Since 1978, the Catawba EDC has assisted in the creation of over 27,000 jobs and over $7 billion in investment. Between 2016 and 2020 the EDC assisted in the creation of over 2,700 jobs and over $2.1 billion in investment. Selected announcements for the most years recent include:
| 2020 Announced Jobs & Investments |
| Company |
Product |
Jobs |
Investment |
| Arhaus |
Furniture Distribution |
67 |
$26,000,000 |
| State Bureau of Investigation |
Government Office |
40 |
$1,108,855 |
| Atriax |
Engineering & Planning |
11 |
$1,200,000 |
| Windak |
Automated Packaging |
2 |
- |
| Stonement Financial Group |
Spec Building |
- |
$10,000,000 |
| D9 Brewing |
Craft Beer |
26 |
$1,050,000 |
| MaxPax, LLC |
Packaging |
300 |
$9,550,000 |
| Crate & Barrell |
Furniture Distribution |
150 |
$38,500,000 |
| PurThermal |
Powder Coating |
10 |
$500,000 |
| Lake Park Ventures |
Spec Building |
- |
$2,500,000 |
| RMC Advanced Technologies |
Motor Vehicle Bod Manufacturing |
49 |
$7,000,000 |
| R L Williams |
Paper Converting & Supplies |
10 |
- |
| Nufabrix |
Textiles |
10 |
$4,000,000 |
| American Fuji Seal |
Labels and Packaging |
101 |
$52,000,000 |
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|
| Total (2020) |
|
776 |
$153,402,855 |
| 2019 Announced Jobs & Investments |
| Company |
Product |
Jobs |
Investment |
| Bassett Delivery Service |
Furniture Delivery |
10 |
- |
| Design Foundry |
Custom Furniture |
202 |
$3,133,000 |
| Ramsey Finishing LLC |
Finishes |
12 |
$150,000 |
| Protection Products Inc. |
Protection Materials |
8 |
$150,000 |
| Star Snax LLC |
Tortilla Chips |
40 |
$5,800,000 |
| One Noth Center |
Mixed Use Commercial/Residential |
- |
$19,000,000 |
| Preston Ridge |
Mixed Use Commercial/Residential |
- |
$40,000,000 |
| Cataler |
Automotive Catalysts |
151 |
$42,000,000 |
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|
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|
| Total (2019) |
|
423 |
$110,233,000 |
| 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 |
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|
| 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 |
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|
| Total (2017) |
|
$1,448,570,000 |
361
|
| 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 |