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Mission:
The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center works in regions, counties, cities, towns, downtown districts and in designated North Carolina Main Street communities, to inspire placemaking through building asset-based economic development strategies that achieve measurable results such as investment, business growth and jobs.
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Liz Parham, CMSM,
Director, NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center
4346 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4346
Email: lparham@nccommerce.com
Office: (919) 814-4658
Cell: (919) 805-2067
NC Main Street & Special Projects
Sherry Adams, CMSM
NC Main Street Center
Coordinator, Downtown Programming and Technical Assistance
48 Grove Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Email: sadams@nccommerce.com
Office: 828-251-6200
Cell: 828-747-8218
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Will Best
Rural Planning Center
Coordinator, Special Projects
4346 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4346
Email: wbest@nccommerce.com
Office: 919-814-4676
Cell: 984-365-0298
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Viki Dekle
NC Main Street Center
Administrator, Main Street Grants
4346 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4346
Email: viki.dekle@nccommerce.com
Office: 919-814-4668
Cell: 984-233-3843
Chuck Halsall
NC Main Street Center
Coordinator, Downtown Programming and Technical Assistance
105 Pactolus Hwy. (NC 33), Greenville 27835
Email: chalsall@nccommerce.com
Cell: 252-214-5132
Naomi Riley
NC Main Street Center
Coordinator, Downtown Services
4346 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4346
Email: naomi.riley@nccommerce,com
Office: 919-814-4726
Mobile: 984-222-5292
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Darren Rhodes, CPM,
Rural Planning Center
Rural Planning Program Manager
Community Economic Development Planner
Piedmont-Triad Prosperity Zone
525 Vine Street Suite 240, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Email: drhodes@nccommerce.com
Cell: 336-618-5117
Ann Bass
Rural Planning Center
ARC
Community Economic Development Planner
Western Prosperity Zone
253 Webster Road
Sylva, NC 28779
Email: ann.bass@nccommerce.com
Cell: 828-508-0107
Kyle Case
ARC
Community Economic Development Planner
Northwest Prosperity Zone
720 East Union Street
Morganton, NC 28655
Email: kyle.case@nccommerce.com
Cell: 984-275-5209
Jeff Emory
Rural Planning Center
Community Economic Development Planner
Southwest Prosperity Zone
615 Concord Road
Albemarle, NC 28001
Email: jeff.emory@nccommerce.com
Cell: 704-984-3666
Grace Lawrence
Rural Planning Center
Community Economic Development Planner
South Central (Sandhills) Prosperity Zone
NCWorks Career Center
414 Ray Avenue
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Email: grace.lawrence@nccommerce.com
Cell: 910-391-1298
Glen Locascio
Rural Planning Center
Analyst
48 Grove Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Email: glocascio@nccommerce.com
Office: 828-251-6200
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Bruce Naegelen
Rural Planning Center
Community Economic Development Planner
North Central Prosperity Zone
8998 US 70 Hwy Business West, Suite 100
Clayton, NC 27520
Email: bruce.naegelen@nccommerce.com
Cell: 984-365-0279
Lee Padrick
Chief Planner
Rural Planning Center
Community Economic Development Planner
Northeast Prosperity Zone
105 Pactolus Hwy. (NC 33)
Greenville, NC 27835
Email: lpadrick@nccommerce.com
Cell: 252-565-2060
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Karen Smith, AICP
Rural Planning Center
Coordinator, Rural Solutions
48 Grove Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Email: ksmith@nccommerce.com
Office: 828-251-6200
Cell: 828-747-1585
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Amy Suggs
Rural Planning Center
Community Economic Development Planner
Southeast Prosperity Zone
1099 Gum Branch Road
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Email: amy.suggs@nccommerce.com
Cell: 910-530-0278
Mark Zeigler, AICP
Rural Planning Center
Community Economic Development Planner
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, NC 28405
Email: mzeigler@nccommerce.com
Office: 910-796-7268
Cell: 910-632-4011
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