Steel Warehouse, a leading steel processor and service center, today announced record enrollment in its registered apprenticeship program. Nineteen employees are currently enrolled across three locations in Indiana and Ohio, the highest in the program’s history.

CITY OF HICKORY AND CATAWBA COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS PURSUANT TO NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE § 158-7.1 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given of Public Hearings to be held at a Special Joint Meeting of the Hickory City Council and Catawba County Board of Commissioners on Monday, November 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at the Hickory Metro Convention Center, 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory, North Carolina. The City of Hickory and Catawba County will hold public hearings and cons

If you’ve been following our Economic Development 101 series, you’ve learned about the ins and outs of the incentive process, as well as how a project comes together, why confidentiality matters, and what happens once a company is ready to go public. So, what about the other side of what we do? Outside of a company locating to Catawba County, what else does the EDC help with? Enter the Business, Retention, & Expansion program, or BRE for short.

US Conec, a global leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of high-density optical interconnects, today announced a $149.7 million expansion of its Hickory manufacturing operations that will create 224 new jobs at an average annual wage of more than $56,937 and retain the company's approximately 300 existing local jobs.

CATAWBA COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE §158-7.1 LEGAL NOTICE Catawba County proposes to appropriate and expend County funds for an economic development project pursuant to North Carolina General Statute §158-7.1. The Catawba County Board of Commissioners intends to consider entering into an economic development agreement with Project Sandstone. Catawba County believes the project will help stimulate and stabilize the local eco

Utili-Serve, LLC, a utility infrastructure construction company, has announced plans to invest at least $11 million to expand its Conover headquarters and manufacturing facility, creating at least 150 new jobs over the next three years.