Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that five North Carolina towns have been selected to participate in the N.C. Small Town Main Street Program, an initiative for small and rural towns that focuses on creating new jobs and investment by helping revitalize downtown areas.
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Gov. Bev Perdue today joined leaders from Enviva LP, a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, in Garysburg to announce that the company will build a new wood pellet manufacturing facility, with a capacity of 400K metric tons in that Northampton County town.
Gov. Bev Perdue and officials from Charlotte-based Celgard LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE: PPO), today announced plans to expand production capacity in Concord and hire an additional 250 employees.
State Grant Helps Ekornes ASA Locate in Morganton
Will Create 150-200 Jobs as Part of NC Commitment
State Grant Helps CertainTeed Expand in Oxford