Harvey Schmitt

Editor’s note: WRALTechWire reached out to Harvey Schmitt, chief executive officer of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, to get his reaction to the recently announced “Vision 2030” plan for the state’s economic future as outlined by the North Carolina Chamber. RALEIGH, N.C. - Historically North Carolina’s business community has been an active participant in moving the economy of our state from one of the poorest in the south to one of the most promising. Business has been an important part of our state culture of collaboration and partnership with government and education. So it is very exciting to see...

Editor’s note: The recently launched North Carolina Next Generation Network project – a collaboration between four of the state’s leading universities and several municipalities – has the potential to bring ultra-fast Internet and related services to the Triangle as well as Winston-Salem. WRAL Tech Wire asked Harvey Schmitt, president and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, for his thoughts about what the project could mean to the region. RALEIGH, N.C. - Our region has a history of being a pioneer in collaboration between education, government and business to advance economic development. The Research Triangle Park is the most...

Editor’s note: Harvey Schmitt, chief executive officer of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, spoke to business leaders from across China at the U.S.-China Investment Cooperation Forum in Beijing on Tuesday about business opportunities in the capital city area as well as North Carolina. The U.S. delegation met with China’s Vice Premier Li Keqiang and had dinner in the Great Hall of the People. “The conversation was often macro, but Lenovo was prominent throughout,” Schmitt tells WRAL. In a speech at the Beijing International Hotel, he cited at length the growing presence of China-born Lenovo, the world’s No. 2 PC manufacturer which...