The 2020 State of the CEDS annual publication has been completed and provided for the Centralina EDD April 21st Annual Board meeting. This year’s edition provided for this newsletter, includes an Economic Overview, Areas of Opportunity and an Evaluation of the CEDS. Find the Report, here,: State of the CEDS 2020

After over ten years of dedicated service to our region and a 40+ year career in the Carolinas, Michael (Mike) Manis will be retiring from his position at Centralina. We wish Mike the best of luck!  At the April 15th Annual Board meeting, Geraldine Gardner, Executive Director of Centralina Regional Council was approved to replace…

The Centralina Economic Development District has selected EY’s Economic Development Advisory Services (EDAC) team as our consultant on the CEDS Industry Clusters Resiliency Update project. With grant support, Centralina EDD has procured consultant services with Ernst & Young to pursue implementing assessments and associated CEDS updates and activities to prevent, prepare and respond to COVID-19…

FEDERAL & DEFENSE TEXTILE VIRTUAL SUMMIT, MAY 18-20, 2021 Session Spotlight Opportunities: Dress Clothing Opportunities: Dress Clothing. DLA and Service representatives will discuss known current and future requirements and acquisition processes for these textile-based products, including but not limited to: men’s and women’s dress uniforms (coats, trousers, slacks, and skirts and the poly/wool fabric required to…

Companies in Lincoln County were awarded grants to incentivize company growth and expansion in the local business parks spread across the county in multiple locations. More taxes on the increased value of their property will be leveraged for grant funding due to companies investing in expansion of their businesses. Participating companies are Unox Inc., Blum…

The Job Development Investment Grant program incentive to Centene Corporation of $389 million dollars is the largest JDIG award to date by the State of North Carolina! The Centralina EDD region continues to grow in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. SiteSelection.com’s Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc., Ron Starner, reports that in July Centene Corporation…