Watauga County's Economy Archives

High Country Housing Market Hits Three-Year High: Largest Year-to-Year Increase Since 2005

March 13, 2012. For those concerned about the High Country housing market in the current challenged economy, good news is always something welcome. This week the good news came that the High Country housing market is seeing the first glimmers of positive light in what had been a three-year low in new home sales.
BY RON FITZWATER

Watauga and Western NC’s Economy by the Numbers; Watauga Economic Development Summit Held Wednesday Afternoon at BRAHM

March 7, 2012. The conference room on the second floor of the Blowing Rock Art & History Museumwas packed with business executives, community members and county and town officials during the Watauga Economic Development Summit at Blowing Rock Art & History Museum (BRAHM) on Wednesday, March 7.