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01/14/2008: The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN) and Pitt Community College proudly announce the 2^nd Annual "Celebration Spring Festival" this March. Read Press Release for more information.

01/14/2008: Chowan County manager to retire in July. Read full article in the Daily Advance.

01/10/2008: Native of Goldsboro and nation's biggest promoter of Hollywood died Wednesday. Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

01/10/2008: A news article on the Creative Communities Initiative "Your Town" workshop is the cover story in the new issue of "Your Town Update: Citizens' Institute on Rural Design". Click here for the press release. Click here to download the "Your Town Update" [172 KB]

01/03/2008: Management Changes at Swing Zone Family Fun Park. Read Press Release for more information.

December 2007

12/12/2007: Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners enacted the first stage of its Water Emergency Management Plan on Tuesday night. Read more in the Reflector.

12/1/2007: Two of Historic Wilmington's premier bed and breakfast inns have been awared AAA's prestigious 2008 Four Diamond Rating. See Press Release for more information. [30 KB]

November 2007

11/29/2007: University Selects a Feature-Rich, Secure Network That Can Be Deployed Today and Scale Over Time to Accommodate Future Requirements. Read full article on cnn.com.

11/13/2007: New "green park" in Camden County is an example for entire state. [12 KB]

11/5/2007: Pasquotank Arts Councils Signs Construction Contract. Read more! [79 KB]

October 2007

10/24/2007: Dentist offers $1 a pound, all Candy Collected will be shipped to our Troops Overseas! Read more here. [82 KB]

10/14/2007: Trade in native muscadine grape enjoys revival in North Carolina. Read the News and Observer for full article.

10/12/2007: Kenan-Flagler Business School Ranked #4 in Entrepreneurship. Click here to read our press release. [11 KB]

10/04/2007: Ayden couple plans to open 100 acres to researchers and students. Read more in the Reflector.

10/04/2007: The new Inner Banks publication, the Scuppernong Mill House Gazette, explores life across the IBX. The Mill Gazette is now available online.

September 2007

09/25/2007: Chowan County opens doors to teachers. Read more in the DailyAdvance.

09/21/2007: FoR ENC and the National Endowment for the Arts Host IBX Citizens' Institute on Rural Design Workshop. Click here to read the press release. [17 KB]

09/18/2007: Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School is ranked 6^th in a national ranking of MBA programs based on surveys of corporate recruiters. Click here to read the press release. [8 KB]

09/13/2007: The North Carolina Birding Trail will provide training to businesses and communities along the trail. Read more about the program here. [82KB]

09/12/2007: The Craven County Tourism Development Authority's Tourism Task Force will host a meeting to share their tourism-related projects and progress. Nominate any frontline employees or management staff that you feel should receive a Craven County Travel & Tourism Recognition Award. [11KB]

August 2007

08/24/2007: ECSU is one of "America's Best Colleges"

08/17/2007: Wrightsville Beach is basking in the glow of its recent designation as America's Favorite Beach.

08/16/2007: The NC Birding Trail announces a Birder Friendly Business and Birder Friendly Community training program in Fayetteville, NC. Click here for detailed description. [118 KB]

08/14/2007: In this week's Chronicle of Philanthropy there appears an article entitled "Rural America Must Be Philanthropy Priority. Click here to read our press release.

08/06/2007: Black River Cruises join with N.C. Audubon Tour Guides to reveal Cape Fear's Natural Wonders. View Press Release. [11KB]

08/03/2007: Halifax Community College provides a Careers in Entertainment Forum for local youth. to learn more click here.

July, 2007

07/25/07: The New Bern/Craven County Convention & Visitors Center is pleased to announce our annual events have been named a "Top 20 Event" by the Southeast Tourism Society.

07/11/07: Greenville has become our first "Cool City" east of 95! Read more details in the Reflector.

June, 2007

06/27/07: Roanoke Island Festival Park received notification of their listing in the just published travel guide 1, 000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die. For more information click here. [30 KB]

06/24/07: A new birding trail opened in association with Hammocks Beach State Park, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Read more in the Reflector.

06/21/07: Edenton Mill Village in Edenton, NC Named One of Top 10 Cottage Communitites in the Nation Click here to read the full article. [64KB]

06/04/07: Wachovia Makes Significant Gift to FoR ENC and Creative Communities Initiative. Click here to read the full article. [8.65KB]

May, 2007

05/10/07: FoR ENC and Kenan Institute partnership featured in the News & Observer.

05/08/07: FoR ENC and Kenan Institute Partner. Click here to read the full article. [18 KB]

05/08/07: FoR ENC and Kenan Institute partnership featured in the Philanthropy Journal.

05/01/07: Creative Communities Initiative Monthly Update. [81.0 KB]

April, 2007

04/09/07: Eco-Tourism in the Inner Banks discussed in an article entitled "Nature Tourism Promotes Area's Rivers and Streams", by Bob Montgomery, which appeared in the The Daily Advance on April 9, 2007.

04/01/07: Creative Communities Initiative Monthly Update. [68.0 KB]

March, 2007

03/01/07: Creative Communities Initiative Monthly Update. [69.4 KB]

February, 2007

02/23/07: Southeastern Tourism Society selects 2007 Dogwood Festival as a Top 20 Event. Click here to read the press release issued by the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. [8.39 KB]

02/17/07: The New York Times has an interesting article by Matt Villano entitled Old McDonald Gave a Tour of His Farm regarding agri-tourism and the economic benefits of diversifying the business strategy of small family farms.

02/09/07: BlueWater Media-FoR ENC Inner Banks Documentary Nominated for Emmy Award. Click here to read the full article.

02/01/07: Creative Communities Initiative Monthly Update. [88.4 KB]

January, 2007

01/23/07: A New Report From MDC Highlights the Need for Charitable Foundations to Rethink Their Approach to Investment in Order to Eliminate Poverty. Click here to read the article in the News & Observer.

01/11/07: For ENC and Mount Olive College Launch French Study Abroad Program at Musée Gorsline in Burgundy, France. Click here for the full story.

01/10/07: FoR ENC Hosts Workshop on Technology Infrastructure for Creative Communities. Click here for the full story.

01/05/07: North Carolina Broadcasters Form Inner Banks Media, LLC. Click here for the full story.

01/04/07: FoR ENC Celebrates 2006 Successes. Click here to learn more about what FoR ENC accomplished in the past year.

December, 2006

12/30/06: The Kinston Free Press published an article by Michael Abernethy entitled Kinston Native Shares Memories of Soul's 'Godfather'. The article is about Maceo Parker, the native of Kinston who played saxophone with James Brown for 25 years.

November, 2006

11/06/06: For ENC hosted "A Sense of Place: Creative Communities in ENC" today in Greenville. Click here to read a summary of the event and some comments from our guests.

October, 2006

10/19/06: Tampa Tribune Publishes Article on Eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks. Click here for the full article [88.4 KB]

10/10/06: FoR ENC Hosts Regional Conference on Creative Communities and New Urbanism on November 6th. Click here for the full article [86 KB]

10/03/2006: FoR ENC's Creative Communities Initiative To Launch In Plymouth October 5th. Click here for the full article. [83.6 KB]

September, 2006

09/15/6006: ENC Artist Robert Shares Essay to Mark Launch of Creative Communities Initiative. Click here for the full article. [83.3 KB]

09/15/2006: FoR ENC's Creative Communities Initiative To Launch In Ayden September 20th. Click here for the full article. [79.9 KB]

09/11/2006: FoR ENC's Creative Communities Initiative To Launch In Murfreesboro September 14th. Click here for the full article. [79 KB]

09/06/2006: FoR ENC's Creative Communities Initiative To Launch In Edenton September 11th. Click here for the full article. [78.8 KB]

August, 2006

08/31/2006: 2007 Economic Forecast Forum To Feature Eastern North Carolina. Click here for the full article. [92.2 KB]

08/30/2006: FoR ENC's Creative Communities Initiative To Launch In Tarboro September 6th. Click here for the full article. [79.5 KB]

08/25/2006: Six Inner Banks towns are featured in project to harness economic and cultural assets to lure early retirees and creative classes. Click here for the full article. [62.5 KB]

08/02/2006: Online Encyclopedia Wikipedia Publishes Entry on Eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks. Click here for the full article. [45.5 KB]

May, 2006

05/04/2006: Inner Banks featured in state's 2006 Travel Guide. Click here for the full article. [65.5 KB]

March, 2006

03/01/2006: FoR ENC and Bluewater Media Send Special Thanks To Cruising Carolina Sponsors. Click here for the full story. [88.4 KB]

February, 2006

02/16/2006: FoR ENC -Bluewater Media Inner Banks Documentary, Cruising Carolina, Set to Air on UNC-TV. Click here for the full story. [94.3 KB]

02/14/2006 - FoR ENC's Eastern North Carolina Film Commission Recruits Hollywood Production to Elizabeth City. Click here for the full story. [86.2 KB]

January, 2006

01/11/2006 - Report on projects, initiatives, collaborations, and media and press features for 2005. Click here for the full story. [36.9 KB]

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