Economic Development Programming

Connecting Business with Community

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

2023

Monthly

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

March

March 1, 7:30-9am | Economic Development Meeting | Regional ED Panel | Prestonwood Country Club

2022

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

2021

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