Star, NC is a rural community that is working to diversify its local economy through entrepreneurial businesses that focus on the arts and environmental sustainability. Central Park NC (CPNC) owns an 187,000-square foot former hosiery mill that is being reconceived as the STARworks Center for Creative Enterprises. As part of this, CPNC has proposed developing workforce training around glass, ceramic, and metal arts; internships, apprenticeships, artists-in-residency and other work space programs; retail opportunities augmented with marketing events; and a strategy to encourage artists and creative entrepreneurs to relocate to Star and join this emerging local economy.