Reach: Population center of state with nearly 4 million people within a 60-mile radius.
A Global Success Story: More than 20 international companies located in Rowan County with 36 direct flights from nearby Charlotte to Europe.
Infrastructure: On Interstate 85 with direct access to I-77. 40 minutes to international airports in Charlotte and Greensboro. On Norfolk-Southern rail line. 5 hours to deep-water ports.
Rowan Airport: Corporate customers save time and fuel costs by flying from the Rowan County Airport, avoiding the hassle of major airports.
N.C. Research Campus: This private/public partnership including universities and businesses is on its way to becoming the world’s epicenter of nutrition and disease research.
Water/Sewer: Rowan County is water rich. Salisbury/Rowan utilities offer 12 million gpd of available water and 6 million gpd of available sewer capacity.
Fibrant: 200-megabits-per-second residential upload and download speeds, the fastest in N.C. Installed infrastructure capable of 1-gig connections and beyond.
Schools & Education: 35 schools serving 21,000 students with a 15:1 student/faculty ratio. Salisbury High, the only N.C. school to receive a Silver Medal for 2 consecutive years from U.S. News & World Report, is also recognized by Newsweek as one of the top schools in America.
Higher Education: Home to Catawba and Livingstone colleges and the award-winning Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
The Arts: Downtown galleries and artist collectives. Community and children’s theaters. Historic districts designated by the National Register of Historic Places.
Family Fun: Affordable eclectic living from the lake to the historic districts and still 2 hours from the mountains and 4 hours from beaches. Several Top 10 state tourist attractions that draw national audiences.