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The EIDC Economic Development Journal – Fall 2023
International Economic Development Council
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 300 • Washington, DC 20005 • www.iedconline.orgChair: Jonas Peterson, CEcD
President & CEO: Nathan Ohle
Editor: Jenny Murphy.
November 30, 2022
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Appropriations in the current state budget combined with federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan afford North Carolina leaders a propitious opportunity to simultaneously create a more inclusive business ecosystem and address some of the state’s most pressing social, economic, environmental and health equity issues.
Is There Any Gold to Mine in the Graying of America?
The over-65 population is growing faster than the generations who will take their place. Demographer James Johnson Jr. discusses the opportunities for growth given current demographic trends.