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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

France-Based CITEL America Plans Hillsborough, North Carolina, Operations

11/28/2025
France-based CITEL America, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial surge protection products, plans to establish operations in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The $12.5 million project is expected to create 57 jobs in Orange County.

The company’s new 82,900-square-foot facility will include administration, manufacturing, engineering, and sales and marketing operations.

“The new Hillsborough headquarters represents CITEL’s most significant U.S. investment to date and reaffirms our long-term commitment to serving the North American market,” said Henri Guichard, President, CITEL Group. “We are grateful and want to thank everyone we have met from the state of North Carolina for the warm welcome and support that have made us feel truly at home from the very beginning of this project.”

To support the project a performance-based grant of $50,000 has been awarded from the One North Carolina Fund. The OneNC Fund provides financial assistance to local governments to help attract economic investment and to create jobs. Companies receive no money upfront and must meet job creation and capital investment targets to qualify for payment. All OneNC grants require matching participation from local governments, and any award is contingent upon that condition being met.

“CITEL could have chosen any location for their U.S. home, but they chose North Carolina,” noted N.C. Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley. “Their decision reinforces the strength of our workforce and the partnerships that make our state a top destination for business.”

In addition to the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, other partners in the project include the North Carolina General Assembly, the University of North Carolina System, the North Carolina Community College System, Durham Tech Community College, the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Duke Energy, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Orange County Economic Development, and the Town of Hillsborough.

CITEL America Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of CITEL Group, a surge protection manufacturer. The company’s products serve various industries including data centers, industrial automation, renewable energy, telecommunications, and transportation.

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