Willow Hill Soap Company manufacturing facility
Haywood County
Description
The county held a public hearing on giving Willow Hill a vacant industrial park parcel for free so it can consolidate manufacturing, warehousing and shipping into a new facility — 8 jobs at about $52,000 and $15.5 million invested over ten years. The board votes at its next meeting.
Impact summary
New manufacturing jobs above the county median wage on land that currently generates no property tax.
Applicant
- Name
- Willow Hill Soap Company (Ben and Allison McDowell)
- Address
- Beaver Dam Industrial Park, off Great Oak Drive, Canton, NC
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Recorded in the meeting · County Commission
Last discussed Jul 20, 2026.
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