The Groundhog Day Economic Summit has become a staple event for the business community in Union County, North Carolina. For over a decade, the Monroe-Union County Economic Development team has hosted the event with the assistance of the Union

EDGEcast - Episode #5 - Lee Fite of Fifth Third Bank

Sep 28th, 2020 29m 49s

Chris Platé sits down with Lee Fite, Fifth Third Bank Mid-Atlantic Regional President, to discuss how the banking industry has evolved with technology and its relationship to Economic Development. Lee has been a close ally of Monroe-Union Count

EDGEcast - Episode #4 - Amy Hicks of ABC Carolinas

Aug 5th, 2020 18m 48s

Chris Platé sits down with Amy Hicks of ABC Carolinas Chapter to discuss her new role as President. Amy has been a close ally of Monroe-Union County Economic Development through many of her previous roles, and her new position is no different.

EDGEcast - Episode #3 - Chip Pope of Shelco Construction

Jul 15th, 2020 26m 35s

Chris Platé sits down with Chip Pope from Shelco Construction to discuss how the construction industry is being affected by changes related to social distancing. The Union County EDGEcast is provided by the support of the Union County Economic

EDGEcast - Episode #2 - Dan Warrick of SynTerra

Jun 29th, 2020 29m 50s

Chris Platé sits down with Dan Warrick from SynTerra to discuss how site planning has evolved with improved technology. The Union County EDGEcast is provided by the support of the Union County Economic Development Growth Enterprise and its Patr

EDGEcast - Episode #1 - Clint Lawrence

Jun 12th, 2020 15m 56s

This inaugural episode of the Union County EDGEcast is a brief discussion with Clint Lawrence of Lawrance Associates, a surveying and civil engineering firm located in Downtown Monroe, NC. Clint and Chris discuss some of the factors that go in

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