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BNC Chatter featuring Chris Platé – 2022-23 NCEDA President and Executive Director, Monroe-Union County Economic Development Commission  ...

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......

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......

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......

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......