Over the past 10 months, the Centralia team worked in partnership with the Centralina Economic Development District Board of Trustees, CEDS Steering Committee and a range of stakeholders to assess the region’s current economic conditions and develop a strategy to build on existing assets while addressing both short-term shocks and structural challenges to the economy.…

The Centralina Economic Development District convened the CEDS Steering Committee on Thursday, September 14, 2022 at 4:00 pm. The meeting was held as a hybrid option to discuss the 2022 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) planning process. The Steering committee received an update on recent activities in the CEDS process.  They reviewed the modernized CEDS…

The Centralina Economic Development District (EDD) conducted its fourth Steering Committee meeting as a hybrid virtual/in-person option to discuss the 2022 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) planning process on July 21, 2022 from 4pm – 6pm. The Steering Committee received an update from the Talent & Entrepreneurship Working Groups.  The Talent & Workforce group is…

On June 23, 2022, Centralina hosted the first working group committee meeting for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. The committee was established to understand opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurs and those with fast growing businesses.  The chair of this working group is Devin Collins, the director of Ventureprise at UNC Charlotte.  Forty-four participants represented Centralina counties in…

On June 29, 2022, Centralina hosted the first working group committee meeting for Talent, Workforce & Education. The committee was established to meet with front line professionals to discuss Workforce and Talent opportunities and challenges.  The meeting was  guided by chairs Danielle Frazier and Anna London of CharlotteWorks and Anna Lu Wilson of Centralina Workforce…

The Centralina Economic Development District (EDD) conducted its third Steering Committee meeting with a hybrid virtual/in-person format to further discuss the 2022 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) planning process on May 19, 2022 from 4pm – 6pm. The Committee reviewed key themes from the SWOT analysis and Prosperity Profile analysis that form the existing conditions. …