DAVIDSON COUNTY – Tim Scronce says his business that specializes in telecommunications services has reaped the benefits of a struggling economy.

Scronce, president and chief executive officer of Welcome-based TelWorx Communications LLC, will join local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s new 40,000 square-foot building in the Welcome Business Park at 10:30 a.m. today.

“Some of the trends that you saw during this downturn is individuals getting rid of their landlines for their primary residences and just using their cell phone,” Scronce said. “A lot of younger people now are using cell phones versus having a phone at their house or apartment. AT&T has been adding capacity to their network. Verizon has added capacity to their network. We provide equipment to carriers as well as tech support.”

According to its Web site, TelWorx Communications is a certified provider of products, solutions and technical services for wireless, wireline, data centers and government customers. The company employs 30 full-time workers at its headquarters, which was previously located in Linwood.

Construction of the state-of-the-art facility started about a year ago. According to Scronce, the project was completed by August.

Accepting economic incentives from the Davidson County Board of Commissioners, TelWorx Communications made a $2.3 million investment in the facility. Commissioners have approved a grant not to exceed $6,200 a year for five years to the company, a total of $31,000.

“It’s been a venture for the last few years,” Scronce said. “We were running out of space and needed more space to continue to grow and expand. It’s been a couple of years in the making, so we are very excited to be in our new space.”

Scronce said his company continues to add employees as it grows. “I believe with the economy starting to slowly come out of the recovery, we will probably see an acceleration of hiring in the next two years because even through this economic downturn TelWorx has continued to grow at a pretty strong pace,” he said.

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