Oakboro, NC (Stanly County): Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, a trusted North Carolina-based manufacturer of plumbing systems since 1901, announced it would be relocating specialty pipe coating operations to its existing Oakboro, North Carolina foundry location. The process to aesthetically coat the cast iron plumbing pipe is the last remaining operational activity at its former, 55-acre foundry in Uptown Charlotte. It is anticipated the process will be fully operational at the Oakboro site by December 2025.