RTP Pathways to Opportunity — Tour Report

7/29/2019 RTP Pathways to Opportunity Tour Report

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What gratthing can wdo together?

IntroductIon .......2

Summary...................3

tour StopS ............4

themeS .....................28

topIcS ........................32

reconnect ............33

reImagIne .............34

redevelop.............35

IdeaS...........................39

actIon.......................40

preSS .........................41

StorIeS ....................42

InSpIratIon .........43

gratItude .............44


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Th Rarch Triang Foundation want

to ritai th Park to r a oNorth Caroina in a changing conoy.Th Pathway to Opportunity tour waour rt tp.

W hard ro couniti acroth tat that pop want to RTPdo othing big othing thatconnct a o North Caroina and

ak a goba ipact.

The next step is t bil it. Were ging t cnvene

peple in RTP, cnnect Nrth Crlin thrgh n nline

cmmnity netwrk, n bil n innvtive cmmnity

r shring new ies.

IntroductIon


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The Reserch Tringle Prk

strte t s bl ie, visin rm Nrth Crlins

leers r the tre

strggling stte.

Or th at ty yar, th buin, uniriti, and

ciic adr who bid in RTP orca daunting

obtac to ak North Caroina a goba adr.

Today, RTP i ho to or than copani that poy

or than , pop. It ucc hp ipro acc

to ducation and job, crating opportuniti or pop

acro North Caroina to ipro thir uaity o i.

But our tat ac nw chang. Riing intrnationa

coptition and a changing conoy thratn to onc again

a North Caroina buin and workr bhind. Againt

thi backdrop, RTP nd to RConnct with North Caroina

o w can RIagin our utur and utiaty RDop

th Park to ad North Caroina in th innoation conoy.

Th Pathway to Opportunity tour wa RTP rt tp

toward RConncting with th tat it r. On th tour,w ound citin and adr coaborating on innoati

progra to RDop thir couniti. W ao ound a

tat agr to partnr with RTP to RIagin our utur.

In Ahi, or ap, adr cautiond u: Dont think

a.

RTP i our connction to th word. You ar bttr poitiond

than anyon to hp u rag th citnt in our

rgion to bco uccu with buin, adr, and

dia ro around th word.

Thi yar, w wi act on th ida w hard and th

pctation North Caroina ha or RTP. Togthr with

partnr in buin, acadia, and gornnt, w wiRDop th Park to b an innoation conoy adr

and th partnr North Caroina nd:

RTP WIll Be A CONveNeR

W wi bring adr togthr ro around th tat in

conoic dopnt ting that otr coaboration

and innoation.

RTP WIll Be A CONNeCTOR

W wi crat an opn, onin ntwork that har

inoration and init conration, conncting ourcounity to work togthr or North Caroina.

RTP WIll Be A CATAlYsT

Th Park wi otr a counity or innoation that har

nw ida and inpir it partnr hping a o North

Caroina buid pathway to opportunity.

On our trip acro th tat, RTP RConnctd with

paionat, gnrou pop working hard or thir utur

and th utur o thir couniti. Wr gratu to a

th pop who ad th tour happn, and to our hotwho inpird u with thir innoati and uccu work to

RIagin thir utur.

W ook orward to continuing to RConnct with North

Caroina in th coing onth a w work togthr to

RDop RTP. W hop a o North Caroina wi join u

in rponding to th ca w hard in Ahi and ry

counity w iitd:

Go big. Think big. Do big things. We need that kind

o spirit now.

SummaryExective Smmry


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RTP traveled around the state toreconnect with North Carolina. Whard your tori, arnd ro yourida, and ar working togthr tocrat our hard utur.

We jine cnverstins in persn, n scil mei, n

t ReImgineNC.cm t strt lsting ilge bt

the tre r stte. Cmmnity clleges shwe s

hw Nrth Crlin is respning t rpily chnging

ecnmy. Lcl leers tl s hw RTP cl spprt

their wrk n ecnmic evelpment t prvie mrepprtnities r their citizens.

The next two pages provide an overview o the tour. Next, the

report will describe what we saw and heard at each tour stop

in more detail.

tour


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NOvemBeR 9

Mster Pln LnchRTP HEadquaRTERS

ladr ro th Triang and tat

joind u to har about a nw matr

Pan or RTP th cuination o

yar o rarch and tratgy or

bcoing or coptiti in today

innoation conoy.

NOvemBeR 13

GreensbrNC a&T

North Caroina A&T Unirity

r a th hub o innoation

in Grnboro. It work in sTem

ducation, Nanocinc, and

Nanonginring boot th conoy

o th ntir Triad.

NOvemBeR 13

RleighNC MuSEuM o NaTuRaL SCIENCE

Kicking o th Pathway to

Opportunity bu tour, pakr

Gornor B Prdu, Bob Ingra,

Bob Goa, and madhu Briwa tod

u about thir princ with RTP

and th ro th Park pay in NC.

NOvemBeR 14

Snr

CENTRaL CaRoLINaCoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

Copani ik Catrpiar partnr

with CCCC and l County schoo

to train workr in adancd

anuacturing a atoing d

that coud jup tart couniti.

NOvemBeR 14

WinstnSlem

oRSYTH TECH

Foryth Tch work with oca

buin to train citin or job

and carr in tcntury indutri

ro biotchnoogy to goba ogitic.

NOvemBeR 14

ashebr

RaNdoLPH CouNTY CoMMuNITYCoLLEGE

Progra ik RCC ocationa

training, cog tranr, and

conoic and workorc dopnt

ar hping th counity adapt, and

kping th County coptiti.

NOvemBeR 15

Bne

aPPaLaCHIaN STaTE uNIVERSITY

Boon ha a tight counity and a

trong n o pac. AsU i working

to kp graduat oca by attracting

copani that pciai in ciat

chang and hath.

NOvemBeR 15

HickryCaTaWBa VaLLEY CoMMuNITY

CoLLEGE

CvCC boot counity, boot

anuacturing, and nd oution

that crat job through it

manuacturing soution Cntr.

NOvemBeR 16

LenirCaLdWELL CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

W hard ro tudnt and acuty

about how th Cadw Counity

Cog i ocuing on job that hp

th rgion rcor ro th goba

rcion.

NOvemBeR 15

ashevilleaSHEVILLE EVENT CENTER

At a dinnr rcption with Ahi

Chabr o Corc, oca adr

tod u, RTP i our connction to th

word, o go big. Think big. Do big

thing.

NOvemBeR 16

ChrltteCENTRaL PIEdMoNT CoMMuNITY

CoLLEGE

CPCC howd u thir Adancd

Tchnoogy Cntr a aciity that

hp th cog partnr with ading

Gran Copani to brac

robotic and D printing.

P. 7 P. 8 P. 9

P. 10 P. 11 P. 12 P. 13

P. 14 P. 15 P. 16 P. 17

tour StopS


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NOvemBeR 19

RleighWaKE TECH

Wak Tch i buiding a nw capu

nar RTP! W hard thir pan

or trngthning our partnrhip,

incuding a joint rarch ntur to

proid copani and ntrprnur

currnt inoration on th conoy.

NoVEMBER 26

Rcky MntNaSH CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE,

BRoWN audIToRIuM

In Rocky mount, NCC and th Caroina

Gatway Partnrhip dopd a

nw conoic od to proot

dopnt in rura ara: Corridor

o Innoation.

NOvemBeR 19

drhmNC CENTRaL

Th nation rt pubic ibra

art cog oundd or Arican

Arican, NC Cntra i upporting

Durha ntrprnurhip boo,

with BRITe, a rarch progra.

NOvemBeR 26

Elizbeth City

ELIZaBETH CITY STaTE uNIVERSITY

eCsU train tudnt to work in

indutri aociatd with RTP.

Partnrhip with UNCChap Hi,

RDU airport, and oca buin

hp eiabth City connct with th

Triang and boot proprity.

NOvemBeR 27

Winterville

PITT CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE/ECu

PCC ha buit powru partnrhip

with oca buin. PCC know

what acadic progra wi ak

thir tudnt th ot auab and

oca buin gt ducatd workr

traind in acty th ki thy nd.

NOvemBeR 27

Wshingtn

BEauoRT CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

Bauort Counity Cog i

orging connction with th rt

o North Caroina and inting in

adancd anuacturing to kp

Bauort County gobay coptiti.

NOvemBeR 28

Kinstn

LENoIR CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

Downtown Kinton ay oon bco

a potr chid or counitydrin

rdopnt. Kinton i working to

rduc rura porty, rcruit buin,

and ritai downtown attracting

young, crati workr.

NOvemBeR 29

WilmingtnuNC WILMINGToN

UNCWiington ha a trong n

o oca prid and rponibiity.

Th unirity int in hath,

tchnoogy, ducation, and conoic

dopnt progra that r a

o southatrn North Caroina.

NOvemBeR 29

yettevilleaYETTEVILLE TECHNICaL

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

Faytti adr dicud

dirupti way to buid partnrhip.

Th rgion i working toward

connctiity, goba ntwork, and

pathway to opportunity or tran.

NOvemBeR 30

PembrkeuNC PEMBRoKE

UNCP proid ducation and pubic

ric or th rgion and th lub

Nati Arican Trib. Facuty

want to crat a iing ab or

pionring oution to porty, ack

o tchnoogy, and rura hath.

NOvemBeR 30

PinehrstSaNdHILLS CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

sandhi Counity Cog in

Pinhurt want to r a a hub

and an ap or rura innoation...

RTP can proid inpiration and

ntorhip to hp u achi that

goa.

P. 18 P. 19 P. 20

P. 21 P. 22 P. 23 P. 24

P. 25 P. 26 P. 27 P. 28

tour StopS


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an intrctin tRTPs new Mster PlnIn , RTP partnrd with Coopr, Robrton & Partnr, an

architctur an urban dign r, to crat a nw matr Pan. Our hop

i or that matr Pan to chang not ony our phyica andcap but

th way w do buin. On Nobr , RTP joind counity adr

in th Triang rgion to uni that pan.

GOAls FOR THe mAsTeR PlAN:

eCONOmIC GOAls

> Rtain iting r: continu ring our ky partnr

> Continu to draw arg copani: dri rgiona poynt and

brand th Park a a wordca rarch dtination

> Attract a broadr rang o tnant copani: incud ar,

ntrprnuria group that ar growing in th innoation conoy

INNOvATION GOAls

> strngthn connction btwn copani and uniriti:

hard pac and aniti ncourag coaboration

> support corporat rarch: hp rpond to tiy opportuniti

> Crat and rtain or tartup: proid opportuniti to grow

sUsTAINABIlITY GOAls

> Continu to upport nironntay utainab practic:

cutiat RTP rputation a a od o utainabiity

WHAT DOes All THIs meAN FOR NORTH CAROlINA?

Th way pop work ha changd inc th Park wa buit or

yar ago. Today workr dont want cudd, crti oc pac

intad, thy nd co hop, counity, and coaboration.

so wr RDoping RTP to bco a rarch park that r today

innoator and ntrprnur. It wi bco a nw hub or cratiity and

conoic growth.

mot iportant, it wi continu to trngthn uniriti, crat t

cntury job, and hp a o North Caroina nd Pathway to Opportunity.

This is a place driven by human

talent, organized into the great

talent o companies. And i

you dont have a place that

talent wants to be, a place that

talent enjoys being, where theircreativity can be brought to

bear, we will not continue to

grow as we have in the last ty

years. John Achur, Chairan o HR&A Adior

rtp


8/47

8HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN RAleIGH:

The Tr kick

We kicke the Pthwys t

opprtnity tr t the NC Msem

Ntrl Sciences.

muu Dirctor Bty Bnnt tod u, o pop think o th

Rarch Triang Park a a pac. I think o it a a bod ida. W ar

trtching th iit o our tat to t th word chang.

NeARlY 100 lOCAl leADeRs JOINeD THe eveNT AND

DIsCUsseD HOW We CAN BUIlD THe FUTURe OF NORTH

CAROlINA.

Bob Goa, Pridnt o RTP, t th tag or th diaogu w continud

throughout th tour: We want to hear stories and perspectives rom people

across North Carolina. We want to hear about the challenges they ace and

the opportunities that excite them. We want to talk about what we can do

together.

madhu Briwa, CeO o Iem, tod u h cho to o hr knowdg

bad copany to th Triang bcau o our pop and adrhip. sh

cad on North Caroina to conidr nw indutri and to int in our

huan capita.

Goa hard hi own tory: I know ro y own i how a bod ida

ik th Park can chang pop i. Whn I wa growing up in Raigh,

y dad woud dri u out to RTP, which wa jut bginning to catch on.H tod u that th Park coud chang our i. It changd hi: H got a

bttr job working or a copany thr. It changd in bcau o what

happnd to y Dad. I wa ab to go to N.C. stat and gt th ducation

I ndd. Th Park hpd to chang th conoic i o our ntir tat.

That wa th Park origina iion: not jut to dop our , acr

o and, but to ipro uaity o i or a North Caroinian.

raleIgh


9/47

9HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN GReeNsBORO:

Nrth Crlin a&T:Embrcing r pst,creting r treOur rt top on th tour wa th North Caroina A&T capu in

Grnboro. A&T ha a proud hitory o progr, rarch, and

cnc. A&T i a hub o innoation in th ara, ocud on booting

th conoy o th ntir Triad.

W wr grtd by Chancor Harod martin and a nubr o nior

A&T ta, who wakd u through A&T yar hitory a a and grant

unirity.

A&T ao ha partnrhip with Action Grnboro, UNC Grnboro,

Guiord County, and oca buin adr. That ort o coaboration

guidd th Park cration, and wr citd to it at work in othrpart o th tat.

W wr gin a tour o th ntir capu, incuding a oing iit to th

Grnboro Four tatu. W wr tod th tory o North Caroina A&T

tudnt and cii right actiit, Joph mcNi, Frankin mcCain, e

Bair, Jr., and Daid Richond. Th courag that otiatd th to it

down at Wooworth countr and ordr co od North Caroina into

th cii right ont, and thir n o pubic ric ti guid

A&T.

W hard ro tudnt in th sTem ary cog and idd cog

progra that partnr with A&T.

THe sTUDeNTs WeRe INsPIRING FAsCINATeD BY

eNGINeeRING, mATH, AND sCIeNCe AND AsPIRING

TOWARD FIelDs lIKe meDICINe AND ReseARCH.

NC A&T bodi North Caroina Can Do spirit, a pirit that ca on a

o u to ro up our and work togthr or th good o our tat.

greenSboro

> succu innoation with sTem eary and

midd Cog.

> Partnrhip, priod. Th Joint schoo o

Nanotchnoogy i a andark ap o

th work.

> A&T ha had brakthrough and howcad

innoation through uccu rarch and

dopnt that ha ad to a nubr o

patnt.


10/47

10HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN sANFORD:

Lee Cnty: WhereThings re MeDr. Bud marchant, Pridnt o Cntra Caroina Counity Cog,

wcod u to sanord with a proud procaation: Wco to l

County whr thing ar ad!

Dr. marchant howd u hi choo Catrpiar Apprntic Progra, on

o th two argt apprntic progra in North Caroina. Catrpiar

progra, aong with a ading achining progra, i hping prpar

tudnt or North Caroina utur in adancd anuacturing.

DR. mARCHANT TOlD Us, THIs IsNT YOUR PAReNTs

mANUFACTURING, ITs THe mANUFACTURING THAT

WIll DRIve OUR sTATes eCONOmIC FUTURe.

W ao t mr. Andr mapp, who rindd u that our dir to hp

othr i otn our gratt otiator and at. mapp i rponib

or counity and conoic dopnt at CCCC but h i cary

paionat about hi job, hi tudnt, and th pop h gt to work

with ry day. Hi coitnt to hi counity wa inpiring.

mr. mapp wak up ry orning with an try iportant goa at

th orront o hi ind: hping th undrpoyd and unpoyd

nd nw pathway to job through ducation.

For mr. mapp, thi work i a paion; h i ddicatd to inpiring pop

who want to ipro thir uaity o i, bttr thir aii, and

trngthn thir couniti.

mr. mapp job tak ti, patinc, and a incr dir to do good or

othr. H i an inpiration and a ttant to our tat gnroity o

pirit:

NORTH CAROlINIANs WANT TO HelP eACH OTHeR AND

WORK TOGeTHeR TO lIFT OUR sTATe.

Sanford

> Th CCCC partnrhip with Catrpiar ha

ad to on o th argt apprntichip

progra in North Caroina.

> CCCC ha a widy toutd, rcognid ch

progra with a ocu on ocay grown,

natura ood. Th progra proid ood or

a ca on capu which grant tudnt ra

word princ.

> Ho to a Conuciu Caroo.


11/47

11HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN AsHeBORO:

The ecnmy nRnlph Cntychnge.

RCC chnge t.Dr. shackord o th Randoph County Counity Cog wcod

u in Ahboro, aong with mayor Daid sith, snator Jrry Tian,

br o th Board o Trut, and othr.

Dr. shackord notd that RCC, oundd sptbr th, , i bary

youngr than RTP. H ga u a gip o th hitory o th counity

cog yt an ndornt that ronatd with RTP choic to

iit o any counity cog on th Pathway to Opportunity tour:

Counity cog bgan a ocationa choo bcau rybody

coudnt aord to go o and pnd our yar at a cog. Thi wa

during a priod in North Caroina hitory whn ducation wa conidrd

optiona, and pop coud nd tab job rgard.

An od hitory tt in NC akd or thr word to dcrib our conoy:

Tti. Furnitur. Tobacco. A th conoy changd, North Caroina

raid that w had to chang a w. education i no ongr optiona

and thi hit cratd th thrggd too that ak up today

counity cog:

> vocationa progra

> Cog tranr

> econoic and workorc dopnt

RCC joind a choru w hard around th tat:

NORTH CAROlINA HAs CHANGeD, OUR TOWNs ARe

CHANGING, AND leADeRs ARe TAKING ResPONsIBIlITY

FOR THeIR COmmUNITIes.

aSheboro

> Th RCC + progra i a ucc a thy

pac tudnt in our yar intitution rady

to uccd. Tranr tudnt to High Point

Unirity boat highr arag GPA than

tudnt who originay nrod at High

Point.

> RCC howca thir fibiity and

rponin in thir partnrhip with

th Chabr, econoic Dopr and oca

buin.

> Cutoid training aow th to crat

a highy kid workorc to t th

dand o nw indutri, changing

buin and or.


12/47

12HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN WINsTON-sAlem:

Meeting cmmnitysspirtinsRTP and Wintonsa ha a coon hitory and coon hop or

a hard utur. In Wintonsa, w arnd how Foryth Tch and th

Pidont Triad Rarch Park ar hping North Caroina rcor ro

rcion and rpond to a changing conoy.

Dr. Gary Grn, Pridnt o Foryth Tch, tod u, W ar uccuy

training and rtraining pop or nw conoy job and carr in:

> biotchnoogy

> nanotchnoogy

> digita dign

> adancd anuacturing

> cinica hath

> goba ogitic

> rguatory copianc

Th indutri hint at how Wintonsa and RTP orap today, butw arnd that w ha or in coon than conoic. Bob lak o

Wintonsa Buin, Inc tod u, Wintonsa and RTP progr

ha otn bn wrappd togthr.

We HAve A COmmON HIsTORY AND I BelIeve THAT

We HAve A COmmON FUTURe.

Pidont Triad Rarch Park i working toward that utur. eric

Toinon, th Park Pridnt, tod u hi ta ha bracd th pirit

o coaboration. Th Pidont Triad Rarch Park i partnring with

Wak Fort Unirity, oca copani, and oca gornnt. Togthr,thy rhabiitat orr Rynod Tobacco pac, rcruit data cntr,

int in adancd anuacturing, and buid a rputation in IT and cybr

curity.

To u, th Triad ot inpiring work i in rdopnt, whr th

Rarch Park, Foryth Tch, and thir partnr ar ngaging th ntir

counity to chart a path orward.

WInSton-Salem

> Foryth Tch rpond to a changing

conoy through training and rtraining

progra.

> Thy ha partnrd with microot, Cico

and othr to crat a Nationa Crtication

in Inoration Tchnoogy.

> Thy ar pioting a nationa ki crtication

with th Nationa Cntr or Biotch.


13/47

13HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN BOONe:

applchin Stte ismking ierenceW trad into th ountain o North Caroina to iit Appaachian

stat Unirity. It wa dgr and t uch codr a w dro into

Boon, but th atophr wa war and u o nrgy inid o th

Athtic Cntr orooking Kidd Brwr stadiu.

ladr ro Boon and AsU wcod u, and mik stinbck,

Chairan o th AsU Board o Trut, kickd o our dicuion. H

tod u it wa rrhing to RTP ntur outid th Triang to rach

couniti around th tat.

Chancor Knnth Pacock oowd mr. stinbck and paind

Appaachian iion to chang i and chang th word.

Appaachian graduat a our capu tranord. Thyr prpard

to think, ad, and ak a dirnc whrr thy go in th word.

W hard ro othr ditinguihd acuty br about th ipri

rarch AsU ha undrtakn in ciat cinc, hath, and th huan

body. But th ot oing tory w hard at Appaachian wa ro th

youngt pron in th roo.

Caron Carw i an Appaacian tudnt and pridnt o th UNC

syt Aociation o studnt Gornnt. Hr oing pch

rindd u a th that an cnt ducation ha th powr to

tranor i. sh inpird u to incra coaboration btwn th RTP

and choo ik Appaachian.

A w aid goodby, Chairan stinbck ard our iion and pok

to Appaachian ucc: Your th o Pathway to Opportunity

ronat hr. W at AsU ar working r day to ak ur that

br o our counity ha th opportunity to uccd.

boone

> AsU ha an dib chooyard: a haacr

ddicatd to taching tudnt how to

grow ood, apprciat natur and buid

counity.

> AsU ha partnrhip to pand it rach

byond th ountain incuding th

muu o Natura scinc and rarch

park throughout th tat.

> AsU i rd in th UNC yt or nubr o

tudnt tudying abroad.


14/47

14HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN HICKORY:

The MnctringSltins Center:Chnging the unir

with selessnessAt th kicko unchon that bgan th Pathway to Opportunity tour, RTP

Pridnt Bob Goa tod our oca counity, Our tat i dtind to

accopih grat thing bcau w ha a Can Do pirit.

W ound that Can Do pirit incarnat in Dan st. loui, Dirctor o th

manuacturing soution Cntr in Conor, North Caroina.

mr. st. loui ord u a war wco and paind th phioophy

bhind th manuacturing soution Cntr: We dont need credit or the

successes o the experiments we run, or or what it means to manuacturing.

We just want to boost our community, boost manuacturing, and fnd

solutions that create jobs. We know that no white horse is riding in to town to

save us we have to do it ourselves.

Th fn hibitd by th projct i right at ho aong th

North Caroinian w t a group that want to o our tat orward

rgard o who gt th crdit.

Unitd Go, a oca copany that poy pop, tod u how thir

rationhip with msC work: thy ca with a prob, and msC gt to

work on a oution. Othr ti, msC wi ca Unitd Go with an ida

that ight aunch a nw product. It i ay to that thi rationhip a

on anwr to how w crat job, opportunity, and proprity in North

Caroina.

msC ucc proid inpiration or a big ida or North Caroina. Thy

ha cratd a $,, conoic ipact on th Uniour rgion

(Hickorylnoirmorganton) through fibiity, innoation, and rut.

hIckory

> Th manuacturing soution Cntr ha had

or $,, in conoic ipact on

th rgion.

> Th manuacturing soution Cntr i

a rarch and dopnt cntr or

nationa and intrnationa copani.

> CvCC vay si Hopita i th nwt and

argt iuation dica cntr on th eat

Coat.


15/47

15HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN AsHevIlle:

ashevilles vice:dnt think smllAhi i an ap o th changing North Caroina: or pop

rocat thr ry day, nw buin pop up wky (cnt

brwri aong th), and th pirit o innoation i papab.

On Thurday, Nobr w trad ro Conor to Ahi, th

artht top on th tour.

i ro ho, w joind oca adr or a rcption with th

Chabr o Corc.

What w ound urprid u and t th ton or th rt o th trip.

A dinnr ca to a co on our night in Ahi, ciic adr and

or and cautiond th RTP ta:

DONT THINK smAll.

RTP i our connction to th word. You ar bttr poitiond than anyon

to hp u rag th citnt in our rgion with buin,

adr, and dia ro around th word.

GO BIG. THINK BIG. DO BIG THINGs. We NeeD THAT KIND

OF sPIRIT NOW.

aShevIlle


16/47

16HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN leNOIR:

ining wht wrksWhthr by ducating a workorc to t a rapidy changing conoy,

upporting buin in an unrindy intnt ciat, or nacting

poici to dri down unpoynt, North Caroina couniti ar

powing ahad.

In Cadw County, w ound a counity that had bandd togthr to

work toward a aiiar iion:

> Proiding acadic progra and opportuniti or tudnt

> supporting conoic dopnt

> Iproing uaity o i in th Cadw rgion.

RTP iion irror th goa, and w wr agr to har tori

about how Cadw Counity Cog i accopihing th. Hr ar a

w o our aorit tori:

Dr. Boha, Pridnt o Cadw Counity Cog, tod u about

Aia Hawkin, a tudnt who itray wnt ro hon to

Princton.

Dborah murray, had o th Cadw County econoic Dopnt

Coiion and Cadw /, tod u about progra that

rpond to th odu o anuacturing job. Cutoid training or

dinranchid workr and th Cadw Work! job air hp pop

nd poynt atr an indutry a, and it crat th kid

workr that attract tcntury indutri.

W ao hard ro a Cadw Counity Cog tudnt. Chri Ryan

graduatd ro high choo and dird urnitur or a oca truckingcopany that ord good pay and bnt. I thought it wa y orr

job, Chri tod u; I thought Id rtir ro that copany.

Unti it diappard. Chri tod u, I ca back to Cadw Counity

Cog bcau th or I arn, th bttr y chanc ar. I dont r

want that ing o th rug bing pud out ro undr again.

CAlDWell COUNTYs sTUDeNTs PeRseveReD THROUGH

eCONOmIC HARDsHIP. THeY FOUND OPPORTUNITY

WHeRe IT seemeD NONe COUlD exIsT. THeY ARe WORTHY

OF PRAIse AND WORTHY OF sUPPORT.

lenoIr

> CCC&TI ha partnrd with Cadw County

econoic Dopnt on Cadw Work!,

a job air progra, which ha ad to

hundrd o pop bing hird. Thy ha

ao aunchd a uniu at track progra to

tach job huntr auab ki.

> CCC&TI incra acc to ducation and

opportunity through thir highy ratd eary

schoo, midd Cog, and Appaachian

stat Unirity capu which woud aow

a tudnt to graduat with a dgr ro

Appaachian without r aing th capu

o CCC&TI.

> CCC&TI ipro uaity o i through

counity dinnr, partnrhip with

Goog, and othr progra that aow th

to r a a hub or th counity.


17/47

17HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN CHARlOTTe:

Centrl PiemntEmbrces the treRTP origina iion tatnt ocud cuiy on Uniriti.

Today w rcogni that our ducationa partnr ar a uch biggr

aiy.

Our thr ounding Uniriti wi away b iportant ai, and

wr citd to crat partnrhip with or o our tat ading

ducationa intitution.

Atr a w day on th road it wa car that any dicuion around

ducation and North Caroina ut incud counity cog. Charott

prod onc again that counity cog ar on th cutting dg o

nw dopnt in thir couniti. Cntra Pidont Counity

Cog r or , tudnt in th Charott rgion or

than any uniriti. Cntra Pidont or fibiity, a wiingn

to adapt trait that aow th counity cog to ad on conoic

dopnt, prona dopnt, and uaity o i iu.

W tourd th Adancd Tchnoogy Cntr upon arria and aw a

D printr, a rt or any o u. On o th proor hard how D

printing ight r a a too to unah a crati roution in our own

ho. H handd u toy h had cratd ro cratch uing d printing,

a uniu anuacturing proc.

Th conration in Charott ocud on how w coud crat

connction btwn th Triang and th Triad to bnt a o North

Caroina.

Dpit a hitorica riary, it wa car ro th roundtab dicuion

that any o th youngr br o th audinc wr optiitic and

t a trong connction with th ntir tat o North Caroina.

On br o th audinc tod u, Charott and th Triang ar th

ot proprou rgion o th tat...

IT Is OUR ResPONsIBIlITY TO WORK TOGeTHeR

TO CReATe A CUlTURe OF eNTRePReNeURsHIP,

TOGeTHeRNess, AND INNOvATION TO BeTTeR All OF NC.

charlotte

> Th Adancd Tchnoogy Cntr i a hub o

innoation incuding D printing.

> Cntra Pidont ha partnrhip with

sin and othr or th Adancd

Tchnoogy Cntr.

> Or , tudnt attnd Cntra

Pidont aking it a tru rgiona choo.


18/47

18HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN RAleIGH:

Prtnerships,cpertin, ncllbrtin t

Wke TechWak Tch r or , u or partti tudnt. A a co

nighbor, Wak Tch ha a growing connction to RTP and pan to opn

a nw capu nar RTP in a w yar. Thy ha ao bracd th

innoation conoy in a ajor way by adding nw progra incuding

bcoing th rt counity cog to or a dgr in buin

anaytic.

Dr. scott, th Pridnt o Wak Tch, tod u, Counity cog ar

ntia to growing th conoy. Atr a, w know that w ut growth conoy ro th idd in ordr to crat opportunity, and that i

our ocu a an intitution.

mor than twothird o Wak Tch tudnt ar part o it continuing

ducation progra, nwy ocud on ntrprnurhip and a

buin. Wak Tch i partnring with th Chabr o Corc and

NC Dpartnt o Corc a part o th proc.

IN ORDeR TO GROW THe eCONOmY, WAKe TeCH TRACKs

ClUsTeRs OF INNOvATION.

Thy nd and uncor whr job wi b in th utur thn thy train

indiidua or tho indutri and hp pac th in job idiaty

atr thy graduat.

Th rut i a workorc traind to proid aiu au or today

buin that an or job opportuniti or graduat, and a

or coptiti rgiona conoy.

raleIgh

> Wak Tch i buiding an RTP capu ocudon IT, anaytic, and biotch.

> Wak Tch track innoation cutr to

idntiy th job o toorrow bad o o

trnd. Th goa i to idntiy nd, train

tudnt to t th, and thn gt th

hird atr graduation.

> Th Wak Tch Continuing education

progra i ocud on ntrprnurhip and

a buin. Thy ha partnrhip with

th Chabr to pand th rach o th

progra.


19/47

19HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN DURHAm:

NC Centrl: Wht wecn , we ght t tgetherOur iit to NC Cntra brought u to th choo Bioanuacturing

Rarch Intitut and Tchnoogy entrpri, known a BRITe.

BRITe opnd in to train nw cintit and pand th tat

biotchnoogy indutry.

W hard ro a nubr o cintit who work at BRITe. Jonathan

ston, a proor at NCCU, bgan th progra by aying, I think what

uniu about RTP i th critica dnity o copani and acadic

intitution.

Proor ston howd u o o th rut o hi rarch into atty

ir dia and Typ II Diabt. Othr proor woud how u a nwkind o drug diry tchnoogy and a concpt or a carbon cyindr that

aow objct to b aurd at th ca o a nano.

eACH PROFessOR TOlD Us THAT RTPs GlOBAl BRAND

WOUlD GIve THem ADDITIONAl OPPORTUNITIes IF We

WORK TOGeTHeR.

In ordr to turn dicori into oution, NC Cntra tod u thy ndd

additiona upport ro corporation. Indutry wi b attractd by

knowing that thi kind o work i going on. Th word i not going to co

to u a thy ud to do. W ha to nd way to proot th tant,

actiiti, and dra o NC Cntra tudnt.

Char Bcton, Intri Chancor o North Caroina Cntra, iprd

on a o u that our journy acro th tat, and our utur partnrhip,

attr: RTP, pa know that a you tra acro North Caroina that

w ar with you.

Know that our wih and our dra ar riding with you ry i that

you tra.

durham

> Th BRITe Bioanuacturing Rarch

Intitut and Tchnoogy entrpric Cntr

i a howca or th Unirity and ho to

citing work.

> NC Cntra ha had a nubr o antatic

dicori on capu and with additiona

corporat upport thy coud turn th

rarch into product.


20/47

20HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN ROCKY mOUNT:

Meeting the emns chnging ecnmyNah County Counity Cog Pridnt tod u, Innoation it

rywhr, and it crtainy it in Nah County. W ha or

partnr driing coaboration jut ik th Rarch Triang Park. W

ut work togthr to buid that coaboration rgionay and tatwid.

John Gaan o th Caroina Gatway Partnrhip tod u, RTP i an

icon or u a. W go around th country and around th word prooting

our rgion, and wr conitnty akd, how co ar you to RTP?

RTP DRIves OUR ReGIONAl eCONOmY, AND RTP mUsT

WORK WITH Us IF We ARe TO FUlFIll OUR HOPes AND

DReAms FOR THe AReA.

Gaan cad or a nw ocu on corridor o innoation, citing a

Counci on Coptitin rport that chang conoic dopr

to conidr conoic rgion and corridor a th nw od o

conoic dopnt. For rura ara ar ro tropoitan cntr,

conoic corridor can bco a connction to th goba conoy, an

anu to copt.

In Rocky mount, mayor Daid Cob tod u, I cond you or gtting

out on th road. I w ar to grow a a tat, thn w ut work togthr.

Th word i changing and Rocky mount i changing with it.

RTP Pridnt Bob Goa agrd: RTP wi ony do a w a th rt o

North Caroina. ladr in ach counity w iitd tod u thyr

not waiting or a whit hor ro Raigh or Wahington or Nw York

City. Intad, thyr working on iioning projct and tratgic pan to

pot thir own cour orward.

Pridnt Bi Carr, tod u, Thi counity cog i at th croroad

itray and guratiy. W intrct two highway, but w ao

intrct a changing Nah County.

rocky mount

> Nah Counity Cog ha or than

partnrhip to pand th rach o th

cog.

> Nah Counity Cog partnrhiptnd to NC stat and othr intitution

who accpt tranr tudnt. For ap,

tudnt who graduat with an Aociat

Dgr ro Nah in ctd d ar

accptd into th schoo o enginring at

NC stat Unirity.

> Thy ha aunchd a math Tank and engih

studio rcnty both ar coaborati

arning nironnt hp tudnt tack

changing prob. sinc thy aunchd,

dropout in crtain progra ha droppd

by a uch a %.


21/47

21HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN elIzABeTH CITY:

Elizbeth City islerning t cmpete inthe 1st centryTh eiabth City counity tod u thir ain chang wa arning to

copt in th innoation conoy.

THe 21sT-CeNTURY eCONOmY Is NeW TO mANY

COmmUNITIes. We CANNOT eveN BeGIN TO COmPeTe IN

A WORlD We DONT UNDeRsTAND.

W ha to b ab to nd a way to idntiy th trnd, chang, and

opportuniti in ry counity incuding eiabth City in ordr

to boot conoic proprity around North Caroina.

Chairan Rahd, Jo Turnr o th Cog o th Abar, and

Chancor Wii Gichrit uggtd that RTP nt big bt on our utur

houd hp eatrn North Caroina rura couniti copt in th

goba conoy. W od thir ida about counity howca, ac

toac ting, workhop, and an ongoing diaogu about what it

an to adapt to th innoation conoy.

esCU i arady working to ak it tudnt coptiti. It pharacy

progra coaborat with UNCChap Hi to proid rot ducation

and ctur or tudnt in eiabth City. It ducation buiding or

pac or intrnationa tudnt to phon ho or r. It aiation

progra train piot on raitic fight iuator.

eCsU aiation progra undrcord th rgion connction to RTP. On

o th intructor tod u that without th growth o th RaighDurha

airport, eCsU aiation progra woudnt b poib.

eiabth City inpird u by rinding u jut how connctd RTP i to

North Caroina.

ONe INsTRUCTOR TOlD Us, RTP Is OUR CONNeCTION TO

THe WORlD. We NeeD YOU TO sUCCeeD IF We ARe GOING

TO sUCCeeD.

elIzabeth cIty

> A uniu pharacy coaboration with UNC

Chap Hi aow tudnt to graduat with

a pharacy dgr without r tting oot

in Chap Hi.

> eiabth City stat Unirity idnti

indutry nd and work to t th

on ap i thir highy ratd aiation

progra.


22/47

22HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN WAsHINGTON:

Wshingtn wnts tcnnect with NrthCrlinIn Bauort, w ound w wrnt th ony on intrtd in a diaogu

about th utur o North Caroina. Bauort County Counity Cog

Pridnt, Dr. Barbara Tany, opnd hr rark by ting u, W ar

thrid that you ar itning.

On ta br put it or bunty whn h hard w wr iiting,

hr rt ution wa, You know w it?

W dont jut know Bauort counity cog it, w now

undrtand that BCCC i ocud on buiding it conoic utur by

conncting with th rt o th tat, incuding RTP.

Robrt Hut wa th rt to pain Bauort County intrt in

buiding connction. mr. Hut i th rgion Dirctor o econoic

Dopnt and ha trad th word prooting Bauort County.

Th pop h t woud otn ak, I North Caroina in th Rarch

Triang Park?

mr. Hut RTP a a ad chang agnt or North Caroina conoic

growth. H ikd th ida o inting in nw ida in th Park and

uggtd w tart with th ution, What idea can be created in the

Research Triangle and built around North Carolina? And how can w

connct ntrprnur in Bath and litt Wahington with th rt o th

tat?

BCCC proor and auni matthw lincon condd th ida. H tod

u, th word no ongr car what you know, it car about what you

do with what you know. manuacturing chang ry yar and w

ha to chang with it.

We HAve TO BeCOme DOeRs AND We WANT TO BUIlD

THe IDeAs THAT ARe CReATeD IN THe TRIANGle.

WaShIngton

> Top notch anuacturing progra.

> Th nw nuring buiding i tat o th

art and wi r th hath o th oca

counity.

> Bauort Counity Cog or a od

o counity inont and ngagnt.


23/47

23HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN WINTeRvIlle:

In Winterville,cmmnity cllegesre frst respnersW dro pat arand, crk, and eatrn Caroina Unirity to arri

at Pitt Counity Cog a bautiu capu nary orfowing with

tudnt. Pitt Counity Cog i yt anothr uccu ap o

partnrhip and coaboration.

As We WAlKeD THROUGH THe CONsTRUCTION lAB

ONe RTP sTAFFeR AsKeD HOW THe COlleGe HAD BUIlT

THese POWeRFUl PARTNeRsHIPs. THe ResPONse? PCCs

leADeRsHIP sImPlY AsKeD COmPANIes TO JOIN THem.

PCC attroact approach to crating opportuniti or tudnt andth counity undrcor th iportanc o counity cog in

conoic dopnt.

Counity cog ar powru bcau thyr on th ground foor o

counity dopnt. Thy and har what going on in thir oca

couniti o thyr th rt rpondr to our changing conoy.

Aong with North Caroina ading uniriti, counity cog wi

b an iportant partnr or RTP oing orward wr both ddicatd

to hping North Caroina copt in th innoation conoy.

WIntervIlle

> Pitt Counity Cog ha dopd

partnrhip with a nubr o indutria

partnr. Whn akd how thy ha

accopihd thi tak th anwr i away:

W akd!

> Pitt Counity Cog ha a progra whr

tudnt buid ho ro cratch and thn

th or rnu. In th proc thy

both arn how to buid thir own portion but

ao how a o th pic t togthr to put

togthr th hou.

> Thy buid progra to t oca nd.

Th Chabr and econoic Dopnt

Coiion prai Pitt County Counity

Cog or thir rponin and

fibiity.


24/47

24HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN KINsTON:

The Kinstn, NCReevelpment StryOn th w conitnty hard aong th tour wa that w cannot ha

two North Caroina on aturing rich, urban cor and anothr

coprid o rura porty.

In Kinton, w iitd lnoir Counity Cog, an organiation ghting

rura porty by acting a a catayt or Kinton rdopnt. laura

l sytr o th Kinton Chabr tod u lCC wa thir bt partnr

in rcruiting buin bcau o it fibiity and rponin.

KINsTON sHAReD mANY IDeAs FOR ReDevelOPmeNT,

INClUDING sPOTlIGHTING HIGH-ACHIevING sTUDeNTs

FOR COmmUNITY leADeRs, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIes

FOR sTUDeNTs THROUGH GRANTs, AND CONNeCTING

sTUDeNTs WITH meNTORs.

Whi in Kinton, w wr ortunat to iit mothr earth Brwing, whr

w had an Aha! ont: w aw on o th bt anwr or how w

rdop a a town.

Th ouryarod crat brwry i ocay ownd, ocay ourcd, and

powrd by thir counity. In rturn, it i hping ritai and

rdop th ntir downtown counity o , pop in part by

unding or than $,, in intnt.

mothr earth Brwing i purchaing buiding that nd o o

and turning th into bautiu, authntic howca. Thy jut

aunchd a taproo and a uic nu cad Th Rd Roo. Thy

ar rdoping buiding around th, incuding hou in th

nighborhood whr th Chairan grw up. In , thy pan to opn

utip rtaurant.

Th brwry i and brath th counity th oundr ar ro

Kinton, and n th artwork on thir ab i paintd by th CeO

orr art tachr, who i in th ara n now. North Caroina

tat otto i to b, rathr than to in a word, authnticity.

mothr earth Brwing iing that otto by ring a catayt or authntic

dopnt.

kInSton

> mothr earth Brwing i a antatic ap

o how to rdop a downtown ara. Thy

ar oon to b leeD crtid, thy u oca

ingrdint and ourc whn poib, and

thy ha partnrd with othr in th ara

to aunch nw rtaurant and a uic nu

to ak downtown Kinton a or attracti

ocation.

> lnoir Counity Cog ha workd with

th Chabr and econoic Dopnt

Coiion on th lnoir / tratgic

pan which ocud on hath car and

anuacturing. lCC dign progra to

t th nd o th counity in th

conoic dopnt pac.


25/47

25HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN WIlmINGTON:

uNC Wilmingtn: asense plceTh North Caroinian w t aong th Pathway to Opportunity Tour

prd prid in North Caroina.

It wa pciay trong at UNC Wiington, whr br o th

acuty a prd a coon n ntint that Wiington wa a

uniu pac with a uniu rponibiity to r southatrn North

Caroina.

Bob Goa tod our hot, Whn I wa a chid in North Caroina I

bid w had a dtiny. RTP wa bing buit with priat ony and a

pubic proi. Our uniriti wr growing and our counity cog

yt had jut bn aunchd. I ti that a n o dtiny

today. In Wiington, a in any othr couniti, w aw had

nodding in agrnt.

UNCW iion i to do w a a unirity by doing good with it

nighboring couniti. sra acuty br pok with u about

progra dignd to ipro conoic growth and uaity o i in th

couniti that urround th choo.

Chari Hardy, Dan o UNCW nw Cog o Hath and Huan

sric, tod u th cog tri to b o southatrn North

Caroina by crating oution to hath prob in narby couniti.

Th couniti idntiy thir own chang and work with th Cog

to rpond to th an inpiring or o graroot coaboration.

Th CResT Rarch Park i anothr progra working with th choo or

th good o th rgion. CResT rai tabihd copani and tartup

to connct biotchnoogy to product dopnt in th hath, ood,

and nrgy ctor.

UNC-W HAs A TIGHT RelATIONsHIPs WITH ITs

COmmUNITIes AND ITs ON THe FRONT lINes IN

ResPONDING TO THe CHAlleNGes ITs ReGION FACes IN

HeAlTH, eCONOmIC GROWTH, TeCHNOlOGY, eDUCATION.

WIlmIngton

> UNC Wiington tri to r a o

southatrn North Caroina through a

uniu ocu on a n o pac. Th

nw choo o Hath and Huan sric

bi that thy can r a twntytwo

urrounding counti and ipro rgiona

hath a part o thir iion.

> Th CResT k partnrhip with

tabihd copani and tartup in ordr

to connct biotch to product dopnt

in hath, ood, and nrgy.


26/47

26HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN FAYeTTevIlle:

yetteville is lkingr isrptive iesBob Goa t th tag at th Tony Rand studnt Cntr at Faytti

Tch. Hi introduction wnt traight to th nd or a Big Ida or North

Caroina: RTP wa a big bt or North Caroina at a ti whn North

Caroina ndd to pac bt on our utur. W bi that w nd a

iiar ro today.

so ar, w had hard that th Big Ida nd to:

> Incud ducation

> Hp u copt in a changing, goba conoy and to hp u

t th coptition w ac today

> Bnt a pop o North Caroina

Our hot in Faytti jupd in with ida.

On participant pointd to a ack o connctiity and uggtd that

unira broadband woud hp th paying d.

Anothr counity adr tod u h aw RTP a North Caroina

connction to th word. sh uggtd that RTP proid inight on goba

trnd and ntor couniti around th tat to hp th copt

in today conoy.

Faytti Tch r a arg iitary popuation incuding odir

and thir aii o it wa no urpri that uch o th dicuion

cntrd around how RTP, Faytti Tch, and othr North Caroina

intitution coud bt r th tran popuation. W know hi i anintignt, highy traind, and dicipind counity how can w

proid th with pathway to opportunity in a way that hp th ntir

tat?

mOsT IDeAs We HeARD IN FAYeTTevIlle CeNTeReD

AROUND ImPROvING COllABORATION AND

PARTNeRsHIPs.

On acuty br akd, Can w dirupt th way w partnr togthr?

W cant aord to go a today w ha to go big.

fayettevIlle

> Faytti Tch ha a ocu on hping to

pac tran in innoation indutri a

thy a th ric.


27/47

27HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN PemBROKe:

uNC Pembrke: aHme r Big IesFor th at yar UNCPbrok ha rd th ntir sandhi

rgion through ducation and pubic ric. Chancor Ky Cartr

tod u, W ar known or cint pnding and innoating with our

rourc. Our tudnt pror at high , co ro th ntir

sandhi rgion, and o North Caroina. mot citing, our tudnt

today t u w ar an intitution o choic.

Chrry Bay, a proor at UNCP, pok about th au th

intitution pac on couniti. Proor Bay uggtd that

RTP iw eatrn North Caroina a a iing ab whr th prob o

porty, ack o tchnoogy, and rura hath coud b tackd hadon.

Chancor Cartr and th UNCP ta dicud ra ida to aunch

th iing ab partnrhip. For ap,

> Can tchnoogy boot rura hath and hathy choic?

> UNCP i partnring with th sithonian to aunch a andark

intitution: a Cntr or southatrn Nati Arican Hitory and

Rarch. Coud RTP partnr with th to tnd th bnt o

th cntr?

> UNCP agr with Faytti Tch and th rt o th sandhi

rgion that w ut dop a big ida to r rturning tran.

Coud RTP hp nd way to potight tran?

> UNCP i working on an ntrprnuria incubator to boot

urrounding couniti. Coud RTP partnr with th incubator to

proid ntorhip to tho copani?

> Ditanc ro ky intitution in Raigh, Charott, and

Wahington D.C. i a chang or rura uniriti. How do w

u nw tchnoogy and coaboration to hortn that ditanc and

incra pathway to opportunity?

PROFessOR BeAsleY CAPTUReD THe sPIRIT OF THese

IDeAs PeRFeCTlY: IF We sOlve THe PROBlems FACING

OUR ReGION AND CReATe mORe OPPORTUNITIes, We

WIll HAve OFFeReD A mODel TO THe WORlD WHIle

HelPING mIllIONs OF PeOPle. WHAT COUlD Be BeTTeR?

pembroke

> UNC Pbrok ocu on buiding

connction in th rgion. Thy ar working

on an ntrprnuria incubator ocud

on lubrton and progra to hp pac

tran into job.

> UNC Pbrok dont ha to coninc

thir tudnt to car about th ara

or % o thir tudnt ar ro North

Caroina.

> UNC Pbrok rcnty buit a nw schoo

o Nuring. It i a bautiu, nironntay

rindy, tat o th art buiding which

produc graduat who r th rgion

growing hath nd.


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28HIGHlIGHTs FROm THe TOURs sTOP IN PINeHURsT:

Snhills CmmnityCllege is wrking tmve Mre rwrA w pud in to sandhi Counity Cog on our na top o th

Pathway to Opportunity Tour, w ound a rarkaby bautiu capu,

burting at th a with big ida and abition.

A acuty br opnd th nt by aying, W o th na o your

tour. W bi that it po a big ution to a o u what pathway

to opportunity ar w crating in our own counity?

Ida fowd ro thr. W hard about undraiing chani to

inpir copani to int in North Caroina or ocia good. On o

our aorit took inpiration ro P.T. Barnu: RTP coud aunch a Big

Top or Innoation that tra th tat to inpir action.

W ao hard a prntation ro moor County econoic Dopnt

Dirctor Pat Coro. H howd th audinc how sandhi Counity

Cog wa ring a a catayt or conoic dopnt in moor

County.

Coro tod u, moor County i thought o a a uaint and charing

pac, which w ar but w want to crat an nironnt o

innoation.

We ARe NATURAllY A GReAT COmmUNITY, sO We KNOW

We CAN KeeP OUR CHIlDReN IN THe AReA IF We GIveTHem OPPORTUNITIes.

W ar aunching moor Forward an ntrprnuria hub iiar to Bu

City Forward to crat hogrown copani to kp our tant hr.

Coro cod by aying, W want to r a a hub and an ap or

rura couniti in th tartup pac. entrprnur and an atophr

o dicory ar ky to th utur hath o our counity.

I RTP can proid inpiration and ntorhip to hp u achi that goa,

thn that i th big ida or our town.

pInehurSt

> sandhi ha partnrd with othr ntiti toaunch moor Forward an ntrprnuria

incubator that thy hop wi r a a

od or rura couniti on how to

aunch a tartup cutur.

> Th Rid Hart Cntr in Pinhurt i a

pubic/priat partnrhip that i hping to

ipro th uaity o i and dica car

in th ara.

> sandhi Counity Cog r a a

counity hub through prograing that

r th ntir popuation o th ara.


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Th Pathway to Opportunity tour

howd u that couniti around thtat ar a working toward th iionw har: crating job, proidingacc to ducation, and iproinguaity o i.

North Caroina i otring coaborationand prooting innoation to bnt itcitin.

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NCs leADeRsHIPmATTeRs

W wr honord to t adr

ro buin, gornnt,

acadia, and th cii ctor

th pop ar working ro

paion and coitnt to ad thir

couniti orward.

WORK FROm THeCOmmUNITY UP

ebracing th opn ourc tho

coud b on anwr: aowing pop

to b part o proboing and not

jut part o an ant crat a

od that i organic, rpicab, and

utainab or ongtr.

COmmUNITIes AReFINDING WAYs TOReDevelOP

Nw partnrhip and a ocu on

innoation ar crating dir hub o

conoic dopnt acro th tat.

Couniti hop to arn ro ach

othr and RTP a thy o orward.

themeS

NORTH CAROlINAWANTs TO see RTP

Couniti rpatdy tod u thy

wr gad that RTP ca to th.

Thy want to continu a rationhip

with RTP onin and in pron that

atur ongoing diaogu, knowdg

haring, and ntorhip.

NC BeleIves INGeNeROsITY OFsPIRIT

ery ocation w iitd aturd pa

ionat pop working or th bnt

o thir couniti. North Caroina

want to uccd and gi back.

RTP Is NCsCONNeCTION TOTHe WORlD

RTP tabihd NC a a goba

adr in innoation, rarch &

dopnt. Th Park princ

can hp othr ara adapt to a

changing conoic nironnt.

Here re sme the recrring

themes we her in the Pthwys topprtnity tr:


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themeS

eDUCATION IsImPeRATIve

Counity cog or progra,

option, and path to t th

changing nd o thir tudnt.

NC ut continu to int in and

ipro ducation to aintain our

gratt at: our pop.

COmmUNITYCOlleGes CAN BeA sOURCe FOR THeNexT BIG IDeA

A wiingn to try nw progra and

adapt uicky ak counity cog

a powru orc or progr.

CHANGING eCONOmYReqUIRes ADAPTIvesKIlls

Job training progra, continuing

ducation, and tranrab ki

hp tudnt and workr rain

coptiti.

sTReNGTHeNPARTNeRsHIPs WITHACADemIA

Our ounding uniriti ar th Park

Godn Triang, and wr citd to

crat or partnrhip. Counity

Cog, uniriti, and th K

yt can bco hub o innoation.

COllABORATION IsPART OF NCs BRAND

W witnd bod nw partnrhip

btwn buin, counity

cog, and proacti gornnt

intitution that proid opportuniti

or citin and ak couniti

or attracti pac to do buin.

CROss-seCTORPARTNeRsHIPs ARePOWeRFUl

Partnrhip btwn highr ducation

and priat indutry aow th ot

crati and innoati ida to b

dopd, ttd, and utiaty

brought to th arkt.

UNDeRsTANDCHAlleNGes

loca couniti ar rponding

to chang in ra ti with high

tak. RTP can hp th undrtand

trnd, thrat, and opportuniti.

sHIFTING eCONOmYNC ac chang ro riing

goba coptition and rapidy

oing indutri ik adancd

anuacturing. RTP ut hp

couniti adapt to rain

coptiti.

RAllY OURCOmmUNITY

RTP can connct and inpir a

o NC to rpond to our cocti

chang with bod ida and

coaboration.

RTP sHOUlD BeA sOURCe OF

INsPIRATIONBy orging opportuniti, aciitating

partnrhip, and buiding our goba

brand, RTP can hp North Caroina nd

nw Pathway to Opportunity and ad

our tat into th innoation conoy.

NC sHOUlD NOTRemAIN DIvIDeD

W know no intnt in RTP

wi b uccu un a o NC

i uccu. A w o orward,

w nd an conoic od that

trngthn ry counity, and

proid opportunity to ry citin.


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ReConnect, ReImagine, Redevelop

Th goa o th Pathway toOpportunity tour wr to RConnctRTP with couniti acro th tat,to RIagin our hard utur, andto ay th oundation to RDop thPark to r a o North Caroina.

Th pop w t on th tour

contributd thir own tori and idaabout how w can achi th goa.

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reconnect

Conncting pop and organiation

hpd buid th tat w i in wbi trongr connction wi hpu nd pathway to opportunity or ao North Caroina.

The idea map on the next page depictsthe ideas we heard ro around thtat about how RConncting ourcouniti wi hp North Caroina

crat or opportuniti or citin.

HOW We CAN

ReCoNNECT

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gegrphiclly

/ c / c

crss sectrs

crss instittins n

cllege/niversities

si

cre

jrnlists/

writers

shwing lcl, stte,ntinl, n glbl

impct

Ech persn is telling

their wn stry, nt

the sme ne

whts innvtive

is entrepreners

prctively

engging their

sers

engge nerserve: rp ts, recent

immigrnts, exeners, n peple

whs jbs n lnger exist

cii-iiiis

Engge

srrning

cmmnities

intercnnecte

reginl brin big ie rm

hste by RTP

trnments,

cmpetitins,

n hckthns

entreprener

netwrks

ynmic mp

ssets

c w, is, ss i

s-ii w

mel tht is bthrgnic, replicble, n

sstinble ver lngterm

We HeARD ABOUT WAYs NC CAN

ReCoNNECT:

shring n

illminting the

stries thse

invlve in reginl

netwrks

chilren: the

tre scientists,

mthemeticins, nentrepreners

reconnect

Increasing the metabolic

rate o ideas. sandy may


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reImagIne

Th unirity yt, our counity

cog, and th RTP wr a big btbad on a iion or North Caroinautur.

Today w continu to work togthr toiagin a nw utur or th tat and coct th big ida that wi hpu buid it.

This idea map shows the ideas weheard around the state rom peopleReImagining their uture and the utureo North Carolina.

WHAT CAN We

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help lfll the

hpes n rems

everyne

c S

pt gencies,

eprtments, n

respnsibilities tht re

imprtnt the the sttebt biling

the tre

ss

which skills,

certifctes,

n egrees

re in emn

help nerstning

the new ecnmy

n emerging trens

wht kin

grtes re

neee

every cnty,

twn, n wrker

mst respn t

the chnge in rer

t remin relevnt

cnsier new instries

tht will mve s

rwr s stte

s sii

ectin is

ntin

meet the

chllenges

the wrl


ReIMaGINE:

mnctring

hs chnge r

the better

What emerging sectors

are we nurturing and

what do they require?

reImagIne

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redevelop

I RTP want to otr anothr yar

o conoic growth and opportunity inNorth Caroina, w nd to RDopinto a rarch park that can ad thinnoation conoy.

Th Pathway to Opportunity tourhowd u how couniti aroundth tat ha bn RDoping tobttr r thir citin and copt

in today tough conoic nironnt.

The idea map on the next page outlinessome o the ideas we heard.

HOW sHOUlD We

RedEVELoP

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s

cllbrte

t crete

new mens

high tech

mnctring ii xisiisis sis

cilities t

spprt primry

instry clsters

nlck ptentil

ti c

cll with prblem,

rm tems t wrk n

prblem tgether

live, wrk,

ply liestyle

crss sectr

cllbrtin

schlrships

Institte r

Emerging

Isses

help prtners

tell their stry

cnvener n

ggregtr

innvtin trcking

iscver, evelp,

n grw

mnctring

trck innvtin

thrght the

sttertp = ii: i

s s wi w

sii issi

prtner withbring stentst RTP r

smmer cmp

crrirs innvtin

ccess t

technlgyinternships

n cps

grnts

glbl ccess

n cnnectins

i ws s iis

isi

onging ilge: Wht

es it men t pt in

the innvtin ecnmy?

inrmtin t help

prtners evelp

RTP s the thrity

n NCs ecnmic

evelpment int the

innvtin ecnmy

fn the new instries NC

shl invest in t keep s

mving rwr

fn wy t ientiy thetrens, chllenges, n

pprtnities in every

cmmnity


RedEVELoP:

niversities

cmmnity

clleges

sttewie

reserch prks

ecnmic

evelpmentgrps

Sttewie

Chmbers

Cmmerce

redevelop

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IdeaS

c

cs

c

help cmmnities

tell their stry n

elevte heres t

bigger ience

cnvene prtners

crss sectrs n

crss gegrphy

fn crssisciplinry

sltins t Nrth

Crlins chllenges

strengthen

Chmbers

Cmmerce

pt rgniztins

investe in mving

Nrth Crlin

rwrenhnce pblicectin

help cmmnities

ccess n se

technlgy

evelp crrirs

innvtin crss

Nrth Crlin

crete criticl ensity

cmpnies, cemic

instittins, n tlent

cnnect

cmmnities t

glbl mrkets

er grnts r

lcl evelpment

becme prtner,

strengthening

cmmnities

crss the stte

be ctlyst r

cllbrtin

hst twn hll

meetings ime

t reevelpment

hst n nnl

Big Ie rmcrete physicl spce

tht is the Eiel Twer

innvtin

crete physiclinnvtin spces

crete n gen tht

nifes the cmmnity

twr cmmn gls

help evelp the brn

Nrth Crlin,

cmmnities, n RTP

NORTH CAROlINA THINKs

RTP SHouLd BE a...

We asked North Carolina

how RTP could be a betterpartner or helping createopportunities and growth.Here were their answers:

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Th conration and idathat ca ro th Pathway toOpportunity Tour dontratd

that North Caroina want RTPto b a convener, a connector, acatalyst.

Heres how RTP plans to ulllthose roles:

actIon

CONveNeR

THIs YeAR, RTP WIll INvITe

RePReseNTATIves FROm

ACROss NORTH CAROlINA TO

COme TOGeTHeR IN THe PARK.

ent hotd in RTP wi gi

paionat pop an opportunity to

coaborat and arn ro on anothr

to dri conoic dopnt in thir

own couniti.

CONNeCTOR

RTP WIll DevelOP AN ONlINe

COmmUNITY TO esTABlIsH

AN ONGOING CONveRsATION

ABOUT THe FUTURe OF NORTH

CAROlINA.

Dirnt or o onin dia wi

aow RTP to har tiy inoration

about th Park and th tat

dopnt. Opn counication

pator wi gi North Caroina a

pac to har tori and ida.

CATAlYsT

RTP WIll BUIlD AN

INNOvATIve COmmUNITY FOR

sHARING NeW IDeAs.

Th cntr wi u th pctation

w hard on th Pathway to

Opportunity tour: it wi connct North

Caroina and brand our tat a a goba

adr in innoation and coaboration.

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preSS

t w s ss i i ii.r-i wi s s is .

Brni R, Raigh mtro

rtp ws i- i w - isi ws i.nw, i s ii nw y cii ii , s i s ss, s s sss.

Nw & Obrr

In the pst, RTP hs minly been sscite with wrk

reiring vnce n specilize ectin .. .This tr, n

the ther hn, cses lrgely n vices tht hve been less

prminent, s the prks leers visit sme the sttes

histriclly blck niversities, cmmnity clleges n r

ng uNCsystem cmpses.

sanord Hrad

We re sking the sme estinsy re sking hw t better serve

the peple Nrth Crlin, hw

t best prepre wrkrce r the

tre, Chncellr Kenneth E. Pecck

tl Gels. We lk rwr t

cllbrting n wrking with y ny

wy tht we pssibly cn.

AsU Nw

Chemistry instrctr angel

allen si i y lk t

RTP right nw, theyre

sciencebse. S we hve

the bitechnlgy they nee,

we hve the chemistry they

nee, we hve envirnmentlcrses.

Jika morgan, Kinton.co

The serch r

the sttes best

erings is the

efning theme

this tr.

sanord Hrad

the Park is the main reason

behind the emergence o this

region as a world-class center

o research and innovation. Theact is, without the Park, none o

what we have today would have

been possible. Brni R, Raigh mtro

This time, the RTPs ocus is

on change, rom a location or

more than 170 businesses into

a community-based culture o

more than just businesses. Jika morgan, Kinton.co

You are the resource or how to take ideasto the next level, Renro told the RTP staf.

How can we work together? Thats our

challenge. larry Pnkaa, Th Randoph Guid

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StorIeS

I nci .

Jnnir ToWhithou

b ii wi s

sis i is i, rtp s i i x 50 s.

Drrick minorI believe we nee t think mre eeply

bt hw ll s invlve in inventing

the tre the niversities, the

reserch rgniztins, the schls, the

bsinesses, n the cmmnity clleges

cn best cllbrte n crete

synergies.

Dr. Gary m. Grn

This regin hs exceee my expecttins. I creit leers wh

tk gret risks mny yers g t rge prtnerships mng

bsiness, gvernment n niversities t crete spce r

the next ecnmy. Their resight le t the explsin

grwth thrght the regin. Leers tk vntge tht

grwth t revitlize r rbn cres. Nw we re seeing the

innvtin ecnmy tke hl mng new genertin

resients.

mack Pau

While the Brookings reportshows us in an enviableposition today, i we sitstill while other cities moveorward, we will lose our edge.

Because when people startusing your recipe, you betterimprove yours or risk losingwhat distinguishes you.

J.B. Buton

The only diference between Ivy League

students and us is the opportunity

and outlet to succeed. We have the

capability, we yearn or the support to

hold such potential. Caron Carw

My amily has lived

in North Carolina or

300 years, and over

the last two decades,

Ive watched our

state take of. mack Pau

We can achieve great things. It

really is possible, but we have to

believe in it and we have to put

our shoulders behind it. I we

do, we can make great things

happen. Gornor Ji Hunt

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InSpIratIon

We have to help our

students and young

people eel hopeand opportunity.

Make thenetworks cometo lie and

you will knowsuccess.

Some peoplethink of RTP as a

place. I think of itas a bold idea.

fi s ww rs tip i is

si w s i w s.

What pathways to

opportunity are we

creating in our own

community?

ni is i i.

I n cii.

We are passionate

people doingimportant things.

We have to help our

students and young




Some peoplethink of RTP as a

place. I think of itas a bold idea.

fi s ww rs tip i is

si w s i w s.

What pathways to

opportunity are we

creating in our own

community?

ni is i i.

I n cii.

We are passionate

people doingimportant things.

We have to help our

students and young




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gratItude

Thank you to ryon who hpd

u RConnct with North Caroina,RIagin our hard utur, and bginto RDop our tat a part o thPathway to Opportunity tour.

Your ideas, your stories, and yourcommitment to our state have inspiredus. W ook orward to continuing thconration and continuing to work

togthr to do grat thing or NorthCaroina.

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Thank you to our hot:

MaSTER PLaN LauNCH:

RTP HEadquaRTERS

RaLEIGH: NC MuSEuM o

NaTuRaL SCIENCE

GREENSBoRo: NC a&T

SaNoRd: CENTRaL

CaRoLINa CoMMuNITY

CoLLEGE

aSHEBoRo: RaNdoLPHCouNTY CoMMuNITY

CoLLEGE

WINSToN-SaLEM:

oRSYTH TECH

BooNE: aPPaLaCHIaN

STaTE uNIVERSITY

HICKoRY: CaTaWBa VaLLEY

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

aSHEVILLE: aSHEVILLE EVENT

CENTER

LENoIR: CaLdWELL

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

CHaRLoTTE: CENTRaL

PIEdMoNT CoMMuNITY

CoLLEGE

RaLEIGH: WaKE TECH

duRHaM: NC CENTRaL

RoCKY MouNT: NaSH

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

ELIZaBETH CITY: ELIZaBETH

CITY STaTE uNIVERSITY

WaSHINGToN: BEauoRT

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

WINTERVILLE: PITT

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE, EaST

CaRoLINa uNIVERSITY

KINSToN: LENoIR

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

WILMINGToN: CaPE EaR

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

aYETTEVILLE: aYETTEVILLE

TECHNICaL CoMMuNITY

CoLLEGE

PEMBRoKE: uNC-PEMBRoKE

PINEHuRST: SaNdHILLS

CoMMuNITY CoLLEGE

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W wr happy to t:

A K

A Kuting

Aan murdock

Ai A KahnAic stwart

Ay Chiou

Anntt eubank

Anthony Adad

Anthony Hubrt

Apri Harri

Barbara ei

Barbara mir

Bn Wii

Btty Gray

Btty sith

Bi Buckn

Bi shorBob erin

Bob Hot

Bob Joyc

Brt marchart

Brian Hany

Bruc Cark

Car mitch

Cathy Johnon

Char Chrry

Char Hay

Char Hhouu

Cht Jaran

Chri sgro

Cindy Burn

Cony Winbargr

Cryta Gnn

Curt lorir

Cynthia Dai

Dan myr

Dani minton

Dary Nob

Dayton Co

Dborah murray

Didr Godry

Dni Roth

Dandra Wahing

Don Phipp

Donna JaWindb

Doug mrcred Kitchn

eyn Robion

eyn Robron

Fora Brown

Frank Hath

Franki Jon

Gary Par

Gn Brothr

Gorg martin Kripnr

Gina Knight

Gwn sandr

Hank Foran

Harry BaHnry Fry

Ian Hnhaw

J W Ky

Ja Wik

Janic Bakr

Jaon Cannon

Jay suian

Jrry mcGuir

Ji Capb

Ji lott

Joann mitch

Jo Furan

Jo mui

Jo Pk

Jo Turnr

John Gb

JohnPau sith

Jonathan Jordan

Kati murray

Kay Grgory

Ky Thorby

Knnth Pacock

Kingy Nwaa

larn Kndn

lnt stow

ltr Byy

liian Jordan

lindy Yarborough

lorin Bauhormargart Arbuck

mark Caudi

mathw lincon

matt Harrington

mik sooon

miti Johnon

morri Autry

Nap Harri

Nancy Johnton

Nikki Bakr

Or Toinon

Patrick Turnr

Rach DaraiRandy Gona

Rbcca Cro

Richard Barntt

Richard Ric

Richard start

Richy Hunnycutt

Rick Pow

Robbi Johnon

Robrt Kiy

Robrt Popry

Ryan Butr

scott sratin

san Hnhaw

sn. Tian

snator earin Payon

shrry Wiia

shiry Fry

suy Hrabouky

syia Ray

Tanya mcDani

Tara sandrcock

Thra Bigg

Ti Tjujii

Tracy Brown

Traconto Cranord

vikki Andrw

Watr mcDow

Watr mcNi

Watt CarrWayn sarank

Wndy eron

Wy Bddard

Wiia Grin

Wiia Winr

zanb swann

*Thi i ony a partia it bad

on th na w coctd

during th tour.

Thank you to ryon who

joind u at a tour nt and

w hop you connct with u

at riaginnc.co o w can

continu th conration.

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A pcia thank to th tour ponor

RESEaRCH TRIaNGLE

ouNdaTIoN

Bob Goa

li Rooklinda Ha

maon Aitock

Anna Rhyn

Anna Pnnr

erin monda

Jui Trry

linda Rot

Aanda Frytock

Karnn Co

Cory li

Ja li

Craig Rd

Darrn Danko

Kryta sanch

mich sti

RTP BoaRd o dIRECToRS

Robrt A. Ingra

virginia Rand Bowan

sd YorkJohn Branty

Richardon Pryr, Jr.

Dr. Richard H. Brodhad

Thoa W. Ro

Go. Watt Carr, III

Bruc sargnt

Richard l. Daughrty

Jry R. Dai

Dr. H. Hodn Thorp

Dr. Joph Dsion

Dr. Taan Trak

Jo Tpton

Char Franci

Robrt W. Winton

Oiia Hoding

Dr. W. Randy Woodon

J. Watr mcDow, III

Dr. Pha Wynn, Jr.

mik mortir

TuCaSI BoaRd o TRuSTEES

sd York, Board Chair

Dr. Ja sidow, Pridnt

Dr. Warwick ArdnDr. Chri Brown

Dr. Bruc Carny

Richard l. Daughrty

Dr. Barbara entwi

Bob Goa

Dr. e. Wayn Hodn

Dr. Trri loa

Dr. suann Ortga

Dr. Noah Picku

l. Richardon Pryr, Jr.

Dr. Kith Whitd

Dr. Trry magnuon

Dr. Dani sooon

TRIaNGLE SERVICE

CENTER, INC.

Gary R. Ahworth

Rogr l. Prry, sr.marin Barn

Ja H. spd, Jr.

Ja B. Bra, Jr.

R J. Thoa

Jack Cayton

Robrt W. Winton

Wibr P. Wib Guy

NEW KINd

Daid Burny

To Rabon

Chri Gramatthw muo

Nation Hahn

Dr. Abr Howard

eiabth Hipp

Jonathan Opp

Da maon

eiabth Atkin

CaPSTRaT

John Ptron

Anna marha Wion

PaRTNERS

Gary Parc

Joyc Fitpatrick

Jai Hahn

Documents

RTP Pathways to Opportunity — Tour Report