Auburn high on micropolitan list
Tied for 5th by Site Selection for city's investments
SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette
Auburn has tied for fifth place in Site Selection's 2021 list of the nation's Top-10 Micropolitan Areas, based on more than $145 million in capital investment last year in Auburn and surrounding DeKalb County.
Total investment was almost five times the $30 million in capital spending for 2019. Anton King, executive director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership Inc., said the lower figure is more typical for the area.
“This is a huge achievement,” he said.
Among the companies making business investments in Auburn last year were Team Quality Services, ContiTech, Scot Industries and Credent Wealth Management. Companies making capital investments in other DeKalb County areas include TrueCore, Forest River XLR Boost, Paragon Steel and Steel Dynamics Inc.