2011 state of the region. geography and population comprised of 13 counties: carteret, craven,...
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2011 State of the Region
Geography and Population• Comprised of 13 counties:
Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Edgecombe, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Wayne and Wilson
• Landmass larger than the
states of Connecticut and
Rhode Island combined
• Population of 1 million
• Four metropolitan areas
>100,000 people
NCPED
North Carolina Partnership for
Economic Development
CharlotteAdvantage West
Piedmont Triad
Research Triangle
Southeast
Northeast
Eastern
• NCER created by the NC Legislature in 1993 in
response to creation of GTP Authority
• A regional municipality
• $15 million from license plate fee to create revolving
loan fund for member counties (15% for operations)
• One-time state appropriation of $7.5 million for loan
fund allocated equally among member counties
• Annual state appropriation for operations (plus loan
revenues and other sources)
Origin and Finances
Development Commission Board – 19 members
• One appointee per county (by County Commissioners)
• Two each Appointees from the office of:
– Governor– Speaker of the House– Senate President Pro Tempore
NCER Governance
Visioning Consensus Short List
1. Provide Resources/Advocacy for Transportation Improvements
2. Retain/Expand Existing Industry
3. Emphasize Business Cluster Development/Marketing
4. Expand Adult Education Programs/Facilities
5. Create Regional Marketing Brand
6. Cultivate Entrepreneurship
Promote Regional Collaboration and Economic/Community Development
Create Growth:
• Business Recruitment
• Business Expansion
• Entrepreneurship
• Tourism
• Marketing/PR
Expand Capacity:
• Workforce development
• Partnerships
• Improving infrastructure
• Grant/loan programs
Mission
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
4.1% 4.4% 5.2% 8.0% 5.4% 4.5% 5.6% 5.5% 4.4% 4.6% 5.2% 4.7% 7.1%
Data Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
2006 NCER Unemployment by County
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
4.0% 4.3% 4.4% 7.5% 5.4% 4.4% 5.3% 5.3% 4.5% 4.3% 5.1% 4.5% 6.3%
Data Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
2007 NCER Unemployment by County
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
5.4% 6.0% 5.8% 10.2% 6.7% 6.5% 7.3% 7.5% 5.7% 6.0% 6.5% 5.8% 7.8%
Data Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
2008 NCER Unemployment by County
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
8.2% 9.8% 9.1% 16.1% 10.6% 10.2% 11.4% 12.5% 8.4% 9.4% 10.3% 9.0% 12.1%
Data Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
2009 NCER Unemployment by County
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
7.2% 8.8% 7.8% 14.0% 7.7% 9.7% 9.7% 11.0% 7.3% 8.0% 9.2% 7.9% 10.9%
Data Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics*Data for October 2010
2010 NCER Unemployment by County
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010410,000
415,000
420,000
425,000
430,000
435,000
NCER Employment
Data: September - Source: https://edis.commerce.state.nc.us/EDIS/demographics.html
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009$1,100,000,000.00
$1,150,000,000.00
$1,200,000,000.00
$1,250,000,000.00
$1,300,000,000.00
$1,350,000,000.00
$1,400,000,000.00
$1,450,000,000.00
$1,500,000,000.00
NCER TOURISM SPENDING
Data: October Source: http://www.nccommerce.com/en/TourismServices
2000 2010 2015 (Projected)$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
NCER
STATE
USA
Income Per Capita
Hotel & TransportationServices (tourism), 38,864
Textiles & Apparel7,000
PackagedFood Products
9,718
Feed Products9,010
Tobacco Products2,203
Farming*13,227
Appliances5,462
Military**77,084
Grain Milling3,188
Wood Processing3,575
ConstructionMachinery &DistributionEquipment
2,991
Wood buildingproducts
3,806
Concrete & Brick Building Products, 3,426
Pharmaceuticals4,652
PrecisionInstruments
1,656
Nonresidential BuildingProducts, 4,567
Rubber Products3,733
Metalworking & FabricatedMetal Products, 1,425
Ship & Boat Building***, 3,344
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*Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis**Source: NCER***Industry Data, not Cluster Data
NCER Industry Clusters
Green=Existing ClustersBlue=Emerging ClustersOrange=Potential Clusters
• Advanced Manufacturing: Machinery, Instruments
• Defense/Aerospace (convergence of these sectors)
• Marine Trades: Boat Building Supply Chain
• Life Science: Biotechnology/Pharma/Healthcare
• Logistics*: integrated supply chain activities
• Tourism/Retiree Attraction
• Value-Added Agriculture: Food Processing, Biofuels
Target Sectors (Clusters)
Nash Edge-combe
Wilson
Wayne
Greene
Pitt
CravenPamlico
Carteret
Jones
Onslow
Duplin
Lenoir
Sub-regions in North Carolina’s Eastern Region
*Textiles & Tobacco*Food Processing/distribution*Pharmaceuticals andAuto-related MFG*Precision Instruments
North Sub-region
*Advanced Health Care& Higher Education (ECU)*Pharmaceuticals andAuto-related MFG*Financial Services
Pitt Sub-region
*Military*Value-Added Agriculture (e.g. farming, food processing)*Tobacco Consolidation*Building Products
Central Sub-region
*Military*Marine-related Industries*Hotels/transport (tourism)*Retiree Attraction
Coastal Sub-region
Central Sub-Region• Spirit (175 today - Kinston) – 450 2011 and 750 by 2012• Sanderson Farms (500+ now - Kinston) – 1200 jobs by 2012• Aerospace co. exp. – 50 (2010) + 100 more (2011)• New VA nursing center (Kinston) - 160+ jobs by 2012• Progress Energy (Goldsboro) – new $900 mil gas power plant• Mt. Olive Pickles (Mt. Olive) expansion • Master Brands Cabinets (Kinston) – 300 new jobs
Coastal Sub-Region• Marine corps (JAX) – 14,000 troops (GTF) last 3 yrs• Two in-bound call center expansions (JAX) – 500 jobs • CABO Yachts relocation (New Bern) – promising 100s• Spirit shipping fuselage via NC port to France
Regional Job Growth
Pitt Sub-Region• East Carolina Heart Center – continued hiring to 400 by 2011• ECU School of Dentistry - $90 mil investment, 165 faculty/staff and 200 students (50 per class) by 2014 (25 hires in 2011-12)• ASMO expansion – 20 new jobs• New Veterans Affairs medical clinic in 2012 – 150+ jobs
North Sub-Region• BD Medical (Wilson) - $105 mil and 100+ jobs by 2011• Future Graphics (Middlesex) – 42 jobs • Metal Craft expansion (Rocky Mount) – 40 jobs
Regional Job Growth
Major Initiatives – ClustersPromoting Life Science Development
• BioEast Alliance - strategic planning and marketing• Labor market analysis (for biomanufacturing project)• Presence at events – BIO, Industrial Bio, PacRim, Biomfg
• Global Innovation Network - Link emerging regions
• Creation of Marine Bio Center Of Innovation (NCBC grant)
Growing Defense/Aerospace Sector• Global Cooperative Marketing – Paris and London Air Shows,
Flight Global (on-line, 1.2 mil hits per month)• Defense/Aerospace Advisory Committee
• Expand supply chain – AS9100 grants• STEM education, workforce development components - GLF
Expanding Value-Added Agriculture (military)• Preserving working lands – assist with developing of FPPs (ADFP)• Eastern Gain Project – partnering with Biofuels Center to promote
development of biodiesel (MGTF) and bioaviation fuel production from wood and new crops grown in ENC
Tourism – First GIS based website (www.visitnceast.com )• Heritage Tourism - Partnering with NC NE & SE part.• Grant program to develop tourism assets• Integrated marketing (business recruitment combo)
• client reminder postcards with tourism images• images at RDU baggage claim
Major Initiatives – Clusters
Military Growth Task Force (MGTF)
• Regional strategic planning for 14,000+ new service members and
61,000 new people
Inception Micro-Angel Fund – East (IMAF-EAST)
• Early stage/patient capital for entrepreneurs - $600k raised to date
• 28 private investors purchased 33 shares @ $15,000/share
• $105,000 invested by NCER (plus $142,500 to be invested)
• 236 (112 in 2010) proposals received, 17 (8 in 2010) reviewed
• 9 (5 in 2010) recommended to investors for capital infusion
• $525,000 invested to date in 5 companies (including add-ons)
Major Initiatives
Workforce Development• Workforce Innovations Network (www.easternregionWIN.org)
WorkKeys (job profiles) and Career Readiness Certificates (testing)
• 8,414 (2010) NCER residents possess CRC
• Region leads the state (Wayne and Lenoir counties in Top 10)
• ASPIRE - example of robust regional approach
• 10 counties (local developers), 8 community colleges, 2 workforce
development boards
• ‘centralized’ administration/marketing
• NCER collaborating with multiple public school systems, CCs,
Universities, and WDBs to address STEM
Major Initiatives
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
23 90 31 370 13 2 61 121 144 0 175 1719 87
Data Source: CRCNC.org
2008 CRCs by County
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
76 239 177 408 28 42 330 105 271 3 213 2038 299
2009 CRCs by County
Data Source: CRCNC.org
Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson
217 671 454 668 402 70 1703 202 590 130 515 2342 480
2010 CRCs by County
Data Source: CRCNC.org
Regional Challenges• Job Creation (large variance among sub-regions)
• Advancing education – especially STEM-based learning
• Meeting needs of growing aerospace industry• employment growth expected to exceed 1000 workers (150 engineers)
• skill requirements – composite fabrication and manipulation, machining
• Accommodating continued growth of life science sector• expecting 400+ new jobs in wide range of job categories
• biopharma companies need improved pool of FDA-ready workers
• Infrastructure improvements (given state/local budgets)
• Financing small to medium-sized business growth
John D. ChaffeePresident and CEO
North Carolina’s Eastern Region3802 Hwy. 58 NorthKinston, NC 28504
www.nceast.orgwww.visitnceast.org