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Our July Existing Industry Visits & Meetings Included: Finnord Group, CVG- Cabarrus Plastics, and Southeastern Packaging <br />Cabarrus Employment Info: Cabarrus County's current unemployment rate for the month of June is 6.0 %. Cabarrus ranks 26th <br />in the state with the lowest unemployment rate. <br />Cabarrus County % Unemployment, 2010 - Present <br />14 <br />12 <br />10 <br />8 <br />6 <br />4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />\1 e c �� r a� r1 �� t o r a 1 \ �0,. cA r A A y3`' �i to a� <br />�N �J at C� y >� � te � a a� L >`� �Q �� fi J a a ey` >� �� �� �J ai p <br />� >`t' , ®� �'y , o -a { '' ,� >'� �, „�p`�' o �`� , >'� ��,� Q'y�' ,�p>' fl ay , >'a , �'y� ,�p>' a �� � >"a' y p'y <br />Noteworthy News & Upcoming Events <br />Margie recently attended a Regional Roundtable meeting that was held at the Manufactur- <br />ing Solutions Center (MSC) located in Conover. The meeting attendees learned about the <br />center's capabilities and toured the facility. The mission of the MSC is to help US manufac- <br />tures increase sales, improve quality and improve efficiency to create or retain jobs. To <br />learn more about the center: http:// www. manufacturingsolutionscenter .org/ <br />Upcoming Events <br />=I <br />♦ August 6th & 7th: North Carolina Aerospace Supplier and Advanced Manufacturing Sum- <br />mit, Winston Salem <br />♦ August 11th: E3 Program —Lunch and Learn, Mooresville <br />♦ August 11th: Parker Poe Global Carolina Connections event, Charlotte <br />♦ August 14th & 15th: Margie attending the 7x24 Board Meeting (IT /Data) <br />5 Resource Partners <br />5 Municipalities <br />3 Events /Webinar <br />1 Charlotte Regional Partnership <br />5 Project Meetings /Site Visits <br />3 Existing Industry Related Visits <br />Noteworthy News <br />♦ Margie recently visited & toured <br />York County SC EDC & 4 Industri- <br />al Parks <br />♦ A NC Dept of Commerce team <br />visited a 78 acre site we are in <br />the process of certifying on 7/31. <br />We will receive word of certifica- <br />tion approval after the Steering <br />Committee Meeting in October. <br />♦ August 20th: Consultant Tour in Cabarrus County /Charlotte Region, will meet in Charlotte & then tour Cabarrus local existing <br />industry <br />♦ Staff is participating with RCCC staff and other area resource partners in the Governor's Jobs Initiative 1,000 in 100... more to <br />come! <br />Cabarrus Economic Development Team <br />Patrick Coughlin, President & CEO, pcoughlin @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8102 <br />Margie Bukowski, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, mbukowski @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8107 <br />Samantha Grass, Project Manager, sgrass @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8108 <br />3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 <br />1 -2 Page 99 <br />