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NC Selectsite Readiness Program — WILKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

NC Selectsite Readiness Program

Status: Active (Expanded in 2026)

Geographic Scope: North Carolina, with recent expansion to western North Carolina (Alexander, Burke, Jackson, Mitchell, and Wilkes counties)

Funder: North Carolina General Assembly (enacted during 2023-24 legislative budget)

Focus Areas: Ready smaller properties (some under 100 acres) for advanced manufacturing companies and attracting new jobs to communities across North Carolina.

Program Type: Site readiness and infrastructure funding for local economic development authorities

What They Fund:

Site due diligence studies

Public infrastructure improvements

Site preparedness activities

Program Details:

Complements the Megasites Readiness Program (which focuses on properties >1,000 acres)

Originally 15 locations selected; expanded with 5 new sites in 2026

Wilkes County site: ECMD/Stokes St. in Wilkesboro

Program has expended nearly all originally allocated funds, demonstrating high demand

Success example: Amazon Web Services $10 billion investment in Richmond County (June 2024) at original Selectsite

Recent expansion focuses on western NC recovery post-Hurricane Helene (September 2024)

Recent Expansion (2026):

Alexander County Rail Sites in Hiddenite

Great Meadows in Morganton (Burke County)

Project Shift in Sylva (Jackson County)

Mitchell Business Park in Spruce Pine (Mitchell County)

ECMD/Stokes St. in Wilkesboro (Wilkes County)

Contact:

Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC)

Website: edpnc.com

Works with local economic development agencies and authorities

NC Selectsite Readiness Program

Overview

NC Selectsite Readiness Program

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