Economic Development

Comic Con at The Greenville Convention Center

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau promotes tourism in Greenville and Pitt County, coordinates events and activities and provides information on local hotels, restaurants and attractions. The CVB operates a Visitors Center at 417 Cotanche St., Suite 100, across from the Fourth Street parking garage in downtown Greenville. President & CEO: Andrew Schmidt, 3294200, Ext. 4246 Address: 417 Cotanche St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 8027, Greenville NC 27858 Phone: 329-4200 Email: info@visitgreenvillenc.com Website: visitgreenvillenc.com

Convention Center

The City of Greenville and the Hilton Greenville opened the Greenville Convention Center in 2002 to host meetings, shows and expositions. Located at 303 S.W. Greenville Blvd., the facility is part of the 32-acre campus that includes the Hilton Greenville, Holiday Inn and the Hampton Inn. With more than 91,000 square feet of fexible event space, the center campus represents the largest partnership of meeting and exhibit facilities in eastern North Carolina and the largest convention center campus east of I-95. The campus features 36 renovated breakout rooms for small to midsize groups. A $4.5 million renovation in 2015 updated the decor, added an indoor/ outdoor ballroom area that can host event mixers or large weddings and added smaller meeting spaces and breakout rooms. Phone: 321-7671 Website: www.greenvilleconventioncenter. com

Greenville ENC Alliance

The alliance, launched July 1, 2019, is a public-private partnership formed to promote economic development throughout the Greenville region by attracting new businesses and helping existing ones expand. The organization is in the process of hiring an executive director and launching a private sector fundraising campaign. President & CEO: Steven Weathers Address: 205 E. 5th St., Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: 751-6018

NCEast Alliance

The NCEast Alliance works with state, local and national economic development organizations to help existing industries expand; actively market to and assist in the recruitment of new businesses into the area; build regional economic capacity; and provide confdential site location assistance for companies seeking available buildings and sites for expansion or relocation. President/CEO: Vann Rogerson, rogerson@ nceast.org Regional Economic Developer: Trey Goodson, goodson@nceast.org Address: 209 E. Fifth St., Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: 689-6496 Website: www.nceast.org

Pitt County Development Commission

The development commission recruits new industries to Greenville and Pitt County while supporting established industries. It aims to promote job growth, industrial diversity and an expansion of the local tax base. Executive Director: Kelly Andrews Address: 111 S. Washington St. P.O. Box 837, Greenville NC 27835 Phone: 902-2075 Email: pittedc@pittcountync.gov Website: locateincarolina.com

Uptown Greenville

The nonproft develops plans and implements actions to revitalize and ensure continued growth in downtown Greenville. Executive Director: Meredith Hawke Address: 408 S. Evans St., Suite 102, Greenville NC 27858 Phone: 561-8400 Email: info@uptowngreenville.com Website: uptowngreenville.com