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Rick Cook, the Network Operations Administrator in Catawba County, has been honored with a state award recognizing his outstanding efforts in interagency cooperation. This achievement comes at a time when Catawba County is navigating significant economic challenges, including a 14% unemployment rate and numerous manufacturing layoffs from 2008 to 2009. Despite these difficulties, the county has seen substantial job creation through investments from companies like Apple Inc., FedEx, and BSN Medical, signaling a positive shift towards economic recovery.
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Rick Cook : Network Operations Administrator CATAWBA COUNTY NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR WINS STATE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INTERAGENCY COOPERATION Hickory Daily Record Article
2008-09 Mfg. Closings & Layoffs (North Carolina Employment Security Commission) +14% unemployment
2008-09 Mfg. Closings & Layoffs (Catawba County-NC Employment Security Commission)
2009 Report: Jobs & Investment • US Fasteners, $1mm, 28 jobs • FedEx Ground, Hickory, $3.9mm (complete) • FedEx Freight, Hickory, $4.5mm (under construction) • BSN Medical expansion, Conover, 25 jobs, 50k sf • Ethan Allen, Maiden, 302 jobs, $2.8mm • Target hires 450-500 associates, Newton • von Drehle Corp., Maiden, $3mm expansion • Heil Screw Products, Conover, 10 people • Poppelmann Plastics, Claremont, $8mm • Apple Inc., Maiden, $1Bn, 500,000sf • Fiserv, Inc., Hickory, $4.9mm, 419 jobs • Legacy Furniture Products, Conover, 120,000sf, $1.4mm? Announced NC (ytd) $2,470,000,000 Announced Catawba County (ytd) $1,033,400,000 (41.8% of NC)
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