Name to Know: Denise Beaver, Economic Development Guru

Denise Beaver is the deputy director of economic development for Carroll County government.

Every day, Denise Beaver is working with business owners, big and small, to help them grow and succeed in Carroll County. Beaver has been the county's deputy director of economic development since 2001, and she recently earned national economic developer recertification. There are currently only 1,200 active CEcD's in the United States. The CEcD designation, according to a county news release, recognizes practitioners in the economic development field. For initial certification candidates must pass a comprehensive three-part, two-day examination, which tests a practitioner’s knowledge, proficiency and judgment in the key areas of economic development, including business retention and expansion, marketing, finance, workforce development, …

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