Announced Projects
Since 1978, the Catawba EDC has assisted in the creation of nearly 25,000 jobs and over $5.5 billion in investment. Between 2014 and 2018 the EDC assisted in the creation of over 2,000 jobs and over $2.4 billion in investment. Selected announcements for the most years recent include:
| 2018 Announced Jobs & Investment | |||
| Company Name | Product | Investment | Jobs |
| Bassett Furniture | Furniture (new outdoor line) | $400,000 | 40 |
| Capital Converting | Covers for lumber transport | $1,150,000 | 22 |
| Bradington Young/Hooker Furn. | Upholstered Furniture | $4,077,052 | 13 |
| Timeless American Furniture | Upholstered Furniture | $70,000 | 18 |
| Apple Incorporated | Data Center | $1,834,034 | - |
| Corning Incorporated | Optical Communications | $60,000,000 | 110 |
| Progressive Furniture | Furniture | $6,500,000 | 50 |
| Rubber Mill | Gaskets, Packing, Sealing | $1,000,000 | 10 |
| Cargo Transporters | Trucking & Freight | $5,000,000 | - |
| Triple Crown Trailers | Utility & Truck Beds & Trailers | $250,000 | 12 |
| Satellite | Distribution of Satellite Equip. | $25,000 | 4 |
| PTI Hickory Springs Mfg. | Plastics, Foam | $1,000,000 | 15 |
| ITM Medical Isotopes Inc. | Pharmaceutical | $17,000,000 | 137 |
| Shurtape Technologies | Tape Mfg. & Dist. | $31,400,000 | 100 |
| Total (2018) | $129,706,086 | 531 | |
| 2017 Announced Jobs & Investment | |||
| Company Name | Product | Investment | Jobs |
| Apple | Data Center | $1,000,000,000 | - |
| Corning Optical Communications | Fiber optic cable & communications systems | $67,000,000 | 210 |
| Room & Board | Distribution Center for furniture & accessories | $12,870,000 | 13 |
| Sutter Street Manufacturing | Upholstered furniture manufacturing | $1,900,000 | 72 |
| Prysmian Group | Fiber optic cable | $53,800,000 | 50 |
| Terra Mulch Products | Mulch products | $8,000,000 | 16 |
| Corriher Implements | Farm implements/metal fabrication | $5,000,000 | 0 |
| Apple Project Sycamore | Data Center | $300,000,000 | 0 |
| Total (2017) | $1,448,570,000 | 361 |
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| 2016 Announced Jobs & Investment | |||
| Company Name | Product | Investment | Jobs |
| Dalco Nonwovens | Nonwoven fabrics | $4,000,000 | 8 |
| Amphenol Antenna | Wireless Base Station Antennas | $2,300,000 | 23 |
| Invictus Lighting | LED lighting fixtures | - | 8 |
| US Conec | Fiber optic interconnects | $20,000,000 | 42 |
| Dynamic Air Engineering, Inc. | Specialty components for aerospace and defense | $7,255,000 | 46 |
| Minelli USA | Specialty wood products | $2,000,000 | 12 |
| Peoples Bank | Financial services and banking HQ | $3,500,000 | 25 |
| Temprano Techvestors | Technology services for startup businesses | $520,188 | 21 |
| Corning Optical Communications | Fiber optic cable & communications systems | $30,000,000 | 105 |
| Prysmian Group | Cables for energy and telecom industries | $20,000,000 | 50 |
| GKN Driveline | Automotive driveline components | $110,000,000 | 143 |
| Total (2016) | $199,575,188 | 490 | |
| 2015 Announced Jobs & Investment | |||
| Company Name | Product | Investment | Jobs |
| Prysmian Cables & Systems | Optical fiber cables & connectivity | $2,500,000 | 24 |
| Substance Incorporated | Print media and overlaminates | $3,429,000 | 9 |
| Taiji Group USA | Precision paper spiral-wound tubes | $2,500,000 | 15 |
| Axjo America | Fiber optic reels for spooling equipment | $11,000,000 | 14 |
| GKN Sinter Metals | Sintered camshaft caps and transmission ends | $19,800,000 | 55 |
| RollEase Inc. | Lift systems for window treatments | $115,000 | 16 |
| West Penn Hardwoods | Exotic hardwoods | $600,000 | 4 |
| Snyder Paper | Industrial, chemical, packaging and janitorial supplies | unknown | 30 |
| Blue Bloodhound, LLP | Connects drivers to motor carriers | $3,811,982 | 191 |
| Project Bishop | Data Center | $432,000,000 | - |
| Carolina Nonwovens | Thermo bonded nonwovens | $13,000,000 | 62 |
| Total (2015) | $488,755,982 | 420 | |
| 2014 Announced Jobs & Investment | |||
| Company Name | Product | Investment | Jobs |
| Transportation Insight | Logistics provider | $8,000,000 | 50 |
| Stewart Superabsorbents | Superabsorbent polymers | $200,000 | 3 |
| Cornerstone United | Headquarters & call center | $2,258,000 | 35 |
| Roll-Tech Molding Products | Solid rubber wheels & tires | $1,447,744 | 4 |
| Snyder Paper Corp. | Industrial chemical pkg & janitorial products | $850,000 | - |
| Apple Inc. | Tactical data center | $1,780,608 | - |
| BLowing Rock Brewing Co. | Brewery | $400,000 | - |
| GKN Driveline | Automotive driveline components | $122,438,000 | 228 |
| Total (2014) | $137,374,352 | 320 | |