North Carolina is adding the kinds of manufacturing jobs one almost never hears anymore: cabinets.

A kitchen cabinet manufacturer announced today it will add 136 jobs over five years in Rutherfordton, about 225 miles west of Raleigh.

The expansion will come as a result of Connecticut-based Gourmet Group acquiring Geppetto Kitchens and investing $2.3 million in the existing facility. Geppetto currently employs about 45 people at the site and had planned to close if not for the acquistion.

The planned jobs will pay $34,093 on average, not including benefits, exceeding the the Rutherford County average annual wage of $28,392.

If it meets the job creation goals, Gourmet will qualify for $270,000 in One N.C. Fund grants as well as local tax credits that could exceed $100,000. The local incentives will pay $1,000 for each job created in the first year, $660 in the second year and $330 in the third year.