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American Woodmark

Richmond County
Richmond Count y
Indust r y Highlights
Industry Highlights
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES Education: Nearly 32% of the
of Richmond County county population has an associate
degree or higher.
Labor Force: Richmond County has a
labor force of 20,762 people
Legacy businesses across the spectrum thrive here, from electricity and Unemployment is 4.7%
textiles to chemical manufacturing. Work Distribution: Blue Collar 37%
White Collar 62%
Richmond County is centrally located among the NASCAR Races into Rockingham
Source: Esri, Economic Development
cities of Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro on NASCAR returned to the south-central North Carolina Partnership of North Carolina, 2024
the I-74 corridor. This prime location means that
Piedmont for major league stock car racing at the
businesses here are strategically positioned for
Rockingham Speedway. The NASCAR Xfinity Series
success in North Carolina. Residents enjoy the Diversity in Industry
and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series revitalized the
quality of life with access to so many healthcare Richmond County has the space and support for
one-mile oval over Easter weekend 2025.
opportunities, arts, culture, and recreational a range of services and manufactured products:
resources that help stimulate a thriving economy. wastewater treatment plants, natural gas and
Built in the 1960s, the track is known as “The
electricity, manufacturing in textiles and chemicals,
Healthcare and education are growing, as are Rock” and it represents the good ol’ days of racing.
cabinetry and modular home manufacturing,
professional business services, manufacturing, Reinvestments in the track in recent years modernized
manufacturing in metal grade plastics, and more. A
transportation, and utilities. Business is diverse here, the facility, thanks to the years of collaboration
CSX railroad hub here helps facilitate imports/exports.
and things are revving up with NASCAR’s return. among many partners to get racing back to its roots.
Highlights
• Perdue Farms, a chicken processing plant,
employs more than 1,000 workers in Richmond
County and is an involved corporate citizen,
sponsoring community events such as
SpringFest at the Rock.
• Supreme Filter provides air filters for a variety
of heating and air conditioning products.
• Cascades Tissue Group offers sustainable,
innovative, and value-added solutions for
packaging, hygiene, and recovery needs,
with a large portion of tissue paper production
from its Rockingham location.
• American Woodmark’s expansion project
in Hamlet helped the company meet its
growing demand for the East Coast
network. They are one of the nation’s
largest manufacturers of cabinets.

Burlington’s 100+ Year Legacy
Burlington Fabrics is a leader in performance
textiles since it opened in Burlington, NC more than a
century ago. In 1962, Burlington Industries surpassed
$1 billion in annual sales and thus became the first
textile company in history to achieve that goal.
Burlington’s fabrics of tomorrow are created
through innovation, social responsibility, and
continuous improvement. The company minimizes

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