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Cleveland County is nestled in the
rolling piedmont of the southwestern portion of North Carolina situated
in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
Our county is the gateway
between Asheville and Charlotte. Cleveland County is centered between
two of the largest metropolitan areas of the Carolinas-- Charlotte and
Greenville/Spartanburg.
In addition to providing
us with the spectacular changing seasons, our favorable geographic
setting also offers wonderful nearby attractions -- steep mountains in
one direction, wide beaches in the other, and topped-off with a
surrounding array of bustling metropolitan centers, all close enough to
be forever tempting day-trippers.
With our family-oriented
lifestyle, small-town charm, and Southern, festival atmosphere,
Cleveland County is a great place to live, work, play, and just enjoy
life.
Business Climate
Cleveland County is home to numerous ISO
9000 certified companies, and over 40 percent of the work force is
involved in manufacturing. The county has a broad diversity of
manufacturing firms, over forty of which employ 100 or more persons.
The local economy is also
diverse, with no dependence on any one industry. Truck cabs,
compact discs, transmissions, aircraft parts, ceramic capacitor
material, electric motors and production equipment are just a few of the
items fabricated in Cleveland County. The presence of Reliance
Electric and Curtiss-Wright are a testament to
the quality of our business environment.
Geography is one of
Cleveland County's biggest advantages. Easy access to Interstate
Highways 85, 40, 26 & 77 assures that goods and services flow freely
to their destination from one of 250 trucking firms located throughout
the area. More than half of the nation can be reached within 24
hours.
The labor force is drawn
from a wide area which includes the surrounding counties of Lincoln,
Gaston, Rutherford and Burke. Within a 35-mile radius it numbers
in excess of 600,000. Within a 25-mile radius of Shelby there are
frequently 12,000 active job applications on file with the North
Carolina Employment Security office, which also maintains a statewide
data bank and provides screening and testing of applicants for local
industry.
Want To Know More
Details About Cleveland County?
Click
here for information about Cleveland County posted by the North
Carolina Department of Commerce
Click here for the 2000 Census
Detailed Profile in PDF format.
