North Carolina's Southeast

What makes North Carolina’s Southeast ideal for growing your business? The 20 counties that comprise North Carolina’s Southeast offer an ideal business climate and location for companies of all industries and sizes to succeed. Let us assist you with your company's growth in the global economy. North Carolina's southeastern region can provide you with information about buildings and land, skilled labor, incentives, housing, and any other information you need while considering a relocation or expansion of your business.?We want to talk to you! Find out more about #OurRegionYourFuture at https://www.ncse.org/.?

NC’s Southeast valued sponsoring and participating in the North Carolina Economic Development Association’s 2025 Site Selectors Summit and Spring Conference.?The event was held in beautiful Pinehurst, NC?which is located in the NCSE region. ? The event provided a great networking opportunity with statewide economic professionals and partner organizations.?The conference showcased an incredible content agenda with a focus on economic development trends and insight from the 29 site selectors from across the county.?Attendees heard presentations from North Carolina Governor Joshua Stein, North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley, and Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) Executive Director Christopher Chung. NCEDA President Gary Lanier, Ed.D. was one of several regional partners who attended to represent their respective counties and the NCSE region. NCSE Vice President Joe Melvin, CEcD led a panel of site selectors to explore how local economic developers can build strong relationships and discuss strategies to ensure their sites and buildings meet project needs. ? Thanks to NCEDA for holding an incredible conference that promotes NC as an optimal business location and connecting the statewide economic development community!

Frontier Scientific Solutions’ state-of-the-art cGMP facility is set to revolutionize the life sciences supply chain, offering unprecedented speed, security, and efficiency for temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products. With its strategic location and Free Trade Zone (FTZ) designation, the Wilmington International Airport (ILM) facility will serve as a direct global gateway connecting North America and Europe, ensuring life-saving treatments reach patients faster than ever. + Largest GMP temperature-controlled facility in North America + Enhancing global connectivity for life sciences supply chains + Streamlined customs processing with Free Trade Zone benefits + Strengthening Wilmington’s position as a global life sciences hub Read more in the full release: https://lnkd.in/eJEVNhTp Leandro Moreira | Jeffrey Bourk, A.A.E., MBA #pharma #pharmaindustry #lifescience #logistics #pressrelease

The 2025 North Carolina Site Selectors Summit is off to a great start with the famous Pinehurst Resort breakfast, thanks to the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB and the Sanford Area Growth Alliance! This morning we've heard welcoming remarks from Nate Groover, NCCED, MEDP, and then listened to an insightful discussion on the Natron Energy project, highlighting how Edgecombe County secured a $1.4 billion clean energy investment. Panelists Oppie Jordan, Ken Biberaj, and Garrett Wyckoff shared their perspectives on the strategy, collaboration, and key factors that led to this major economic win! A major highlight of the morning was our Meet the Consultants roundtables - an interactive session where economic developers and site selection consultants were able to have valuable discussions with one another. This provided an opportunity to exchange insights and build meaningful connections that could lead to future collaborations and wins for North Carolina. Follow along with #NCSiteSelectors2025!

Last night, NCSE had the honor of participating in the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) 10th anniversary event: "A Decade in the Making". More than 350 people attended the event in Raleigh to celebrate the growth and unparalleled success of NC as a business location. Attendees included Governor Josh Stein, former Governors Roy Cooper and Pat McCrory, Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley, and former Secretaries Machelle Sanders, Tony Copeland, Sharon Decker, as well as current legislative leadership. A big thank you for the leadership of current NCSE Chair of the Board of Directors, Spence Broadhurst, who is also a member of the EDPNC Board. NCSE values our collaborative partnership with EDPNC and the engagement with statewide allies and colleagues who contribute daily to the economic vitality of NC!

We congratulate Gary Lanier, Ed.D. for his outstanding leadership and efforts in bringing Barrier Fencing Supply Company to Columbus County, NC! Barrier Fencing Supply Company will invest?$15 million in its new facility, create?151?new jobs, and expand the region's economic growth. The company specializes in manufacturing and distributing high-quality fencing products. The location in Columbus County will support production and distribution operations to meet increasing market demand. This project demonstrates Columbus County’s dedication to supporting business growth and strengthening the community through impactful development initiatives. Columbus County's economic development team and leadership's dedication and hard work were key to making this exciting announcement a reality.?Congratulations?on this remarkable achievement!

North Carolina's Southeast has promoted a strategy for the last 10+ years with our partners to transform Highway/I-74 into a stronger economic growth corridor along the 150 mile stretch from the NC Ports in Wilmington to Anson County. It’s rewarding to see this strategy coming to fruition due to the leadership of the local EDOs. Thought about all this yesterday as I drove part of the corridor to and from Anson County. To my point (going from west to east): the Anson EDC has developed the Atlantic Gateway Logistics Park (a CSX Select Site) and is starting construction on a 45k sf shell building in that park. Richmond County Economic Development was one of the first counties to develop a park on the corridor; Martie Butler has just completed construction on their 6th shell building of 40k sf in that park. Mark Ward, CEcD, MEDP and SCOTLAND COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION are marketing a 50k sf shell building constructed last year and are developing new industrial sites in the corridor. The ROBESON COUNTY COMMITTEE OF 100 FOUNDATION INC, Robeson County EDC, and the City of Lumberton have developed the Southeast Crossroads Parks at the junction of I-95 and I-74, where Elkay Zurn has constructed a large distribution center and where Cold-Link Logistics will build a new 250k sf cold storage facility. Robeson County will also build a new shell building in the Comtech Business Park. Gary Lanier, Ed.D. and the Columbus County EDC are identifying new industrial sites along the corridor, have developed a pad-ready site in Southeast Regional Park, and are partners with Tabor City in building a 25k sf shell building. Continuing east, Brunswick Business & Industry Development has worked with private developers to construct 300,000+ sf of industrial spec space along the corridor in the International Logistics Park of North Carolina, a joint park with Columbus County. Epsilon announced a large facility in the Mid-Atlantic Industrial Rail Park, a CSX Select Site. Scott Satterfield and Cliff Pyron Jr. with Wilmington Business Development have facilitated more than a million sf of privately developed spec space and have nearly filled Pender Commerce Park with diverse companies. More site development is underway in New Hanover County under their leadership. The North Carolina Department Of Transportation has brought Highway 74 to almost interstate standard on most of the corridor in the last 25 years, and the NC State Ports Authority’s modernization and expansion has been key to meeting the logistics needs of companies. These efforts reflect the tremendous work and strategic planning by these local developers and EDOS to take vision to reality, and their results in product development and transportation improvements are triggering more opportunities to site high quality companies along the corridor.

We congratulate Jeff Wood?for his outstanding leadership and efforts in assisting Chatsworth Products?in its expansion in Craven County, NC! Chatsworth Products?will invest?$11 million?in its new facility, create?45?new jobs, and expand the region's economic growth. The company specializes in innovative IT infrastructure solutions, including racks, cabinets, and power management products. The expansion will support advanced manufacturing and distribution operations to meet growing industry demand. This project demonstrates Craven County’s dedication to supporting business growth and strengthening the community through impactful development initiatives. Craven County's economic development team and leadership's dedication and hard work were key to making this exciting announcement a reality.?Congratulations?on this remarkable achievement!

Exciting news for our region! Yesterday, we announced an incredible project that will bring new investment and opportunities to Southeastern North Carolina. A huge thank you to Joe Melvin, CEcD for his leadership in making this happen. His dedication and expertise continue to drive meaningful results for our communities. Our region. Your future. #EconomicDevelopment #NewOpportunities #NorthCarolina

We would like to congratulate Will Wright, Director Raeford/Hoke Economic Development, for his exceptional leadership in facilitating the expansion of Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, LLC (PTT) in Hoke County, NC! ? Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, LLC is set to invest $102.5 million and plans to build an additional 300,000 square feet across two new state-of-the-art facilities at the Hoke County Industrial Park. This expansion announcement by PTT is expected to create 217 new jobs, showcasing their continued commitment to increase its manufacturing capacity of transformers in the United States and contribute to reducing domestic supply chain shortages of critical transformer equipment. ? Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, with a nearly-century-old history, PTT is a leading domestic manufacturer of power and distribution transformers for the electric utility, municipal power, renewable energy and industrial markets.?PTT built their first factory in Hoke County, North Carolina in 1992 and have been proudly manufacturing power transformers in this community for over 30 years.?? ? This project highlights Hoke County’s dedication to supporting existing industries, helping them grow, and meeting the future growth needs in the power industry. ? North Carolina’s Southeast is proud to have been a part of this project and values the engagement of Will Wright, Hoke County leadership, and all strategic partners for their relentless efforts in making this exciting announcement by PTT a reality!