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David Murdock donates land to RCCC for Advanced Technology Center <br />KANNAPOLIS- Rowan - Cabarrus Community College has received a two -acre donation of land for construction <br />of its Advanced Technology Center. The land was donated by David M. Murdock, chairman, CEO and <br />president of Castle & Cooke and NC Research Campus (NCRC) founder. <br />The new Advanced Technology Center (ATC), a 60,000- square -foot classroom and laboratory building, will be <br />adjacent to the college's existing facility on the NC Research Campus (NCRC) that offers associate degrees in <br />biotechnology and nursing. Murdock made a donation of two acres of land for the construction of the ATC in <br />recognition of the important role workforce development plays in supporting businesses in the region, <br />including the NCRC, that are transferring scientific and technical advances into the global marketplace. <br />Click here to read more. <br />May Employment Numbers Cabarrus County's unemployment rate dropped to 4.3% for May from <br />4.5% in April. Cabarrus currently ranks 13th in North Carolina with the lowest unemployment rate. Statewide, <br />the unemployment rate is 4.7% and the Charlotte- Concord - Gastonia MSA rate is 4.5 %. <br />Cabarrus County Unemployment, 2012 - present <br />1 0 <br />8 <br />6 <br />4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />f c cc` o pt z A 4' n 6 A .yam 1k <br />I ���� � ���� X <br />4 <br />t � _ *, <br />q P <br />4 1 <br />Noteworthy News & Events = <br />Existing Industry & Business Visits <br />• The Cabarrus Industrial Council will meet on 15 <br />Tuesday, July 19th. Please contact the EDC (11 Follow -Ups) <br />team for more details. <br />• Sign -up for our blog to receive Cabarrus County 23 Connections /Referrals <br />insight: Partner Meetings <br />http://cabarrusedc.com/" <br />forms1blog-sign up/ <br />Event <br />Cabarrus Economic Development Team <br />Terry Crawford, Interim President & CEO, tcrawford @cabarrus.biz <br />Samantha Grass, Recruitment Project Manager, sgrass @cabarrus.biz <br />LeeAnn Nixon, Existing Industry Project Manager, Inixon @cabarrus.biz <br />Josh Fernandez, Research & Marketing Coordinator, jfernandez @cabarrus.biz �I <br />3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 (704) 782 -4000, Option 2 1 www.cabarrA�a c . c number 1 \n <br />1 -3 <br />Page 172 <br />