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Welcome to North Carolina's Eastern Region!
The Eastern Region is home sweet home!
 North Carolina Eastern Region offers a stabile environment for the seasoned as well as first time home buyers. The Eastern Region employers enjoy a high degree of stability in the work force despite the transient nature of people nowadays. Communities in the Eastern Region are comfortably sized and safer compared to cities in other states.
Large number of publications have raved about the quality of living in North Carolina Eastern Region and with the relaxed lifestyle, shorter commutes and how affordable everything is, it is definitely the place to relocate to. It's like big city living withou the attached costs and expenses of a city lifestyle!
With one boundary formed by the famous Carolina coast, and another by the high-tech miracle of the Research Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill), the Eastern Region stirs up a charming blend of down-home and uptown. A thriving arts community and a major state university fuel the cultural scene in the Eastern Region, and the outdoor recreation opportunities are almost endless. So whether your idea of fun is a blue grass jam session on the town square, a planetarium exhibit, a day at the lake, or major college sports, you’ll never run out of things to do.
Great Weather is Here To Stay!
The Eastern Region is blessed with a temperate four-season climate. And, not coincidentally, more ways to enjoy it than you can shake a 5-iron at. Or a fishing rod. Or a beach umbrella. Outdoor recreation is, to put it mildly, huge here. 65 miles of white sand beaches beckon our residents to some of the nicest seaside communities on the east coast. Golf season stretches year-round, and can be enjoyed at courses and resorts that are among the best in the world. And the Eastern Region is among the state’s most popular venues for fishing, hunting, boating, cycling and other outdoor activities.
Outstanding healthcare and education.
More than a dozen hospitals provide Eastern Region residents with access to state-of-the-art health care. One of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville is the flagship hospital for the nationally ranked University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Carolina and serves as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Pitt Memorial is a regional resource for all levels of health services and information, and provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to more than 1.2 million people in 29 counties.
Public school systems are strong throughout the Eastern Region and are recognized for their progressive curricula. The Region is home to East Carolina University (the state’s second largest), as well as to smaller colleges. The state’s community college system, with several campuses in the Eastern Region, is regarded as one of America’s best.
Top 10 Reasons to Live in North Carolina's Eastern Region
1) Commitment to Your Success
We support new, relocating and expanding businesses with a wide array of local, regional and state programs.
2) A Business-Friendly Climate
North Carolina is a Right to Work state and has the lowest unionization rate in the country.
3) Excellent Access to Markets
Our mid-East Coast location puts 170 million U.S. and Canadian consumers within reach overnight.
4) America's Best Training
Our community college training programs are nationally acclaimed, and free to qualifying new and expanding businesses.
5) Tax Savings
We have no inventory tax, and no sales tax on raw materials.
6) Low Worker-Related Costs
Our workforce is affordable and hard working, and our workers compensation and unemployment insurance rates are among the lowest in the nation.
7) Affordable Buildings and Sites
Real estate is reasonably priced in the Eastern Region, and numerous Certified Industrial Sites are available.
8) Affordable Power
Power rates in North Carolina's Eastern Region are below the national average.
9) A Great Place to Live
North Carolina perennially ranks among America's best places to live.
10) Comprehensive Assistance
Our team of experts will help you through every stage of the relocation or expansion process, from site selection through financing.
Regional Healthcare Resources
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