After over ten years of dedicated service to our region and a 40+ year career in the Carolinas, Michael (Mike) Manis will be retiring from his position at Centralina. We wish Mike the best of luck!  At the April 15th Annual Board meeting, Geraldine Gardner, Executive Director of Centralina Regional Council was approved to replace…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…