Business NC Podcast featuring Chris Platé
June 21, 2023
BNC Chatter featuring Chris Platé – 2022-23 NCEDA President and Executive Director, Monroe-Union County Economic Development Commission ...
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NCEDA Research Committee Blog: North Carolina Workforce
Development Leadership Initiative Has Begun!
November 8, 2022
Written By: Ken Allen, NCWorks Commission Staff Director of Business Engagement, NC Department of Commerce On October 10, 2022, an exciting new program was launched to bring North Carolina economic and workforce development professionals together. That was the first day of classes for the new NC Workforce...
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NCEDA Research Committee Blog: Celebrating Local Workforce
Innovations in North Carolina
October 18, 2022
Celebrating Local Workforce Innovations in North Carolina Written By: Veronica Green, NCWorks Commission Since the release of the First in Talent Plan last year, numerous efforts are underway to implement the plan’s strategies and tactics. A key tactic focuses on “increasing labor force participation through workforce system enhancements to...
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NCEDA Research Committee Blog: Four Take-Aways From How NC’s
Developers Are Navigating Pandemic Recovery
August 25, 2022
Four Take-Aways From How NC's Developers Are Navigating Pandemic Recovery Written by Jamie McCall and Jonathan Morgan, NCEDA Research Committee Members Jamie R. McCall is Vice President for Economic Development Policy at Carolina Small Business Development Fund. Jonathan Q. Morgan is the Albert and Gladys Coates Distinguished Term Professor...
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NCEDA Research Committee Blog: Wage Measures 201 – Educating
Community Stakeholders on this Important Metric
March 4, 2022
Wage Measures 201 – Educating Community Stakeholders on this Important Metric Written by Crystal Morphis Founder / CEO, Creative Economic Development Consulting and Chair, NCEDA Research Committee One of an economic developer’s roles is to educate local officials on economic development principles, best practices, and trends. We have...
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