Burke County, North Carolina offers so many advantages to your company which include a choice of excellent locations. Whether you’re looking for an existing warehouse, a manufacturing building, a pad-ready site, or open space that’s ready for your project, you’ll find a variety of options throughout our communities.

Burke Business Park is a particularly impressive site – which, is also home to The North Carolina Shell Building, which is currently under construction. With 83 fully served acres, the park is about an hour’s drive from both Charlotte and Asheville. It’s alongside Interstate 40, which provides fast and easy access to three major north-south highways. Zoned for industry, the park is designated as an Opportunity Zone and approved for fast-track permitting (usually within 30 days), so it’s an ideal location for companies that need to get up and running quickly.

Additionally, The North Carolina Rail Site (100 acres) is located in the Town of Drexel, is another great option for advanced manufacturers who are focused on speed to market. This site has had all due diligence completed, is pad-ready for development, has utility infrastructure in place – and is currently served by Norfolk Southern Rail. All of those aspects, coupled with fast-track permitting guaranteed by the Town of Drexel, will undoubtedly expedite a manufacturers operational timeline.

We’re a Tier 1 county, so companies that bring their operations here qualify for multiple North Carolina Incentives. In addition to the many benefits offered through the state incentive programs, local companies receive the bottom-line advantages of our county’s remarkably low property tax rate – just $0.555 per $100.

Reach out to our team today if you have interest in learning more how Burke Works for businesses.