Apparel-maker Gildan to Add 500 by Expanding 2 NC Factories, Adding Third by End of 2016

An apparel-maker that produces T-shirts, socks and other clothing plans a $250-million factory expansion that will add about 500 jobs in the next three years.

North Carolina officials said Tuesday that a subsidiary of Montreal-based Gildan Activewear Inc. will expand its existing manufacturing plants in Salisbury and the Bladen-County town of Clarkton, and open a new factory in the Davie-County town of Mocksville.

Average annual salaries are projected at more than $32,000, plus benefits.