New Cabarrus EDC Leader Looks to Strengthen Local Ties, Grow Workforce

Gretchen Carson, the new president and CEO of the Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation, brings nearly two decades of regional experience and a renewed focus on supporting existing industries.

Gretchen Carson is the new president and CEO of the Cabarrus EDC. Photo courtesy of Gretchen Carson.

When Gretchen Carson was in fifth grade in Morgantown, West Virginia, her class took a trip to Nags Head.

Her visit to the North Carolina beach town left an impression that never faded.

“I’d always had a dream of wanting to come back,” she said.