METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
About MSD, City of Asheville & Buncombe County (continued) Employment and Major Industries (continued) Buncombe County’s economy has been expanding and becoming more diverse. Recognizing that textile industries no longer dominate the manufacturing base, the public and private sectors in Buncombe County have been working together to encourage the relocation and development of new industries and other economic endeavors. In addition, the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority works to foster the continued growth of tourism and convention business. Downtown redevelopment efforts by the City of Asheville have also provided additional office, retail shop, and parking space. Employment in the service sector is increasing, but manufacturing remains a significant part of the local economy. The diverse products manufactured include food, textiles, apparel, wood products, printing and publishing, rubber and plastic products, fabricated metal products, industrial machinery and equipment, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment. Health care, retail sales, education, and government services are the principal employers in the growing service sector of Buncombe County’s labor force. Buncombe County serves as a regional medical center for most of western North Carolina. There are two major hospital complexes located in Buncombe County: Mission Health System, an acute care medical center licensed for 815 beds on (2) two adjoining campuses, Memorial and St. Joseph, and the federally funded Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Charles George VA Medical Center consisting of a 119-bed acute care hospital and 120-bed nursing facility serving veterans from four (4) locations in a 23-county area in Western North Carolina, parts of Eastern Tennessee, and upstate South Carolina and Georgia. Also located in Buncombe County is CarePartners Health Services, a private nonprofit acute care 80bed rehabilitation facility for the treatment of stroke and ambulation dysfunction victims, traumatic brain/head injuries, and amputation. In addition, CarePartners provides home health, adult care, and hospice care (27-beds).
FY2023-2024 BUDGET DOCUMENT
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