Career Trek: North Carolina Economic Development

Curious how businesses start, grow and decide to relocate to North Carolina? Interested to see how nonprofit, government, and public/private sectors come together to bring new business, industry growth, and job creation to the state?

Join Career Center staff for a Career Trek in partnership with the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) on Friday, January 24th from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm (program time). This will be an all day event located in Morrisville, NC where students will learn about the economic development industry and careers related to business development, marketing and research, tourism, and operations. Time will be spent meeting and learning from economic development executives from throughout the state and will include a tour of an economic development site. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

This Career Trek is great for anyone interested in economic development, business development, government, public administration, nonprofit, marketing, communication, and overall business.

The Career Center will provide transportation to and from the event. Because of the commitment required to attend, students are required to complete an application for consideration.

Application found HERE.

Application deadline is January 15th at 5 pm. Students will be notified of selections by January 17th and must accept or decline by Monday, January 20th.

Career Trek attendees will build upon their Career & Self-Development and Professionalism career skills. Learn more about competencies at

Questions about the Career Trek should be addressed to Lori Brasile, Assistant Director for Career Connections at lbrasile@charlotte.edu

About EDPNC:

The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) is focused on recruiting new businesses to the state, supporting the needs of existing businesses, connecting exporters to global customers, helping small business owners get their start, and attracting tourists and visitors from all over the world.

In pursuit of sustainable job-creation and investment in North Carolina, the EDPNC works closely with public- and private-sector partners at the state, regional and local levels. As a nonprofit public-private partnership, the EDPNC operates under contract with the North Carolina Department of Commerce, while receiving additional financial support from the private sector. Governed by a 18-member board of business and industry leaders representative of the entire state, the EDPNC proudly serves as North Carolina’s statewide economic development organization, committed to serving all those looking to invest in, visit or do business with North Carolina.