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Creating Prosperity
The NCGrowth Newsletter
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Apprenticeship programs have not historically
been successful in reaching a diverse array of
people. A recent report from NCGrowth discusses
the issue of diversity in apprenticeship
programs, noting participants of such programs
were overwhelmingly white and male.
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NCGrowth-South Carolina hosted a small rural
business development workshop series in 2022 in
Walterboro. This free event combined the
knowledge of the organization’s staff with a
panel of experts and small business owners to
provide attendees with four workshop sessions.
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Jessamyn Tracy has joined The National Center
for American Indian Enterprise Development (The
National Center) as a project director for its
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
Business Center. The position is made possible
by a partnership with the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill’s CREATE/NCGrowth, which
is a multi-state economic development center
that envisions an economy that distributes
wealth equitably.
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NCGrowth, which works with businesses and
communities across the Carolinas to create jobs
and equitable opportunities, is deepening its
connection to Western North Carolina through a
grant from Dogwood Health Trust. The expanded
commitment in the seven counties that make up
the southwestern corner of the state includes
the hiring of Stacy Guffey as program manager.
Guffey will be based in the area to oversee
NCGrowth’s efforts there.
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NCGrowth staff introduced UNC Chapel Hill
faculty and staff to our work in Asheboro and
Princeville on both the East- and West-bound
routes of the 2022 Tarheel Bus Tour-East. Learn
more about the Tarheel Bus Tour video and our
ongoing work in Princeville.
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