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Industry Clusters
• Building Materials – A local hardware • Innovation & Technology – Wilkes
store grew into the nation’s second- County has high-speed broadband
largest home improvement retailer, connections. Companies include
Lowe’s Companies. Additional companies Carolina West Wireless, Infusion Points,
include: ECMD, dreamwalls, LP Building and RiverStreet Communications.
Solutions, Window World, and Church &
Church Lumber Co. • Outdoor Recreation – Wilkes County is
a magnet for fly fishing, hunting, clay
• Food Processing – Wilkes County sports, archery, kayaking, boating, tubing,
embraces food processing companies skiing, disc golf, mountain biking,
large and small. Some of the paragliding, golfing, horseback riding,
companies include: Call Family Distillers, hiking, rock climbing, ziplining, and more.
Hobe’s Country Ham, Suncrest Farms, Companies include Cook’s Sports &
Tyson, and Raffaldini Vineyards. Outfitters, Leatherwood Mountain Resort,
Foothills Outdoor Adventures, and Hidden
• Agriculture – Wilkes County ranks in the Brook Sporting Club.
state’s Top 5 for production of chicken,
beef, and milk. Agriculture contributes Scan the code to learn
approximately 36% of the county’s GDP more about Wilkes County
and 22% in jobs. There are more than and Wilkes Economic
930 area farms and companies. Development Corporation.

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