The Sea Change in Enterprise IT: Social
An open secret about the Cape Fear area is how many techies here work not at small boutique IT shops or local businesses but at employers like Cisco, IBM, SAS, Continue Reading →
View ArticleI Have Seen the One that Got Away, and She’s Wearing Camo
Military families are good business and missed connections for the region In economic development circles, you never hear professionals talk about “the one that got away”. Except when the carefully...
View ArticlePostscript: Pathways to Prosperity
The Cape Fear Economic Development Council convened a meeting of economic development leaders in Wilmington to continue a discussion they’d had on stage at the “Special Sauce” Power Breakfast put on by...
View ArticleCFEDC Meet and Greet: “Cocktails and Community”
When: Thursday October 9, 2014 from 6 PM Where: Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St, Wilmington, NC 28401 Enjoy a social visit with the Board and friends of Cape Continue Reading →
View ArticleWebinar on Living Wage Opportunities for Businesses in North Carolina
Please join the North Carolina Business Council, the American Sustainable Business Council, the North Carolina Justice Center and Cape Fear EDC for a webinar on Living Wage Opportunities for Businesses...
View ArticleWilmington, NC second best place to start a business in the U.S.!
A new report finds that Wilmington, NC is the second best place to start a business in the United States. Among the features of our region were a relatively small Continue Reading →
View ArticlePostscript: Renewable Energy and North Carolina
On Aug. 25, 20015 at the WHQR Gallery in Wilmington, NC, the Cape Fear Economic Development Council presented a panel discussion “Renewable Energy and North Carolina: Challenges, Barriers, Policy, and...
View ArticleCFEDC Speaks Out on Renewable Energy Bill
The CFEDC has appealed to the General Assembly to NOT support NC H332. This bill would freeze the state renewable energy requirements and impose other restrictions. Read our letter here. To contact...
View ArticlePress Release: Cape Fear Economic Development Council Announces Changes to...
For Immediate Release: Wilmington, North Carolina – January 26, 2016 – The CFEDC announced that Scott Johnson has been appointed chairman of the board of directors. Paul Pascarosa has been Continue...
View ArticleNow that’s grounded: Alliance for Cape Fear Trees
Cape Fear Economic Development Council Director Paul Pascarosa took part in a tree-planting last week as a member of the newly formed Alliance for Cape Fear Trees, which has as Continue Reading →
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