Great to hear about all of the success at the The Port of Virginia State of the Port. The Port of Virginia and the Hampton Roads region are great assets for eastern North Carolina. Thank you to NC East Alliance board member Aaron Ouellette for the support and Hospitality!

Always great to see existing industries expand in #easternNC! rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/ls-… via Rocky Mount Telegram

The best boats in the world are made right here in #easternNC. Interested in a career in boatbuilding? Check out this video on Bayliss Boatworks! youtu.be/eHBstv8P3lE?si… via YouTube

🗣️ "The government wants and needs your talent and help, especially younger generations. Come back to your hometown, stick around for a couple years, help out. Give back to the community that helped raise you." whqr.org/local/2024-05-…

The drone program at BCCC is a great asset for a variety of industries in eastern NC! Drones continue to make in impact in agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, utilities, and more! businessnc.com/point-taken-no… via @Business North Carolina

Congrats to TCOM and Pasquotank County!

Day 1 of our INDUSTRY IN SCHOOLS (Smart Agriculture) session is in the books! ✔ @MCCMustangs

Fantastic experience at the #industryinschoolnc Aviation Science Leadership Institute! STEM East NCEast Alliance #STEMschools

Congrats to Pitt County and Greenville Eastern North Carolina (ENC) Alliance! Welcome to eastern NC, Nipro Medical Corporation!

It is great to see the Green Energy industry continue to grow in eastern NC! Next week, teachers from all over the region will gather at Halifax Community College to learn how to incorporate Green Energy opportunities and careers into their classroom's.

Great to see another expansion in eastern NC! Existing industries are the main driver of job growth in the region.

The Blue Economy Teacher Institute was GREAT!! Did you know that ports provide nearly $16.1 billion in economic impact and 88,200 jobs in NC? It’s crazy! Oh. And the dinner at the aquarium was amazing 🤩 I’m ready for day 2! NCEast Alliance Carteret CC #STEM #Science #teacher #NC

Thank you EducationNC for cover our STEM East Smart Agriculture Institute James Sprunt CC! STEM East continues to work towards growing the future workforce of #easternNC. ednc.org/08-06-2024-ste…

The Aviation and aerospace industry continues to grow in eastern NC. Fleet Readiness Center East, U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center, Spirit Aerosystems, and many others offer excellent career opportunities in the region! businessfacilities.com/sc-powering-av…

NEWS: Reckitt will create 289 jobs in #WilsonCounty with a $145 million investment. The global leader in health, hygiene, and nutrition will establish a major production plant in Wilson. More: tinyurl.com/3vxm8bd6 #EconDev #Mfg

NCEast Alliance and STEM East are offering the STEM East Outreach Grants for the fall. Applications are currently being accepted. Interested community colleges that are members of the STEM East Network should contact Wesley Beddard, [email protected], for more information.

We are proud to be sponsors of the Business North Carolina rural economic summit. We are looking forward to a great day hearing from our partners in rural #easternNC.

Great comments by Rural Center President, Patrick Woodie. We must collaborate together to increase capacity and provide continuity across all of #easternNC.

It is great to see our partners Mark Pope, GTPEDR, Dr. Rusty Hunt, Lenoir Community College, and Dr. Ray Staats, Craven Community College discuss the growing aerospace and aviation industry in #easternNC.

Save the date for our annual Vision 2025 event! We hope you can join us! Additional details will be shared soon.