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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN Harrisburg's town center. The developer has completed a mixture of retail and office square footage totaling 262,000 square feet. Refer to the Harrisburg Area Land Use Plan Market Analysis in Appendix D for more information about retail and office trends and activity. Industrial Development Activity Most of the planning area industrial space is concentrated along NC -49 and the parallel rail line. Industrial construction has been highest since 2000, due primarily to 746,000 square feet completed along NC -49 for the Saddle Creek Corporation, bringing the planning area total to more than 2.6 million square feet. These buildings are located on freestanding parcels or in industrial parks. The three improved industrial parks, which have infrastructure in place, are all located in the western portion of the planning area. Of the 173 acres contained within these parks, a total of 115 acres (66.5 %) are currently vacant and available. Caldwell Industrial Park has the largest availability of land, with over 70% remaining vacant. Refer to the Harrisburg Area Land Use Plan Market Analysis in Appendix D for more information about industrial trends and activity. Employment In comparison to the Charlotte MSA, Cabarrus County had higher shares of employment in the Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and Education and Health Services sectors in 2008. The county experienced significant increases in Education and Health Services, Leisure and Hospitality Services, and Retail Trade employment between 2002 and 2008. Education and Health Services had the most employees in 2008 (15,163), an increase of 32.5% since 2002. Leisure and Hospitality Services experienced the largest percent increase of 49.4% over the six -year period. Three industries experienced a decline in employment between 2002 and 2008: Manufacturing (- 34.3 0 /o); Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (- 22.7 0 /0); and Information (- 18.3 %). The Manufacturing sector posted a severe 4,044 -job loss during the same period. The planning area currently has an estimated 8,182 employed residents; however, at least 4,163 residents (51 %) work outside of the planning area. No industries exhibited a net inflow of employees from outside the planning area. Refer to the Harrisburg Area Land Use Plan Market Analysis in Appendix D for more information about employment. 2.4 Housing Housing units in the planning area increased 75.6% from 2000 to 2009. That growth accounted for 14.9% of new housing unit growth in Cabarrus County. PART II: EXISTING CONDITIONS AUGLAIAIA number 1 G -1 Page 328