Franklin

Easy Access to Attractive Opportunities

Franklin County offers the experience of rural living while still being in close proximity to the research, development, and educational assets that thrive in the nearby Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area and Research Triangle Park. With the presence of a strong infrastructure, healthcare services, educational opportunities, and an active community with business development incentives, Franklin County is an attractive site for a multitude of businesses.

Franklin County Data

Source: Census (2020, ACS 2014-18).

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Major Employers

Top 25 Employers

Noteworthy Characteristics

Novozymes, the world leader in biological solutions, houses their North American Headquarters in Franklin County where they conduct both research and development as well as enzyme manufacturing.

Main building of Louisburg College. The front of the building is lined with classic, tall columns.

Satellite campuses of Vance-Granville Community College and home to Louisburg College.

Triangle North Executive Airport is owned and operated by Franklin County and contributes roughly $24,280,000 to region's annual economic output.

Aerial view of Franklin County airport. Little airplanes line the tarmac.

Available Site

Triangle North

Watson Farm

Infrastructure and Support

Front sign of RDU airport. An airplane is taking off in the background.

Close proximity to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Triangle North Executive Airport boasts a 5,500-foot runway and is home to more than 75 tenants, including on-site businesses that provide maintenance, flying lessons, and other services.

Provides rail freight service to Raleigh and other major cities via CSX.

Freight train chugging along on a sunny afternoon.

Aerial view of Interstate 95 and US Highway 64 interchange.

Interstate 40, Interstate 95 and Interstate 85 are all easily accessible
Research Triangle Park is a 35-minute commute

Franklin County News

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Wake Forest continues to prove itself as a tech progressive community with introduction of TING Internet

May 25, 2021

Wake Forest is undergoing a technological renaissance that is spurring on next-generation connectivity and entrepreneurial opportunity. As the community welcomes the presence of TING Internet and begins to construct its own progressive, fiber-optic loop, the town’s fiber infrastructure is about to become a lot more robust and much more accessible.

North Carolina ranks 1st in nation for rural clean energy jobs, #9 overall

April 19, 2021

More than 25,500 clean energy jobs are based in rural regions of North Carolina, representing 25.6 percent of all jobs in this section of the state’s economy, and that’s more rural clean energy jobs than in any other state in the country, a new report from E2 found.

Led by Carolina Angel Network, Revibe Technologies raises $3M to develop AI-powered smartwatch

April 16, 2021

Revibe Technologies will invest in the clinical and regulatory development of its flagship product, Revibe Connect, a digital therapeutic smartwatch device powered by artificial intelligence after closing $3 million in funding led by the Carolina Angel Network. To lead this effort, company founder Rich Brancaccio will transition from the role of CEO to the role of chief innovation officer, and the company will hire Joseph Koziak as its new CEO, it announced in a statement.

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