Tuesday, November 16, 2004
AdvantageWest, the innovative economic development organization in western North Carolina, has established a food processing center on the campus of a local community college. The center operates as a separate limited liability company (LLC). Read more.
In the years ahead, more regions will be moving toward developing regional food systems. This strategy has two major economic development impacts. By developing strong regional brands and capturing the value added from food processing, regional food strategies will boost local incomes. The extent that these strategies displace food imports to a region, they also reduce the leakage of income from a region.
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AdvantageWest opens food processing center
