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Commerce Says Military Veterans And Economic Opportunity Equals Good Fit

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A report by the state Commerce Department highlights the economic impact of the military in North Carolina.

The Commerce Department says the state has a tremendous opportunity to grow the economy by helping military personnel find employment after their service ends. 

More than 60,000 people stationed in North Carolina are projected to leave the military over the next five years.  Commerce spokesman Josh Ellis says many of them will stay here.

“They have a skills and a work ethic that employers want.  So we really believe that, the better we can match those individuals with employers there will be a tremendous benefit for the state, for those employers, for the veterans.”  

The recent report shows the military boosts the state’s personal income by more than $30 billion and accounts for almost 10% of all economic activity in the state.

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
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