Overview
Western North Carolina is a great place to raise a business, as 1,200 manufacturing companies and 300 technology companies can attest. In addition to the wonderful quality of life we enjoy in the Blue Ridge mountains, the 23-county region boasts:
- A fiber optics network and other broadband connectivity that puts us light years ahead of other largely rural regions.
- Available and affordable certified industrial buildings and sites.
- Attractive tax incentives and grants.
- Organized networks of entrepreneurs and angel investors.
- Excellent universities, community colleges and private colleges.
- A skilled, creative and motivated workforce of more than half a million.
- A transportation infrastructure that includes two interstates with easy access to three more.
- World-class recreation opportunities.
- Vibrant cities and towns.
- National heritage destinations, including the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
- Extraordinary arts, crafts and music.
- A mild climate.
- One of the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems.
Everything you need is in Western North Carolina. Improve your supply chain. Improve your golf game. Improve your bottom line.
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Testimonial
We are stronger together than we are as individuals. Regionalism is critically important for local developers as we work to improve the economy and quality of life for our citizens. AdvantageWest provides the means for us to think and act regionally.
Dr. Patricia Mitchell
Chair/Local Developers Advisory Council
Ashe County Director of Economic Development
Kathi Petersen
, Senior VP, Corporate & Public Relations
AdvantageWest
134 Wright Brothers Way
Fletcher, NC 28732
ph. 828-687-7234
fx. 828-687-7552
Email Kathi Petersen
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