Abstract:
"Eastern North Carolina's economy is built on earth, air and water. Its growing diversity of businesses, cultivated through workforce development and other support, is providing residents with pathways to promising careers and a high quality of life." The article touts eastern North Carolina's "blue economy." Blue Economy businesses are built on boatbuilding and commercial fishing. there is belief that this economy may soon benefit from an expected surge in federal money earmarked for defense, particularly the Navy.