(UNION COUNTY, NC) -- Generic drug-maker Glenmark is considering a $9.5 million expansion for its Monroe manufacturing plant, even before production begins in April. The Indian pharmaceutical company last summer announced it was investing $17 million in Monroe to open its first North American manufacturing site.

(ALTOONA, PA) -- Sheetz Convenience Stores says it will soon offer an E15 fuel in North Carolina. The Pennsylvania company says installations for the option containing 15% ethanol will begin early this year at 60 locations in the state, with sales likely to begin in Spring, 2016. E15 is only approved for vehicles built after 2001.

(MOORESVILLE, NC) Lowe's said Wednesday it plans to hire about 30,000 seasonal workers at its U.S. stores for the busy Spring season – mostly in customer service. The Mooresville based home improvement retailer employs about 260,000 in more than 1,800 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico