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  • U.S. Senator Ted Budd visits the NC Global TransPark

    Friday afternoon, U.S. Senator Ted Budd and U.S. Congressman Gregory Murphy visited the North Carolina Global TransPark (NCGTP). Both guests were briefed on the recent aerospace and defense industry expansions at the NCGTP by Preston Hunter, Executive…

  • I-42/US 70 Corridor Commission Meeting 

    EDR’s Mark Pope and Trey Cash attended the I-42/US 70 Corridor Commission Meeting along with Tom Hendrickson, Chairman of the NCGTP Board.   Mark Pope, EDR president, gave an economic development update on…

  • “Train the East”: New Latino Workforce Initiative

    Our region’s two community colleges, Lenoir Community College and Wayne Community College along with neighboring James Sprunt Community College have created a partnership to support Latino workforce development. The colleges were recently…

  • Wayne-Sanderson Farm Tour with Lenoir County Commissioners 

    Monday, August 14, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Today, EDR staff and Lenoir County Commissioners had the opportunity to tour the Wayne-Sanderson Farms Processing Plant in Kinston, NC. Complex Manager,…

  • UNC System Office – Employer Engagement Roundtable

    The EDR hosted an Employer Engagement Roundtable featuring Dr. Thomas A. Walker, Kathie Sidner, and Bradley Wrenn with the UNC System Office. Dr. Walker, the Senior Advisor for Economic Development and Military Affairs…

  • ParkEast Lot 23 – 50,000 sf Shell Building

    Searching for a new location for your expanding or new industry? ParkEast Industrial Park in Goldsboro, NC, has a great opportunity with this 50K sf shell building! Building construction is underway, with…

  • ParkEast Lot 23 – 30,000 sf Shell Building

    Is your new or expanding industry looking for a new location? ParkEast Industrial Park in Goldsboro, NC, has a great opportunity with this 30K sf shell building! ParkEast Industrial Park is a…

  • SQUAN chooses Kinston for newest service deployment center!

    Kinston, NC, July 27, 2023 — Today, the North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region has exciting news to share! SQUAN, a leading services provider of design-build infrastructure, maintenance, and repair for…

  • NCGTPEDR Vice President Trey Cash Serves Greene and Lenoir Counties

    The NC Global TransPark Economic Development Region is excited to announce that Trey Cash will serve as the Interim Existing Industry Representative for Lenoir County while continuing to serve as the Director of County Economic…

  • Lenoir County Manufacturers Association Meeting and Tour

    The Lenoir County Manufacturers Association (LCMA) met yesterday at the Lions Industries for the Blind. The guest speaker was Scott Snead – Director of Industry Relations and CITE, College of Engineering and…