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Nash County is better positioned than ever for continued economic growth in 2024.
As we reflect on 2023 it is important to look at Nash County’s progress, initiatives and accomplishments that will help chart the course for 2024. Nash County’s results reflect the commitment from business and elected leaders to work together to achieve remarkable accomplishments and to remain strong well into the new year.
The jobs and capital investment announced during 2023 are a direct result of the County’s effort to attract new businesses and support existing business and industry, including the recent announcement of Cummins Inc. $580 million expansion.
With a growing demand for a talented labor force; Nash County, business leaders, and educators remain focused on workforce development initiatives to provide highly skilled career pathways for our children beginning in K-12 and into community college classrooms and finally transitioning into members of our local workforce.
Nash County enters 2024 with strong prospect activity and a solid inventory of both private and public industrial buildings and sites. These industrial properties provide opportunities for new and expanding businesses to grow, create jobs and capital investment.
“As we celebrate our fourth year since the creation of the County’s economic development program, we appreciate all of our local, regional and state public and private partners as we continue to work together in building economic prosperity and an outstanding quality of life for the citizens of Nash County”, said Andy Hagy, Nash County Economic Development Director.
National site consultants and state economic development officials continue to highlight the county’s success in attracting new businesses and its strategic location between the Research Triangle and I-95.
Crump Naturals’, a Canadian company and manufacturer of all-natural pet treats, and SinnovaTek, a Raleigh-based leading developer and integrator of advanced food processing equipment and technology, identified Nash County for their new business location last year and are now operational creating; 235 new jobs.
2023 highlights include:
- 210 jobs and $592.5 million in new capital investment. This represents a tremendous level of new wealth and economic activity coming to Nash County from a diverse mix of industries: Millennia Patient Services, Bass Farms, FMC Grading and Cummins.
- Ribbon cuttings events were held for Millennia Healthcare, SinnovaTek/Firstwave and Crump Naturals
- Second 62,500 square foot shell building in Middlesex Corporate Centre competed and under contract, and 100,000 square foot shell building at the I-95 NC 97 Industrial Center to be completed March 2024.
- $140,000 Golden LEAF Foundation grant received by Town of Nashville for the Nashville Business Center, to fund site development for town-county partnership to construct 40,000 square foot shell building.
- 400,000 square foot industrial speculative building in Whitakers Business & Industry Center announced and will break ground spring 2024.
- $96.5 million total investment in residential growth and 428 new single-family homes.
- Workforce Evaluation and Strategic Action Plan completed by Economic Leadership, a national economic development and strategic planning consultant to assist existing business and industry by identifying and addressing workforce needs in Nash County.
- Nash County was selected by North Carolina Department of Commerce as one of six counties to participate in new 1,000+ acre NC Megasite Site Readiness Program.
- 108 projects in Nash County activity pipeline generated through direct business leads to the county and from allies such as Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Duke Energy, national site consultants and commercial real estate brokers. Projects span across many industry sectors with potential of 25,000 new jobs and $19.5 billion of capital investment to Nash County.
- New 300-acre Ammons industrial site certified by a Duke Energy Site Readiness Program. Third major industrial site in county to be certified by Duke Energy.
- Nash County Economic Development Team continues to initiate its aggressive and successful digital marketing campaign and partnership with local, regional partners and WRAL Digital Solutions generating thousands of impressions and reaching over 160,000 unique page-views with interested individuals, businesses, commercial real estate brokers and national and international site consultants online.
- Nash Economic Development Team rolled out new “Work in Nash” workforce recruitment platform with WRAL Digital Solutions. “Work in Nash” helps county businesses address the challenge of attracting and retaining a good workforce. The digital campaign connects workforce development, educational and training partners with area employers.
“Our success stories, new jobs, capital investment, and new housing position us for a promising economic future. Growth begets growth, and so we have many reasons and successes to continue to build on our strengths and economic vitality in 2024”, said Hagy.
For Press Inquiries Contact:
Andy Hagy
Nash County Economic Development Director
252-462-2737