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Charlotte presentation
1. Charlotte Broker’s Event
Piedmont Natural Gas Company Offices
November 30, 2011
North Carolina’s Southeast
Economic Development Partnership
2. COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
NC Department of
Commerce
Local Clients
Developers Successful
Economic
Development
North Carolina’s Allies
Southeast
3. INDUSTRY CLUSTERS
Mission: Provide strong economic
development leadership in southeastern
North Carolina through innovative
marketing and collaborative regional
initiatives that will create new jobs,
generate capital investment, and secure
new business locations.
Since 1996…
•8,626 industry jobs created
•$904M private investment
•105 industry locations
• $1 state appropriation =
$64 private investment
4. MAP OF NCSE MID-ATLANTIC PROXIMITY
North Carolina’s
Southeast is centrally
located on the east
coast.
• The longest east-west and
north-south interstates in
the country (I-40 and I-95)
•Four international ports
within two hundred miles
•Access to 2/3 of the
country’s population within
a two day drive
•Five airports with adjacent
industrial sites and three
with uncontrolled air space.
5. MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA’S
SOUTHEAST REGION
11 Counties > 7,500 Sq. Miles > 1.08 M Population > 500,000 In Workforce
7. NCSE KEY REGIONAL ASSETS
•NC Port at Wilmington
•Fort Bragg & military presence
•Transportation/distribution access
•Agricultural base
•Diversified manufacturing/industry base
•Expanding entrepreneurship base
•3 State Universities & 2 private colleges
•Community Colleges
•I-40, I-95, and I-74
•2 International Airports
8. NC PORT AT WILMINGTON
•North Carolina Port
Enhancement Zone
Legislation
17. MARKETING RESULTS FY 2011
Project
Leads 116 Projects 95 Visits 48
Recommendations 74
• 74 of 95 projects (72 Generated, 23 Assisted) had recommendations of one or
more counties
• 48 projects visited the region or met with NCSE staff at company location
• Projects represent 8,953 potential jobs and $ 2,280,129,500 potential investment
• 58% of projects that needed port and/or rail visited the region
• Average employment per project was 105 jobs and average investment per
project was $ 26,825,053
31. REGIONAL INITIATIVES
•Distribution & Logistics Initiative
•Defense and Security Contracting Marketing
•Aviation/Aerospace Industry Sector
•Bio-Fuels Center of NC
•NC Biotechnology Center
•Woody Biomass Analysis
•Regional Workforce Analysis
32. ACTIVITY GROWTH
•Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development
•Regional Loan Program
•International Marketing
•Specialized Sub-Regional Marketing
•Enhanced Value Added Services to Counties
•Redesigned and More Robust Website
33. ACTIVITY PIPELINE
Project Industry Jobs Investment
Toybox Defense 160 $ 75,000,000
Triumph Energy 100 $170,000,000
Class Energy 80 $150,000,000
Sneaker Manufacturing 200 $ 50,000,000
PA 2 Defense 50 $ 5,000,000
Jerry Aviation/Aerospace 150 $ 20,000,000
Rodeo Food Processing 25 $ 1,000,000
Cover Metalworking 25 $ 3,000,000
Apollo Agri-Business 50 $ 5,000,000
General Defense 230 $10,000,000
Totals 1070 $ 489,000,000
34. What can North Carolina’s Southeast
do to help you land companies in
Southeastern North Carolina?
North Carolina’s Southeast
Steve Yost - Director
Joe Melvin - Director of Business Development
Bart Richardson-Research Developer
