Urban Progress Zones

Urban Progress Zones (UPZ) and Agrarian Growth Zones (AGZ)

Municipalities with a population of at least 10,000 have the ability to define qualifying areas of poverty as Urban Progress Zones. Counties that do not have a municipality with a population of at least 10,000, have the ability to define qualifying areas of poverty as Agrarian Growth Zones. Projects located within these zones receive enhanced Article 3J Credits.


NORTH CAROLINA'S SOUTHEAST
The Regional Economic Development Marketing Organization For Southeastern North Carolina
707 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 2556, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone: 800-787-1333 Fax: 910-862-1482