CONSISTENT PERFORMER

Over the past decade, no small city in

the United States has done a better job

of helping companies relocate and

expand. Statesville has been Site

Selection magazine’s #1 Micropolitan

area 5 of the last 6 years, and 7 of the

past 10 years. That’s a record of

accomplishment you can count on.

WELCOME TO A PLACE THAT’S

THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS.

Statesville, North Carolina is serious about business.

Our success can be seen in the industries that have

chosen to call Statesville home, from Kewaunee

Scientific to Doosan Infracore to Lowe’s Corporate

Aviation.

Our proximity to both Charlotte and Winston-Salem

makes us an entry point to regional, national and global

markets, and our location at the intersection of I-77 and

I-40 puts us within a days trucking of 2/3 of the U.S.

GREATER

STATESVILLE

Business

Relocation

Guide

www.greaterstatesville.org

Greater Statesville Development Corporation

115 East Front Street

Statesville, NC 28677

704-871-0062 tel 704-871-0223 fax

info@greaterstatesville.org

www.greaterstatesville.org

MAJOR INDUSTRY SECTORS

The Statesville area has more than 180 manufacturing and distribution companies representing a wide variety of industry sectors.

METAL FABRICATION

Metal fabricators make up the largest segment of the

industrial market, with a particular emphasis on tube

and pipe fabrication.

AEROSPACE/AVIATION

The Statesville Regional

Airport is home to a number of corporate aviation

operations, including Lowe’s

and Rubbermaid.

AUTOMOTIVE

Two of the five largest manufacturing firms in the

area, ASMO and Engineered Sintered Components, are

Tier One auto parts

manufacturers; a number of smaller firms are also

involved with the automotive

industry.

NONWOVENS

Providencia USA recently joined Acoustec Nonwovens

and Burnett as major suppliers of nonwovens

located in Statesville.

LIFE SCIENCES

The new Barium Springs

Technology Park, located less than 30 minutes from

the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, is

designed to be the future hub of Statesville’s growing

life sciences sector.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Statesville’s proximity to east

coast markets and history of

agricultural production and processing makes it a

natural fit for companies in

the food and beverage sector.

Many communities are located near major cities or in

proximity to interstate highways. But Statesville truly is a unique business location; located nearly equidistant between two of North Carolina’s largest cities — Charlotte and Winston-Salem — and at the

intersection of two major interstates — I-40 and I-77.

Charlotte

Winston-Salem

Located 38 miles south of Statesville,

Charlotte is the 18th largest city in the U.S. and a major banking and energy

center.

Located 39 miles east of Statesville,

Winston-Salem is a center of science and medicine; the home of Wake Forest

University and nationally renowned

Baptist Medical Center.

The Statesville region

currently has more than

2 million square feet of available manufacturing

and distribution space,

and nearly 2 thousand

acres of utility-served

industrial sites.

ABOUT INCENTIVES

We understand that financial incentives can be

an important consideration in the site selection process. In addition to the programs offered by the State of North Carolina and Iredell County’s consistently low tax rates: The City of Statesville

and the Town of Troutman both offer programs to companies which locate in those jurisdictions and meet specific guidelines for investment and

job creation.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEVEL-

Statesville has an outstanding labor force of over

80,000, with more than 12,000 jobs in manufacturing. In all, more than 1.7 million workers live within 40 miles of Statesville. A great strength of the community is our skilled workforce and the customized worker

training programs offered through historic (1854) Mitchell Community College. Over the past 3 years, more than a quarter of a million dollars in training and retraining funds have been allocated through the college

to new and expanding industry in the Statesville region.

Types of training available include:

Lean Manufacturing; Advanced Facilitator; Project Management; Health and Safety; Team Building; Marketing and Sales; Welding; Fork-Lift Operation; Microsoft Office; Analytical Problem Solving; CNC

Skills Assessment and CAD/CAM/CAE.

LOCATION IS THE KEY

EXPERIENCE IS THE DIFFERENCE

Many communities can tell you what they would like

to do, what they have thought about doing or what they should have done. In Statesville, we have real-world experience providing companies with the tools they need to bring about a positive and seamless

relocation. We have been leaders in business relocation and expansion, consistently, for more than a decade. No city our size has developed more new and expanding industry projects over the past ten

years. The experience gained through this record of consistent performance allows us to offer our clients

an unsurpassed level of performance.

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE

An important aspect of our experience is the

understanding of the confidential nature of information provided as part of a company’s relocation project. Be assured that extreme care and discretion is used in

handling any and all information provided.

Relocation assistance

Available site and building information

Coordination of training, labor and other community services

Assistance with financial packages

Assistance and direction with permitting

Clearinghouse for relevant information

Utilities information and comparisons

Tax information

Community comparisons

Expansion assistance

Liaison between government and the business community to

ensure the continuation of a solid business climate within the

area