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Dec 21, 2022

The Institute for Emerging Issues presents: The Connector

IEI is pleased to announce the launch of our new podcast series, The Connector. In Episode One, host and IEI Interim Director Sarah Langer Hall speaks with IEI Practitioner in Residence Philip Cooper and Vitrelle Hospitality General Manager Scott Kirschner about the labor shortage and effective ways to connect underrepresented workers to the workforce.
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Nov 28, 2022

Federal and State Officials Gather at IEI to Announce Investment in High-Speed Internet

On Monday, November 21, IEI hosted Congressman David Price and leadership from NTIA and NCDIT to announce $6.4 million in federal funding for broadband expansion and digital inclusion efforts in NC from the Internet for All Initiative.

Nov 16, 2022

Registration Now Open for the 2023 Emerging Issues Forum

Registration is open for the 2023 Emerging Issues Forum, which will take place Monday, February 13, 2023, at the NC State University McKimmon Center in Raleigh.
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Oct 19, 2022

Talent First Economics Community Cohort Completes First in Series of Workforce Development Trainings

IEI's Talent First Economics community cohort gathered for the start of the NC Workforce Development Leadership Initiative on Oct. 10-11 in Raleigh. 
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Sep 28, 2022

IEI Launches Talent First Economics Task Force

As part of the 2023 Emerging Issues Forum, IEI has convened a task force of 71 experts to examine what it will take to connect workers to the workforce.
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Sep 19, 2022

IEI Welcomes New Policy and Program Manager Samantha Graham

Get to know IEI's new Policy and Program Manager Samantha Graham in this brief Q&A!
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Sep 19, 2022

Institute for Emerging Issues Receives $250,000 to Continue Digital Inclusion Efforts in Rural NC Communities

IEI has received a $250,000 grant from the John M. Belk Endowment to support the institute’s BAND-NC program, which works with communities across the state to bridge North Carolina’s digital divide.
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Sep 1, 2022

Talent First Economics Community Cohort Announced

IEI announces the five regional teams that will make up the Talent First Economics community cohort. The cohort will serve as a peer learning network for the 2023 Emerging Issues Forum to increase collaboration among workforce, economic and community development leaders to ensure their regions are better equipped to grow their workforce, with a focus on underrepresented workers.

Aug 29, 2022

IEI Welcomes Hunt Intern to Project Resilience Team

IEI is pleased to announce that NC State University senior Hannah Braun has been selected as the Hunt Intern for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Aug 15, 2022

Digital Inclusion Planning Begins in NC’s High Country

North Carolina’s High Country is the latest region in the state embarking on the journey to close the digital divide thanks to IEI's Building a New Digital Economy (BAND-NC) program.