🌱 How Prysmian’s $1B bet could reshape Claremont’s jobs and tax base

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In today's newsletter:

• How Prysmian's $1B bet could reshape Claremont's jobs and tax base

Also on today's calendar: Evening Tour @ The Ranch (BYOB) and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Inside a Charlotte-area manufacturer's $1B expansion to feed AI data center boom (charlotteobserver.com) — Prysmian is investing over $1 billion to massively expand its Claremont manufacturing campus, adding nearly 1 million square feet and 385 new jobs that will boost the city's tax base and local services. Construction should finish in about 20 months, with full operations by 2030, positioning Claremont as a key hub in the booming AI-driven fiber-optic industry.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Claremont

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Home Ec for Grown Ups: Salad Dressing, Beans, Pickled Red Onions, Croutons →
  True Cut Ranch, 5221 Bolick Rd, Claremont
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Evening Tour @ The Ranch (BYOB) →
  True Cut Ranch, 5221 Bolick Rd, Claremont
  6:00 pm
• Basket Case - Green Day Tribute & Blank 281 - Blink 182 Tribute →
  The Premier, 109 11th St NW, Hickory
  7:00 pm
• RBMS Band of Pirates at Bunker Hill High Football
  River Bend Claremont, NC 28610
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Sourdough Starter Workshop →
  True Cut Ranch, 5221 Bolick Rd, Claremont
  10:00 am
• Saving Abel →
  The Premier, 109 11th St NW, Hickory
  7:00 pm
• Foreigners Journey - Tribute to Journey and Foreigner →
  Newton Performing Arts Center, 60 W 6th St, Newton
  7:30 pm
Monday September 21
• Cross Country @ Henry Fork River Park (Boys First)
  River Bend Claremont, NC 28610
  4:15 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Soccer / Volleyball @ Mill Creek
  River Bend Claremont, NC 28610
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Football HOME vs. Arndt
  River Bend Claremont, NC 28610
  4:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 18
• Founder's Day Festival →
  Conover, NC Calendar, 361 5th Avenue SE, Conover
  6:00 pm
• Def Leppard's Journey →
  Newton Performing Arts Center, 60 W 6th St, Newton
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• In the latest issue of the popular Wildlife in North Carolina magazine, learn about the work that is being done by Commission staff, partners and volunteers as they aim to restore habitat and rebuild access in Western North Carolina following the
  devastation of Hurricane Helene. Read the article for free at: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/609671863/ Ready to subscribe? Visit: https:/… (Nextdoor )
• Thinking about starting a business in North Carolina?
  Join us Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn about services and resources available from the SBA, IRS, NCDOR and EDPNC. Register: https://bit.ly… (Nextdoor )

• Leggett & Platt Incorporated posted a job opening for Utility Person (2AM - 10AM Shift) in Conover. Apply here.
• Goodwill of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. posted a job opening for Career Navigator II - EIPD in Conover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Claremont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Conover

• FDA upgrades hand soap recall to Class II warning over 'potential bacterial contamination' (kagstv.com)

Newton

• Vale Man Charged With Failing To Register As Sex Offender (whky.com)
• Gerald Wayne Ferguson (shelbyinfo.com)

Hickory

• Hickory City Park Tennis Complex Named In Honor Of Kathy Kim (whky.com)
• New for 2026: Woox Elegante Hybrid Bolt Action Stock (americanhunter.org)
• Mills, Mountains, and Markets in Hickory (ourstate.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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