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November 29, 2000 <br /> <br />7 Report No. 217-II <br /> Cabarrus County <br /> <br />Maior New Announcements/Additions <br /> Cabarms County has experienced substantial industrial and commercial development in recent <br />years. Since 1999, the County has had over 288 businesses to expand ex/sting facilities or open new <br />facilities which represented an investment of over $750 million and created some 2,260 new jobs. Some <br />of the largest announcements are as follows: <br /> <br />Major new announcements <br />· Owens Corning $12,956,280 investment 90 jobs <br />· Southeastern Packaging 22,000,000 investment 15 jobs <br />· Hawthorne Suites 5,000,000 investment 15 jobs <br />· Sleep Inn 4,000,000 investment 30 jobs <br />· Spring Hill Suites 4,200,000 investment 30 jobs <br /> <br />Major expansions <br />· Owens Corning $550,000,000 investment 500 jobs <br />· Builder's First 6,000,000 investment 70 jobs <br />· Sysco Food Service 10,000,000 investment 60 jobs <br />· Lowes Motor Speedway 17,987,000 investment n/a <br /> <br />Unemployment Rates <br /> <br />Period Cabarrus Co. N C U S <br />August 2000 3.0% 3.5% 4.1% <br />July 2000 2.8% 3.5% 4.2% <br />June 2000 2.6% 3.6% 4.2% <br />1999 (Avg.) 2.0% 3.2% <br />1998 (Avg.) 2.4% 3.5% <br /> <br />Population Trends <br /> <br /> Population Growth. <br />1970 74,629 <br />1980 85,895 15.10% <br />1990 98,935 15.18% <br />1999 (est.) 125,051 26.40% <br /> <br />Gross Retail Sales <br /> <br /> Sales Growth <br />1996-97 $1,169,358,665 <br />1997-98 1,287,732,589 10.12% <br />I998-99 1,459,803,933 13.36% <br />1999-00 1,747,742,931 19.72% <br /> <br />Construction Permits and Values <br /> # of Units Total Value <br /> 1995-96 1,781 $ 193,427,942 <br /> 1996-97 2,354 329,079,431 <br /> 1997-98 1,609 255,101,608 <br /> 1998-99 3,523 376,293,482 <br /> <br /> <br />