--- title: North Carolina Economic Development Association Holds First Economic Development Practitioner Workshop description: We are pleased to announce that the North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region (EDR) was the Gold Sponsor for the inaugural North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA) Economic Development Practitioner Workshop. 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Our President, Mark Pope, played a pivotal role in organizing and planning this successful event.  The workshop featured valuable insights from esteemed speakers such as Jonathan Morgan – Professor at UNC School of Government; Scott Hamilton – Chief Executive Officer at The Golden LEAF Foundation; Ernie Pearson – Attorney and Economic Developer; Jordan Whichard – Chief Deputy Secretary at North Carolina Department of Commerce; Reginald Speight – State Director for USDA Rural Development; Hillary Sherman – NC Economic Development Representative; David Spratley – Director, Economic Development at Maynard Nexsen, and Kenny Flowers – Assistant Secretary, Rural Economic Development Division at NC Department of Commerce. EDR attendees Mark Pope, Craig Foucht, Trey Cash, and Julie Graham are putting into practice what they learned to further drive economic growth in our region. 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