Price named WCU’s director of economic development
Rich Price, a passionate and proud 1988 graduate of Western Carolina University, has spent the last seven years as the director of economic development for Jackson County. Now he will get a chance to marry his love of both WCU and Western North Carolina in his new role as the university’s executive director of economic development and regional partnerships.
Price will begin his new position on March 1.
“I’m very proud of WCU,” Price said. “I’m very proud of the growth of the university and the impact it has had, and knowing the greater impact it can have. It really is very special to get to come back to WCU as I move through this point in my career.”