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ladle ~ - J. AsUiIlg o! L,al~ l~r ln~usz~al ES~DIISBmoB~ m ~ne ~ar~Du~ ~rea ,Company Name Employees Produ~/Ser~ces Moron Custom Plastics 750 ~eision Pl~fic products ~d Elec~onic ~semblies Build~ Fi~t So~e 2~ ~ole~le Build~g Supplies ~d Tress ~o~ly B~ld~s M~ufac~ Su~ly ~d L~b~) Sou~e~tm Pacing 135 Combated Boxes Galv~Mdusffies 100 ~o~d~g Rods ~d Cutom Hot Dip Galv~izing Lipp~ Compon~m, ~c. 55 Mobile Home Pros B~enfield Conmin~s, 49 Steel ~s Mc. (fomorly Mod~ Chemc~ Sp~ialfies 45 ~org~ic ~emic~s 600 ~cing, ~c. 40 ~ce C~s '- Foil's Inc. 30 Scrap kon Metal processing ~d Recycling Hy&o-Conduit 27 ~ecast Con,ere Pipes ~oducm Fab~on ~chin~g 20 Textile Machin~ Repak Developmmt Source: Cabarrus County Economic Development Much of the industrial growth in Harrisburg is relatively new having come to the Town within the past twenty-five years. The industries in Harrisburg represent a wide variety of products including wood products, metal components, plastics and chemicals. There is also one industry which repairs textile machinery. There are, however, no textile or apparel plants located in Harrisburg. This is unusual for Cabarms as textile plants are the largest employers in the County's three other municipalities (Kannapolis, Concord and Mount Pleasant). Some explanations for textiles not having a larger role in Harrisburg's economy are related to the Town's history and location. Cabarms County-has a.strong textile background. Many mill villages which contain housing units originally built for textile employees are still found in areas near textile mills. Some communities, both incorporated and unincorporated, were formed as a result or in conjunction with a textile mill. Harrisburg, does not owe its initial growth and development to the textile industry. Rather, the Town has grown as a result of its proximity and ease of access to Charlotte. The wide variety of industries located in Harrisburg is also representative of the industrial diversification efforts undertaken in Cabarms County. Area Employment Within five miles of the Harrisburg planning area there are several additional industrial, professional, and service positions not counting those located in Harrisburg. The largest industrial employers within this area in Cabarms County are Philip Morris and Coming. The Philip Morris plant is located within the corporate limits of Concord and employs over 1,000 persons while the newly opened Coming fiber-optics plant is located in the Midland area and will eventually employ 700. Another large employer is S & D Coffee which employs approximately 300 persons. Additional industrial employment is located along Derita Road near the recently completed Concord