“The recipients of IEDC’s Excellence in Economic Development awards represent the very best of economic development and exemplify the ingenuity, integrity, and leadership that our profession strives for each and every day,'' said 2019 IEDC Board Chair, Tracye McDaniel.

“From an entrepreneurial perspective, Wake Forest is a great opportunity,” said ReVibe CEO Rich Brancaccio. “I think it’s a really untapped resource at this point in terms of setting up your business. There’s a real feeling in Wake Forest that we all want to help each other, as businesses, to pull each other up by the bootstraps. We have everything that a big town or city would have in a much more nicely packaged, family friendly environment”.

…our niche is in becoming a thriving hub of innovation and technology that comes from the entrepreneurs who are finding Wake Forest a great place to settle, start their business and grow. We find that most of our business “success stories” are homegrown businesses. I find it very exciting that our future hinges on fulfilling the dreams of many by our support.