Media Center
Media Center
The media plays an integral role in helping us spread the word about the programs and projects that IEI and our partners.
IN THE MEDIA
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In the Media
CHECK OUT SOME OF IEI’S GREAT WORK FEATURED IN LOCAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL MEDIA.
FutureWork Prosperity Tour
The Institute for Emerging Issues took to the open roads this summer, embarking on the FutureWorkProsperity Tour, a statewide bus tour across each of North Carolina’s eight regional Prosperity Zones! We landed at area schools, universities, and businesses—specifically to hear from you and your community leaders about the future of work in your community.
- Disappearing Jobs The Mountaineer
- Disappearing Jobs The Biltmore Beacon
- Community Leaders Warned to Prepare for Technological Advances, Changing Demographics Statesville Free News
- I-SS Leadership students discuss jobs of the future, role of technology Statesville Free News
- Jobs Disruption and Emerging Skills Focus of Forum The Pilot
- Jobs Disruption and Emerging Skills Focus of Forum (2) The Pilot
- Short Circuited Employment, How Ready Are We? The Pilot
- Seismic Shifts Predicted to ENC Jobs Kinston Free Press
- NCSU Institute for Emerging Issues’ Donnie Charleston on FutureWork Kinston Free Press
- Expert: Automation to Cost 1.1M Jobs Daily Advance
- Institute to Address WNC’s Future Work Needs at Forum Asheville Citizen-Times
- FutureWork Prosperity Tour in Boone July 7 to Focus on Job Disruption and Emerging Skills High Country Press
- Institute for Emerging Issues FutureWork Prosperity Bus Tour July 7 Appalachian Scene
- FutureWork Prosperity Tour Business North Carolina
- STEM Spotlight: FutureWork Prosperity Tour NC STEM Center
- NC State Bus Tour Launches in Statesville WSIC FM
- Seismic Shifts Predicted to ENC Jobs Gaston Gazette
- Jobs Numbers Give That ’90s Look Without Feel Shelby Star
- 9 Investigates: Automation Threatens Thousands of North Carolina Jobs WSOC-TV
- WNC Could Face a Bleak Future Without Better Job Training Asheville Citizen-Times
For more information, download the FutureWork Prosperity Tour Media Kit.
InnovatENC
We’ve received great media coverage throughout North Carolina for InnovateNC, a key 2015 Post-Forum initiative to expand our state’s innovation strength. We released the InnovateNC RFP on Monday, July 13, 2015, and announced the five communities selected for participation on Sept. 4. Here’s just a sampling of coverage:
- Creating Innovation Hubs Key to NC’s Economic Future Raleigh News & Observer: Christopher Gergen and Stephen Martin
- Big Push to Innovate! Five NC Cities Selected WUNC
- 5 Metros to Get Innovative Boost from N.C. State Triangle Business Journal
- 5 NC Cities Picked for Innovations Program BusinessNC
- Institute for Emerging Issues Picks 5 Cities for Economic Development Project WRAL TechWire
- Asheville Named an InnovateNC Community Asheville Citizen-Times
- Greensboro to Participate in Statewide Economic Development InitiativeGreensboro News & Record
- 5 Metros—Including One in Triad—to get Innovative Boost from N.C. State Triad Business Journal
- Our View: Pembroke Revival Gets Help from Some Big Guns Fayetteville Observer
- Pembroke Picked for Innovative Project The Robesonian
- UNCP, Pembroke Partners Selected as InnovateNC Community UNC-Pembroke
- Wilmington, Neighbors Get Grant for InnovateNC Program WWAYTV3.com
- Wilmington Selected for Jobs Program StarNewsOnline
- Wilmington Chosen for Intensive Statewide Learning Collaborative Initiative WBTV.com
- Wilmington Chosen for Intensive Statewide Learning Collaborative Initiative WECT.com
- InnovateNC Grant to Strengthen Innovation Ecosystem in Marine and Life Sciences at UNCW University of North Carolina News
- Wilson Named InnovateNC City Wilson Times
Initial Announcement and RFP Release:
- New NC State plan to spread innovation economies… Triangle Business Journal
- UNC-TV’s North Carolina Now with Anita Brown-Graham and John Hardin
- TWC’s Capital Tonight with Anita Brown-Graham and Christopher Gergen (begins 8:50)
- IEI announces “InnovateNC” project Courier-Tribune, Asheboro
- IEI announces “InnovateNC” project NC Stem Center
- TWC’s In Depth with Anita Brown-Graham
- InnovateNC calls for community applications The News Journal
- InnovateNC calls for NC community applications WRAL TechWire
Press Releases
For more information, contact Communications Director Nan Sanseverino at nan_sanseverino@ncsu.edu.
FutureWork Prosperity Tour
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