Economic Development Programming

Connecting Business with Community

Cary Economic Development host or co-host a meeting the first Wednesday of every month.

2024 Programs

Monthly Events

Cary Economic Development host a meeting the first Wednesday of every month.

January

January 4th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club

Economic Forecast Breakfast | Dr. Michael Walden

Watch the State of Cary Address

February

February 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Arts Center

Major Development Projects Panel | Scot Berry, Jordan Gussenhoven, Drew Thigpen, & Riley Burke

March

March 7th | 12:00pm – 1:30pm | The Embassy Suites Hotel

Bridging the Gap – Connecting Cary’s Business Community with Tomorrow’s Talent

April

April 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am| Wake Stone Corporation

Tour of Wake Stone Quarry

May

May 6th – 8th | Holston House Nashville

InterCity Visit to Nashville

June

June 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development Meeting

July

July 17th – 18th | Holiday Inn Resort Lumina, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Annual Leadership Conference 

August

August 22nd | 8:00am – 11:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce

Cary Development Projects Bus Tour

September

September 4th | 9:00am – 10:00am | SAS Campus Executive Briefing Center

Get to know SAS

October

October 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Updates from Deutsche Bank, Celebrating 15-years in Cary | The meeting is at the Cary Chamber of Commerce

November

November 6th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club

Economic Updates | Ted Abernathy  

December

December 4th | 8:00am – 10:15am | First Responders Breakfast | Prestonwood Country Club

January 2025

January 9th, 2025 | Economic Forecasting Event featuring Dr. Michael Walden | 7:30am – 8:00am breakfast and 8:00am – 9:00am program | Prestonwood Country Club

January

January 4th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club

Economic Forecast | Dr. Michael Walden

February

February 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce

February Interest Rate Management – US &  Global effect on rates and inflation

March

March 1st | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club

Regional ED Panel | Chris Chung, Tom White, & Ryan Combs

April

April 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce

Workforce Development Trends & Resources | Barbara Brothers

May

May 2nd – 5th | Epicurean Hotel, Tampa, FL

InterCity Visit to Tampa

June

June 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce

No-Cost Business Resources – Small Business & Technology Development Center

July

July 19th – 20th | The Beaufort Hotel, Beaufort, NC

Annual Planning Conference 

August

August 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Envu – Environmental Science

Envu Campus Visit

September

September 6th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce

Verizon Corporate Campus Visit

October

October 4th | 8:00am – 9:00am | ABB Corporate Campus

ABB Corporate Campus Visit

November

November 1st | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club

Economic Updates | Ted Abernathy   

December

December 6th | 7:30am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club

First Responders Breakfast | Scott Kartvedt

January

January 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Economic Forecast | Dr. Michael Walden

February

February 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Education & Economic Development Joint Meeting | Dr. Scott Ralls – Wake Technical Community College President

March

March 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Fenton Development Updates

April

April 6th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Commercial Real Estate Panel at Macgregor Downs Country Club

May

May 4th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Small Business Panel at the Cary Chamber of Commerce

June

June 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cotton Inc.
Company Highlight | Cotton Inc. Headquarters

July

July 20th – 21st | Pinehurst, NC | Carolina Hotel
Cary Chamber of Commerce | 2022 Planning Conference

August

August 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Campus visit- at Xerox

September

September 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | New Downtown Cary Park updates with Joy Ennis- at the Cary Chamber of Commerce

October

October 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Campus visit- ABB

November

November 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
Rise & Shine | Ted Abernathy

December

December 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
2022 First Responders Breakfast

January

January 6th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Economic Forecast | Dr. Michael Walden

February

February 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Education & Economic Development Joint Meeting | WakeTech – Local Asset For Your Business

March

March 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Cary Development Projects: Downtown and All-Around | Ted Boyd, Town of Cary Director of ED

April

April 7th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Updates With RTRP | Ryan Combs, Executive Director

May

May 5th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Company Highlight | Cotton Inc.

June

June 2nd | 8:00am – 9:00am | Virtual
Tom White | Director, Economic Development Partnership of NC State

July

July 21st | All-Day | The Umstead
Cary Chamber of Commerce | 2021 Planning Conference

August

August 4th | 8:00am – 9:00am | Cary Chamber of Commerce
Tourism Updates | Heidi Walters, Director of Partner & Industry Relations for Visit North Carolina

September

September 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | TBA
NC ED Updates | Machelle Sanders, Secretary of Commerce

October

October 25th – 27th | Charleston SC
Inter-City Trip

November

November 3rd | 8:00am – 9:00am | TBA
Rise & Shine | Ted Abernathy

December

December 1st | 8:00am – 9:00am | Prestonwood Country Club
2021 First Responders Breakfast