About Us

About Us

"Our mission is to provide strong economic development leadership in southeastern North Carolina through innovative marketing and collaborative regional initiatives that will create new jobs, generate capital investment, and secure new business locations."


North Carolina’s Southeast:

  • Acts as the lead economic development entity in the southeast region of North Carolina.

  • Regularly engages with its 11 counties & many allies.

  • Provides regional marketing for counties located in the region.

  • Consistently promotes a more globally competitive region.

  • Builds success through collaboration with other organizations.

  • Leverages public and private funding for programs.

  • Acts as the single portal of regional economic development information.

  • Builds on key regional assets to create value-added opportunities.

  • Focuses on innovative development of regional growth strategies.

  • Consistently works to implement an economic development vision for the region.

 

North Carolina’s Southeast’s services include:

  • Providing seamless, integrated approaches to economic development in the region.

  • Acting as a single point of contact for companies, site consultants, and real estate professionals with relocation and expansion projects.

  • Acting as a liaison and advocate for companies among government, education, and regulatory organizations.

  • Maintaining a database of available buildings and sites in the region.

  • Providing demographic and incentive overviews and coordination.

  • Providing assistance with permitting agencies.

  • Scheduling and implementing industry site visits to the region.