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Economic Development

Apr 29, 2020

First in Future: Paula Henderson

Summary: This episode of First in Future features Paula Henderson of SAS. We get to hear about growing up on a farm in rural eastern North Carolina and how it… 

Apr 28, 2020

First in Future: President of the Golden LEAF Foundation Scott Hamilton

Summary: On this First in Future episode, we talk with Scott Hamilton, president of the Golden LEAF Foundation. They have been in the news lately, working with the North Carolina… 

Apr 7, 2020

First in Future: The Impact on Small Business and The Response

Summary: Leslie Boney, Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues, hosts a series of virtual conversations discussing the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) and some of the ways our state is… 

Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus Special Preview

Summary: Coming up on Thursday, the Institute for Emerging Issues is going to be focusing on what some really creative North Carolina leaders are doing to respond to the Coronavirus.… 

Feb 18, 2020

First in Future: President of the state association of County Commissioners Kevin Austin

Summary: At our ReCONNECT to Technological Opportunity Forum, we heard story after story of people who have access to broadband and how they’re doing amazing things with it. We also heard stories of people struggling to take full advantage… 

Jan 27, 2020

IEI Receives ARC Grant to “ReCONNECT Western NC”

RALEIGH, NC —The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at North Carolina State University is excited to announce a $150,000 grant from The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to help advance community economic… 

Jan 7, 2020

First in Future: IBM Global Lead for Serious Games Phaedra Boinodiris

Summary: Artificial intelligence will soon be making decisions about who gets jobs, whether you get a loan, and what sort of diagnosis you get for a condition. That is why… 

Dec 17, 2019

First in Future: President and CEO of North Carolina Technology Association Brooks Raiford

Summary: North Carolina’s tech industry is booming, with more than 250,000 workers at 20,000 firms and a growth of 21 percent over the past five years. As President and CEO… 

Dec 3, 2019

First in Future: Sr. Director of Trade Skills and Learning Innovation at Lowe’s Companies Michael Mitchell

Summary: A recent study says that 62% of businesses are having trouble filling skilled trades positions, and 74% expect to have trouble in the future. The problem is not pay;… 

Nov 12, 2019

First in Future: Mayor of Troy, North Carolina Sherri Allgood

Summary: Being a mayor is hard. How do you deal with a bypass that diverts traffic around your city? Will improvements to a struggling part of town affect property values…