NCEDA presents an annual award to recognize NCEDA members who achieved a significant project in communities with varying sizes, character and target markets.
Deal of the Year Award
Small Market
Eco King Solutions (Mountain West Partnership)
Award Recipient: Josh Carpenter
Mid-Size Market
Prolec GE Waukesha (NC Global TransPark Economic Development Region)
Award Recipient: Julie Graham
Large Market
NC Children’s Hospital (Apex Economic Development)
Award Recipient: Joanna Helms
Our Previous Honorees
2025 Small Market Deal of the Year – Oppie Jordan (Carolinas Gateway Partnership, Natron Energy)
2025 Mid-Size Market Deal of the Year – Jennifer Lantz (Johnson & Johnson, Wilson Economic Development Council)
2025 Large Market Deal of the Year – Josh Hallingse (FedUp Foods, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce)
2024 Small Market Deal of the Year – Gary Lanier (Provalus, Columbus County)
2024 Mid-Size Market Deal of the Year – Dylan Finch and Marvin Price (Marshall Aerospace, Guilford County)
2024 Large Market Deal of the Year – Kevin Franklin (Toyota, Randolph County)
2023 Small Market Deal of the Year – Burton Hodges (Pisgah Labs, Transylvania County)
2023 Mid-Market Deal of the Year – Peter Bishop and David Yonkovich-Putnam (Steri-Tek, Alamance County)
2023 Large Market Deal of the Year – Michael Smith (Wolfspeed, Chatham County)
2022 Small Market Deal of the Year – Josh Hallinsge (Raybow USA, Transylvania County)
2022 Mid-Market Deal of the Year – Kevin Franklin and Brent Christensen (Toyota, Randolph County)
2022 Large Market Deal of the Year – Ashley Cagle (Apple, Wake County)
