Haywood EDC June 2010 : Page 4Lifestyle Haywood County enjoys a healthy climate and an abundance of pure, cold spring water. The summer days are pleasant and rarely excessively hot. The nights are invariably cool. Climate Annual Average............................... 57º F Monthly Average, January..................... 37.5º F Monthly Average, June ....................... 70.7º F Annual Rainfall ................................ 52” Annual Snowfall ............................... 14” Recreation Haywood County includes portions of the Pisgah National Forest, Shining Rock Wilderness Area and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The county offers a variety of activities including fishing, hiking, hunting and seven challenging and scenic golf courses. Cataloochee Ski Area, North Carolina's oldest ski resort, is located atop Fie Top Mountain. The scenic Blue Ridge Parkway stretches 24 miles throughout the county. Incentives Industrial Property Haywood County owns the Beaverdam Industrial Park, which is adjacent to Interstate 40, close to the Newfound Road interchange in East Hay-wood County. This site has electricity, city water, city sewer, and natural gas. Ten shovel-ready acres and 35 undeveloped acres are available for occupancy at the Beaverdam site, which also has all infrastructure in place. This park has easy access to Interstate 40 and is only 30 minutes from the Asheville Regional Airport. Haywood Community College's High Technology Center is located in the Waynesville Industrial Park. The $4.0 million facility provides industrial training in skills related to machining and aeronautics technology. Additionally, North Carolina's first Small Business and Industry Center is housed in the industrial park. This 17,000-square-foot business incubator facility provides industrial business space and support for potential new start-up industry. Financial Assistance North Carolina offers an array of financial assistance programs for new and expanding industry. Many of the financing programs provide flexible, incentive financing in the form of loans to businesses which create jobs and tax base in a community. Contact the Haywood County Economic Development Commission for more details. Employee Training Through its 58 community colleges throughout the state, North Carolina offers the most comprehensive and advanced industrial training program in the nation. Funded solely by the state, the industrial training service is virtually unlimited and can accommodate any type of production job for new and expanding industry. Program design is flexible and tailored to meet the needs of the company. These programs will assist in recruiting personnel and will screen applicants for the skills and aptitudes that the company specifies. Contact Haywood County Economic Development Commission 144 Industrial Park Drive • Waynesville, NC 28786 828.456.3737 • FAX: 828.452.1352 • EMAIL: mclasby@haywoodnc.net Executive Director: Mark B. Clasby • Administrative Assistant: Cheryl Meyers • June 2010 www.HaywoodEDC.org Publication List |
