--- title: NCGTPEDR News | EDR (4) description: The NC Global TransPark Economic Development Region is a North Carolina economic development office that was established to create a regional approach to economic development, bringing entities in partnership to attract and retain business in Eastern NC. 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EDR takes pride in... 1 minute read [![Three EDR Announcements Listed in Business NC’s Top 25 for 2025](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Post%20Image-33-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Post%20Image-33-1.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/three-edr-announcements-listed-in-business-ncs-top-25-for-2025) [EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr) 31 July 2025 ##### [Three EDR Announcements Listed in Business NC’s Top 25 for 2025](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/three-edr-announcements-listed-in-business-ncs-top-25-for-2025) North Carolina has achieved another remarkable series of economic development successes over the... 1 minute read [![North Carolina Global TransPark Holds Three Weeks of ACE Academy](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_7649%20copy-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=IMG_7649%20copy-1.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/north-carolina-global-transpark-holds-three-weeks-of-ace-academy) [EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr) 31 July 2025 ##### [North Carolina Global TransPark Holds Three Weeks of ACE Academy](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/north-carolina-global-transpark-holds-three-weeks-of-ace-academy) This year’s North Carolina Global TransPark ACE Academy was a tremendous success! The youth who... 3 minute read [![Planned Lot 7 Shell Buildings to Attract New and Growing Businesses](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Park%20East%20Lot%207%20Image-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Park%20East%20Lot%207%20Image-1.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/planned-lot-7-shell-buildings-to-attract-new-and-growing-businesses) [EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr) 31 July 2025 ##### [Planned Lot 7 Shell Buildings to Attract New and Growing Businesses](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/planned-lot-7-shell-buildings-to-attract-new-and-growing-businesses) North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region partner Wayne County Development... 1 minute read [![Marketing Firm, Eckel & Vaughan, Publishes Review on EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%20Design.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Image%20Design.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/marketing-firm-eckel-vaughan-publishes-review-on-edr) [EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr) 31 July 2025 ##### [Marketing Firm, Eckel & Vaughan, Publishes Review on EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/marketing-firm-eckel-vaughan-publishes-review-on-edr) Eckel and Vaughan Provide Results of Study on NCGTPEDR Eckel & Vaughan is a full-service... 2 minute read [![North Carolina Global TransPark’s Former Terminal Building Transitioning Into Needed Office Space](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20Image-Jul-09-2025-02-52-32-5066-PM.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Group%20Image-Jul-09-2025-02-52-32-5066-PM.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/north-carolina-global-transparks-former-terminal-buildingtransitioning-into-needed-office-space) [EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr) 30 June 2025 ##### [North Carolina Global TransPark’s Former Terminal Building Transitioning Into Needed Office Space](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/north-carolina-global-transparks-former-terminal-buildingtransitioning-into-needed-office-space) The renovation of the former North Carolina Global TransPark terminal building is complete! ... 2 minute read [![Wayne County Industry Receives Worker Training Grant](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20Image-Jul-07-2025-06-43-04-7207-PM.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Group%20Image-Jul-07-2025-06-43-04-7207-PM.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/wayne-county-industry-receives-worker-training-grant) [EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr) 16 June 2025 ##### [Wayne County Industry Receives Worker Training Grant](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/wayne-county-industry-receives-worker-training-grant) Wayne County industry, NC Manufacturing Inc., has once again been awarded the Incumbent Worker... 1 minute read [![EDR’s Trey Cash Named NCEDA’s 2025 Emerging Leader of the Year](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Emerging%20Leader%20Award-POST-4-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Emerging%20Leader%20Award-POST-4-1.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/edrs-trey-cash-named-ncedas-2025-emerging-leader-of-the-year) [EDR](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr) 13 June 2025 ##### [EDR’s Trey Cash Named NCEDA’s 2025 Emerging Leader of the Year](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/edrs-trey-cash-named-ncedas-2025-emerging-leader-of-the-year) The North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region is proud to announce that Trey... 2 minute read [First](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/1) [Prev](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/3) [2](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/2) [3](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/3) [4](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/4) [5](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/5) [6](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/6) [Next](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/5) [Last](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/author/edr/page/28) ![Heart of Eastern NC-EDR Logo-1](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Heart%20of%20Eastern%20NC-EDR%20Logo-1.jpg?width=300&height=144&name=Heart%20of%20Eastern%20NC-EDR%20Logo-1.jpg "Heart of Eastern NC-EDR Logo-1") North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation serving as the pivotal hub for industrial development, business recruitment, and site selection throughout Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne Counties and the North Carolina Global TransPark. 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