Internet connectivity is crucial to the development of educational and economic opportunities for all citizens in Burke County. Please visit www.ncbroadband.gov, click "Report a lack of service" (in the upper right corner) to take a quick survey and provide information about internet availability at your house or business.
Entrepreneurs Take Up a Dying Art
Be prepared to see some new faces at this year's Morganton Farmers Market, which starts April 19. Young entrepreneurs Dustin and Caitlin Ethridge, owners of Ethridge Family Farm, will be there with vegetables, herbs and eggs. "We believe that farming is a dying art," said Dustin. "We want to be able to pass it down to our son." Check them out on Facebook or visit them on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Morganton Farmers Market.
Innovation Fund Aims to Bridge Funding Gap
Previous Burke County IFNC Recepient Bob Skillen from VX Aerospace, located in Morganton.
Innovation Fund North Carolina (IFNC) makes pre-seed funding awards to help entrepreneurs validate their technologies and business concepts. IFNC aims to bridge a common funding gap between when entrepreneurs have exhausted their personal funding and when their companies can attract angel and venture capital funding. Attend a listening session to get more info...
Another set of RENEW classes will start in mid-May. Anyone interested in the manufacturing or maintenance certification can get more info here.
Save the Date: A meeting about the STEM West initiative will take place May 8 from 1-4pm at the NC Center for Engineering Technology in Hickory. Email Regina Barrier to RSVP.
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BDI MISSION
To promote economic growth, innovation and sustainability in Burke County in order to improve the standard of living and well-being of its citizens.
