Our Work
Our Work
At NCEast Alliance, we’re dedicated to redefining what’s possible for eastern North Carolina. By bringing together economic development, education, workforce training, and community revitalization, we create opportunities that uplift businesses, communities, and individuals alike.
NCEast Alliance’s key initiatives:
- Education initiatives
Our education initiative, led by STEM East, builds a foundation for future success of both the region and its students. We help schools and teachers create STEM-focused curriculum, support teachers with resources and employer connections, and connect students with real-world career opportunities to ensure they’re prepared for regional jobs of tomorrow.
- Economic development & employer initiatives
We partner closely with regional businesses and employers to strengthen Eastern North Carolina’s workforce pipeline and showcase our region as a great place to start or run a business. From developing industry-specific training programs to launching marketing campaigns that highlight career opportunities, we support employers in preparing, attracting, and retaining top talent while driving regional growth.
- Marketing initiatives
We work to change perceptions of eastern North Carolina through region-wide marketing campaigns highlighting the oft-overlooked opportunity, beauty, and creativity that exist in our region. There are unique advantages to living, working, and learning in this area, and our marketing initiatives aim to ensure the region’s story resonates locally and beyond.
- Hidden/Lost talent initiatives
Eastern North Carolina is home to a wealth of opportunities and talent that even employers and citizens are unaware of. Our hidden/lost talent initiatives aims to create a thriving ecosystem of opportunity and talent by surfacing promising but overlooked careers and providing underserved populations with the training and pathways they need to enter them.
- Community redevelopment initiatives
Our community redevelopment initiatives help communities that have lost hope reclaim their vibrancy and chart a path toward prosperity and pride. From master redevelopment planning to eco-tourism and volunteer-driven revitalization efforts, we aim to breathe new life into eastern North Carolina’s small towns and rural communities.
How we’re different:
Tackling big challenges with boldness and commitment
Most engaged citizens can verbalize our region’s long list of problems, and many have attempted “drop in the bucket scale” solutions to those problems. But NCEast’s initiatives are designed to create ongoing support and continued growth.
NCEast’s initiatives are different because:
- There is no one size fits all solution. Instead, our initiatives feed one another to create an ecosystem of opportunity.
- We don’t pretend to know all the answers. We are ready to support and stand by municipalities, schools, industries and citizens as they implement their own plans for success.
- We are well-funded, focused, and in it for the long haul. Our initiatives are planned with a long-term strategy in mind.
- Our initiatives aim to build capacity in areas where none exists. They form a comprehensive model for growth and improvement where there has been decline.
- We understand the diversity across our region and know that success will look different across communities.
- We don’t intend to do this alone. Big problems require many hands. That’s why we take a “team of teams” approach.
- Because we’re in this for the long haul, we know that many small victories will determine our ultimate success. We recognize and celebrate every win, large and small, for our people and region.