As part of our commitment to bringing together the projects and opportunities that are already present in the Cape Fear area, the CFEDC has been sponsoring a series of presentations on regional economic development drivers.
CFEEC Presents: Feast on the Southeast and the Southeastern North Carolina Food Systems (SENCFS)
In July CFEDC presented The Southeastern North Carolina Food Systems (SENCFS). SENCFS was founded in 2006 as an economic and community development initiative in response to the massive job loss and high poverty in Southeastern North Carolina. Co-founder Leslie Hossfeld, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, came to speak on the programs’ various initiatives.
CFEDC Presents: a Primer on Cape Fear Future
In May, we hosted a presentation from the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and key community members involved in the Cape Fear Future project, "an initiative to further develop the Cape Fear region’s Knowledge Sector Economy to promote economic development and ensure the future prosperity of the region."
The CFEDC shares these goals and wants to work with the Cape Fear Future project and its members to promote the innovation, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and discussion that are going to creating lasting, real prosperity for the region. Here in the first of several video parts we're uploading, Randy Tomsic introduces the project.
CFEDC Presents: MARBIONC on Marine Biotechnology and NC Sea Grant on Community Supported Seafood, June 22nd
In June, the CFEDC presented a talk by Steve Fontana from MARBIONC,UNCW's Department of Marine Science's project to "stimulate economic development in North Carolina through the discovery, development and marketing of new products and technologies derived from living organisms found in the sea." (Event details) MARBIONC's vision is to "position North Carolina’s marine biotechnology industry as a key component in reaching economic and environmental solutions on a global scale." After MARBIONC, Scott Baker from UNCW's Center for Marine Sciences (CMS) and North Carolina Sea Grant spoke about efforts to create community supported seafood projects (CSS).
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