Watauga Economic Development Commission
The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce coordinates and administers the County’s Economic Development program.
The Chamber receives annual funding support from Watauga County to administer a coordinated county-wide economic development program. The effort serves as a guide to growth in Watauga County by encouraging the creation of new jobs, or saving of existing jobs, which pay above-average wages, are in businesses which have a favorable or non-adverse impact on the physical or social environment, and which contribute to an appropriately balanced, stable, and vital local economy.
- Development of Attainable & Affordable Housing
- Increase Access to and Quality of Early Childhood Education & Development
- Workforce Development including Participation in myFutureNC
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Watauga County Opportunity Zone
Homegrown Companies Create Decades-Long Legacies in Watauga County
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The Tech Sector is Taking Off in Watauga County
Meals with Meaning Local Food Makes an Impact in Watauga County
The Great Outdoors Finds an Economic Home in the NC Mountains
Arts Community Finds a Home in Watauga County
A Modern Mountain Community