Western North Carolina Economic Development Group

The NC Mountains region is gaining more and more recognition as a leader in green business and communities. The driving force behind this is part people and part place. As a place, western North Carolina is blessed with a wealth of natural resources, one of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world, and exceptional health, wellness, and outdoor recreation amenities that lead to an excellent quality of life. As a people, there is an emerging creative class designing a wave of green innovations and a tradition of stewardship of natural resources that leads to green lifestyles and many “early adopters” of new green products and services. Additionally, across the state of North Carolina, there is a commitment to green businesses evident in some of the most favorable incentives and resource programs in the county.

The AdvantageGreen program of AdvantageWest seeks to leverage these regional strengths to promote green economic opportunities and to support long term green job creation and retention throughout western North Carolina.