Working Here

The Town of Cleveland and county taxes are low, making Cleveland a competitive place to locate businesses. The tax rate in Rowan County is .6625 cents, and the Town of Cleveland tax rate is .28 cents, the lowest in Rowan County.

The percentage of the county’s workforce employed in manufacturing is 19.2 percent, a rate higher than the state average of 13.3 percent.

Read the blog post on the Your Rowan website for more information.

Workforce

Better Jobs for Better Lives. The Rowan community provides a manufacturing workforce with customized workforce training programs to support regional business growth and retention. Implemented by Rowan County leadership and economic development teams, onsite and customized training for individual employers’ needs is provided by Mitchell Community College and Rowan Cabarrus Community College.

Mitchell Community College

With a 150-year history of promoting education in Iredell County, Mitchell offers broad curriculum and continuing education classes, from the Fine Arts to Agribusiness Technology.

For the Business Community

Mitchell Community College provides specialized training to support retention and promote recruitment of employees:

Mitchell Community College, in partnership with the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute, offers workforce training. The community college provides manufacturing workforce with customized training programs to support regional business growth. Better Jobs for Better Lives is implemented by county leadership and economic development teams. This program can also be provided onsite to individual businesses/employers.

Location:
500 W. Broad St.
Statesville, NC 28677

and

219 N. Academy St.
Mooresville, NC 28115

Phone: 704.878.3200
Website: mitchellcc.edu

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC)

Rowan Cabarrus Community College provides specialized training to support retention and recruitment of employees.

Rowan Cabarrus Community College, in partnership with the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute, offers workforce training. The community college provides manufacturing workforce with customized training programs to support regional business growth. Better Jobs for Better Lives is implemented by county leadership and economic development teams. This program can also be provided onsite for individual employer needs. To learn more please contact Rowan County Economic Development.

Location:
1333 Jake Alexander Blvd. S
Salisbury, NC 28146

and

1531 Trinity Church Rd.
Concord, NC 28027

Phone: 704.637.5526
Website: rowanedc.com

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