Harnett County is a hotspot of commercial and industrial development along North Carolina’s I-95 corridor, positioning the region to capture business and professional services, light manufacturing and other economic activity flowing south from the Triangle and east from the Triad.
At the center of the industrial effort is the Harnett 95 Industrial Center, the county’s first Class A industrial park. At full buildout, the site will accommodate roughly 800,000 square feet of industrial space across multiple buildings. The first speculative building – approximately 175,000 square feet – is under construction, with delivery expected in 2026.
The county’s broader I-95 strategy includes MidPort 95, a privately led industrial development planned for more than one million square feet of warehouse and distribution space, plus activity at Central Carolina Industrial Park and other sites with highway access. Combined, these projects represent several million square feet of industrial space in various stages of planning and development, fueled by public-private partnerships and private investment…