Since 2008, Robert M. Van Geons has served as Executive Director for "RowanWORKS, Economic Development," (www.RowanWORKS.com) a publicly funded 501 (c) 4, serving Rowan County, and its ten municipalities, including the county seat, the City of Salisbury. As Executive Director, his primary purpose is to facilitate the expansion and retention of existing industry while aggressively recruiting new non-residential development. Prior to returning to Rowan County, Robert worked in both Economic Development and Land Use Management, primarily serving municipalities in Connecticut and North Carolina. Since his return to Rowan County, RowanWorks has been directly involved in the creation and preservation of over 4,600 jobs and $1.4 billion of announced investment. A strong supporter of the "Open Source Economic Development" model, he is committed to proactive collaboration and communication. The OSED model utilizes a pragmatic system of convening, communicating, and collaborating in order to build civic networks that embrace, outcome-based, action oriented initiatives and leverage available resources, evolving strategic planning into "Strategic Doing. Utilizing these behaviors, RowanWORKS provides a conduit through which positively motivated stakeholders can connect their passion, resources and energies to drive innovation. An advocate of "life-long-learning", he received his Master of Science in Economic Development from the University of Southern Mississippi and completed his Bachelor of Arts at Catawba College. Robert will soon be returning to Southern Miss in pursuit of his Doctorate of Philosophy in International Development. (executive-friendly program offered by USM). He has also earned his Certification in City/County Management from the University of North Carolina School of Government, is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute, and is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD). He has also been recognized as one of the Charlotte Business Journal's 2009 "40 under 40".
| Website | http://www.vangeons.com |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | 615 S Church St, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144, US |
| Phone | +1 704-951-7626 |
| Industry | Government |
| Competitors | Donnelly Construction, Miller Construction Company, Cleveland Construction, Inc., McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., DPR Construction, Clark Construction Group, Swinerton, Skanska, HENSEL PHELPS, Gilbane Building Company +33 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 96 Companies, SIC Code 961 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 92 Companies, NAICS Code 92611 Companies, NAICS Code 926 Companies, NAICS Code 9261 Companies |
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Robert M. Van Geons is based in Salisbury, North Carolina.
The NAICS codes for Robert M. Van Geons are [92, 92611, 926, 9261].
The SIC codes for Robert M. Van Geons are [96, 961].
