
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 |
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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204 East Innes Street, Suite 220
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: (704) 637-5526
Fax: (704) 637-0173
204 East Innes Street, Suite 220
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: (704) 637-5526
Fax: (704) 637-0173
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