Greater Statesville Development Corporation

Statesville offers a superior location at the intersection of I-77 and I-40.  Advantages include: 38 miles north of Charlotte, the largest MSA in the Carolinas, 15 minutes from Lake Norman the largest lake in North Carolina, 45 minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Location consultants appreciate our less than one hours interstate drive to direct flights to Europe and 123 non-stop flights to business destinations across North America at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. We are also less than one hour from the Fed Ex Mid-Atlantic Sorting Hub located at the Piedmont Triad International Airport.   Click here to see a 2008 regional map.

Greater Statesville includes the growing town of Troutman, which includes waterfront communities on Lake Norman and quick north and south access via I-77.  Iredell County is a thriving industrialized area, and the Greater Statesville service area includes more than 180 industrial operations, including plastics, transportation equipment, metal working, and distribution.

Statesville has an outstanding labor force of over 77,000, with more than 12,000 jobs in manufacturing. A great strength of the community is our skilled workforce and our customized worker training programs offered through historic (1854) Mitchell Community College, conveniently located downtown.  Click here for Workforce/Education information. 

Students from The Iredell-Statesville School system had the highest average score on the SAT test for the 12 NC counties in the Charlotte Regional Partnership.  Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Terry Holliday was named the 2009 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year.  In addition, the Iredell-Statesville Schools received the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.  The city also has excellent charter schools for K-8 and several private educational institutions as well. Along with Mitchell Community College, Statesville also has educational opportunities at a branch of Garner-Webb University. UNC-Charlotte is located 45 minutes south of Statesville and Wake Forest University 45 minutes east in Winston-Salem.

The community offers excellent healthcare with Iredell Memorial, the county’s largest hospital with 247 beds, Davis Regional Hospital with 149 beds, and Piedmont HealthCare Physicians Group with over 90 doctors. In addition, we are 45 minutes north of healthcare options in Charlotte and 45 minutes west of the Bowman Gray Medical School in Winston-Salem.

Since 1789 Statesville has maintained a thriving scenic downtown and a strong sense of community. The downtown has Victorian homes and a number of buildings and structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This combined with our low cost of doing business, strong work force, and strategic location with two interstates have helped rank Statesville-Mooresville as the Number One Micropolitan area in the United States. We look forward to speaking with you to find out how we may be able to assist with your location needs.

For more information please see the economic development section in the Images Magazine.  Also, for a virtual tour of the magazine covering the Greater Statesville Area, please click here.  

For additional information on why you should choose the Greater Statesville Area, click here.