Our Work In North Carolina

In partnership with the North Carolina Department of Commerce, ARC is supporting 29 projects in North Carolina totaling $4.6 million in fiscal year 2022. These investments have been matched by over $41.3 million and are attracting an additional $650.2 million in leveraged private investments in North Carolina. They are also creating or retaining 925 jobs, training and educating 1,120 students and workers, and benefiting the 1.8 million residents in North Carolina’s 31 Appalachian counties.
State Partners
Governor:
Honorable Roy Cooper
Governor’s ARC Representative:
Jim McCleskey, Director
email: jim.mccleskey@nc.gov
North Carolina Washington Office
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 332
Washington, DC 20001
ARC State Program Manager:
Olivia Collier, Director of Regional Development Commissions (ARC & SCRC)
email: ocollier@commerce.nc.gov
301 North Wilmington Street
4346 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4346
919.218.3623
Investment Priorities
In Fiscal Year 2022, ARC and the North Carolina Department of Commerce partnered on the following investments and projects.




Investment Snapshot

State Profile
Learn more about ARC’s fiscal year 2022 investments in North Carolina.
Investments in Action
Pathway & Project-based Learning in Automotive & Aerospace Manufacturing


State Plans and Strategies
ARC’s current strategic plan is a blueprint for investments at the Regional level. Each of Appalachia’s 13 states develops a companion four-year plan and annual strategy statement outlining its funding priorities for ARC projects.

County Economic Status
Every year, ARC applies an index-based classification system to compare each county in the Region with national averages to understand how counties are performing.
Counties in Appalachia
(31 out of 100 counties): Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey
Local Development Districts
Foothills Regional Commission
High Country Council of Governments
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Southwestern Commission
Western Piedmont Council of Governments