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When Austrian cabinet hardware maker Julius Blum GmbH set up its U.S. operation in southern Lincoln County in 1977, it wanted to be near North Carolina’s furniture industry. The company relies on more than Tar Heel furniture manufacturers for its sales. Family-owned Blum has grown...
Read MoreFor the first time in Lincoln County we are celebrating International Week in recognition of local industries from other countries. Thanks to Barry Matherly and the Lincoln Economic Development Association for coming up with this salute to these important players in our community. Three nations,...
Read MoreThe drawer slide and hinge business is booming in Lincoln County. Julius Blum Inc., a furniture fittings maker, has been in Lowesville since 1979 and makes an average 70 million hinges a year and millions of drawer slides. It’s not a small operation. Roughly 20...
Read MoreA rich Japanese history can be found in a small industrial section of Lincolnton. Kawai America Manufacturing, Inc. builds acoustic upright pianos in its plant on Kawai Road. Kawai employs 3,000 people worldwide and 37 people locally. The company was founded by Koichi Kawai in...
Read MoreFrom its grand opening to production of its 1-millionth part, Japanese influence has flowed through every crack and crevice of the Cataler North America plant. The culture touches every part of the plant and its employees, said Beverly Gilbert, human resources manager. The plant, which...
Read MoreGermany has brought two creations to Lincolnton. Hof Textiles manufactures non-woven materials, and Robert Bosch Tool Corporation makes power tool accessories. Hof Textiles makes all non-woven materials for two divisions, apparel and automobiles. “We have over 50 families who make a living here,” said Gunther...
Read MoreGermany, Japan and Austria are in Lincolnton’s backyard. Monday begins International Business Appreciation week, a week devoted to showing the community the importance of international companies and to thank them for being here. “We thought the best way to do this was to donate a...
Read MoreIf you can’t find your dream home, then build it. “We want people to imagine and build,” said General Manager Andy Miller of R-Anell Housing Group in Denver. “We want to transform that image into reality.” R-Anell Housing Group in Denver, who has been in...
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