Visioning News
Focus Groups Participate in Strategic Planning

On March 14-16, 2005, the Eastern Region, in partnership with the Councils of Government from Regions L, P & Q, sponsored Focus Group meetings in New Bern, Kinston, and Rocky Mount. These sessions were the first in a series of meetings designed to develop and coordinate strategic economic development planning across the region.

Participants at the first session included elected and appointed officials, school superintendents, community college presidents, college and university leaders, transportation/RPO officials and workforce development representatives from across the region. Subsequent meetings will involve county developers, region commission members, and chambers of commerce just to name a few. The data gathered at these sessions will be used by the Eastern Region to develop it’s Strategic Five -Year Economic Development Plan, as mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly and by The Councils of Government, to update their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CED’s) as required by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.

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