as the "largest economic development project in North Carolina history based on job commitment." DELTA, JETZERO PARTNER ON FUTURISTIC WIDEBODY PASSENGER JET JetZero’s planned factory will be situated on the property of Piedmont Triad International Airport, according to the aircraft company. The deal includes more than $1.1 billion in state performance incentives that would be paid over nearly 40 years and are contingent on JetZero creating over 14,000 jobs between 2027 and 2036, a state representative said. JetZero would also benefit from an additional $450 million in infrastructure improvements to the airport facilities, along with city and county incentives, the representative said.

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