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24
Feb
2026
Don't miss the NCGrowth Showcase February 24 from 12 to 2 PM, featuring a panel discussion and informal networking tables highlighting the community-based work of NCGrowth and the Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise.
Nov 17, 2025
Understanding the Importance of County-Level GDP
Forecasting gross domestic product is a challenging practice, but because GDP can reveal so much about the growth of a local economy, forecasts are an important guide in making policy and business decisions.
14
Oct
2025
Experience the NCGrowth Fall Showcase—a day dedicated to highlighting innovative projects, community partnerships, and regional impact across Southeastern North Carolina.
Jun 12, 2025
Empowering American Cities Featured in USA Today
Kenan Institute Chief Economist Gerald Cohen and Empowering American Cities, the institute's collaboration with Fifth Third Bank, are featured in a new USA Today package about cities with growing economies.
Nov 1, 2024
The International Empirics of Management
A country’s national income broadly depends on the quantity and quality of workers and capital. But how well these factors are managed within and between firms may be a key determinant of a country’s productivity and its GDP.
Aug 29, 2024
Shaping North Carolina’s Future with Jim Johnson
Johnson, director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center, discusses how his research sheds light on key issues that will help determine the state's economic future.
To find signs of productivity, we must first know where to look. Chief Economist Gerald Cohen describes how an area’s industry mix is key to its productivity and how adjusting that mix can drive more local growth using data from our American Growth Project.
25
Jun
2024
The Kenan Institute and Fifth Third Bank will present insights from our new collaboration, “Empowering American Cities,” at a breakfast Tuesday, June 25, in Charlotte.
Take a look back at highlights from the second annual Conference on Market-Based Solutions for Reducing Wealth Inequality, which brought academics together with the public and private sectors to hear about new research and venture into the community.
New Kenan Institute Research Economist Sarah Dickerson says that while her research and writing will help further the institute’s mission, "I also aim to expand the mission’s scope by reframing some of the fundamental questions being asked."
Fifth Third Bank and the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School have launched Empowering American Cities, a program that delivers local economic information tailored for business leaders looking to grow their operations.
Q&A with Kala Gibson: Banking on Impact
Fifth Third Bank executive Kala Gibson says his organization believes it has an obligation to use its capital in ways that expand access and remove long-standing barriers to opportunity.