Podcast

Aug 1, 2017

First in Future: Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina Chair Frank Emory

Summary:  Three years ago, the state of North Carolina launched a new approach to economic development. Essentially, we bet that we would have a better chance of recruiting jobs and… 

Jul 25, 2017

First in Future: North Carolina Community College System President James “Jimmie” Williamson

Summary:  Across the state, North Carolina’s community colleges pop up like beautifully spaced dots on a map, and if you put all 58 of them—plus their satellite campuses, together—every citizen… 

Jul 18, 2017

First in Future: William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations CEO Abdul Rasheed

Summary:  Why is it that some communities take off, and others, even if they appear to have the same kinds of assets, don’t. Today’s guest says it all comes down… 

Jul 11, 2017

First in Future: NCSU Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Co-Director for Coastal Dynamics Design Lab Andrew Fox

Summary:  This week, our guest isn’t just a community builder, he’s also a community listener. We talk with Andy Fox, a landscape architect from NC State University’s College of Design and… 

Jun 27, 2017

First in Future: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal President Jenna Robinson

Summary:   If you had to pick out the most outspoken critic of higher education in North Carolina, it wouldn’t take you long to find the James G. Martin Center for… 

Jun 20, 2017

First in Future: Read Charlotte Executive Director Munro Richardson

Summary:  A few years ago, some people in Charlotte got ticked off by a number – 39. Just 39 percent of third graders in Charlotte were reading at grade level.… 

Jun 13, 2017

First in Future: City of Wilson Chief Planning and Development Officer Rodger Lentz, with IEI Policy Manager Sarah Langer Hall

Summary:  At the Emerging Issues Forum on Innovation a couple of years ago, one of the clear findings was that outside of the Triangle and Charlotte, there wasn’t a really… 

Jun 6, 2017

First in Future: Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust President Dr. Laura Gerald

Summary:  On the one hand, who could have predicted it? Laura Gerald grew up in Robeson County, went to Harvard and Johns Hopkins for her medical degree, then ignored the…