James Tool Machine & Engineering employs 106 people in Burke County and wants to hire 15 more.

In 2023, James Tool shipped 192,850 parts.

James Tool Machine & Engineering owner Jeff Toner, left, took over the business that his late dad, Bud Toner, began in 1987.

James Tool Machine & Engineering manufactures a variety of components, including those for government agencies, along with parts for nucle…