What is an EDC?

Economic development covers a broad range of activities that help communities grow and prosper. Economic development professionals work to ensure a competitive business environment that in turn creates high-wage, high-value jobs that maintain a high standard of living and quality of life. Economic development expertise includes business retention and expansion, finance and strategic planning, development and redevelopment, marketing and attraction, and workforce education.

Craven County Economic Development Commission

Craven County Economic Development Commission (CCEDC) works to create and sustain a region that is globally competitive - fueled by a diversified, technology-driven economy - and positioned to achieve sustained economic prosperity and opportunity for its residents.

CCEDC's core mission is to assist companies in locating or expanding while also focusing on issues of regional competitiveness, through an agenda that supports the growth and expansion of industries in the region.

Services

CCEDC works directly with individual companies, their consultants and advisors to provide a wide range of services. We are a countywide resource for:

• Site selection assistance 

• Incentive and business tax information 

• Key contacts in business and local government 

• Demographic, wage and economic data 

• Navigation through local government requirements 

• Access to workforce training and recruitment resources

CCEDC welcomes the opportunity to work with you and to make a compelling case for locating and expanding in the Craven County region. Our mission is to foster economic growth and vitality in the region. We pursue that mission by assisting you to prosper in Craven County.