Working Here

Cleveland County is home to a diverse variety of industries that are in constant demand for qualified individuals — there is no dependence on any one industry. The Villages' close proximity to major highways affords easy access to additional employment opportunities in surrounding counties as well.

Truck cabs, motorcycle manufacturing, manufacturing vehicular armor, transmissions, aircraft parts, ceramic capacitor material, electric motors and production equipment are just a few of the items fabricated in Cleveland County. The presence of Reliance Electric and Curtiss-Wright are a testament to the quality of our business environment.

Geography is one of Cleveland County's biggest advantages. Easy access to Interstate Highways 85, 40, 26 & 77 assures that goods and services flow freely to their destination from one of 250 trucking firms located throughout the area.

Within a 25-mile radius of Shelby there are frequently 12,000 active job applications on file with the North Carolina Employment Security office, which also maintains a statewide data bank and provides screening and testing of applicants for local industry.