Entire State or regions of the United States:
AdvantageWest Region of North Carolina Vision Plan (April 2004)
Reports economic development goals, profiles future clusters of innovation, and outlines a plan for educating the workforce for employment in the future job markets within the AdvantageWest Region.
AdvantageWest Labor Study and Workforce Development Work Plan (July 2001)
For ten counties of the AdvantageWest Region (Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey), provides a labor market assessment, a survey of the workforce training in the region, and strategies to develop a highly competitive workforce.
Future Forward Economic Development Initiative (September 2003)
Outlines existing clusters of industry in the counties located in the 10th and 11th Congressional Districts of Western North Carolina (Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Watauga, and Wilkes), identifies weak clusters and those with potential for future growth, outlines a strategic plan and monitoring system for economic development, and takes inventory of the educational assets of the region to train a future workforce.
A Strategic Plan for Sustainable Economic Development of the City of Asheville, North Carolina (January 2000)
Outlines a strategic plan for economic development for the City of Asheville, assesses strengths and weakness, and identifies target industries and actions (including workforce education and training) to further enhance economic development within the city.
Northwest North Carolina Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (January 2004)
Assesses the economies and demographics of the counties within the 5th Congressional District of North Carolina (Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin), outlines existing clusters of industry, identifies clusters to focus on for future growth, outlines a five-year strategy for economic development.
Regional Technology Assets and Opportunities: The Geographical Clustering of High-Tech Industry, Science and Innovation in Appalachia (August 2002)
(released by the Appalachia Regional Commission)
Identifies, assesses, and locates technology clusters within the Appalachian region of North Carolina (including the counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey). [return to top]
Cleveland-Gaston Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (July 2003)
Summarizes an economic development plan for the counties of Cleveland and Gaston in North Carolina to offset the loss of industry over the past few years, assesses the real estate and infrastructure for both counties, and identifies target industry clusters and top five priorities (including workforce development). [return to top]
Survey of the Workforce Needs of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Employers (January 2001)
Summarizes the results of surveys of employers within Charlotte-Mecklenburg area on current and future workforce needs (surveys conducted by UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and Central Piedmont Community College for the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce). [return to top]
Staying on Top: Winning the Job Wars of the Future (March 2004)
Outlines a strategy to increase growth of industry clusters within the 13 counties of the Research Triangle Region (Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren). [return to top]
Future Cluster Competitiveness Effort (September 2003)
Inventories technology strengths in the Research Triangle Region (counties include Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren) and identifies eight industry clusters with the highest growth potential.
Identifying “Targets of Opportunity” for Research Triangle Region, North Carolina (November 2003)
Lists competitive clusters of industry identified by Kenan Institute of UNC at Chapel Hill for the Research Triangle Region. [return to top]
Eastern North Carolina’s Economy: The Economic Impact of Five Sectors – Manufacturing, Government, Military, Agriculture, & Tourism (September 2002)
Identifies the role of five sectors in the Eastern North Carolina region’s economy (including counties in the Northeast, Eastern, and Southeast Economic Development regions) and examines how the five sectors interact. [return to top]
Northeast North Carolina Region Strategic Business Action and Vison Plan (2004/1996)
[to be described later] [return to top]
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – Needs and Opportunities Analysis, City of Wilmington, North Carolina (July 2003)
Outlines current demographic and economic trends for the City of Wilmington, assesses strengths and weaknesses of current industry sectors, and outlines a preliminary action plan for the city’s economic development. [return to top]
Applying Cluster Analysis to North Carolina’s Regions
Southeastern Economic Development Partnership Region (1997)
Northeastern Economic Development Partnership Region (1997) [return to top]
High-Tech Clusters in North Carolina (2000)
Outlines existing, emerging, and high-technology clusters within each of the seven economic development regions. [return to top]
New Jobs across North Carolina: A Strategic Plan for Growing the Economy Statewide through Biotechnology (January 2004)
Outlines 54 strategic recommendations for the state of North Carolina to keep its competitive edge in the industry of biotechnology. [return to top]
Economic Development Commissions (click on map for access)
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