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Greenfield Updates Economic Development Strategy Report for New Hanover County
April 18, 2022
​Greenfield recently completed a review and update of New Hanover County's 2014 economic development strategy to provide a comprehensive look at what has been accomplished, what is in process, and what can be expected in the  future.
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Brunswick County Company to Expand Operations with Move to Megasite
August 9, 2021
​Brunswick County-based Tri-Tech Forensics is slated to become the second tenant at the International Commerce Center, a spec building development within a regional megasite​.
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Greenfield featured in April edition of NCEDA's Into the Spotlight
April 22, 2021
​Into the Spotlight features the North Carolina Economic Developers Association's (NCEDA) annual sponsors. These organizations and companies make it possible to provide membership with high caliber educational and professional development opportunities.
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Fields Of Dreams: Brunswick Bets On Megasites To Help Diversify Economy
March 19, 2021​
While the “if we build it they will come” approach to attracting industry comes with no guarantees, the chances of success are high right now, according to Wilmington-based site-selection veteran Robin Spinks, a partner with Greenfield, a business-recruitment and site-selection consulting firm.
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Greenfield Partners with Power Resource Group
May 28, 2020
Greenfield has been retained by Power Resource Group to use its energy and site selection expertise to help identify appropriate locations and critical infrastructure to select sites for multiple renewable power projects.  
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LM Industries has been Named to Fast Company’s Prestigious Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020.  
March 10, 2020
​Local Motors Honored for its revolutionary manufacturing process that is more sustainable and better suited to meet the needs of the modern consumer than mass production.  Greenfield is an original Series A investor in Local Motors and a preferred consultant to the company.
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Mary Lilley Meets with UK Clients in London
March 7, 2020
Mary Lilley has recently returned from a week in London meeting with UK clients interested in expanding into the US marketplace.
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Robin Spinks Appointed to Wilmington (NC) Chamber Board of Directors
March 5, 2020
The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce appointed new Board Members at their 153rd Annual Meeting on February 26, 2020.
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Mary Lilley Representing ElectriCities at International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans December 4 - 6, 2019
Held every year in New Orleans, the show attracts 15,000 members of the commercial marine industry from around the world.  Visit Mary  in Booth #2461.
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Greenfield's Robin Spinks visited Palm Beach County in Florida in March for a site consultant community familiarization tour.
March 29, 2019
Since Site Selection companies negotiate and secure some of the largest economic development projects around the globe, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County (BDB) brought 11 Site Location Experts from New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, and other parts of Florida to Palm Beach County for a behind-the-scenes tour at the 2019 BDB Familiarization (FAM) Tour. 
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Robin Spinks of Greenfield participated in a legislative briefing on the role and impact of the natural gas industry in North Carolina on February 12, 2019 in Raleigh, NC.
February 13, 2019
Greenfield's Robin Spinks recently participated in a legislative briefing sponsored by the North Carolina Petroleum Council in Raleigh, NC.  
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Robin Spinks to participate in Women's Professional Development Forum in Wilmington, NC on August 29, 2018.
​July 16, 2018
Robin Spinks is scheduled to participate in The Leading Lessons Women's Professional Development Forum hosted by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.  Some of the area's most accomplished women leaders will discuss the most important lessons they have learned in life and in business.  
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Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Attends Navassa Public Meeting 
May 11, 2018
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation recently attended a public meeting on the Kerr-McGee Superfund site in Navassa, North Carolina.  
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Mary Lilley with Greenfield presented at the Hertfordshire Global roundtable in Hertfordshire, England on February 26, 2018. 
February 2018
​​Mary Lilley with Greenfield joined Brenda Daniels (ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc.) and Russ Froneberger (Global Consulting) to present at this year’s Hertfordshire Global roundtable in conjunction with the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce, England.
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Greenfield's Robin Spinks to Moderate NCEDA February 15, 2018 Networking Luncheon Using GIS to Market Your Economic Development Assets: North Carolina Case Studies
February 2018
As powerful tools for decision support and asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a vital part of successful economic development. 
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Greenfield Representing NC's ​Perquimans Marine Industrial Park at International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans November 29 - December 1, 2017
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Greenfield Assists with Reuse Planning for Superfund Site
September 2017
Greenfield is presenting market opportunities to Town of Navassa residents as background information for their Visioning for a superfund site’s reuse and redevelopment.
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Greenfield's Robin Spinks on Site consultant panel at SEDC Annual Conference
August 2017
Robin Spinks, principal in Greenfield, ​participated in the recent SEDC Annual conference in Charlotte on a panel of site consultants.
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​Refrigerant Packaging Company Selects Martin County for New Facility
 April 19, 2017
​Greenfield is pleased to have helped the Martin County EDC in marketing their shell building, which recently sold to Weitron, Inc.
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The NCEDA newsletter features an article by Greenfield's Robin Spinks: "One Old Timer's Reflection"
June 2016
I have been a member of NCEDA since 1984 –32 years. I actually started in the business as a researcher for the site consultants at J.E. Sirrine Co, engineering firm, in Greenville SC in 1977, but joined NCEDA when I took the local developer position in Edgecombe County in 1984.
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Meet Olli, The Driverless Vehicle Cruising Around National Harbor: DCist
by Rachel Kurzius in News on Jun 16, 2016 4:05 pm
We thought that the parasol­-sharing program in Georgetown was the future, but that was before we met Olli—a driverless vehicle equipped with IBM's supercomputer Watson that debuted today at the National Harbor.
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Robin Spinks, partner in Greenfield, presented at the International Biomass Conference in Charlotte, NC on April 13, 2016.
 April 7, 2016
Robin Spinks, site selection / economic development consultant and a principal in Greenfield, has been selected as a panelist for the upcoming International Biomass Conference & Expo in Charlotte, NC.
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Greenfield is working with the Transylvania Economic Alliance on product development.
December 21, 2015
With the assistance of Greenfield, a North Carolina economic development and site selection firm, the Alliance will perform a comprehensive review of Transylvania County’s primary transportation corridors. Greenfield will help the community evaluate properties along these transportation routes through the lens of a prospective business or site selector. ​
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Biomarine Convention Spotlights Wilmington
October 15, 2015
The economic potential of aquaculture and harvesting of algae and seaweed were among the hot topics at the international Biomarine Business Convention, which took place in Wilmington Monday through Wednesday of this week.
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High Point Looks for New Uses of Former Industrial Sites
August 26, 2015
The City of High Point wants to help cleanup former contaminated industrial sites and turn them into economic redevelopment opportunities, and will hold a public meeting next month to talk about possible plans.
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