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The county agreed to give the company nearly a million dollars to manufacture a new John Deere facility in Kernersville.

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — Forsyth County commissioners approved money to try enticing John Deere to expand.

The county agreed to give the company nearly a million dollars for a new manufacturing site in Kernersville.

Last summer, the company announced plans to set up an electric power-train site in the county.

If John Deere agrees, more than 150 jobs will be created by 2030.

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