Fayetteville-Cumberland: Pathways to Possibilities Project

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What is the Pathways to Possibilities Project?

This project is a community-wide planning process to involve a broad cross-section of the community in establishing a vision for the future of economic development in Cumberland County. The purpose of this planning process is to produce an economic development action plan that will help to position the communities in Cumberland County for impacts from BRAC and other economic, social and demographic trends.

Who is leading the effort?

A 20-member local Steering Committee is overseeing and guiding the Pathways to Possibilities Project. The Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the project and has engaged a consulting team to facilitate the planning process and to develop the final report. The consulting team includes faculty and staff from the University of North Carolina School of Government, Fayetteville State University School of Business and Economics, Fayetteville Technical Community College, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise, and Regional Technology Strategies, Inc. (an economic development consulting firm based in Carrboro, North Carolina).

What is the schedule for the project?

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Project Steering Committee

Larry Keen (chairman)
Bill Hurley
David McCune
Debra Mintz
Elsie Gilmore
James Flood
James Martin
Jim Konneker
John Meroski
Jon Parsons
Judy Hudson

Malcolm McFadyen
Mark Rowden
Mary M. Holmes
Paul Dordal
Robert R. Hines
Sara Piland
Steve Blanchard
Sylvia Ray
W.T. Brown
William Moreno

Project Calendar

Steering Committee Meetings, last Fridays of Month through September (8:30-10:30 am) at Fayetteville Technical Community College, Tony Rand Student Center
Interviews and Focus Groups (locations tbd)
- April 16, 8a-8pm
- April 17, 8am-8pm
- April 21, 8am-8pm
- April 22, 8am-8pm
- May 1, 8am-2pm
- May 2, 8am-2pm
Town Hall Meetings
- April 29, 7-8:30pm, Spring Lake at FTCC Spring Lake Campus (Wellons Auditorium)
- May 8, 7-8:30pm, Eastover at Eastover Community Center (4008 School Road)
Economic Summit
- September 10th at Crown Coliseum. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Amber Quinn at the Fayetteville-Cumberland Chamber of Commerce, 910. 484.4242 x245, aquinn@fayettevillencchamber.org.