Editing Forest City, North Carolina (section)

==Economy==
In 2010, Forest City was selected as the location for a new $450 million data center for [[Facebook]].<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/rutherfordDataCenter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325004727/http://www.facebook.com/rutherfordDataCenter|date=March 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rutherfordncedc.com/Facebooks-Data-Center-Project-Hires-Locally.html |title=Rutherford County 12/07/10 - Facebook's Data Center Project Hires Locally |publisher=Rutherfordncedc.com |date=December 7, 2010 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703030231/http://www.rutherfordncedc.com/Facebooks-Data-Center-Project-Hires-Locally.html |archive-date=July 3, 2013 }}</ref>

Renovations done to the town in 2019 added Forest City Pavilion on Park Square. The venue was designed by Odom Engineering, PLLC. This was a multimillion-dollar project that was undertaken by the town that attracts tourists and increased the value of surrounding homes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forest City Pavilion On Park Square |url=https://www.townofforestcity.com/forest-city-pavilion-on-park-square |website=Town of Forest City |date=August 22, 2017 |access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

The Thermal Belt Rail Trail project, a bike and walking trail spanning 13.36 miles, was completed, in part, to develop the town's economy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thermal Belt Rail Trail |url=https://www.townofforestcity.com/thermal-belt-rail-trail |website=Town of Forest City |date=February 21, 2018 |access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and Rutherford County Economic Development partnered to offer an Emergency Small Business Assistance Grant in response to the pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19. The grant provides a maximum of $2,500 per company.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 |url=https://www.townofforestcity.com/covid-19 |website=Town of Forest City |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

The total percentage of people aged 16 and older in Forest City that made up the labor force according to the census reported from 2014 to 2018 was 48.7%. The percentage of women recorded in the labor force aged 16 or older was 45.9% from 2014 to 2018 according to information provided by the census. The total number of people that received health care and social assistance receipts/revenue in 2012 ($1,000) was 87,506. The total retail sales reported in 2012 ($1,000) was 403,012.<ref name="Forest City town, North Carolina"/>