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North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

 PO Box 389  
Newton, NC  28658  
Contact:  N. Fred Miller
Phone:  828-465-8240   Fax:  828-465-8428
Email:  fred_miller@ncsu.edu
Home Page:  www.ces.nscu.edu/catawba

BUSINESS INFORMATION

Customer Profile:

North Carolina Cooperative Extension (NCCE) helps people improve the quality of their lives by providing research-based information and informal educational opportunities focused on issues and needs.

Primary Services:

Provide educational opportunities for potential small, home-based, and micro business owners; Natural Resource Management and Development; Water and Air Quality; Waste Management; Pest Management.

 

ACCOUNTABILITY

Funding source(s): Federal, state, and local

 

KEY CONTACTS:

Craig Adkins—Commercial Horticulture
Phone:  (828)757-1290
email:  Craig_Adkins@ncsu.edu

Glennie Daniels - Small and Home-based Businesses
Phone:  (828)465-8250
Email:  Glennie_Daniels@ncsu.edu

Tony Gallegos - Natural Resources
Phone: (828)465-8250
Email: Tony_Gallegos@ncsu.edu

 
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©Greater Hickory Metro Business Development Network, 2006