Bill Early has been appointed to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina's Economic Development Advisory Council.

Early, the executive director of Brunswick Business & Industry Development, was appointed to the post in December, Mary Wilson, communications manager for the EDPNC, said in an email. 

“This is a great honor to be asked to serve in this capacity. It also allows me the opportunity to promote the many assets of Southeast NC,” Early said in an email.

Brunswick BID is an economic development organization that serves business recruitment and development efforts in Brunswick County.

Early is the only economic developer member from the tri-county area serving on the council, Wilson said.

"EDAC is an informal (i.e. not an established board or committee) but important advisory group for the EDPNC composed of local economic developers," Wilson said.

The 17-member group includes the North Carolina Economic Development Association president as an ex-officio member and 16 local economic developers recommended and appointed by NCEDA, she said. The EDAC currently has two members from each North Carolina Prosperity Zone. 

"We use the EDAC as an additional source of boots-on-the-ground information related to economic development issues around the state and as a sounding board for EDPNC strategic initiatives, events, and other matters," Wilson said.

The EDPNC and EDAC meet quarterly for discussion, she said.