March 17, 2011
UNC hosted the inaugural forum of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). Chancellor and NACIE member Holden Thorp invited Brad Brinegar and Janet Northen to attend the event with other business leaders, educators and students. NC Governor Beverly Perdue and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke both spoke about the work of the panel that will “allow businesses to grow, create new products and services and generate good jobs.”