 Western North Carolina is centrally located in the Eastern United States and one day's drive from 50% of the U.S. population.
Awaiting your arrival are a highly productive, skilled and available workforce, an advanced transportation and rapidly expanding digital new economy infrastructure, business-friendly local governments and utilities, vendors and suppliers representing today's leading industry clusters, and of course, some of the nation's finest and most affordable buildings and sites.
Western North Carolina posesses a rich tradition in manufacturing. This heritage was built on a workforce consisting of skilled craftsmen with a keen attention to detail and quality and a high degree of productivity. Today's industrial base reflects advanced manufacturing and includes precision metalworking, plastics technology, and other advanced materials. Visit the economic profile section for a listing of the high-caliber companies in our region.
The Certified Industrial Site program provides buildings and sites ready for immediate start-up, with all pre-engineering and due diligence complete. Browse our available buildings and sites for up-to-date and accurate regional economic and site-specific data. Or, contact us for details on our outstanding incentive programs, or the advantages of our quality of life suited for families and professionals.
AdvantageWest Economic Development Group is pleased to partner with the North Carolina Department of Commerce to offer the most current available buildings and sites in our region. The Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Initiative program of AdvantageWest includes the 25 economic development professionals in the region and corporate allies ready to assist existing and new companies with their expansion plans. Call or email AdvantageWest today to trigger these resources.
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Directions
Driving directions from I-40 west bound or east bound: Take Exit 44. At the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp, turn right (south on 19/23). Go to the fourth traffic light and turn left on Sand Hill Road. Go to the second entrance on the left and turn into the campus. The Haynes Conference Center will be on your right and Blue Ridge Food Ventures in the Incubator Building on your left.
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
Testimonial
AdvantageWest and Blue Ridge Food Ventures enabled me to turn my idea for a business into a reality. You rock!
Leslie Suber
Owner
Sadie’s Caribbean Fish Cakes
Testimonial
Using Blue Ridge Food Ventures, I was able to move quickly to get my award-winning product from testing to full production in just a year.
Ricardo Fernandez
Owner
Chef Ricardo's Authentic Appalachian Tomato Sauces
Mary Lou Surgi
, Executive Director
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
1461 Sand Hill Road
Candler, NC 28715
ph. 828-348-0128
fx. 828-348-0486
Email Mary Lou Surgi
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