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Ted Abernathy, CEcD, Founder and Managing Partner of Economic Leadership, will provide an outlook on Harnett County’s and North Carolina’s economic competitiveness and the trends shaping future growth.
Ted founded Economic Leadership in 2013 and serves as the Managing Partner. The firm is a team of data, strategy, policy, and communication experts that works with companies, foundations, and business organizations to analyze competitiveness, develop future-focused strategies, support leadership, tune communications, measure impact, and prepare for the future. Over the past thirteen years, the team has worked on more than 200 projects across 31 states and internationally.
In his 45-year career, Ted has led city, county, and regional economic and workforce development organizations, including serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for North Carolina's Research Triangle Regional Partnership.
Ted is the principal author of close to 125 reports on future trends, economic and workforce development, technology, rural revitalization, collaboration, and leadership. He is an in-demand keynote speaker and talks about the economy and the skills needed to be an economic leader to business and civic groups almost every week across the country.
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