A Rowan County site is among those being pitched to a California beer maker for its eastern U.S. operations.
Stone Brewing Co., the 10th-largest craft brewery in the nation, is looking to buy or build a 130,000-square-foot facility for brewing, packaging and distribution operations with room to expand to 220,000 square feet.
The company also plans a hospitality facility with indoor and outdoor dining and event space and a retail store.
The Charlotte Regional Partnership has offered a number of possible sites in the region, including one in Rowan — the 425-acre platinum site off Interstate 85 between Peeler and Webb roads. Other sites offered include locations in Iredell, Cabarrus, Gaston and Mecklenburg counties.
They face a lot of competition. More than 100 communities east of the Mississippi River have submitted proposals to Stone Brewery, includuing Asheville, Greensboro and Wilmington in North Carolina.
For more information, go to www.stonebrewcharlotteusa.com or www.facebook.com/CharlotteUSA, both set up by the Charlotte Regional Partnership.
The Charlotte Chamber has also set up a page, www.facebook.com/BringStoneToCharlotte