Press Releases

Construction Industry Innovator Will Bring 205 Jobs to Alamance County

Prescient Will Invest Nearly $19 Million in East Coast Operations Center

Town of Troy Earns ‘Main Street Community’ Status

Montgomery County municipality graduates from Small Town Main Street Program

Town of Troy Earns 'Main Street Community' Status

The Town of Troy recently joined the ranks of ‘North Carolina Main Street Communities,’ a designation municipalities earn by demonstrating a series of commitments to restore economic vitality to historic downtown districts.  The designation was announced today by the North Carolina Main Street

North Carolina's July Employment Figures Released

—The state’s seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate was 4.7 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from June’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 4.9 percent.

Visitor Spending Rises Across North Carolina

State spending by domestic visitors jumps to record $21.9 billion

Governor McCrory Announces More Than $5.1 Million in Infrastructure Funding

Loans and grants support 197 new jobs statewide

Custom Package Company to Locate in Richmond County

Direct Pack, Inc. to create 94 jobs at new East Coast facility

North Carolina's June County and Area Employment Figures Released

— Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 96 of North Carolina’s counties in June and decreased in four.

North Carolina's Thriving Economy Featured Internationally in Newsweek Magazine

 The success story of North Carolina’s economy is in front of a world-wide audience, featured in a multi-page profile headlined North Carolina: Transformation Through Innovation in a recent issue of Newsweek magazine.

U-Play Corporation Selects Wayne County for First U.S. Manufacturing Facility, Creating 88 Jobs

Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina announced today that U-Play Corporation will establish a manufacturing plant in Wayne County, where it will create 88 new jobs during the next four years.