On Thursday, June 20, the Harnett Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) Board of Directors held their Annual Meeting at the Harnett Regional Jetport.
The Board celebrated significant achievements and progress made in economic development and looked ahead to strategically plan for the coming year.
The Board also announced their newly-elected officers for 2024-2025:
Special thanks went to outgoing Chair Phyllis Godwin for her unwavering leadership and dedication to the HEDC.
“Your contributions have greatly impacted Harnett County and our success, and they will continue to do so. Our Team looks forward to the future with great optimism and enthusiasm as we work together to continue to drive economic growth and industrial development in Harnett County,” shared the HEDC in a social media post.
To wrap up the first day, attendees were able to meet up for a social event at the Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko. in Southern Pines where a $10,000 check was presented to the Joint Special Operations Foundation for their scholarship fund. Photo pr
The three-story, 200,000 square-foot business incubator space is located at 420 Maiden Lane. The building features an elevator, construction has begun on handicap bathrooms for the first floor and the second and third floors feature window walls offering views of Segra Stadium.
Image provided by FTCCFocused on building the local workforce and streamlining the education process through real world learning, the Hope, Opportunity, Prosperity through Education Program at Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC), also kno