NE Partnership Conflicts Continue

RALEIGH — Longtime consultants for the state-funded Northeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission, and the associated agency North Carolina's Northeast Partnership, continue to work for both entities despite an apparent conflict of interest similar to one that helped cost former president and CEO Rick Watson his job. Related Northeast Partnership Articles: Panel: Disable, don't dissolve, Partnership CJ: Groups circumvented records law Partnership puts brakes on CEO search CJ: Organizations defy records request CJ: Audit critical of NE Partnership