Great things are happening in Gastonia! In June, The Loving Group, one of the largest and fastest growing landscaping firms in the country, moved administrative offices from Charlotte to a new location: the 132-year-old former Craig & Wilson building in downtown Gastonia. Loft apartments by the Carriage Company occupy the upstairs of the historic building located at 100 W. Main Ave.
The Carriage Company and the City of Gastonia partnered in 2008 for redevelopment of the building utilizing funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. In 2017, The Loving Group purchased the ground floor of the building from the City of Gastonia, officially moved administrative offices this summer, and plans for expansion with the recent purchase of an adjacent building.
The redevelopment of the former Craig & Wilson building is just one of many success stories in Gastonia. Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau show the city’s population has grown from 47,218 in 1980 to 76,593 in 2017, an increase of more than 62 percent.
