by Tom Snyder, RIoT executive director February 18, 2021 .
RALEIGH – This afternoon, Tom Snyder, executive director of RIoT, a growing users group focusing on economic development by capturing emerging markets and accelerating startups, hosts the annual “State of the Region” address at Raleigh Founded’s monthly happy hour (you can join Thursday at 4p at this link). Once again embracing the State of the Union theme, Tom will discuss the economy and environment, jobs, domestic and foreign affairs and North Carolina’s opportunities and threats.
2020 was a hard year
The subtitle is probably the understatement of the decade. The year most of us would like to forget included record-breaking environmental disasters, civil, social and political unrest, a rapid acceleration of the wealth gap and to top things off – a global pandemic.