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First in Future: NC League of Municipalities’ “Municipal Equations” Host Ben Brown
Summary: When solving big problems, local folks are the canaries in the coalmine – they are likely to notice a problem before anyone else, and more...
First in Future: The N.C. Rural Center President Patrick Woodie
Summary: In the late 1990’s, I worked on a project called the North Carolina Rural Prosperity Task Force. The idea was to develop a series...
First in Future: RTI International President and CEO Wayne Holden
Summary: From the beginning, it was a romantic idea. In 1954, a building contractor named Romeo got together with North Carolina’s state treasurer and a...
First in Future: Entrepreneur, Sift Founder and CEO Jud Bowman
Summary: The old joke about economic developers is that they like to be buffalo hunters; they are always looking for a giant beast of a...
First in Future: Envested Founder and CEO Isa Watson
Summary: If you are a nonprofit wondering how to raise money more effectively, this episode is for you. If you are a business trying to...
First in Future: NC State University Dean for College of Education Dr. Mary Ann Danowitz
Summary: The hardest job I’ve had in my life was my first job out of college. I worked regular 80-90 hour weeks – 106 was...
First in Future: Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation Board President and Co-Founder Nation Hahn
Summary: Today’s show starts in an unusual place. With a question: why do bad things happen to good people? The writers of the Bible were...
First in Future: Conetoe Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Richard Joyner
Summary: It is the middle of August, and ridiculously hot these days. It’s the time of year Reverend Richard Joyner hated, growing up in Pitt...
First in Future: North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson
Summary: Tomorrow, about 34,000 students, 2,300 faculty and 6,700 staff will run into each other at North Carolina State University, the start of another year...
The Director’s Log: September 2017
I’ve been on the road for the past couple of weeks (you can view my notes on a week of talking with and learning from...
Together in Crisis
During what should have been a relatively carefree Labor Day weekend featuring sunny skies, last minute backyard BBQues and dips in the pool before the...
Talking “Crib to Career” Across North Carolina
During the past 30 days, we’ve logged hundreds of miles, crisscrossing the great state of North Carolina to talk with community leaders about the economics...