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';.,. 4.; <br />The, Sanford jHolsh'ouser <br />Business jDevg~lopment?1Group <br />.. .. , ..... ,:ia?tt:,, <br />.Sanford Holshouser Partners <br />• Governor Holshouser participates in the Business Development Group's consulting <br />projects involving economic development policy. <br />• Ernie Pearson is North Carolina's leading expert on incentives, incentive policies and <br />'structuring product development initiatives and nonprofit economic development activities. <br />• Bob Comer has specific experience restructuring economic development organizations. <br />• Crystal Morphis specializes in existing business, product development and comprehensive <br />economic development planning. <br />• Rocky Lane's specialties include workforce development, training and existing business <br />retention and expansion. <br />• .Mike Geouge has extensive experience in city planning and electric utility related economic <br />development issues. <br />• Bob De Mauri has more than thirty-five years of experience in economic and community <br />development at the local, regional, and state levels. <br />Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr, has been involved in public service throughout his career as a <br />lawyer dedicated to his clientele, a state representative, Governor from 1973 to 1977, and by service <br />in numerous public and private sector boards, such as the UNC Board of Governors. During his <br />tenure as Governor, North Carolina saw a number of economic development "firsts", to include the <br />first North Carolina overseas recruitment office in Germany and the first time this state had total <br />new investment to surpass one billion dollars. He has guided and participated in policy matters <br />related to economic development initiatives from local to the state level. <br />Ernest C. Pearson has served both in the private practice of law and in public policy positions. He <br />served as Assistant Secretary for Economic Development of the NC Department of Commerce. He <br />managed economic development programs, including industrial recruitment, international trade, <br />small business development, tourism, film industry recruitment, and finance programs for industry. <br />Since returnhzg to the private sector in 1993, his law practice has focused on economic development <br />matters, representing numerous local jurisdictions, in economic development projects and companies <br />in site selection projects. <br />Robert F. Comer has developed strategic action plans, organizational restructuring and <br />privatization, marketing plans, personnel policies and funding campaigns for several local and <br />regional economic development organizations in North Carolina. A local developer for 15 years and <br />a pioneer in regional economic development, Bob most recently was chairman of Piedmont Triad's <br />regional economic development Foundation. A retired US Navy Captain, Bob graduated from <br />UNC-Chapel Hill and has a Master Degree equivalent from the US Naval War College. <br />THE SANFORD HOLSHOUSER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC <br />PO Box 5646 Cary, NC 27512-5646 <br />919-755-1800 www.sanfordholshousex.com <br />