News & Events

1/21/10 - EDC Forms Two Working Committees
1/21/10 - EDC forms two working committees to work on new target markets and collaboration between organizations. ...click for more.

1/18/10 - Census jobs available
1/18/10 - Census workers are holding testing workshops for potential job applicants....click for more.

1/12/10 - 55 New Jobs Announced
1/12/10 - River Textile Services announced a new 62,500 sq. ft. healthcare laundry facility. RTS will employ 55 local residents, and add approximately $5 million to the county and city's tax base....click for more.

1/07/10 - VA Clinic Officially Opens
1/07/10 - VA Clinic officially opened on January 7, 2010. The Clinic has created 33 new jobs in Rutherford County...click for more.

11/24/09 - Rutherford Housing Partnership Wins $20,000
11/24/09 - Rutherford Housing Partnership Win $20,000 from "Tom's of Maine"....click for more.

10/28/09 - Tim Will Receives Purpose Prize
10/28/09 - Tim Will with Foothills Connect has won the $100,000 Purpose Prize...click for more.

10/23/09 - Local Census Committee Formed
10/23/09 - The Complete Count Committee has formed locally to begin promoting the 2010 Census...click for more.

10/20/09 - NC is the Top State to Build a Data Center
10/20/09 - North Carolina is the top state in the nation, and the United States is the No. 2 nation in which to build a data center...click for more.

10/14/09 - County Awarded $500,000 Grant
10/14/09 - NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund awarded Rutherford County $500,000 ...click for more.

10/6/09 - Career Expo Part of ICC Event
10/6/09 - Isothermal Community College will celebrate "Careers in Construction Week" October 12 thru 16....click for more.

9/24/09 - Foundation is a County Asset
9/24/09 - The Foundation, the crown jewel of ICC, is marking its 10th anniversary....click for more.

7/7/09 - VA Clinic Posts New Jobs
The newly announced VA Clinic in Rutherford County has posted fourteen new jobs online. ...click for more.

7/7/09 - Apple to Build $1 Billion Data Center in Maiden, NC
Apple Inc. announced today plans to build its new $1 billion East Coast data center in Maiden, NC (60 minutes from Rutherford County)....click for more.

6/16/09 - VA Clinic Announces Site Selected for Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Rutherford County, NC
The VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network and the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville are pleased to announce that a site has...click for more.

5/13/09 - Golden LEAF Brings Fiber Network to Rutherford County
On June 30, 2009 the Public Safety Fiber Network will be completed, thanks to a $1.4 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation....click for more.

5/5/09 - Governor Perdue Launches State Contracts & Grants Platform
Gov. Perdue launches the first wave of NCOpenBook.gov, a government transparency website for searching state contracts and grants...click for more.

4/19/09 - Local Firm Ripping It Up
Oh Suzannah is "making it." The company has hired an additional 13 employees, and has extensive overtime as the business is...click for more.

4/2/09 Merchant Meeting
The Towns of Forest City, Rutherfordton and Spindale would like to invite all merchants to join them for a great discussion on Tuesday night, April 7th at the Spindale House...click for more.

4/1/09 - Renewable Energies Symposium Brings a Shift in Manufacturing Focus
On March 19th the Rutherford County Economic Development Commission and Isothermal Community College hosted a Renewable Energy Symposium to discuss manufacturing opportunities....click for more.

3/27/09 - Timken Shiloh Reaches Two Million Safe Man-Hours
We at the Timken Company, Shiloh Plant are indeed fortunate to have accomplished a significant milestone in our 29 year history....click for more.

3/26/09 - Public Meeting for Daniel Road Complex
Public input sought for Daniel Road Complex...click for more.

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