BASE Governmental Affairs Directors act as advocates for the development industry and closely monitor activity at the state, regional and local level from the North Carolina General Assembly to city and county meetings - anything that affects the growth and development industry.
Development Industry
Credibility, Leadership, Expertise.....
BASE has a single mission to promote public policies which encourage economic growth, job creation and a healthy real estate, homebuilding, land use and development industry.
"Unbelievable! BASE was there for us at the beginning, middle, and end providing us with key information and foresight…It's great to see there are organizations like BASE out there that are willing to go the extra mile to satisfy their members." - Jon Vincent, JTV Business & Management Consultant
"Well worth the money! I’ve been working in this industry well over 20 years, and this is the lowest cost, highest value work I have ever seen. I always knew the regulatory pressures that our industry faced, but at least now I know that there is an organization fighting and winning on our behalf." - Kevin Hine, Duplin Land Development, LLC, Exec. VP/GM River Landing
“BASE has been one of the best business decisions I have made! There is no other organization like BASE that covers such a broad area of issues that affect both residential and commercial interests.” -
Steve Niemeyer, CEO
Wrightsville Builders
Governmental Affairs Policy Analyst Internship The Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (BASE), coastal North Carolina’s voice for the commercial and residential building, development, and real estate industry typically brings on Governmental Affairs Policy Interns as we get closer to the start of the fall semester.If you are interested in applying for one of the Governmental Affairs Policy Analyst Internship positions please send a cover letter along with a resume attention to Cameron Moore.
Background: BASE is a coalition of associations with a single mission: to promote public policies which encourage regional economic growth, job creation and a healthy real estate, homebuilding, land use and development industry. This is accomplished through direct input into the political, legislative and regulatory process. BASE represents numerous independent businesses and the approximately 12,000 members of the Brunswick County Home Builders Association, the Brunswick County Landowners Association, the Topsail Island Association of REALTORS®, the Jacksonville Board of REALTORS®, the Pitt County Economic Development Partnership, and the Wilmington‐Cape Fear Home Builders Association. BASE also has the resources of the National Association of Home Builders, and the North Carolina Home Builders Association.
This internship will consist primarily of assisting our two Governmental Affairs Directors on public policy projects. This includes activities such as researching local land use ordinances, state legislation and state statutes, assistance in drafting policy reports, assistance in drafting letters to local officials and legislators, etc.
Applicants should download the attached announcement for more details, and at the same time we would encourage applicants to visit our website at www.ncbase.org before applying to gain a better understanding of the dynamic issues that BASE engages in.
Resumes and cover letters may be sent electronically to Cameron Moore
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(Note: Please include BASE Gov. Affairs Internship in the subject line) If there are questions, please call (910) 799-2611.