Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company that specializes in medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition, will expand its manufacturing operations in Wilson County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The expansion project will bring hundreds of new jobs and more than $100 million in investment to Wilson, where the company currently employs...
We are so excited to announce that the 2018 Regional Economic Development Review is currently being distributed to our partners, clients and prospect across the globe! Let us know if you need a hard copy, in the meantime take a look at the digital version and be sure to share! We are so excited to...
North Carolina School Superintendents, education staff and the STEMEast Network joined the Smithsonian Science Education Center for the North Carolina Leadership Workshop in New Bern, North Carolina. The two-day workshop focused on Planning for and Evaluating Successful STEM Programs. North Carolina School Superintendents, education staff and the STEMEast Network joined the Smithsonian Science Education Center...
As an important part of the STEMEast Ecosystem, after-school programs provide access to formative experiences for traditionally underserved populations of students. The STEMEast Network and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain have partnered with the California Academy of Science to implement Science Action Clubs. Science Action Club (SAC) is a high-impact STEM...
During a ceremony at Pitt Community College Wednesday morning, a representative from the N.C. Chamber Foundation presented PCC officials with a certificate stating that Pitt County has met Work Ready criteria. In short, it means the county has demonstrated a commitment to workforce excellence, improved its high school graduation rates, achieved the target number of...
Presentations from the Sustainability in Manufacturing P2 workshop are available for download. Click “Read More” below to access the presentations. Thank you to our event sponsor, Jacksonville Onslow Economic Development for providing video of the event: https://youtu.be/wdVFjJuqxZ4
The NCEast Alliance, in partnership with East Carolina University and the NC Department of Environmental Quality, is hosting a series of workshops across the region designed to educate food processors and manufacturers about ways to improve efficiency and profitability all while reducing the amount of pollution their facility expels. Urged by the current state of...
The NC East Alliance convened a meeting in Tarboro, North Carolina on Wednesday July 26th to announce the reactivation of the NCEast Alliance Committee of 1,000. The Committee of 1,000 previously served as an advocacy group which supported regional development in eastern North Carolina. The meeting was hosted at Keihin North America, Inc. and was...
Eastern North Carolina has long embraced the importance of STEM education in developing skilled labor. STEMEast was initiated in 2009 to establish a network that would develop talent, beginning in middle school. Overwhelming research shows that middle school is the pivotal point at which students turn on or off to education in preparing for their...
Carteret County is recruiting an experienced Economic Development Director to promote the economic growth of our County. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Performs complex, executive work planning, developing and implementing an economic development program for the County. Utilizes Economic Development financing opportunities, infrastructure and other assets to expand and diversify the Carteret County economy, generate job growth, foster...