Major Employers

Rowan’s Leading Job Providers

Rowan County’s strategic location in the growing Charlotte, North Carolina metro region, its robust talent pool and workforce, and its wide range of affordable and flexible commercial real estate options make it a prime location for companies from a variety of industries. Rowan County is a diversified economy with a wide range of industries comprising its employment base. The largest sectors of employment are health care services (16.1%), manufacturing (15.4%) and retail trade (13.2%).

At nearly 2,500 businesses strong and growing, Rowan County is home to many Fortune 500 and international companies, including:

Food Lion	3500	HQ/Call Center/Distribution/Retail
Daimler Trucks North America LLC	1500	Vehicle Manufacturing
Rowan Regional Medical Center	1044	Medical Services
Gildan	706	Clothing Manufacturing
Continental Structural Plastics	544	Manufacturing
EI Pharmaceutical Solutions	400	Pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs
Dillard’s Inc.	300	General Warehousing and Storage
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	300	Discount Department Stores
Swing Transport, Inc.	250	General Freight Trucking
Schult Homes	246	Mobile and modular homes
Henkel Corp	207	Adhesives
Greenwood Motor Lines, inc.	200	General Freight Trucking
Freshouse II, LLC	185	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers

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