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Center for Competitive Economies

Shaping Economic Strategy

A center team helps Chatham County, N.C., engage the breadth of its community around a single vision and plan. More

Promoting Business Growth

Researchers are tracking down fast-growing companies in eastern N.C. to learn how to help them grow and create jobs. More

Driving Sustainable Tourism

Passion and expertise push director Brent Lane to help the World Heritage organization develop and preserve cultural sites. More

Shaping Competitive Communities

The Carolina Center for Competitive Economies offers objective research and analysis, strategic planning and engagement support that helps community leaders and their businesses create sustainable economic futures.

We work with communities to develop custom solutions that build on the unique assets of their regions and with legislators and regulators to evaluate and shape public policies that support their strategic and competitive goals.

“We knew there would not be one answer for all our communities. The center helped us honor the particular economic needs of each.”

Dianne Reid
President
Chatham County (N.C.) Economic Development Corp.

Lost Colony Discovery

Clue to possible fate of ‘Lost Colony’ discovered on 425-year-old Elizabethan map

Rural N.C. town gets assist plotting a path to economic growth.