Update: There are no accredited Megasites in North Carolina that I have found and only 1 in Virginia but all of these sites claim to be megasites. Accreditation requires hiring certain agencies in the US to certify your accreditation. Those also happens to be the same compaies that lead the nation in the development of megasites. Begin original post:
The Heart of North Carolina Megasite in Moore County just south of Asheboro, a project affiliated with the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Company sits just off of Interstate 73/74 (Hwy 220) with further connection to I-85 and I-40 and US 64.
"Incentives: The N.C. Department of Commerce categorizes each of the state’s 100 counties into one of 3 “tiers” based on economic well-being. Counties needing a competitive boost to attract new industry are assigned a Tier 1 designation and are eligible for more state incentives at larger dollar amounts. Montgomery County has a Tier 1 status and because 1/3 of the mega-site is located in Montgomery County, the Tier 1 designation applies to the entire site. Businesses locating in the MegaPark may qualify for a job creation tax credit of $12,500 per new job and an investment tax credit of 7% of the cost of tangible personal property."
Triangle North Warren is an 860-acre megasite located the northern part of the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina just 3 miles from Interstate 85.
Triangle North Granville is a life sciences and technology 527-acre park in Granville County located in the northern part of the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina.
Triangle North Vance is a 422-acre business and manufacturing park located near Interstate 85 at exit 209, across from Vance-Granville Community College in the northern part of the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina.
All the Triangle North parks offer $12,500 per job state tax credit for companies that locate in the park plus all the other perks that go with locating in the original Research Triangle Park (RTP) built in the 1950s.
GIPH Site, 1700 Acres, Hertford County
Tanglewood, 5,915 Acres, Pasquotank County
Verona Site, 3,943 Acres, Northampton County
The North Carolina Global TransPark (GTP) is a 2,500 acre, multi-modal industrial park offering unparalleled access to air, rail, highways, and North Carolina's two international ports.
Hearts Delight near Aulander 1900 acres.
Riverstone Business Park, Forest City 1000 acres
Pine Hills Ind. Hamlet 1500 acres total, 400 acres still available
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Industrial Park 1,800 of 4,000 acres currently available, Former Army Air Core Base Training Facility, This one made sense.
Great Meadows Morganton 1200 acres
Newton Grove 1161 acres
Mid-Atlantic Business Ct Rocky Mount 1,668 acres
Kingsboro Rose, Rocky Mount 1300 acres
Norwood Tract, Saratoga 1315 acres
Monroe site, Southern Pines 1130 acres
Mid Atlantic Logistics Center in Brunswick County 1000 acres
Leland Industrial Park in Brunswick County 2200 acres* Disputed
(I'll add more as I find them.)
What do all these North Carolina megasites have in common? Just like 180 megasites across the United States of America they are all for the most part, empty. All that money, tax dollars and environmental damage, farms, homes, trees, ponds, fields and memories... entire ways of life destroyed so that a few wealthy developers like Greensboro's Roy Carroll, a few realtors like Mayor Robbie Perkins and the fat cats from the "non profits" like The Greensboro Partnership and the Piedmont Triad Partnership can get fatter at our expense.
South Carolina has literally built dozens of megasites and almost all of them remain empty. Here's an example of just 1 South Carolina megasite 30 miles south of Downtown Charlotte with 39 connected smaller industrial parks all crying for tenants. Can you not see the absurdity of the while megasite scheme? If developers were forced to foot these costs on their own they would never build these sites. They only do so because they are spending our money.
Edgecombe County actually did a study in 2011 in which they determined it was a bad time to do speculative building. The economy hasn't improved that much since then. It's long past time for talk of Megasites in the Piedmont Triad to end before we fall into the same trap as 180 other communities across America.
The Heart of North Carolina Megasite in Moore County just south of Asheboro, a project affiliated with the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Company sits just off of Interstate 73/74 (Hwy 220) with further connection to I-85 and I-40 and US 64.
"Incentives: The N.C. Department of Commerce categorizes each of the state’s 100 counties into one of 3 “tiers” based on economic well-being. Counties needing a competitive boost to attract new industry are assigned a Tier 1 designation and are eligible for more state incentives at larger dollar amounts. Montgomery County has a Tier 1 status and because 1/3 of the mega-site is located in Montgomery County, the Tier 1 designation applies to the entire site. Businesses locating in the MegaPark may qualify for a job creation tax credit of $12,500 per new job and an investment tax credit of 7% of the cost of tangible personal property."
Triangle North Warren is an 860-acre megasite located the northern part of the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina just 3 miles from Interstate 85.
Triangle North Granville is a life sciences and technology 527-acre park in Granville County located in the northern part of the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina.
Triangle North Vance is a 422-acre business and manufacturing park located near Interstate 85 at exit 209, across from Vance-Granville Community College in the northern part of the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina.
All the Triangle North parks offer $12,500 per job state tax credit for companies that locate in the park plus all the other perks that go with locating in the original Research Triangle Park (RTP) built in the 1950s.
GIPH Site, 1700 Acres, Hertford County
Tanglewood, 5,915 Acres, Pasquotank County
Verona Site, 3,943 Acres, Northampton County
The North Carolina Global TransPark (GTP) is a 2,500 acre, multi-modal industrial park offering unparalleled access to air, rail, highways, and North Carolina's two international ports.
Hearts Delight near Aulander 1900 acres.
Riverstone Business Park, Forest City 1000 acres
Pine Hills Ind. Hamlet 1500 acres total, 400 acres still available
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Industrial Park 1,800 of 4,000 acres currently available, Former Army Air Core Base Training Facility, This one made sense.
Great Meadows Morganton 1200 acres
Newton Grove 1161 acres
Mid-Atlantic Business Ct Rocky Mount 1,668 acres
Kingsboro Rose, Rocky Mount 1300 acres
Norwood Tract, Saratoga 1315 acres
Monroe site, Southern Pines 1130 acres
Mid Atlantic Logistics Center in Brunswick County 1000 acres
Leland Industrial Park in Brunswick County 2200 acres* Disputed
International Logistics Park of North Carolina in Brunswick County 1000 acres
(I'll add more as I find them.)
What do all these North Carolina megasites have in common? Just like 180 megasites across the United States of America they are all for the most part, empty. All that money, tax dollars and environmental damage, farms, homes, trees, ponds, fields and memories... entire ways of life destroyed so that a few wealthy developers like Greensboro's Roy Carroll, a few realtors like Mayor Robbie Perkins and the fat cats from the "non profits" like The Greensboro Partnership and the Piedmont Triad Partnership can get fatter at our expense.
South Carolina has literally built dozens of megasites and almost all of them remain empty. Here's an example of just 1 South Carolina megasite 30 miles south of Downtown Charlotte with 39 connected smaller industrial parks all crying for tenants. Can you not see the absurdity of the while megasite scheme? If developers were forced to foot these costs on their own they would never build these sites. They only do so because they are spending our money.
Edgecombe County actually did a study in 2011 in which they determined it was a bad time to do speculative building. The economy hasn't improved that much since then. It's long past time for talk of Megasites in the Piedmont Triad to end before we fall into the same trap as 180 other communities across America.
