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Welcome to 2030

August 14, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (Aug. 13, 2020) – Welcome to 2030. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated change in North Carolina workplaces to where it would have been in 2030 without the pandemic, NC State University economist Michael Walden told a virtual audience at the NC Chamber’s annual Education & Workforce Conference. Though jobs in North Carolina food preparation… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Economic Impact

Tech firm booms amid pandemic thanks to NC higher ed

April 16, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – At the very time thousands of businesses have ordered layoffs in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the leaders of Bandwidth Inc. on NC State University’s Centennial Campus did the opposite. Bandwidth, which makes software for voice conferencing by Zoom, Google and other customers, announced last week that it will spend $30 million for… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Economic Impact

Not just the dollars, but the impact of UNC research

August 1, 2019 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – Research at UNC-Chapel Hill means both big dollars and big impact in North Carolina and around the globe. “Here at Carolina, we’re proud of the fact that we’re now the fifth-leading research university in the nation,” Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz says in the accompanying video. “We’ll top $1 billion in research expenditures… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, Economic Impact, Excellence, Research, UNC Chapel Hill

Studies find payoffs from investments in higher ed

July 25, 2019 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

A pair of recent studies reaffirm the value of a college education – both to the individual graduate and to states that maintain strong financial support for higher education. In an update to a 2014 study, Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that while rising tuition… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, Economic Impact, Our Opinion

More credentials for a more diverse population

August 16, 2018 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

Jim Hansen, Regional President, PNC Bank. Photo courtesy of NC Chamber. DURHAM (Aug. 16, 2018) – North Carolina used to have people without jobs.  Now it has jobs without people, and leaders from business and academia laid out the challenges of filling those jobs yesterday at the NC Chamber’s annual Conference on Education. “Employers are… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Access & Affordability, Economic Impact, myFutureNC

UNC Asheville ‘an engine of economic growth’

February 7, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

ASHEVILLE – A recent study demonstrates how a single campus in the University of North Carolina System helps drive the local economy. The study found that UNC Asheville raised the economic output in the Asheville area by $450 million in 2017 – a $100 million increase from a similar study five years ago.  For every… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Economic Impact, UNC Asheville

How university startups deliver an economic boost to North Carolina

September 1, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

How university startups deliver an economic boost – and improve lives – in North Carolina communities By JUDITH CONE Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill If the State of North Carolina was actively recruiting a company promising to bring 8,000 good jobs with revenues of $10… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Economic Impact, EdTalks, UNC Chapel Hill

NC Chamber panel: Pre-K a worthy investment

August 16, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

DURHAM (Aug. 10, 2017) – Some of North Carolina’s most powerful CEOs understand the importance of early-childhood education and making sure students read well by third grade. But do the politicians? At the North Carolina Chamber’s 2017 Conference on Education, a panel discussion focused on the importance of early literacy in transforming the future workforce…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Early Childhood, Economic Impact, Expert Analysis

Building – quite literally – on UNC research

August 9, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

SANFORD (Aug. 9, 2017) – UNC Chapel Hill and biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer offered a textbook example this week of the value of university research – and not just in Research Triangle Park. Pfizer and Gov. Roy Cooper announced that Pfizer will invest $100 million in expansion of its facilities in Sanford to build on research… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Economic Impact, Excellence, Research, UNC Chapel Hill

A challenge to legislators

March 9, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed state budget for 2017-19 asks lawmakers to choose education over the tax cuts they’ve favored in recent years. “We have a world-class University System, a culture of innovation and creativity, and an abundance of natural beauty,” Cooper said in a letter presenting his budget to legislators.  “However, over the past… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, 2017-19 NC Budget, Economic Impact, Expert Analysis

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