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- Consistent Performers Statesville-Mooresville Again Rank High on Site Selection Magazine Top Micropolitan List
- 03/02/2011
In its annual “Governor’s Cup” issue, Site Selection magazine today announced the top micropolitan areas for new and expanding industry. For the seventh consecutive year, Statesville-Mooresville has finished in either first or second; this year placing second to Lexington-Thomasville, North Carolina. Statesville-Mooresville finished the year with 17 qualifying projects. In order to qualify, a new or expanding industry project must meet one of three criteria; capital investment of at least $1 million, creation of 50 or more new jobs, or new construction of at least 20,000 square feet.
Chairman of the Greater Statesville Development Corporation Board of Directors, Dr. Steve Binder, commented on the news. ““Clearly our goal is to be #1 every year, but in the bigger picture it’s our consistent performance year-after-year that sets Statesville-Mooresville apart. This will mark the seventh consecutive year that we have been either #1 or #2 and that’s pretty remarkable.”
Micropolitan areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a rural county whose largest city does not exceed a population of 50,000. The U.S. has a total of 576 micropolitan areas.
To read the Site Selection article in its entirety, visit www.siteselection.com.
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