McDowell County Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina

What is the Chamber?

The McDowell Chamber of Commerce is a membership association of individuals and firms which encourages and supports:

Stability & Growth in the local economy
Livability & Opportunity for residents

Having positive impact on these goals requires a steady commitment of resources. Roughly 60 percent of the financial backing for the Chamber comes from member dues, enabling staff and over 130 volunteers to plan, update and implement the organization's annual Program of Work.

"What's Good for the Community Is GOOD for BUSINESS."

Issues such as education, health care, job-readiness, recreation, transportation, economic diversity, communications and the environment are of vital importance to the Chamber.

Successful Partners

Businesses working together on common goals will achieve more than any one business alone. Likewise, to help create favorable economic conditions in the McDowell County area, the Chamber partners with government and economic-development agencies. Areas of cooperation include business-industrial recruitment, tourism-recreation development, education, highway improvement, utility expansion, and strategic planning.

Location

In July of 1995, the McDowell Chamber opened its Visitor Center/headquarters facility on US 221, one mile from downtown Marion. The site is adjacent to the Tate Street exit off US 221, the major north-south corridor for access from the South Carolina into the northwestern N.C. mountain region. Sitting on a panoramic hillside, the new facility has provided excellent access to visitors and potential investors in the community. Through partnership with the N.C. Department of Transportation, amenities at the site include public restrooms, picnic areas, public telephones and ample parking spaces.