Centralina EDD CEDS Industry Clusters Resiliency Update Project Launch
April 21, 2021
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…
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Lincoln County Commissioners Approved Four Industrial Incentive Grants to Support Existing Business Expansion of 66 New Jobs
April 15, 2021
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…
Read More →Look Out Charlotte, NC University Area – You have a New Neighbor Moving In – Welcome Centene Corporation!
April 15, 2021
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…
Read More →The Charlotte Region Continues to Develop the Region’s International Competency
April 15, 2021
The numbers are in for the Charlotte Region’s Foreign Direct Investment according to the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance release of September Q3 2020 data in their “International Business and Foreign Direct Investment in the Charlotte Region” report: Figure 1: Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, 2020 Located in the Charlotte Region there are over 1,000 international companies…
Read More →Regional Resilience Collaborative Project Launch
April 10, 2021
Regional Resilience Collaborative Project Launch The Centralina Economic Development District and Centralina Regional Council have teamed up to facilitate jurisdiction support for increasing capacity and coordinating inter-local resources to enhance regional economic resiliency and disaster response systems in the region. Upcoming Activity – Virtual Regional Resilience Collaborative Project Kick Off: April 20, 2021 Read more,…
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Request for Qualifications: Post-COVID Resiliency Analysis for Industry Clusters Update and Sustainability of the Centralina Economic Development District CEDS
April 9, 2021
We seek to address for our region the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and re-align the CEDS for recovery, future resiliency, and sustainable success. The Centralina Economic Development District (CEDD) initiated in February 2021 this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for a professional consultant (the “Consultant”) qualified to plan, execute, and deliver a Post-COVID…
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