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Urban Progress Zones

Providing economic incentives to urban areas with a population greater than 10,000

As part of North Carolina's Article 3J tax credits program, the Agrarian Growth Zone (AG Zone) and the Urban Progress Zone (UP Zone) programs provide economic incentives to stimulate new investment and job creation in economically distressed areas.

 

In order to establish a zone, a qualifying unit of local government must apply for zone designation to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Community Assistance. Zones become effective on the date the zone application is approved, and remain in effect through December 31 of the subsequent year. The appropriate program guidelines and applications follow.

 

Only a municipality with a population in excess of 10,000 may request the designation of an Urban Progress Zone.

 

In order to establish an UP Zone a municipality must complete and submit an application.  There are guidelines to assist in the application process and provide details regarding the program.  Below you will find both the application and guidelines to the North Carolina Urban Progress Zone program.

 

UPZ Application UPZ Application UPZ Guidelines UPZ Guidelines

*Do not set macro security to high when viewing the UPZ application.  You must allow macros to run in order for the UPZ application to function properly.

 

The following Urban Progress Zones will expire Decemebr 31, 2009. 

 

Albemarle AlbemarleAsheboro AsheboroCharlotte CharlotteConcord ConcordEden EdenFayetteville Fayetteville

Gastonia GastoniaHickory HickoryKinston KinstonLexington LexingtonMooresville MooresvilleNew Bern New Bern

Raleigh RaleighRoanoke Rapids Roanoke RapidsSalisbury SalisburySanford SanfordSouthern Pines Southern Pines

Thomasville ThomasvilleWinston-Salem Winston-SalemSalisbury (2) Salisbury (2)

 

2008-2009 Report 2008-2009 Report

 

Detailed  information as well as boundary descriptions on Urban Progress Zones can be found here.

 

 

For additional information, contact:
Will Best, AGZ & UPZ Programs
4313 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4313
(919) 733-2850
FAX: (919) 733-5262
wbest@nccommerce.com

 


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