• ONLY 83 miles to Raleigh, NC, 115 miles to Durham, NC, 125 miles to Greensboro, NC, 112 miles to Charlotte, NC and 110 miles to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).
• The hotel is conveniently located right off exit 20 just west of the Interstate-95, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, and offers excellent accessibility and high visibility. The subject’s neighborhood is bordered by the following routes: Interstate 95 to the east and south, and US Highway 301 to the north. Favorable area for the hospitality industry due to its location near the Interstate 74/95 junction as well as the local recreational and entertainment venues.
• The hotel is situated approximately 32 miles south of the Fayetteville Central Business District.
• It is located on the Lumber River, which is listed as a National Wild and Scenic River and voted one of North Carolina’s Top Ten Natural Wonders. The City has developed a Riverwalk near the Historic Downtown area and hosts a variety of events. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a historically Native American college, is located approximately 15 miles west Lumberton and Robeson Community College is located in Lumberton.
• The City of Lumberton is served by Exits 17,19,20, and 22 along Interstate-95; there is commercial development located at each of the exits, which includes over 80 plus dining facilities. The subject is located in a commercial node at Exit 20, with commercial and residential development located east of Interstate-95 and commercial development along with raw and agricultural land nearby.  
• Additional development in the area includes: Lumberton Senior High School, Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Northeast Park, Robeson Community College, Biggs Park Mall, the Lumberton Golf Club and the Southeastern Agricultural Center.
• The city of Lumberton offers various entertainment and recreational venues along with affordable housing and living costs thus it was named by the NC Legislature as the first Certified Retirement Community in NC.

Based on the hotel’s  location and recent area growth patterns, prospects for economic growth in the short term looks good.

Southeast North Carolina: Key Assets and Competitive Positioning 

The southeast region has established itself as a competitive area in which to do business, partly due to the key assets it possesses:

• • Two Ports: International Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City
  • Strong agricultural base
  • Population of 1.8+ million with a labor force of 730,000+
  • Diverse industry base, including more than 30 Fortune 500 companies with a regional presence
  • Certified industrial parks, including At-Port industrial sites

• Five Metropolitan Statistical Areas – Wilmington, Fayetteville, Myrtle Beach, New Bern and Goldsboro

• • Wilmington International Airport, Fayetteville Regional Airport, Albert J. Ellis Airport, Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, and the North Carolina Global TransPark

• Interstate highway network – I-40, I-95, I-295, I-73, I-74, I-140, I-795 and I-42

• • Extensive rail service throughout the region provided by CSX, Norfolk-Southern, North Carolina Railroad, Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Company, Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad, Gulf & Ohio Railways, Laurinburg & Southern Railroad, and R.J. Corman Railroad Group
  • Seven military installations – Fort Bragg, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Air Station New River, Pope Army Airfield, and Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point

• Six major universities – UNC-Pembroke, Fayetteville State, UNC-Wilmington, St. Andrews, Methodist and Mount Olive

• • 15 Community colleges that concentrate on job skills training for existing and recruited industries
  • Seven Business Incubators throughout the region
  • Innovative healthcare facilities
  • Dynamic quality-of-life

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS

• GLOBAL INVESTORS North Carolina’s Southeast region has more than 60 international companies. North Carolina’s multi-modal transportation network, highly skilled workforce, and direct access to Foreign Trade Zones 214 and 93 give North Carolina’s Southeast distinct international trade advantages.
• FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES More than 30 Fortune 500 companies operate in North Carolina’s Southeast region and are major economic drivers for the region through their employment and innovation.
• ECONOMY The economy of Lumberton, NC employs 7.1k people. The largest industries in Lumberton, NC are Manufacturing (1,330 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,232 people), and Retail Trade (903 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,696), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,429), and Utilities ($45,938).

Lumberton

Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Robeson County, which is the largest county in the state by land area.

Lumberton is located less than an hour and a half away from the state capital of Raleigh and the world renowned Research Triangle. This makes the city an emerging hot spot for new companies looking to balance a skilled labor force with significantly lower costs of living and doing business. It is also a favorite for investors from the Raleigh–Durham–Cary combined statistical area (CSA). 

I-95 is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States.

Situated in Robeson County in Southeastern North Carolina on Interstate 95, Lumberton is the midpoint between New York and Florida. The City of Lumberton is served by Exits 17,19,20, and 22 along Interstate-95; there is commercial  development located at each of the exits.  The hotel is visible from the interstate, making access easy for visitors from any of the four exits – 17 through 22 – with a choice of over 80+ restaurants. Most East Coast destinations are within a day’s trucking distance from Robeson County. And a full 70% of U.S. and Canadian markets (and 170 million consumers) can be reached overnight.

Located in southern North Carolina’s Inner Banks region, Lumberton is located on the Lumber River  in the state’s Coastal Plains region. The Lumber River State Park, 115 miles (185 km) of natural and scenic waterway, flows through Lumberton. Lumberton is served by Interstate 95 and Interstate 74. It was founded in 1787 by John Willis, an officer in the American Revolution. This was developed as a shipping point for lumber used by the Navy, and logs were guided downriver to Georgetown, South Carolina. Most of the town’s growth took place after World War II.

Lumberton is the larger principal city of the Lumberton-Laurinburg CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Lumberton (Robeson County) and Laurinburg (Scotland County) micropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 159,337 at the 2000 census.

Spend the night in Lumberton and wake up to history, culture, and fun. Hike and bike on the Riverwalk near Historic Downtown as you enjoy the beauty of the Lumber River, listed as a National Wild and Scenic River and voted one of North Carolina’s Top Ten Natural Wonders. The natural setting of Lumberton contributes to its charm almost as much as the people.

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