Tag: NCEast Alliance

Electric Cooperatives of Eastern NC Continues Support For Regional Economic Development

Electric Cooperatives of Eastern NC Continues Support For Regional Economic Development

The NCEast Alliance has received additional support from the Electric Cooperatives of Eastern NC. The Electric Cooperatives joined the NCEast Alliance in 2015 as an investor at the Regional Champion level. Before joining the alliance, they were strategic partners in economic development initiatives around the region. The NCEast Alliance has received additional support from the...

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Goldsboro downtown experiencing ‘boom’ of businesses, residents

Goldsboro downtown experiencing ‘boom’ of businesses, residents

Business owners in downtown Goldsboro are benefiting from the area’s recent revitalization, and many citizens are enjoying their community more than ever. GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Business owners in downtown Goldsboro are benefiting from the area’s recent revitalization, and many citizens are enjoying their community more than ever. It’s not just big cities that are experiencing booming...

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Regional Economic Development Alliance Awarded Grant to Advance Life Science Sector

Regional Economic Development Alliance Awarded Grant to Advance Life Science Sector

The NCEast Alliance (NCEA) was notified that it will receive $100,000 to advance the development of the life science sector by Representative Greg Murphy, MD when the NC Legislature passed the biennial budget last week. The Life Science sector is heavily concentrated in eastern North Carolina, the core, made up of biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing...

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Sustainability In Manufacturing P2 Workshop Presentations

Sustainability In Manufacturing P2 Workshop Presentations

OVERVIEW OF P2 GRANT ACTIVITIES TAREK ABDEL-SALAM, PH. D, DIRECTOR, ECU CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY CfS 2017.pdf   NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY JAMIE RAGAN, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE SECTION CHIEF DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE & CUSTOMER SERVICE DEACS Services-Sustainability in Manufacturing2017.pdf   WASTE REDUCTION PARTNERS CONRAD MEYER, TECHNICAL MANAGER WRP-p2 Mfg Meeting.pdf   SMALL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY...

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Private investment leads industrial development

Private investment leads industrial development

Wilson’s availability of small industrial buildings is getting a boost from private investment thanks to a new partnership. Wilson’s availability of small industrial buildings is getting a boost from private investment thanks to a new partnership. Davis Miller, the CEO of Tobacco Rag Processors, recently purchased the seven remaining lots at Hackney Industrial Park with...

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NCEast Alliance Success Attracts New Investors

NCEast Alliance Success Attracts New Investors

The NCEast Alliance (NCEA) continues to see growing support for its strategic mission of showcasing Eastern North Carolina as an ideal location for industry relocation and expansion, tourism, and entrepreneurship. NCEA is pleased to announce three new investors have pledged their support to growing Eastern North Carolina. The NCEast Alliance (NCEA) continues to see growing...

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Employment Opportunity: Executive Director Edenton Chowan Partnership, Inc.

Employment Opportunity: Executive Director Edenton Chowan Partnership, Inc.

Edenton Chowan Partnership, Inc. is currently searching for a new Executive Director Job Description, Qualifications and Remuneration Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Provide staff leadership and administration in achieving the Partnership’s goals, as defined by the Board of the Edenton Chowan Partnership, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit; Provide leadership and management of the Partnership including: Day-to-day...

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NCEast Awarded Grant to Address Pollution Prevention

NCEast Awarded Grant to Address Pollution Prevention

The NCEast Alliance (NCEA) in partnership with East Carolina University (ECU) Department of Engineering have been awarded a Pollution Prevention (P2) grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to educate food processors and manufacturers about ways to improve efficiency and profitability all while reducing their environmental footprint through pollution prevention techniques.   The NCEast Alliance (NCEA)...

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Onslow Educator Wins Teacher of the Year

Onslow Educator Wins Teacher of the Year

Lisa Godwin, an Onslow County kindergarten teacher, was named the 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year during an awards luncheon today in Cary. Godwin was selected from a field of nine finalists representing the state’s eight education districts and charter schools. Lisa Godwin, an Onslow County kindergarten teacher, was named the...

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