A long-anticipated $200 million ethanol plant that will turn grasses grown on North Carolina hog farms into motor fuel will go ahead, Gov. Pat McCrory's office said Monday.

The plant operated by Biochemtex, a partnership headed by Italy-based Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, plans to employ 65 people in three years near Clinton in Sampson County.

The jobs will pay an average of $47,000 a year plus benefits, above the county average of $30,822.

The company was offered state and local government incentives worth $6.3 million over six years, a state Commerce Department spokeswoman said.

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