Public Hearing Notice

CITY OF CLAREMONT 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 Claremont City Council and Catawba County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., at the Hickory Metro Convention Center, 1960 13^th Ave Dr SE, Hickory, North Carolina. The City of Claremont and Catawba County will hold public hearings and consider economic development agreements with Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC (“Prysmian”) pursuant to North Carolina General Statute §158-7.1. This project involves the manufacture of fiber optic cable, telecommunications infrastructure products and related business systems.  Performance-based grants will be considered with City and County total incentives not to exceed $28,631,106 and $27,328,135 respectively.  Prysmian will create 385 new jobs and make an investment in taxable real and personal property improvements of up to $1,000,000,000.00. Failure to make the minimum investment and comply with other performance requirements will result in recapture of some or all incentive payments. The Claremont City Council and Catawba County Board of Commissioners intend to enter into economic development agreements to ensure performance and believe this project will help stimulate and stabilize the local economy. 

All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting to present their comments.

Publish: August 15, 2026