La mano de obra, los recursos y la estructura de costes de Greenville y el condado de Pitt ofrecen a las empresas lo que necesitan para prosperar y tener éxito.
La zona está preparada para acoger a la industria con su mano de obra disponible, redes de transporte establecidas y servicios públicos de alta capacidad.
Con seis polígonos industriales en todo el condado de Pitt y cientos de acres de terreno listo para construir, la zona tiene mucho espacio para crecer.
A mediados de agosto, Uconda Dunn, vicepresidenta de Desarrollo Empresarial, y María Satira, directora de Marketing y Comunicación, asistieron a la Conferencia Anual del Consejo de Desarrollo Económico del Sur (SEDC). Este año, la conferencia tuvo lugar en San Antonio (Texas) del 14 al 16 de agosto y se centró en la reimaginación de los negocios.
More than 300 economic development professionals attended the conference and heard from speakers in various sectors. Satira spoke on a panel about digital marketing efforts and how an effective plan can help an economic development organization stay resilient.
Satira, second from left, answers an audience question about marketing and public relations after her presentation. (Photo Credit: Southern Economic Development Council, 2022)
"It was an honor to speak at the Southern Economic Development Council's Annual Conference in San Antonio about resiliency efforts for economic development organizations,” said Satira. “Marketing and communications plans play a big part in economic development and I was excited to highlight some of the techniques that have worked for our organization."
The session, titled, “Reimagining Your EDO - What does a resilient Economic Development Organization look like?” examined what exactly makes an economic development organization resilient. The panelists shared their experiences facing this challenge head-on and been directly involved in diversifying their agency to better meet the issues of today and tomorrow. Satira, along with three other speakers, gave participants clear examples, best and emerging practices, and the opportunity to discuss what resiliency and reimagining look like for them.
Dunn also engaged with site selection experts and other economic development leaders about best practices and initiatives that can be deployed to develop sites and buildings.
Dunn asks a question to site selection consultants during a presentation about site and building development. (Photo Credit: Southern Economic Development Council, 2022)
"Disponer de una plataforma para plantear preguntas durante los debates de expertos sobre el desarrollo económico en la región sudeste de Estados Unidos no sólo es útil para nuestra comunidad, sino también muy perspicaz", compartió Dunn. "Escuchar los consejos y las conclusiones de estos profesionales nos permite reflexionar sobre nuestros retos locales e idear nuevas formas de abordar problemas como la falta de emplazamientos y edificios".
Dunn and Satira heard from speakers such as Jorge Ayala of the U.S. Economic Development Administration; Jessica Breaux, manager of economic development for Amazon.com; Jay Garner of Garner Economics, and Matthias Beir of TBIC.
To learn more about SEDC 2022 and the conference agenda, visit the SEDC website. Next year, SEDC will host its 2023 conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.
