Our community is working everyday is to build a diversified economic base throughout Catawba County by recruiting new business and industry, by retaining existing business and industry and helping them grow, and by fostering the creation of jobs.  Just in the last 5 years alone (2014-2018), new or expanding businesses in the County have added over 2,200 jobs and invested more than $2.4 billion.  Announcements for the most recent years include: