EB-5 MARKET IN NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina is a fairly significant state in terms of the EB-5 market. The state has 20 approved EB-5 regional centers listed by USCIS as of May 2020.
STATE ECONOMY
North Carolina, known as Old North State, is the ninth most populous state in the U.S. with the gross state product of $496 billion in 2018. The main industries are aerospace and defense, automotive, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, finance, energy, food processing and manufacturing and tourism. North Carolina is also a leading producer of tobacco, furniture and textiles.
POPULATION OF NORTH CAROLINA
The U.S. Census Bureau data shows the population in North Carolina at almost 10.5 million. Little over 70% of the state’s residents identify as white, 22.2% Black or African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.2% Asian. English is spoken most widely although a small percentage of the population speaks Spanish, French, German and Chinese.
IMMIGRATION SITUATION
North Carolina’s immigration community is small. American Immigration Council estimates that almost 1 in 12 residents was an immigrant, and nearly 12% of self-employed business owners were immigrants who generated about $1 million in total annual revenue. The majority of immigrants come from Mexico, India, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
COMPLETED EB-5 PROJECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Winston-Salem VA Medical Campus in Winston-Salem involved $49.5 million of EB-5 capital, media reports.
Sycamore at Tyvola luxury apartment community, which opened in 2018 in Charlotte included $10.5 million in EB-5 funding in Phase I and $22 million in EB-5 funding in Phase II, according to RSR EB5 Regional Center.
Mayton Inn received $6 million in EB-5 funds from Regional Center Holding Group. The project in Cary is a hotel with 45 rooms and opened in 2016. Its features include two private event spaces, a library and business center, a bar and lounge, a dining room, a gym and two spa treatments room.
RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA:
- Alleghany County, NC
Ashe County, NC
Avery County, NC
Beaufort County, NC
Berte County, NC
Bladen County, NC
Carteret County, NC
Caswell County, NC
Cherokee County, NC
Chowan County, NC
Clay County, NC
Cleveland County, NC except for Shelby city
Columbus County, NC
Dare County, NC
Duplin County, NC
Graham County, NC
Greene County, NC
Halifax County, NC
Hertford County, NC
Hyde County, NC
Jackson County, NC
Lee County, NC except for Sanford city
Lenoir County, NC
McDowell County, NC
Macon County, NC
Martin County, NC
Mitchell County, NC
Montgomery County, NC
Moore County, NC
Northampton County, NC
Pasquotank County, NC
Perquimans County, NC
Polk County, NC
Richmond County, NC
Robeson County, NC
Rutherford County, NC
Sampson County, NC
Scotland County, NC
Stanly County, NC
Surry County, NC
Swain County, NC
Transylvania County, NC
Tyrrell County, NC
Vance County, NC
Warren County, NC
Washington County, NC
Watauga County, NC
Wilkes County, NC
Wilson County, NC except for Wilson city
Yancey County, NC
INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP
APPROVED EB-5 REGIONAL CENTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA
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American Lending Center North Carolina, LLC
ID1517752761
18881 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1050
Irvine, CA 92612 -
Appalachian EB-5 Regional Center
ID1209050633
One Town Square Boulevard, Suite 315,
Asheville, NC 28803
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Atlantic Regional Center for Foreign Investment, LLC (ARCFi)
ID1031910189
129 Fleming Drive
Durham, NC 27712
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Birch North Carolina Regional Center
ID1217850697
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Carolina Center for Foreign Investment RC
ID1031910103
148 River Street, Suite 205
Greenville SC 29601 -
Carolina EB-5 Regional Center, LLC
ID1534853623
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Carolina Global Regional Center Corporation
ID1224250744
15720 Brixham Hill Ave,
Charlotte, NC 28277 -
Carolina Growth Regional Center, LLC
ID1226550767
1910 Abbott Street, Suite 202
Charlotte N.C. 28203
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Carolina States Regional Center, LLC
ID1231850804
14819 Ballantyne Village Way
Charlotte, NC 28277 -
Carolinas Pinnacle Regional Center (former name North Carolina – East Coast RC)
ID1224050741
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EB5 Affiliate Network State of North Carolina Regional Center, LLC
ID1403151664
https://eb5affiliatenetwork.com/regional-centers-access/eb5-regional-center-north-carolina/
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Education Fund SE Regional Center
ID1510551754
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Global Alliance Carolina Regional Center, LLC
ID1515452734
5301 Denise Drive
Raleigh 27606-3306, NC
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Live in America – Carolinas Regional Center LLC
ID1411951742
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North Carolina EB5 Regional Center, LLC
ID1527453263
https://eb5affiliatenetwork.com/regional-centers-access/eb5-regional-center-north-carolina/
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Piedmont Regional Center, Inc.
ID1400251561
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RSR EB-5 Regional Center, LLC
ID1635754960
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Smith South Atlantic Regional Center
ID1436352266