The NCEast Alliance, in partnership with East Carolina University and the NC Department of Environmental Quality, is hosting a series of workshops across the region designed to educate food processors and manufacturers about ways to improve efficiency and profitability all while reducing the amount of pollution their facility expels. Urged by the current state of the natural environment, food and...

The NC East Alliance convened a meeting in Tarboro, North Carolina on Wednesday July 26th to announce the reactivation of the NCEast Alliance Committee of 1,000. The Committee of 1,000 previously served as an advocacy group which supported regional development in eastern North Carolina. The meeting was hosted at Keihin North America, Inc. and was attended by economic development professionals...

Eastern North Carolina has long embraced the importance of STEM education in developing skilled labor. STEMEast was initiated in 2009 to establish a network that would develop talent, beginning in middle school. Overwhelming research shows that middle school is the pivotal point at which students turn on or off to education in preparing for their future. By engaging students in...

Carteret County is recruiting an experienced Economic Development Director to promote the economic growth of our County. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Performs complex, executive work planning, developing and implementing an economic development program for the County. Utilizes Economic Development financing opportunities, infrastructure and other assets to expand and diversify the Carteret County economy, generate job growth, foster business success and competitiveness, and...

The NCEast Alliance has received additional support from the Electric Cooperatives of Eastern NC. The Electric Cooperatives joined the NCEast Alliance in 2015 as an investor at the Regional Champion level. Before joining the alliance, they were strategic partners in economic development initiatives around the region. The NCEast Alliance has received additional support from the Electric Cooperatives of Eastern NC....

Business owners in downtown Goldsboro are benefiting from the area’s recent revitalization, and many citizens are enjoying their community more than ever. GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Business owners in downtown Goldsboro are benefiting from the area’s recent revitalization, and many citizens are enjoying their community more than ever. It’s not just big cities that are experiencing booming downtown areas. Many smaller cities...

The NCEast Alliance (NCEA) was notified that it will receive $100,000 to advance the development of the life science sector by Representative Greg Murphy, MD when the NC Legislature passed the biennial budget last week. The Life Science sector is heavily concentrated in eastern North Carolina, the core, made up of biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing companies, employs over 8,000 workers....

OVERVIEW OF P2 GRANT ACTIVITIES TAREK ABDEL-SALAM, PH. D, DIRECTOR, ECU CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY CfS 2017.pdf   NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY JAMIE RAGAN, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE SECTION CHIEF DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE & CUSTOMER SERVICE DEACS Services-Sustainability in Manufacturing2017.pdf   WASTE REDUCTION PARTNERS CONRAD MEYER, TECHNICAL MANAGER WRP-p2 Mfg Meeting.pdf   SMALL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER ARIANA BILLINGSLEY, REGIONAL...

South African based Stormberg Foods, LLC announced that it will establish its first North American operation in eastern North Carolina. South African based Stormberg Foods, LLC announced that it will establish its first North American operation in eastern North Carolina. Stormberg Foods first visited the North Carolina East Region in May 2016 based on a referral from US Wire, another...

Wilson’s availability of small industrial buildings is getting a boost from private investment thanks to a new partnership. Wilson’s availability of small industrial buildings is getting a boost from private investment thanks to a new partnership. Davis Miller, the CEO of Tobacco Rag Processors, recently purchased the seven remaining lots at Hackney Industrial Park with the plan to construct shell...