Lumbee Tribe’s Inaugural Lumbee Economic

Senator Richard Burr discusses economic development opportunities with Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin and Dr. Freda Porter Thursday morning at the Lumbee Tribe’s inaugural Lumbee Economic Summit. Dr. Porter organized the event, with drew more than 200 people, including dozens of state, local and national business owners. Congratulations on the success of the inaugural summit Dr. Porter and hopefully it will continue to grow in the future as more and more of our people take advantage of the opportunities available through local, state and federal government contracts by gaining more knowledge of the process.