Mooresville, NC and Statesville, NC, Iredell County’s two largest communities, are celebrating another year of being named by Site Selection Magazine as the Number 1 Micropolitan Area in the country for new and expanded corporate facilities and projects. They’ve received this recognition for seven out of the last eight years. See a Record & Landmark article on this announcement HERE.
Why does this matter? Is this some narrow little area of interest that the rest of us can ignore? Hardly. This recognition has to do with jobs and job growth in Iredell and surrounding counties. The recognition that our area has been successful in bringing jobs due to expansion of existing employers and bringing employers new to the area gives us hope that our economic fortunes will be more positive in the future. Every day we see in the headlines that the key to recharging our economy is job growth, and companies have to be convinced that expanding their employee base is a smart economic decision. Looks like our local governments and economic development professionals have been doing quite a good job in helping employers see our area as part of their future growth.
It may not yet be “Happy Days are Here Again” time, but this announcement sure gives me an uplift in thinking we may see some better times ahead.
