CLEANcarolinas, a National Science Foundation Developmental Innovation Engine awarded to EPIC at UNC Charlotte and project partners, was honored to host the NC TOWERS quarterly meeting on February 1^st at the Foundation for the Carolinas in Charlotte. CLEANcarolinas’ focus on driving economic development and job creation in the Carolinas, centered on convening critical stakeholders to support the development of offshore wind, aligns closely with that of the Task Force. Task Force Chair Marqueta Welton presided over the meeting, with NC Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders in attendance. The program included an overview of the two-state CLEANcarolinas initiative led by Dr. Michael Mazzola, Project Director and a panel discussion with industry representatives currently working in the offshore wind supply chain.