Carter County is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at the
convergence of the Doe & Watauga Rivers.
We are a strategic economic development partnership for Carter County, Tennessee and its cities of Elizabethton and Watauga.
The partnership includes:
Published February 26, 2013 in TriCities.com A new call call center in Johnson City, Tenn. will employ 100 people. The Festiva Hospitality Group is investing $1.1 million in the project, according to a release from the Tennessee Department of Economic and community Development. “We are thankful for Festiva Hospitality Group’s decision to locate in Johnson […]
GP Harmon Recycling, a leader in recycling solutions, today announced its acquisition of The Highlands Group’s (THG) plastics recycling facility located in the Watauga Industrial Park in Elizabethton, Tenn. The facility’s operations specialize in separating various polymers from mixed material streams to generate high-grade plastic raw materials that can be used for a variety of […]
By Ashley Rader Work toward starting a business improvement district in downtown Elizabethton continues as city staff members work to complete a petition to show support for the project. Director of Planning and Development Jon Hartman said the committee working on the district is meeting regularly and is drafting a petition to circulate among the […]
We are located very close to a major I-26 corridor, making interstate commerce very easy. Carter County is located only one hour away from Asheville, NC, two hours away from Knoxville, one-and-a-half hours away from Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, one hour away from Boone, NC and 40 minutes away from Bristol. Its centralized location among large […]
Carter County features a two-day UPS shipping radius to 65% of the U.S. population. Its centralized location among large cities and small tourist attractions allows residents and visitors to experience the best of both worlds. Carter County falls directly in the center of Eastern transit, sitting midway between the bustling business world of New […]
The last seven years have seen the creation of 190,505 new jobs, $33 billion in capital investment and more than 50 corporate headquarter locations in Tennessee. Tennessee is good for business!
Carter County is our service area, which is located in the Tri-Cities TN/VA metro area in Northeast Tennessee. Carter County is proud of its people, culture, heritage, natural beauty and is a wonderful place for business, to live, work, play, and retire.
