RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Cherokee, Gaston, and Sampson counties are benefitting from new infrastructure grants administered by the state Department of Commerce.

Cherokee County: $71,678 to allow Peachtree Manor, Inc. to open an eighty (80) bed assisted living facility that will include a Special Care Unit for patients with Alzheimer's disease. The company has committed to creating 49 new, full-time jobs

Gaston County: $500,000 that will allow Tosaf USA, Inc. to open a facility in Gaston County. The Bessemer City facility will be its first entry into the U.S. market. Tosaf USA has committed to creating 60 new, full-time jobs over a two year period

Sampson County: $500,000 that will allow Kansas City Sausage Company, LLC, to expand its operations in Sampson County.