Tag / Education
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InfinityLink Communications Holds Groundbreaking
InfinityLink Communications held a groundbreaking for their new headquarters today at the Highway 70 West Industrial Park, Kinston, NC. Today’s groundbreaking was made possible by a $450,000 grant from the North Carolina…
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EDR Staff Atteend NCEDA Emerging Executives Forum
North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA) held the 2024 Emerging Executives Forum, presented by ECS Southeast. EDR’s Craig Foucht and Trey Cash attended the forum and had the opportunity to hear from…
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EDR Staff Attend NC East Alliance Vision 2024
North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region‘s Trey Cash and Craig Foucht attended the NCEast Alliance Vision 2024 event in Greenville, NC, at East Carolina University Student Union, where they learned about developing a homegrown…
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Society of American Military Engineers Meet at the NCGTP
The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), a U.S.-based premier professional military engineering association, held its monthly post-meet at the NCDOT Division 2 facilities. During the meeting, Preston Hunter, Executive Director of the North Carolina…
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EDR Attends Center for Industrial Technology and Engineering – Beam Dedication
Julie Graham, EDR’s Wayne County Existing Industry Director, attended the beam ceremony for the Center for Industrial Technology and Engineering (C.I.T.E.) building at Wayne Community College. This center and its state-of-the-art training will greatly…
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Governor Cooper Announces Southeastern Education and Economic Development Launch
North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region President Mark Pope and WCDA Wayne County Existing Industry Director Julie Graham attended this event, where much discussion was around the regional impacts of the (SEED) initiative and how Wayne,…
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Pathway to Success Workshop Event Attended by EDR’s Julie Graham
Julie Graham, Wayne County Existing Industry Director, attended the Pathways to Success workshop at Wayne Community College today. The event was held in celebration of the 9th Annual National Apprenticeship Week. Several organizations came together to…
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EDR Attends Community Cohort Team Discussion on Engaging with Underutilized Workers in Eastern NC
EDR’s Trey Cash joined Greene County business owners and HR representatives to hear Mr. Carlos Cotto, Associate Dean of Workforce Development and Latino Programs at Lenoir Community College, speak on the pivotal…
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“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…
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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…
