Press Releases

Governor Cooper Announces 31 New Jobs as LS Tractor USA Expands in Nash County

Company will invest $11.9 million to support new production lines

Early Stage Tech Companies to Get Seed Funds to Spur Growth

$1.9 million in vital capital will go to 32 small businesses across the state, Gov. Cooper announces

Napoleon Wallace Named Deputy Secretary of Commerce to Lead Divisions of Workforce Solutions and Rural Economic Development

North Carolina Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland has appointed Napoleon Wallace, a finance and community economic development executive, as the department’s Deputy Secretary to oversee the Divisions of Workforce Solutions and Rural Economic Development.

North Carolina's July Employment Figures Released

Raleigh, N.C. — The state’s seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from June’s revised rate.  The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.3 percent.

Rural Communities Receive State Grants Attracting 429 New Jobs and $367 Million in Private Investment

North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority awards $15.8 million in grants to support jobs and infrastructure and property upgrades

Manufacturer to Expand in Rowan County

Premtec Division of New York Air Brake to add jobs in Salisbury

Governor Cooper Announces 145 New Jobs in Randolph County with Fibertex Personal Care's First U.S. Manufacturing Facility

, N.C. - Fibertex Personal Care, a Danish textile company, will add 145 jobs in Asheboro with its first U.S. manufacturing facility, Governor Cooper announced today.

Governor Cooper Announces 145 New Jobs in Randolph County with Fibertex Personal Care’s First U.S. Manufacturing Facility

Company will create 145 jobs in 5 years and invest $60 million

Governor Cooper Announces 200 New Jobs as Albemarle Corporation expands in North Carolina

Company will create 170 jobs in Cleveland County and 30 in Charlotte

Governor Cooper Announces 55 New Jobs as Revlon Expands in Granville County

Company will invest more than $16 million to support new production lines