Emerging Issues Forum

Feb 12, 2019

First in Future: North Carolina State University Dr. Mitch Renkow

Summary: Research shows that whenever a new economic development project is announced as bringing in jobs to a country, less than half of those jobs go to residents of that county… 

Jan 29, 2019

First in Future: Executive Director for the Triangle J Council of Governments Lee Worsley

Summary: “When an urban area wins, it ends up being a victory for the entire state, when a rural area struggles, it is a concern for the whole state”. That is… 

Jan 28, 2019

Meet our ReCONNECT Rural and Urban Faculty Member Dr. Renkow

Mitch Renkow is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University.   He has been on the faculty at NC State since… 

Dec 6, 2018

Forum Flashback: Reach NC Voices

The Institute for Emerging Issues’ recent ReCONNECT to Community forum in Asheville, signaled a departure for the institution as we broke tradition with our new ReCONNECT NC series, which will… 

Nov 30, 2018

ReCONNECT to Community Forum Wrap Up

Thank YOU! YOU helped us launch our ReCONNECT NC initiative with our first ever forum outside Raleigh, ReCONNECT to Community! The civic engagement-focused forum drew in over 400 attendees as… 

Aug 16, 2018

First in Future: Mayor of Canton, NC Zeb Smathers – Western NC Week

Summary: In honor of our upcoming forum on civic engagement, ReCONNECT to Community, being held Sept. 17 in beautiful, scenic Asheville, we’re doing something special. This week, we have FIVE new… 

Feb 6, 2017

Catch the kidoNomiCs broadcast on UNC-TV!

Can’t be here at the Forum in person this year? Tune in via the LIVE broadcast or webstream, brought to you by UNC-TV's North Carolina Channel!