Charlotte

Jan 24, 2020

Charlotte Digital Inclusion Alliance Targets Digital Divide in Mecklenburg County

For the upcoming ReCONNECT to Technological Opportunity forum on Feb. 10 in Raleigh, the Institute for Emerging Issues has chosen five community initiatives from throughout North Carolina that will share… 

Oct 29, 2019

First in Future: Host of the Carolina Business Review Chris William

Summary: If you’re any kind of business or policy enthusiast and live in the Carolinas, chances are you’ve watched the Carolina Business Review. It’s been on the air since 1991… 

Oct 8, 2019

First in Future: Dean of Metropolitan College at Johnson C. Smith University Laura Colson McLean

Summary: The best estimate of the My Future NC Commission for the number of people in North Carolina who started college but then dropped out is 905,000. In many ways,… 

Sep 12, 2019

First in Future: President and Board Chair of the John M Belk Endowment MC Belk Pilon

Summary: If you were making a shortlist of family names associated with Charlotte, “Belk” would have to be near the top. Beginning in 1888, the Belk’s started a small retail…