While the “Carolina Core” is made up of a broad swath of land, people and facilities across central North Carolina, its proprietors see it as a strategy, a strategy designed to bring employers to the middle of the state.
“It’s strategic in its own right,” says Stan Kelly, president and CEO of Piedmont Triad Partnership and lead voice for the Carolina Core. “On the other hand, it’s a logical, how do you put Central North Carolina together in a way that increases our likelihood of winning and thriving in the future.”
