OPPORTUNITY RISING
Accolades & Advantages
- Lenoir ranked least expensive U.S. location*
- NC #3 Best Business Climate, Site Selection magazine
- Generous incentives and tax credits
- No inventory or intangibles taxes
- Low or no municipal income taxes
- Industrial revenue bond financing
- Right-to-work state, no private-sector union presence
- 75 minutes to domestic and international air hub – Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Appealing quality of life factors
- Lenoir among “Next Great Adventure Towns,” National Geographic Adventure magazine
*Lowest projected annual operating costs out of 45 U.S. locations with less than 50,000 population; Boyd Group Site Consultants, Princeton, NJ
Green Technology
You’d expect a place as beautiful as Caldwell County to be a champion of green technologies, and you’d be right. We have the support network, the incentives, the research capabilities and, most importantly, the commitment green businesses are looking for:
- Caldwell County’s Sustainable Foothills supports green businesses
- Green business incubator established
- Caldwell County BioEnergy Exchange under development
- Local experts in water reclamation, biodiesel, SIP construction
- Cutting edge research in algae, biomass, brownfields, landfill gas
- 12.5% RPS renewable mandate in NC by 2021
- “Green trainable” workforce with production and supervisory skills
- Customized job-training is free to qualifying businesses
- Wages below the national average
- Small business grants from NC Green Business Fund
- State and Federal incentives for green businesses
- Proximity to regional markets, numerous trucking carriers
- Institute for Sustainable Technology at CCC & TI
- Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (30 minutes):
- University of North Carolina-Charlotte (90 minutes)
- NC State University Cooperative & Industrial Extension Services
“NEPTCO has been operating successfully in Caldwell County since 1979. Over the years, city, county and economic development officials have assisted us in every step of our growth. Their expertise, knowledge and willingness to support our company ranks them #1 among all of our locations.”
Lois Kilsey, VP of OperationsNEPTCO(Wind turbine blade technology)
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