Rocky Mount, NC and its surrounding region benefit from a prime location with convenience to major transportation routes and a diverse business sector that includes everything from startup companies to large corporations.
The municipal governments of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe and Nash counties recently united in a visioning process focusing on everything from economic development to improving the area's quality of life.
Many young professionals are originally drawn to the Rocky Mount, NC area for its professional opportunities, quality of life and reasonable cost of living.
Rocky Mount is located in Nash and Edgecombe counties, about an hour northeast of Raleigh. The city is home to both North Carolina Wesleyan College and Edgecombe Community College, as well as a growing arts community. Small businesses and larger corporations alike find success in Rocky Mount. The first Hardee’s was in Rocky Mount, ironically on McDonald Street.