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

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

55 Jobs for Commercial Laundry
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.

Retail Study

In 2009, Rutherford County contracted with Arnett Muldrow to conduct a Retail Leakage Study for our retail trade zone.

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PTA (Primary Trade Area) = Rutherfordton, Spindale, Forest City, Bostic, Ellenboro & Lake Lure

STA (Seconary Trade Area) = Union Mills, Mill Springs, Mooresboro, Columbus & Tryon

PTA Store Sales = $549.4 million
PTA Consumers spent $876.7 million
Rutherford County Primary Trade Area is LEAKING $327.3 million annually
STA Sales $141.1 million
STA Consumers spent $453.6 million
Secondary Trade Area is LEAKING $312.6 million annually

Both trade areas combined = $639.9 million leakage annually

Also, during a ten day period, the Retail Trade Zone saw 4,870 recorded visits that represented 396 unique zip codes.

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"We love being in downtown Spindale. It gives us the foot traffic and steady business we were looking for." - Linette Gosnell, Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria... click for more.