All the best to Governor Bev Perdue who has announced she will not recontest her position in the upcoming elections. Bev was the first woman to be Governor of North Carolina.
Despite a tough road to election day, Bev's announcement was a surprise and she cited corrosive politics as her reason: "We live in highly partisan times, where some people seem more worried about scoring political points than working together to address the real challenges our state faces."
North Carolina like Victoria has seen its economy change substantially over the last 40 years. Like Victoria, it has become known for its high tech industries with thriving sectors including biotech and medical devices, information technology and nanotechnology. Our current economic circumstances differ although we both face similar challenges and opportunities in an ever more competitive world economy. North Carolina's employment rate is 10% vs Victoria's 5%.
I met Governor Perdue at various Biotech Conferences. She and her team have been a model of courtesy and very open to supporting Victorian companies looking for a base in a high-tech community on the east coast in the United States.
A couple of years ago I held an excellent Victorians Abroad event in Chapel Hill. There are many talented Victorians and other Australians living, studying and working in North Carolina as they find it a friendly and hard-working community.
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