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North Carolina Faces Economic Warfare
Job creation and international relationships are his priorities, but the state’s incentives policies are also on the radar for N.C. Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco. Crisco spoke to about 100 local...
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Blue Ridge Community College Seeks New Campus Designation
This article originally appeared in the Transylvania Times on January 22nd. I had the privilege of working with the BRCC Transylvania Campus on a series of Strategic Marketing Workshops in 2007. - John...
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ECU Expands MMI Initiative
This article was originally published in The Daily Reflector on January 24th. ECU's ED programs have a great reputation -- my colleagues Mike Smith of the GSDC and Robert Carney of the MSIEDC are...
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Does “Quality of Life” Really Affect Business Location Decisions?
Ask almost any economic developer what is special about his or her town, city, region or state and one of the first things out of their mouth is likely to be "quality of life." While one might...
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The New Face of the Furniture Industry
Eighteen months ago, with fuel prices at an all-time high and transportation costs headed through the ceiling, many commentators, myself included, suggested that the American furniture industry was...
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10 Tips for Frugal Dining on the Road
The new George Clooney film, Up in the Air, (which I highly recommend) provides some interesting insight into the world of the "extreme" business traveler. As a consultant and corporate trainer --...
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High Speed Rail Funding Expected to Bring 4,800 Jobs to North Carolina
Gov. Bev Perdue announced Thursday that a high-speed rail project is expected to create or maintain 4,800 private sector jobs in North Carolina and provide environmental and energy benefits through...
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Governor Holshouser Scholarship Awarded
The North Carolina Economic Developers Association has awarded the 2010 Governor James E. Holshouser Professional Development Scholarship. This year’s recipient is Tiffany H. McNeill, an Economic...
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Furniture Manufacturer to Bring 150 Jobs, $3.3 Million Investment to Davidson...
Congratulations to my economic development colleagues in Davidson County on this significant announcement. - John B. Marek - United Furniture Industries NC LLC, a national manufacturer of residential...
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Thanksgiving: The Evolution of a Personal Tradition
The first Thanksgiving that is clear in my memory was around the time I was six or seven. I recall watching the Macy's parade in my pajamas while my mother cooked like a madwoman in the kitchen and dad...
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