Last Updated on April 7, 2025 4:01 pm
BOONE, NC – In a continued effort to track real-time conditions for local businesses as recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Helene continue, the Watauga County Economic Development Commission has opened its reporting window for its March 2025 Business Snapshot Report.
Businesses are encouraged to fill out survey data by using the link below. The survey is open from Monday, April 7 at 9:00AM – Wednesday, April 16th at 4:30PM.
Watauga EDC March 2025 Business Snapshot Survey
These monthly reports and surveys have been helpful data points to share with State and Federal officials on the state of business in Watauga County and Western North Carolina, with a focus on current concerns, performance toward revenue expectations, and ability to meet staffing needs among its core analysis.
“We are in contact several times a week with legislators and policy makers who are asking about the progress of our economic recovery. Reports like this help us ensure we are providing as accurate a picture of our current condition as possible,” said Joe Furman, Director of Economic Development for the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. “We need a strong data set to close out the first quarter of the year, and we thank our businesses in-advance for taking a few minutes to fill out this survey.”
The Watauga EDC will conduct this study each month through October 2025. Businesses of all types inside the Watauga County limits are encouraged to participate and can have monthly survey links sent to them directly by sending a request to info@boonechamber.com.
Participants remain anonymous during the process and are only asked to identify their industry for data analysis purposes. Watauga EDC and the Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce will use this data in their advocacy to policy makers and elected officials in seeking additional support for relief.
For more information on the Watauga Economic Development Commission, please contact Joe Furman at joe@boonechamber.com.
