Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 1 p.m.
Artist rendering of the MSC center at Conover Station
The City of Conover, in partnership with Catawba Valley Community College would like to invite you to a groundbreaking ceremony for the new home of the Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC) at Conover Station.
MSC has been a leading creator of jobs in manufacturing for 22 years. In the past decade they are credited with creating or saving over 1,000 manufacturing jobs, and creating over $250,000,000 in total economic impact worldwide.
The objective of the new facility would include cultivating a new form of manufacturing. Manufacturing that is based in smaller and smarter factories that nourish innovation. The catalyst for the new manufacturing economy is MSC. Two thirds of the net jobs in the private sector originate among small firms or small business births. The smallest segment (1-19 associates) produces the most new jobs relative to its share of total employment.
MSC will become the business accelerator for worldwide product innovation and testing. When companies launch their businesses from this facility, our hope is they will plug into our local communities, use our available industrial properties and employ our skilled and able workforce. MSC provides new and existing companies with low cost testing, research and development, where resources are shared, and capabilities are inventoried to aid companies.
We have been very fortunate both North Carolina and Federal agencies agree with this vision and have stepped forward to partner thru grant funding and make this a reality for North Carolina and our nation. The new MSC facility will sit in the heart of one of the hardest hit regions in the nation. US News and World Report list the area as one of “The 10 Worst Cities for Finding a Job.” January 20, 2012. This is a bold step in the right direction to rebuilding manufacturing for the nation.
Because February is prone to inclement weather, the ground breaking event will take place indoors at the Conover Multi-Modal Center. Please join us on the 3rd floor of 403 Conover Station SE, refreshments will be served. If weather permits we will have a photo op with shovels outside, afterwards.
Please RSVP to: donald.duncan@conovernc.gov
Donald E. Duncan Jr.
City Manager
City of Conover
Arriving on I-40 from either direction: Take exit 130. Turn left at top of ramp, which is US Hwy 70-A (“Old 70″, 1st Street W). After approximately half a mile, turn right at the intersection of 70-A and NC 16 Business, Travel south on 16 Business (1st Avenue S) approximately 1000′. Turn left onto Conover Station SE (formerly 4th street Pl SE). Conover Station will be on the left.