Bay Valley Foods is closing its distribution center in Turkey and laying off 48 employees.

The company filed a letter with the state last week under the Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act.

Bay Valley, which operates a facility in Faison, said in its letter that it is outsourcing the work done at the Turkey site to a third-party based in Kings Mountain.

The layoffs are expected to happen between Aug. 12 and Sept. 30.

Turkey is in Sampson County, about 70 miles southeast of Raleigh.

A company that makes packaging straps plans to expand its production facility in Clinton, and create 34 jobs during the next three years.

DuBose Strapping will receive a state grant worth up to $138,000 if it meets hiring and investment milestones, Gov. Bev Perdue's office announced today.

The company opened its Clinton operation in 1991 and now employs 93 people. The facility is located in Sampson County about 65 miles south of Raleigh.