Press Releases

Baldor Electric to Create 41 New Jobs in McDowell County

State Grant Helps Company Expand in Marion

Sonoco Plastics to Bring 35 Jobs to Haywood County

State Grant Helps Company Expand in Waynesville

Automotive Parts Manufacturer to Create 64 Jobs in Rockingham County

State Grant Helps Henniges Automotive Expand in Reidsville

Food Manufacturer to Create 48 Jobs in Cabarrus County

State Grant Helps PreGel AMERICA Inc. Expand in Concord

Smithfield Foods to Create 330 New Jobs in Lenoir County

Company to invest more than $85 million in Kinston facility

Ferraro Foods to Add 23 New Jobs in Alamance County

Company will keep 58 other jobs in North Carolina

Commerce Delivers Innovative Site Location Service

N.C. launches first mobile app for site location professionals.

Biotechnology Company to Create 52 Jobs in Brunswick County

State Grant Helps CMS Food Solutions, Inc. Open in Leland

Food Processor to Create 75 Jobs in Montgomery County

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Aseptia Inc., a processor of fruits and vegetables, will locate a state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Montgomery County. The company, doing business as Wright Foods, plans to create 75 jobs and invest $10.15 million during the next three years in Troy. The project was made possible in part by a $150,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

Nine Communities Honored with Inaugural Governor's Innovative Small Business Community Award

Gov. Perdue today honored nine North Carolina communities with the inaugural Governor’s Innovative Small Business Community Award for their creative and innovative ways to help small businesses bring jobs to North Carolina. Two-thirds of all new jobs are created by small businesses, making them critical economic drivers for local communities across the state.