verb: to make, produce, mass-produce, build, construct, assemble, put together, create, fabricate, turn out, process, or engineer (something) on a large scale using machinery (see: ambiguous…)
As has become our annual custom, the Capital at Play Local Industry report for the January issue is a list of manufacturers that exist in our 18 counties of Western North Carolina. It has turned out to be a valuable resource, to say the least. As we have previously noted, “There are many organizations providing useful lists, either as a public service (as the many we spoke with do) or for sale. We found that while these lists are relatively accurate at a local level, there were more discrepancies as the area of interest becomes larger.” So the idea was to: (a) independently verify, through good old-fashioned research, as much of the information as possible that was supplied to us; (b) subsequently compile a comprehensive master list, broken down by county, with the names of regional manufacturers along with the type(s) of products they create; and (c) additionally maintain it as an online database that could be updated throughout the year.
But what, exactly, is “manufacturing”? No doubt the term instantly brings to mind a sprawling factory floor, machines lining the sides and aisles, and sweat-drenched employees manning those machines and operating forklifts to move the goods being produced from one end of the room to the other.
To a degree, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (and the North American Industry Classification System) similarly describes the Manufacturing sector: “Establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. Establishments in the Manufacturing sector are often described as plants, factories, or mills, and characteristically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment.” But the description then broadens to include “establishments that transform materials or substances into new products by hand or in the worker’s home, and those engaged in selling to the general public products made on the same premises from which they are sold, such as bakeries, candy stores, and custom tailors, may also be included in this sector. Manufacturing establishments may process materials or may contract with other establishments to process their materials for them. Both types of establishments are included in manufacturing.”
So there does remain a degree of ambiguity in any such investigation—for example, for our purposes, breweries, wineries, and distilleries are also considered manufacturers—and your comments and corrections since our list was originally published have been greatly appreciated. To view the online version, go to CapitalatPlay.com/resources. If you see a listing for a company that has closed, or know of something we’ve overlooked, please email us at editor@capitalatplay.com. We value your opinion. (List compiled for Capital at Play by Jennifer Fitzgerald.)
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This master list is a compilation of lists supplied to us by various organizations in North Carolina as appear below. However, these organizations are not responsible for our list of manufacturers as shown here, as in some instances we have made appropriate corrections and additions. We acknowledge that this list is not complete. It may contain businesses that are no longer located or named as listed; the descriptions of their activities may also be incorrect. It is also inevitable that there are manufacturers currently operating in the 18 counties of Western North Carolina not shown on our list. Because of this, we welcome your corrections, and we will be happy to make those corrections to our online database of manufacturers. If you know of a firm not shown here, or notice any errors, we encourage you to contact us at editor@capitalatplay.com.
Thanks to: Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County, Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, Haywood County TDA, Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development, Macon County Economic Development, Madison County Development Services, McDowell Chamber of Commerce, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, Rutherford County Economic Development, Swain County Economic Development, Transylvania Economic Alliance, Watauga County Planning & Inspections and Economic Development
KEY:
Business Name (Known date established in Western North Carolina)
Description of product
Employees (if reported) FT: Full-time PT: Part-time
Otherwise, numbers represent a range.
Avery
Addco Manufacturing Company
Auto Sway Bars
Banner Elk Winery
Winery
Employees FT: 4
Banner’s Cabinets Incorporated
Custom Cabinetry & Doors
Blind Squirrel Brewery
Brewery
Employees FT: 25 PT: 5
Carolina Swaybar
Auto Sway Bars
Flat Top Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 3
Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
Winery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 3
Linville Falls Winery
Winery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 5
Vance Toe River Lodge
Winery
Buncombe
A & M Tool – M Division, Inc. (1980)
Industrial Molds
Employees: 20-49
A Stitch-N-Time (1964)
Embroidery Shop
Employees: 5-9
A-B Emblem – A Division of Conrad Industries, Inc. (1963)
Embroidered Emblems & Patches
Employees: 50-99
Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. (1994)
Surgical Appliances & Supplies
Employees: 10 -19
Accurate Technology, Inc. (ATI) (1989)
Instruments and Related Products
Employees: 5- 9
Adams Products (1935)
Concrete Blocks & Bricks
Employees: 20 -49
Addison Farms Vineyard
Winery
Employees PT: 5
Advantage Printing (1981)
Commercial Printing
Employees: 10 -19
Aeroflow Health Care
Medical Equipment & Supplies
Employees: 20-49
Air-Vent Exteriors, Inc. (1984)
Canvas & Related Products Mills
Employees: 20 -49
Allegra Print & Imaging (1986)
Commercial Lithographic Printing
Employees: 5-9
Alliance-Carolina Tool and Mold Corp. (1964)
Industrial Molds
Employees: 10-19
Alliance-Carolina Tool and Mold Corp. (Plastics Division) (1983)
Plastics Products
Employees: 50-99
AMC, Inc., Steel Division (1984)
Fabricated Structural Metal
Employees: 10-19
AMCOR (1965)
Plastics Products
Employees: 50- 99
American Backcountry
Apparel
Andy Oxy Co., Inc. (1946)
Industrial Gas
Employees: 20- 49
Apothecary Beverage Co. (2017)
Gin
Appalachian Technology, LLC (2001)
Electronic Locks
Employees: 20- 49
Appalachian Tool & Machine, Inc. (1990)
Machine Shops
Employees: 20- 49
Arcadia Dairy Farms, Inc. (1940)
Fruit & Vegetable Canning: Bottlers
Employees: 20- 49
Archetype Brewing
Brewery
Asheville Citizen-Times (1870)
Newspaper
Employees: 100-199
Asheville Distilling Co.
Distillery
Employees FT: 5 PT: 2
Asheville Hose & Equipment (1981)
Rubber & Plastics Hose & Belting
Employees: 10-19
Asheville Metal Finishing, Inc., Div. of TLF, Inc. (1983)
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing & Coloring
Employees: 10-19
Asheville Paint & Powder Coat, Inc., Div. of TLF, Inc. (1992)
Metal Coating, Engraving & Allied Services
Employees: 20-49
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company (1995)
Breweries
Employees: 100-199
Asheville Rubber & Gasket Co., Inc.
Special Dies & Tool Die Sets, Jigs & Fixtures
Employees: 10-19
Astral Buoyancy Company (2003)
Life Preservers
Employees: 10-19
Atlas Precision Mold, Inc. (1974)
Machine Shops
Employees: 20-49
Atlas Precision, Inc. – Tooling Division (1979)
Special Dies & Tool Die Sets, Jigs & Fixtures
Employees: 20-49
Autronic Plastics Inc. API South (1998)
Custom Injection Molding
Employees: 20-49
Avadim Technologies
Medical Hygiene Product
Employees: 135
Avail, a Flextronics Medical Company (1995)
Plastics Products
Employees: 50-99
AvL Technologies, Inc. (1994)
Mobile Satellite Antenna Systems
Employees: 100-199
B & H Environmental & Sheet Metal Contractors Inc. (1976)
Sheet Metal Work
Employees: 5-9
Baity’s Precision Machining, Inc. (1985)
Machine Shops
Employees: 10-19
Balcrank Corporation (1982)
General Purpose Machinery
Employees: 20-49
Baldor Electric Company (1979)
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment
Employees: 100-199
Balls Machine & Manufacturing Co., Inc. (1976)
Solar Array Stands
Basofil Fibers, LLC (2002)
Cellulosic Organic Fibers
Employees: 10-19
Bee & Bramble Fine Meads
Winery
Employees FT: 1
Ben’s Brewery
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 1
Bhramari Brewhouse
Brewery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 3
Biltmore Estate Winery (1983)
Wineries
Employees: 200-299
Biltmore Iron & Metal Company, Inc. (1948)
Recyclable Material/Scrap Metal Processing
Employees: 10-19
BlackBird Frame & Art (2002)
Frames
Black Mountain Ciderworks
Cidery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 1
Black Mountain Machine & Fabrication, Inc. (1985)
Machine Shops
Employees: 20-49
Blue Mountain Pizza and Brewpub
Brewery
Employees FT: 1 PT: 1
Blue Ridge Biofuels (2005)
Organic Chemicals
Employees: 5-9
Blue Ridge Bracket Company/ Just Rock It (2009)
Brackets
Blue Ridge Brittle Co.(2013)
Peanut, Pecan, & Jalapeno Brittle
Blue Ridge Chair Works
Furniture
Blue Ridge Converting (1935)
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Employees: 10-19
Blue Ridge Printing Company, Inc. (1974)
Commercial Lithographic Printing
Employees: 10-19
BorgWarner Turbo Systems (1981)
Motor Vehicle Parts
Employees: 500-749
BP Solutions Group, Inc. (1925)
Commercial Printing
Employees: 20-49
Braiform (1996)
Plastics Products
Employees: 100 -199
Brisco, Inc. (1966)
Commercial & Service Industry Machinery
Employees: 20-49
Burial Beer
Brewery
Employees FT: 9 PT: 8
C & H Tooling, Inc.(1981)
Machine Shops
Employees: 20-49
Carolina Knife Company, Inc. (1977)
Hand & Edge Tools
Employees: 20-49
Carolina Metals, Inc. (1985)
Aircraft Engine & Engine Parts
Employees: 20-49
Carolina Ready Mix & Builders Supply, Inc. (2007)
Ready-Mix Concrete
Employees: 20-49
Carolina StoneWorks (1894)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 10-19
Catawba Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 20 PT: 20
Celtic Ocean International, Inc./Grain & Salt Society (1968)
Food Products
Employees: 20-49
City Bakery & Café (2001)
Retail Bakers
Employees: 20-49
Clark Communications (1976)
Commercial Printing
Employees: 20-49
Colton Mattress (2009)
Custom Mattresses
Employees: 6
Crawford Sign Company (1952)
Signs
Employees: 5 -9
Creative Woodcrafters, Inc. (1976)
Commercial & Residential cabinets
Employees: 5 -9
Cross Canvas Company, Inc. (1986)
Textile Bag Mills
Employees: 20-49
Cormark International
Exotic wood importer/processing
Custom Packaging, LP (1970)
Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes
Employees: 50-99
Dalton Distillery
Distillery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 2
The Daniels Group (1948)
Commercial Printing & Marketing
Employees: 20-49
Dave Steel Company, Inc. (1929)
Fabricated Structural Metal
Employees: 50-99
DC Creasman Manufacturer of Fine Jewelry Inc. (1979)
Jewelry
Employees: 5 -9
Deltec Homes, Inc. (1968)
Prefabricated Wood Buildings
Employees: 50-99
Eagles Nest Outfitters
Parachute Hammocks & Outdoor Accessories
Eaton Corporation – Electrical Division (1977)
Motors & Generators
Employees: 750-999
Eaton Corporation – Electrical Division – Avery’s Creek (1977)
Motors & Generators
Employees: 200-299
Echoview Farms & Industries (2005)
Textile Mills
Employees: 5-9
Eda Rhyne Distillery
Distillery
Electrolux Major Appliances of North America (1987)
Major Appliances
Employees: 100-199
Fahrenheit Brewing
Brewery
Farnam Custom Products, Inc. (1981)
Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens
Employees: 50-99
FASTSIGNS (1995)
Signs
Employees: 10-19
Fed Ex Kinko’s Office & Print Center
Commercial Lithographic Printing
Employees: 20-49
Flint Group (1941)
Textile Machinery
Employees: 300-399
FLS Energy, Inc. (2006)
Sustainable Energy Systems
Employees: 50 -99
Forest Millwork, Inc. (1991)
Millwork (Including Flooring)
Employees: 20-49
Frame It to a “T”
Frames
French Broad Brewing Company (1998)
Brewery
Employees: FT: 5 PT: 9
French Broad Chocolates (2008)
Chocolate, Confectionary Made From Cacao Beans
Employees: 20-49
Frugal Framer Inc. (1975)
Frames
Employees: 5-9
Funkatorium (see Wicked Weed)
Brewery
GE Aviation (1949)
Aircraft Engines & Parts
Employees: 300 -399
Gennett Lumber Company, Inc. (1901)
Millwork (Including Flooring )
Employees: 5-9
Ginger’s Revenge
Brewery
Golf Associates Score Card Company/GA Printing (1970)
Commercial Lithographic & Digital Printing
Employees: 20-49
Goodwill Industries of North Carolina Inc. (1968)
Various Manufacturing
Employees: 100-199
Goworx
Accessories For GoPro’s HERO® Camera
Great Eastern Sun Trading Company (1981)
Natural/Organic Food Distributor
Employees: 10-19
Green Man Brewing Company (2003)
Brewery
Employees: 5-9
Goddess Ghee (2014)
Ghee in Multiple Flavors
Grove Stone & Sand Company (1924)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 50-99
Groves Printing Company, Inc. (1960)
Commercial Lithographic Printing
Employees: 5-9
H&H Distillery
Distillery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 3
Habitat Brewing Company
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 2
Harrison Construction (1965)
Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block
Employees: 100 -199
Hi-Wire Brewing
Brewery
Employees FT: 21 PT: 7
Highland Brewing, Inc. (1994)
Brewery
Employees: 50-99
Highwater Clays, Inc. (1980)
Lead Pencil & Art Goods
Employees: 20-49
Hillman Beer
Brewery
Employees FT: 8 PT: 4
Howling Moon Distillery
Distillery
Employees FT: 3
Hoya of Asheville (1986)
Eyeglasses
Employees: 5-9
I Play, Inc. (1982)
Infants’ Cut & Sew Apparel
Employees: 50- 99
ImageSmith Communications (1983)
Commercial Lithographic Printing
Employees: 10-19
Industries for the Blind (1936)
Textile & Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills
Employees: 100-199
Industry Nine Componentry
Bicycle Wheels
Injection Technology Corp. (ITECH) (1987)
Plastics Products
Employees: 100-199
Ism, Inc. (1983)
Sheet Metal Work
Employees: 20-49
Iwanna USA LLC (1976)
Newspapers & Printing
Employees: 50-99
Jacob Holm Industries (Americas), Inc. (2004)
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Employees: 50-99
Jewels That Dance (1983)
Precious Metal Jewelry
Employees: 5-9
Just Ducky Originals/Children’s (1980)
Infants’ Cut & Sew Apparel
Employees: 20-49
Journeys (2004)
Soaps, Lip Balms, Lotions, Bath Salts, Candles
Karen’s Spice Kitchen (2016)
Blended Spice Packets
Karpen Steel Custom Doors & Frames (1977)
Metal Window & Door
Employees: 20-49
Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corp. (1955)
Electronic Components
Employees: 400-499
Keen Impressions, Inc. (1991)
Commercial Lithographic Printing
Employees: 10-19
King Bio, Inc.(1989)
Pharmaceutical Preparation
Employees: 50-99
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. (1982)
Doughnuts
Employees: 20-49
Kwik Copy Printing (1984)
Commercial Printing
Laser Precision Cutting, Inc. (1989)
Plate Work
Employees: 5-9
Lenscrafters (1997)
Eyeglasses
Employees: 5-9
Lentz Cabinets & Associates, LLC (1989)
Wood Kitchen Cabinets & Countertops
Employees: 20-49
Lexington Avenue Brewery
Brewery
Lightheart Gear
Tents & Outdoor Apparel
Linamar Corporation (2011)
Agriculture, Construction and Mining Machinery
Employees: 50-99
Lookout Brewing
Brewery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 3
Low & Bonar (1995 – formerly Colbond, Inc., now BonarBuilt)
Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments
Employees: 200-299
Worldwide: 100-year legacy / 15 countries /
2000+ employees / 15 facilities
M B Marketing & Manufacturing (1984)
GM Restoration Car Parts
Employees: 5-9
Make Noise Co. (2012)
Electronic Gear & Synthesizers
Marine Systems, Inc. (1982)
Plastic Products
Employees: 10-19
Mathis Electronics (1980)
Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly)
Employees: 10-19
Medical Action Industries, Inc. (1981)
Surgical Appliances & Supplies
Employees: 300-399
Metalcraft Manufacturing Corp. (1969)
Precision Turned Products
Employees:5-9
Milkco, Inc. (1982)
Fluid Milks
Employees: 200-299
Mills Manufacturing Corp. (1952)
Textile Product Mills
Employees:100-199
Moog Music, Inc. (1978)
Musical Instruments
Employees: 50-99
Moss Sign Company (1994)
Signs
Employees: 10-19
Mountain Glass Arts Inc.
Pressed & Blown Glass & Glassware
Employees: 10-19
Mountain Marble & Granite, Inc. (1994)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 10-19
National Wiper Alliance, Inc. (1996)
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Employees: 100-199
New Belgium Brewing Company
Brewery
Employees: 133
Nexus Technologies, Inc. (1997)
Electronic Engineering & Design
Employees: 20-49
Noble Cider
Cidery
Employees FT: 6 PT: 3
Normac, Inc. (1967)
Machine Tools (Metal Cutting Types)
Employees: 20-49
Nova Enterprises – Nova Kitchen & Bath (1978)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 50-99
Nypro Asheville (1988)
Plastics Products
Employees: 300-399
Oak & Grist Distilling Co.
Distillery
Ohio Electric Motors, Inc. (1979)
Motors & Generators
Employees: 50-99
Oliver Business Products (1969)
Commercial Printing
Employees: 10-19
One World Brewery
Brewery
Employees FT: 13 PT: 2
Open Brewing
Brewery
Optical Cable Corporation (1990)
Electronic Connectors
Employees: 50-99
Orthopedic Appliance Company, Inc. (1960)
Surgical Appliances & Supplies
Employees: 10-19
OTS Corp. (1990)
Surgical Appliances & Supplies
Employees: 20-49
Oyster House Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 15 PT: 3
Palmer Wahl Temperature Instruments (1836)
Temperature Instruments & Related Products
Employees: 20-49
Parts & Systems Company, Inc. – PASCO (1987)
Textile Machinery
Employees: 5-9
Peco, Inc. (1973)
Lawn & Garden Tractor & Home Lawn & Garden Equip.
Employees: 20-49
Pentair Valves & Controls (1982)
Industrial Valves
Employees: 100-199
Perfection Gear, Inc. (1983)
Speed Changers & Industrial High-Speed Drive & Gears
Employees: 20-49
Perfection Tool Die & Mold (1987)
Special Die & Tool Die Set, Jig & Fixtures
Employees: 5-9
Pet Dairy (1950)
Milk & Ice Cream
Employees: 20-49
PGC, Inc
Parameter Generation & Control, Inc. (1977)
Temperature Instruments & Related Products
Employees: 20-49
Pisgah Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 10 PT: 6
Plasticard-Locktech International (1988)
Plastics Products
Employees: 300-399
PolyLINKS, Inc. (1996)
Plastics Products
Employees: 20-49
Port City Amplification (2005)
Guitar Amplifiers & Effects Pedals
Precision Products of Asheville, Inc. (1960)
Machine Shops
Employees: 20-49
Precision Products Performance Center, Inc. (1985)
Motor Vehicle Transmission & Power Train Parts
Employees: 20-49
Promatic Automation, Inc. (2000)
Factory Automation Equipment
Employees: 10-19
R & D Plastics, Inc (1979)
Plastic Injection Molding & Engineering
Employees FT: 10-19
Ramsey Group, Inc. (1989)
Soap & Other Detergent
Employees: 5-9
Randall King Knives Inc. (2003)
Cutlery and Flatware (Except Precious)
Employees: 5-9
Reich LLC (2010)
Transmissions & Parts,
Automotive, Truck & Bus
Employees: 100-199
Renaissance Glass, Inc. (1976)
Glass Products (Made of Purchased Glass)
Employees FT: 10 PT: 19
Rightline Gear
Automotive Accessories
Riverbend Malt House (2011)
Locally Soured Craft Malt
Employees FT: 9
Road King Trailers, Inc. (2002)
Boat Trailers
Employees: 20-49
Roots Hummus (2006)
Hummus
Employees FT: 34 PT: 2
ST& F Precision Technologies & Tools (1992)
Hand & Edge Tools
Employees: 10-19
Samson Corp. (1993)
General Purpose Machinery (Merchant Wholesalers)
Employees: 20-49
Screenprinting, Inc. (1994)
Commercial Screen Printing
Employees: 10-19
Sew Link (1991)
Apparel & Home Décor
Shecology (2014)
Soap Nuts & Laundry Pills
Silver-Line Plastics Corp. (1962)
Plastic Pipe & Pipe Fitting
Employees: 100-199
SimpleShot Shooting Sports
Slingshots
Skyland Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. (1979)
Surgical Appliances & Supplies
Employees: 10-19
Smithway, Inc. (1980)
Truck Trailers
Employees: 20-49
Smokey Mountain Lumber, Inc. (1977)
Millwork (including Flooring)
Employees: 5-9
Smoky Mountain Machining, Inc. (1978)
CNC Machine Shop
Employees: 50-99
Solarnomics (1976)
Machine Shops
Employees: 10-19
Southeastern Container, Inc. (1982)
Plastic Bottles
Employees: 100-199
Southern Concrete Materials, Inc. (1958)
Ready-Mix Concrete
Employees: 200-299
Spego, Inc. (1991)
Metalworking Machinery
Employees: 5-9
Signarama. (2011)
Signs, Banners, Displays
Springs Global (1972)
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Employees: 50-99
Stahlsac Inc. (1978)
Textile Bags & Canvas
Employees: 10-19
Stampco Metal Products, Inc. (1969)
Metal Stamping
Employees: 10-19
Stephens Upholstery Company, Inc. (1972)
Reupholstery & Furniture Repair
Employees: 5-9
Stepps Stone Work, Inc./J.R. Stone Sales, Inc. (1976)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 10-19
Stuart Nye Hand Wrought Jewelry (1933)
Precious Metal Jewelry
Employees: 5-9
Swaygo Gear (2001)
Backpacks & Caving Gear
Sweeten Creek Brewing
Brewery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 6
T Precision Machining, Inc. (1999)
Machine Shops
Employees: 20-49
T-Fab & Precision Machining, Inc., Div. of TLF, Inc. (1998)
Machine Shops
Employees: 50-99
TE Connectivity (1980)
Relay & Industrial Control
Employees: 200-299
Terra Forma Outdoor Solutions
Self-Adjusting Outdoor Chair
The Chocolate Fetish, LLC (1986)
Confectionery Mfg. from Purchased Chocolate
Employees: 10-19
The Old Wood Company (2007)
Hand-built Wood Furniture
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (1981)
Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration, & Warm Air Heating Equipment
Employees: 500-749
Thirsty Monk (3 locations)
Brewery
Employees FT: 30 PT: 16
Threshold Provisions
Food Products
TransEco Energy Corp. (2006)
Energy Development & Conservation
Employees: 10-19
Trident Micro Systems (1996)
Wireless Communications Equipment
Employees: 20-49
Turgua Farmstead Brewery
Brewery
Turnamics, Inc. (1969)
Precision Turned Products
Employees: 20-49
Twin Leaf Brewery
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 4
U.S. Gear Tools – Division of U.S. Group, Inc. (1971)
Hand & Edge Tools
Employees: 20-49
Upcountry Brewing
Brewery
Employees: 7
Urban Orchard Cider Company
Cidery
Employees FT: 10 PT: 6
Vertique, Inc. (1997)
Conveyor & Conveying Equipment
Employees: 50-99
Vulcan Materials Company – Mideast Division (1964)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 20-49
W. P. Hickman Company (1975)
Sheet Metal Work
Employees: 50-99
Watershed Dry Bags
Waterproof Bags & Outdoor Products
Wedge Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 28
Welding Unlimited (1995)
Ornamental Iron & Steel Rails
Employees: 20-49
West Asheville Standup Paddle Boarding (WASUP)
Standup Paddle Boards
Whistle Hop Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 2
White Labs
Yeast & Brewery
Wicked Weed Brewing
(includes Funkatorium)
Brewery
Employees: 200-299
Wilbert Vault. Co. (1966)
Burial Caskets
Employees: 20-49
Williams Plating Company, Inc. (1982)
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing & Coloring
Employees: 10-19
Wishbone Tiny Homes (2011)
Home Construction
WNC Pallet & Forest Products Company, Inc. (1959)
Wood Containers & Pallets
Employees: 20-49
Woogie Foods (2015)
Dipping Mustard Sauce
Wright Machine & Tool Company, Inc. (1970)
Machine Shop
Employees: 20-49
York Label, Inc. (1984)
Commercial Printer
Employees: 20-49
Zebulon Artisan Ales
Brewery
Zillicoah Beer Co. (2017)
Brewery
Cherokee
Andrews Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 1
Andrews Truss, Inc.
Roof & Floor Trusses
Calaboose Cellars
Winery
Cherokee Cellars Winery
Winery
Employees FT: 2
Cherokee Scout, Inc
Newspapers & Printing
Creative Sportswear, Inc
Embroidery & Screen Printing
Hoppy Trout Brewing Co. (2016)
Brewery
Industrial Opportunities Inc.
Non-profit organization serving adults with disabilities from Cherokee, Clay, & Graham Counties.
Lidseen of North Carolina Inc.
Contract Manufacturing. Punch Presses – Blanking thru Deep Drawing. Plasma Cutting, with Blowing & Assembly. Production work only.
MGM Brakes
Brakes & Electronic Brake Monitoring Systems
Moog Components Group (1951)
Motion Control Technology
Nottely River Valley Vineyards
Winery
Employees PT: 2
Snap-On Power Tools, Inc.
Shop Equipment & Automotive Diagnostic Tools
Team Industries Inc (1967)
Precision Machining, Gear Manufacturing
Valley River Brewing
Brewery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 4
Valley River Vineyards
Winery
Clay
Advance Digital Cable
Wire, Cable, & Plastics
Employees: 50-99
BC Machining
Contract Manufacturing, Machining of Metal Parts
Buckhorn Lumber & Wood Products
Wood Products
Employees: Less than 50
Coleman Cable, Inc.
Wire & Cable Products
Employees: 50-99
Eagle Fork Vineyards
Winery
Employees:3
Lidseen of North Carolina
Contract Manufacturing, Machining
Premium Knife Supply
Knife Manufacturing, Metals
Graham
Oak Valley Hardwoods, Inc. (2009)
Hardwoods
Employees: 25
Wehrloom Honey & Meadery (2015)
Mead, Honey & Natural Body Products
Employees: 4
Haywood
Alltec Corporation (1991)
Lightning Protection Equipment
Employees: 20-49
Bearwaters Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 2
Boojum Brewing (2 locations)
Brewery
Employees FT: 10 PT: 25
Canton Hardwood Company (1950)
Hardwood Dimension & Flooring
Employees: 20-49
Consolidated Metco Inc.
Commercial Vehicle Components
Elevated Mountain Distilling Co.
Distillery
Employees FT: 10 PT: 25
Evergreen Packaging (1908)
Paper Mills (Except Newsprint)
Employees: 1000-2999
Evergreen Packaging (Extrusion Mill) (1999)
Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags
Employees: 200-299
Frog Level Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 2
Giles Chemical, A Division of Premier Magnesia, LLC (1950)
Inorganic Chemicals – Epsom Salts
Employees: 50-99
Haywood Vocational Opportunities (1972)
Surgical & Medical Products
Employees: 300-399
Holston Environmental Services, Inc (1977)
Petroleum Lubricating Oil & Grease
Employees: 5-9
Mountaineer Publishing Inc.(1887)
Newspapers & Printing
Employees: 20-49
Mrs. B’s Homestyle Eatery (2017)
Pies & Lasagna
Oaks Unlimited, Inc. (1982)
Kiln Dried Hardwood Lumber
Employees: 20-49
Patti Boo, Inc. (1978)
Screen Printed & Embroidered Apparel
Employees: 5-9
Powell Wholesale Lumber Company (2002)
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber & Planing
Employees: 20-49
Roc-N-Soc Manufacturing (1990)
Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture
Employees: 10-19
Sonoco
Packaging Products
The Print Haus Inc. (1982)
Signs; Commercial Printing
Employees: 10-19
WNC Paving Company (1960)
Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.
Employees: 50-99
Henderson
A & M Tool, Inc. (1980)
Special Die & Tool, Die Set, Jig, & Fixtures
Employees: 10-19
Air Chek, Inc. (1990)
Measuring & Controlling Devices
Employees: 5-9
All Juice Food & Beverage, LLC (2002)
Food Products
Employees: 20-49
AlphaTech, Inc. (1999)
Machine Shops
Employees: 45
American Cable & Rigging Supply, Inc. (1987)
Lifting Products & Materials
Employees: 5-9
American Pride, Inc. (2003)
Medicine cabinets, mirrors, frames
Employees: 20-49
American Quality Foods/Dover Foods (1994)
Flour Mixes & Doughs
Employees: 20-49
Appalachian Ridge Artisan Hard Cider (2017)
Hard Cider
Asheville Thermoform Plastics, Inc. (ATP) (1986)
Plastic Thermoforming
Employees: 5-9
Atlas Bolt & Screw Company
Div. of Marmon Group, Inc. (1991)
Nonferrous Die-Casting Foundries
Employees: 5-9
Automated Design Inc. (1985)
Machining Manufacturer
Barnes 4WD (2006)
4-Wheel Drive Parts
Barry Callebaut-Hendersonville (1996)
NOTE: In 1996 Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and French chocolate company Cacao Barry merged as Barry Callebaut; the home office is now in Zurich, Switzerland.
Food Products Supplier (chocolates, cocoa)
Basic Brewing (2016)
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 2
Belmont Equipment & Technologies (1995)
EDM
Betech, Inc. (1991)
Machines for HVAC Sheet Metal
Employees: 20-49
BIG Adventures (2012)
Black Star Line Brewing (2017)
Brewery
Blue Ghost Brewing Company
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 2
Blue Ridge Metals Corp. (1988)
Motor Vehicle Steering & Suspension Components
Employees: 100-199
Bold Rock Hard Cider (2015)
Cidery
Boondocks Manufacturing, Inc. (1972)
Prefabricated Wood Buildings
Employees: 5-9
BorgWarner Thermal Systems (Fletcher Plant) (1978)
Gasoline Engine & Engine Parts
Employees: 200-299
Bromley Plastics Corp. (1992)
Plastic Fabrication
Brotherstone Granite LLC (2005)
Countertops
Brunner & Lay
Pneumatic & Hydraulic Tool Accessories
Employees FT: 10
Burntshirt Vineyards
Winery
Employees FT: 10
Byers Precision Fabricators (1940)
Sheet Metal Work
Employees: 20-49
Candy Cakes Bath Bakery
Bath & Body Products
Cane Creek Cycling Components, Inc. (1975)
Motorcycle, Bicycle & Parts
Employees: 20-49
Carbo-Cut Inc. (1990)
Machining Manufacturer
Carolina Concrete Designs (1980)
Concrete Products
Employees: 10-19
Carolina Sewn (2002)
Manufacturer and wholesaler of bags & leather products
City Bakery (2016)
Baker
Coats North America (1951)
Thread Mills
Employees: 50-99
Comax Industries (1987)
Plastic Fabrication
Congruent Concepts & Solutions LLC (2014)
Industrial Manufacturing & Fabrication
Continental Automotive Systems (1997)
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
Employees: 750 -999
Country Marble, Inc. (2005)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 20-49
Crothers Plastics Manufacturing (2008)
Plastic Fabrication
Current, Powered By GE (1955)
LED lighting systems
Dampp-Chaser Electronics Corp. (1950)
Electric Housewares & Household Fans
Employees: 20-49
Daystar Machining Technologies, Inc. (1999)
Machine Shops
Employees: 20-49
Delta Machining & Design, Inc. (1988)
Machine Shops
Employees: 5-9
Demmel Inc. (2016)
Automotive sillplates & emblems
Diamond Brand Gear Company (1939)
Canvas & Related Products Mills
Employees: 50-99
Elkamet Inc. (2006)
Plastics & Polymer Materials
Employees: 50-99
Etowah Valley Equipment (1985)
Parts for Car Washes
Fiberglass & Plastics (1983)
Plastic Fabrication
Fieldco Machining (1988)
Machine Shops
Employees: 5-9
Flat Rock Ciderworks
Hard Cider
Employees FT: 1 PT: 2
Flat Rock Tool & Mold (1971)
Premier Injection & Carbide Compaction Mold Supplier
Fluidyne International LLC (1978)
Non-Chemical Water Conditioning Systems
Framing Supplies Inc. (1972)
Framing Supplies
GB Industries (1990)
Rubber Gloves
Employees: 9
GE Lighting Systems, Inc. (1955)
Electric Lighting Fixtures
Employees: 500-749
GF Linamar (2016)
Machining Manufacturer
Green Machine & Tool (1986)
CNC Machining
Greenleaf Corporation (1981)
Cutting Tool & Machine Tool Accessories
Employees: 10-19
Green River Picklers (2012)
Pickled peppers, beet, beans and pickles
Hardin Company (1960)
Pillow inserts, Duvets & Foam cut to size
Employees: 20-49
Haynes Wire Company (1975)
Wire Drawing
Employees: 50-99
Heartland Harps & Music (1984)
Harps
Hedrick Industries – Green River Quarry (1993)
Stone
Highland Tool & Gauge, Inc. (1971)
Special Die & Tool Die Set, Jig & Fixtures
Employees: 10-19
Hill Precision & Tool LLC (2015)
Tool & Die Makers
Honeycommcore LLC (2009)
Aluminum honeycomb cores
Imoco Inc. (1964)
Sheet Metal/Fabrication Shop
Industrial Chemical Co. (2010)
Commodity & Special Chemicals
International Tela-Com of Asheville, Inc. (1969)
Security cameras and gates
Employees: 5-9
Jackson Steel, Inc. (1952)
Ornamental & Architectural Metal Products
Employees: 20-49
Jade Systems (2006)
Ornamental Nursery Products
Kiln Drying Systems and Components, Inc. (1992)
Industrial Machinery
Employees: 10-19
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Berkley Mills Division) (1924)
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Employees: 200-299
Kingsway Ready Mix Concrete (1989)
Ready Mix Concrete
Employees: 10-19
Konkos Cabinets (2005)
Custom-made Cabinets
Kyocera Industrial Ceramics (1986)
Ceramic Components
Employees: 200-299
Kyocera Precision Tools Inc. (2014)
Tools
Lassonde Pappas & Company Inc. (1965)
Juices, Teas, Lemonades, Enhanced Waters & Cranberry Sauces
Leisure Craft, Inc. (1979)
Showcase, Partition, Shelving & Lockers
Employees: 50-99
Levi Industrial Group, Inc. (1995)
Machine Shops
Employees: 5-9
Manual Woodworkers & Weavers, Inc. (1932)
Broadwoven Fabric Mills
Employees: 100-199
Max Tec, Inc. (1983)
Design & Fabrication of Non-woven Converting Equipment
McFarlan Bakery (1930)
Commercial Bakeries
Employees: 10-19
Medical Cable Specialist – MTI (1991)
Surgical & Medical Instruments
Employees: 20-49
Meritor, Inc. (1982)
Automotive Products
Employees: 400- 499
Microtech Knives (1994)
Knives
Mills River Brewery
Brewery
Employees PT: 4
Mills River Millworks (2005)
Moulding Products
Mimi’s Mountain Mixes (2014)
Bread Baking Mixes (add beer)
Minute Man Products, Inc. (1965)
Misc. Metal Products
Employees: 20-49
Mona Lisa Food Products, Inc. (1993)
Food Products Supplier
Employees: 20-49
Mountain Machine Inc. (1986)
Cabinet Maker
Mountain Showcase Group, Inc. (1996)
Wood Kitchen Cabinets & Countertops
Employees: 10-19
MRM Engraving (2002)
Engraving
MTI Medical Cables LLC (1995)
Custom Wire & Cable Assemblies for Healthcare Industry
Multi-Packaging Solutions LTD (1959)
Packaging Products
Nash Welding (1962)
Welding
National Wood Products (1968)
Wood Containers & Pallets
Employees: 5-9
Norafin (Americas) Inc. (2012)
Engineered Fabrics
North American Trade (2015)
Unprimed Centerfire Ammunition Brass Cases
Northern Crescent Iron (2009)
Professional Blacksmiths
Ohlins USA (1997)
Automotive suspension systems
Old Castle Industrial
Minerals-Fletcher (1948)
Ground or Treated Mineral & Earth
Employees: 10-19
Oracle Paper Group (2007)
Outrider USA (2009)
Electric Adventure Vehicles
Ox Paper Tube & Core (1981)
100% Recycled Paper Tubes & Cores
Parts Unlimited (1996)
Equipment Parts
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO. (2004)
Drinks
PMA Tools (2006)
Automotive Glass Accessories
Portable Welding Service Inc. (1978)
Welding
Precision Label Inc. (2002)
Custom Rolls, Sheet, & Digital Labels
Precision Tool Dye Mold, Inc. (1986)
Precision Turned Product
Employees: 10-19
Printpack, Inc. (1989)
Packaging
Prince Manufacturing (1999)Metal Coating & Engraving
Employees: 50-99
Putsch and Company, Inc. (1975)
Technology for Sugar, Glass, Root Vegetable, Panel Processing Industries
Employees: 50
Quality Rubber Manufacturing (1988)
Fabricated Rubber Products
Raumedic (2016)
Polymer Components for Medical & Pharmaceutical Industries
Employees: 50-99
ResinArt East, Inc. (1995)
Flexible Molding
Employees: 20-49
Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards (2012)
Winery
Sanctuary Brewing Co. (2016)
Brewery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 3
SELEE Corp. (1979)
Nonclay Refractory Manufacturing
Employees: 100-199
Sew Co. (2010)
Sewn product development, cutting and sewing services
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (1980)
Brewery
Employees: 200-299
Skyline Plastic Systems, Inc. (1990)
Injection Molding
Employees: 10-19
Smart Products (2016)
Check Valves & Pumps
SMARTRAC NV (2004)
RFID Technology
Southern Agricultural Insecticides (1960)
Pesticide & Other Agricultural Chemicals
Employees: 20-49
Southern Appalachian Brewery (2011)
Brewery
Employees FT: 2 PT: 9
Southern Concrete Materials, Inc. (1984)
Concrete Products
Stag’s Head Brewing
Brewery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 4
Standard Tytape Company, Inc. (1953)
Narrow Fabric Mills
Employees: 20-49
Stone Connection Granite Interiors (2004)
Custom Countertops
Stone Gallery Granite & Marble (2010)
Custom Countertops
Survival Innovations (2017)
Human Protective Equipment
Tate Machine Shop (1981)
Machine Shop
The Oriole Mill (2006)
Luxury Textiles
The Warm Company (1999)
Sewing, Quilting & Crafting Supplies
Times-News (1875)
Newspapers
Employees: 100-199
Trailblazer Firearms (2017)
Firearms
Tri-Hishtil, LLC (2014)
Grafted Vegetable Plants
Triskelion Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees: 4
UPM Raflatac, Inc. (2001) Coated & Laminated Paper
Employees: 300-399
Valiant Fabrics (2007)
Fabric
Van Wingerden Greenhouse Co. (1972)
Plants
Employees: 10-19
Van’s Chocolates Inc. (1968)
Chocolates
Vocational Solutions of Henderson County (1993)
Manufacturing-Medical Assembly & Printing Services
Vulcan Materials Company (1959)
Cut Stone & Stone Products
Employees: 20-49
Welding & Automation Inc.(1952)
Welding
Welding Unlimited (1995)
Fabricated Structural Metals
Employees: 20-49
Western Carolina Tool & Mold (1997)
Special Die & Tool Die Set, Jig & Fixtures
Employees: 10-19
Whole Log Lumber (1984)
Lumber
Wilsonart International (1979)
Laminated Plastic Plates, Sheets, & Shapes
Employees: 500-749
Winstrip Inc (2008)
Plastic Trays
Wirtz Wire EDM, Inc. (1993)
Machine Shops
Employees: 5-9
Zumco, Inc. (1975)
Machine Shops
Employees : 5-9
Jackson
Innovation Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 5 PT: 6
Happy-Go-Lucky Foods (2013)
Granola & Granola Bars
Jackson Paper Co.
Recycled Paper
Sneak E Squirrel Brewery
Brewery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 10
Macon
Currahee Brewing Company
Brewery
Employees FT: 5 PT: 2
Drake Software (1977)
Tax Preparation Software Company
Employees: 357
Duotech Services Inc.
Electronic Solutions for Military Civilian Aerospace & Commercial Uses
Employees: 35
Franklin Tubular Products, Inc.
Tubular Fabrication
Employees: 80
Harmony House Foods (2004)
Freeze Dried Food Products
Lazy Hiker Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 10-15
Satulah Mountain Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 1
Shaw Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood Flooring
Employees: 103
Tektone Sound & Signal Manufacturing Inc. (1989)
Healthcare Communication Equipment
Employees : 75
Madison
Advanced Superabrasives, Inc. (1993)
Cutting Tool & Machine Tool & Accessory Abrasive Products; grinding wheels
Employees: 45
Alcan Packaging (1986)
Medical Flexibles
Employees: 100-199
Avery’s Creek Machine, Inc. (2000)
Machine Shops, Welding, & CNC Burning
Employees: 5-9
Buchi Kombucha (2009)
Kombucha
Employees: 16
Deringer-Ney, Inc. (1972)
Current Carrying Wiring Devices; screw machining & contacts
Employees: 67
Dynamic Systems, Inc. (1967)
Urethane & Other Foam Products (Except Polystyrene); foam plastics
Employees: 25
East Fork Pottery (2010)
Commercial Ceramics
Fontaine Vineyards
Winery
Fox Hill Meadery (2007)
Mead
Mad Co Brewing
Brewery
Peerless Electric – Madison Manufacturing Company (1992)
Industrial & Commercial Fan & Blowers & Fan Assemblies
Employees: 62
Printpack, Inc. (1986)
Medical Packaging
Employees: 195
McDowell
Allied Industrial Company (1987)
Custom Wooden Cabinet Doors
Employees: 7
American Plastics (1998)
Custom Heating Injection Molding & Plastic Parts
Employees: 5
Avtech, Inc. (1977)
Custom Machinery & Repair Parts
Employees: 6
Baldor – Dodge (1996)
Mounted Bearings & Couplings
Employees: 142
Baxter Healthcare Corp. (1972)
Medical Products – Intravenous Feeding Solutions & Kits
Employees: 2,700
Belle Nicho Winery
Winery
Employees: 1
Carriage House Door Company (1906)
Metal and Wooden Garage Doors
Employees: 51
Catawba Hardwoods (1984)
Kiln Dried Lumber
Employees: 7
Coats North America (1952)
Thread Finishing
Employees: 385
Columbia Forest Products, Inc. (1981)
Hardwood Plywood & Veneers
Employees FT: 350
Crane Resistoflex Company (1987)
Plastic Lined Pipe & Fittings
Employees: 167
Ethan Allen, Inc., Pine Valley Div. (1969)
Furniture
Employees: 400
Foothills Industry (1972)
Subcontract Piecework
Employees FT: 32 PT: 84
Haldex Brake Products Corp. (1985)
Automotive Brake Products
Employees: 80
Industrial Timber & Lumber (1997)
Kiln Dried & Hariet/Surfaced Lumber
Employees: 51
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. (1966)
Automotive Carpet
Employees: 720
Janesville Acoustics (1988)
Non-woven Automobile Carpet Pad
Employees: 196
Key Gas Components (2004)
Valves for Propane & Natural Gas Equipment
Employees: 42
Key Wood Specialties (2007)
Custom Crating Pallets & Cut Plywood
Employees: 8
Lewis Machine Company (1987)
Machine Shop
Employees: 5
McDowell County Millwork (2006)
Kiln-dried Lumber Saw Milling
Employees: 22
Metal Industries of NC Inc. (2003)
Air Terminals & Fire Dampers For Industrial Hvac
Employees: 130
Morganton Pressure Vessels LLC (2010)
Air Pressure Vessels & Oil Separators
Employees: 135
Oak Valley Hardwoods (2012)
Kiln-dried Lumber Saw Milling
Employees: 48
Parker Legwear Inc. (1946)
Men’s and Women’s Socks
Employees: 10
Pleasant Gardens Machine (1964)
Machine Repair/Metal Fabrications
Employees : 10
Quality Plastic Custom Molding (1988)
Heat Injection Molding
Employees: 15
RDM Industrial Electronics (1988)
Remanufacture Petroleum & Car-wash Electronics
Employees: 65
SBFI North America (2012)
Wood Products for Ergonomic Furniture
Employees: 38
South Creek Vineyards & Winery
Winery
Superior Machine of SC (1933)
High Grade Metal Repair & New Machinery
Employees 39
Tilson Machine, Inc. (1980)
CNC Lathe Machine Parts
Employees: 100
Tool Company Industrial Corp. (1975)
Service/Manufacturer of Cutting Tools
Employees: 21
Tool Craft Inc. of North Carolina (1999)
Production Machining & Manufacturing of Key Bolt Carriers
Employees: 47
Total Quality Assurance Int. (2011)
Plastic Dunnage (Quality Inspection)
Employees: 45
West Rock (1929)
Specialized Paper Board Manufacturing
Employees: 350
Wilson Marble Company (1972)
Cultured Marble Products
Employees: 11
Mitchell
BRP US, Inc.
Recreational Vehicle Products
Dry County Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 1
New Buck Corporation
Wood Stoves & Grills
The Bark House at Highland Craftsmen INC (1990)
Original Bark Wall Covering
The Quartz Corp, USA
High Purity Quartz
Unimin Corp., Schoolhouse Mine
Non-Metallic Industrial Minerals
Polk
Milliken-Hatch Plant
Textile Manufacture
Employees: 50-99
Mountain Brook Vineyards
Winery
Employees FT: 1 PT: 5
Old Mule BBQ Dipping Sauce (1994)
Barbecue Sauce
Overmountain Vineyards
Winery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 4
Parker-Binns Vineyard
Winery
Employees FT: 4 PT: 2
Russian Chapel Hills Winery
Winery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 2
Winding Creek Brewing Company
Brewery
Employees FT: 6
Rutherford
Aallied Die Casting Company of NC (1988)
Custom Aluminum Die Castings
Employees: 170
Abercrombie Textiles II LLC (1995)
Jacquard Fabric
Employees: 110
Alliance Precision Plastics (2012)
Injection Molding
Employees: 53
American MISO Company (1989)
Miso & Soy Sauce
Employees: 20
American Water Graphics, Inc (1990)
Inks
Employees: 20
American Zinc Recycling Corp
Zinc Recycling
APAC – Atlantic Inc. (1967)
Paving Contractor
Employees: 120
Associated Printing (1967)
Printing
Employees: 15
Blue Ridge Distilling
Distillery
Employees: 6
Bonita Pioneer
Packaging & Labeling Services
Broad River Forest Products, Inc. (1998)
Wood Chips
Employees: 7
C F Reece & Son (1941)
Steel Fabrication & Machining
Employees: 31
Carpenter Design Inc. (1989)
Wooden Pallet Repair & Recycling
Employees: 80
Carpenter Mulch Products (2011)
Mulch Products
Employees: 15
Cherry Mountain Cabinets
Custom Cabinetry
Employees: 3
CMI Automotive
Upholstery Fabric
Employees: 16
Crossair LLC
Ventilation Systems, Air Pollution Control Equipment
Diverse Corporate Technology
Communication Construction
Employees: 7
Eaton
Hydraulic Hose
Employees: 125
Eat Pique (2017)
Mustard Seed & Cheese Spreads
Ed’s Pallet World, Inc. (1988)
Pallet Recycling
Employees: 38
Elliott International Machinery Corp.
Machine Co.
Employees: 12
Everest Textile USA LLC (1988)
Synthetic Textile Manufacturing
Forest City Publishing Company (1969)
Newspapers
Employees: 16
Fulton Mechanical and Machine
Precision Machining
Employees: 3
Gilkey Lumber Company
Lumber
Employees: 60
Heritage Classic Wovens, LLC
Textiles
Employees: 13
Hydra Tight
Onsite Machining
Employees: 4
Interactive Inks & Coatings
Water Based Printing Inks
Isothermal Textile Services
Electrical & Other Wiring Installation Contr
KCH Services, Inc.
Ventilation Scrubber Systems
Employees: 40
Lakeside Mills (1736)
Flour, & Grain Milling
Employees: 17
Liberty Press
Manifold Business Forms, Promotional Items
Employees: 20
Lipscomb Neon Signs (1973)
Signs & Advertising Displays
Employees: 20
Manual Woodworkers & Weavers (1932)
Other Household Textile Product Mills
Mayse Manufacturing (1969)
Utility Buildings & Carports
Employees: 9
McArthurs Inc.
Industrial Sheet Metal Fabrication
Employees: 3
Meritor
Truck Drive Axles
Employees: 91
Milliken & Co. – Golden Valley
Textiles
Employees: 125
Oh Suzannah
Apparel
Employees: 25
Outdoor Colors, LLC
Hydrographic Finishing
Employees: 27
Packaging Corp of America
Corrugated Boxes
Employees: 33
Parker
Hydraulic Valve Mfg
Employees: 151
Parton Lumber Co., Inc.
Lumber
Employees: 139
Plastic Packaging, Inc. (1957)
Flexible Packaging
Employees: 20
R & D Weaving
Textiles, Woven Throws
Employees: 9
Robbins Brick
Masonry Distributor
Employees: 32
Sonoco Molded Plastics
Molded Plastics
Employees: 135
Southeastern Rack Company
Metal Finishing Racks/Baskets
Employees: 12
Sunray, Inc.
Custom Polyurethane Products
Employees: 44
Sunrise USA
Curtain & Linen Mills
Tanner Companies LLC
Clothing
Thieman Manufacturing Technologies LLC
Metal Fabrications
Employees: 20
Thompson Contractor’s Inc
Crushed Stone
The Timken Co.
Bearings
Employees: 240
Touchstone Fine Cabinetry
Custom Cabinets
Employees: 90
Trelleborg Grace Plant
Coated Fabrics
Employees: 230
Tri-City Concrete, LLC
Ready Mix Concrete
Employees: 21
Ultimate Textile, Inc
Textile Dyer
Employees: 38
Valley Fine Foods
Frozen Specialty Food
Employees: 130
Verity Resins LLC
Recycled Plastics
Employees: 25
Walker Building Systems
Roof Trusses
Employees: 6
Watts Regulator Co.
Water Quality Product
Employees: 80
Wells Jenkins & Wells Meat Market
Animal (Except Poultry) Slaughtering
Employees: 10
WestRock
Display Fixtures
White Oak Carpet Mills
Carpet
Employees: 11
Wilbert Plastic Services, Inc
Molded Plastics
Employees: 101
Swain
Con Met (1995)
Structural Plastic Components for Truck & Trailer Industry
Employees: 330
Mountain Layers Brewing
Brewery
Nantahala Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees: 20+
Shaw Industries Inc. (2008)
Carpet, Hardwood, Laminate, Tile & Stone Floor Products
Employees: 55
Transylvania
Allegra Marketing, Print, Mail (2005)
Commercial Printer
Employees: 1-10
American Carolina Stamping
Lighting
Employees: 1-10
Automated Tool and Machine Company Inc.
Custom Industrial Equipment
Employees: 11-25
Ben’s Custom Woodwork (1984)
Furniture
Blue Ridge Bakery (2006)
Bakery Products
Employees: 1-10
Blue Ridge Quick Print, Inc. (1978)
Commercial Printing
Bracken Mountain Bakery (1995)
Bakery Products
Employees: 12-25
Brevard Brewing
Brewery
Employees FT: 1 PT: 3-5
Brevard Chocolates
Chocolates
Employees: 1-10
Duke Medical Equipment International
Diagnostic Imaging
Early Manufacturing, Inc. (2011)
Hand Proofer
Employees: 1-10
Earth Renewable Technologies
Renewable Materials
Employees: 1-10
Ecusta Brewing Company
Brewery
Flymen Fishing Company
Fly Tying Materials & Fly Fishing Products
Employees: 1-10
Gaia Herbs, Inc. (1992)
Edible Oils
Employees: 51-100
Hoffman Amps (1995)
Musical Instruments
Employees: 1-10
J Dillon Woodcrafters, Inc. (2007)
Wood Products
Employees: 1-10
Keir Manufacturing Inc.
Ceramic Materials
Employees: 26-50
Lbm Industries, Inc.
Nonmetallic Mineral Products
Leather Specialties Company (2004)
Leather Grips for Music Instruments
Lynn Cove Foundry & Forge (2005)
Architectural hardware
Employees: 1-10
M-B Industries, Inc. (1894)
Stamping & Wire Form Parts
Employees: 101-200
Mayberry’s Commercial Kitchen
Commercial Kitchen
Employees: 1-10
McCall Technology, Inc. (1998)
Surveillance Equipment
Employees: 1-10
New Excelsior Inc. (2006)
Bags and pouches
Employees: 26-50
OGRE Outdoor Gear Research Experts
Products Geared to Outdoor Sports Enthusiasts
Employees: 1-10
Oskar Blues Brewery
Brewery
Employees FT: 52 PT: 9
Patton Electronics
Electronics
Employees: 1-10
Pharm Agra Labs Inc. (1999)
Pharmaceutical
Employees: 11-25
Piney Mountain Sawmill (1977)
Lumber & Plywood Products
Employees: 1-10
Pisgah Coffee Roasters
Coffee
Pisgah Labs, Inc.(1979)
Pharmaceutical
Employees: 11-25
Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc./Genie Products Division
Thermal Spray
Employees: 11-25
Reason to Bake
Cookies
Employees: 1-10
Rotating Machinery Analysis (1993)
Software for Rotating Machinery Analysis
Employees: 1-10
Sigma Plastics – New Excelsior, Inc. (2006)
Pulp & Paper Mills
Signs & More, Inc. (1986)
Signs
Smith Systems Inc. (1982)
Semiconductor & Other Electronic Components
Employees: 26-50
Stone Mountain Cabinetry & Millwork, Inc. (2004)
Furniture
Employees: 11-25
SylvanSport (2004)
Camping & Adventure Trailers
Employees: 11-25
Technical Design Associates Inc. (2009)
Plastic Fabrication
Theros Groves Olive Oil (2015)
Food Products
Employees: 1-10
Toxaway Concrete, Inc. (1976)
Cement & Concrete Products
Transylvania Vocational Services
Dry Food Blending
Employees: 101-200
Trend Performance Products
Plastic & Rubber Products
Employees: 1-10
Tucker Creek Products, Inc. (1990)
Architectural & Structural Metals
Employees: 1-10
Wells Woodworks (1987)
Lumber & Plywood Products
Employees: 1-10
Win’s Smoke House Services Ltd. (1996)
Lumber & Plywood Products
Employees: 1-10
Young Bat Company, Inc. (1993)
Sporting Goods
Watauga
Appalachian Mountain Brewery
Brewery
Beech Mountain Brewing Company
Brewery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 5
Blowing Rock Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 18 PT: 37
Boone Industries
Furniture
Booneshine Brewing Co.
Brewery
Carolina Timberworks
Timber Frame & Post & Beam Structures
Carroll Companies
Leather
Charleston Forge (1984)
Hand-built Steel & Wood Furniture
Dewoolfson Down
Textiles
ECRS
Retail POS Systems
Goodnight Bros. Country Ham(1948)
Food Products
Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
Winery
Employees FT: 3 PT: 3
H&T Chair Co.
Beach Chairs, Umbrellas, & Cabanas
Harmony Timberworks
Custom Homes
High Country Timberframe
Timber Frame Design & Heavy Timber Construction Services
Highland International
Paint
Hospitality Mints, LLC
Food Products
Liam Hoffman Blacksmith
Blacksmith
Lost Province Brewing Co.
Brewery
Employees FT: 21 PT: 29
Misty Mountain Threadworks
Climbing Harnesses & Sewn Climbing Gear
Molecular Toxicology, Inc.
Biological Products
The Sign Shop, Inc. (1972)
Signs & Signboards
Southeastern Specialty Vehicles (1996)
Ambulances & parts
Tsuga Canopies
Portable Shelters
Watauga Opportunities
Custom Thermoformed Medical Trays, Shipping Trays, Food Trays & Other Custom Plastic Products.
Watauga Wood Products
Log Homes Materials
XP Climate Control
Climate Control Systems
Yancey
Altec Industries
Utility Products
Appalachian Truss
Building Construction Components
Bryant & Young Lumber Company, Inc
Sawmill
Fastenal
Fasteners
Glen Raven Technical Fabrics, LLC, Burnsville
Custom Fabrics
HSM Solutions
Furniture Components
Homeplace Beer Co.
Brewery
Mt. Electronics, Inc.
Electronic Parts & Repair
Parker Lumber
Mulch Supplier
Southern Concrete Materials, Inc.
Ready Mix Concrete
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