Press Releases

Residential Initiative to Boost Energy Savings by 15 Percent with Energy Star, Other Certifications

N.C. Commerce Secretary J. Keith Crisco today announced Jennifer L. Bumgarner as the department’s new assistant secretary for energy. Bumgarner comes to Commerce from Gov.

So you think your home is a star?  North Carolinians may now showcase their properties as prospective locations for a movie or TV show, thanks to a new online resource announced today by the N.C.

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that auto parts supplier Magna Composites LLC plans to expand three plants in the western part of North Carolina and create 327 new jobs over the next four years.

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that Clearwater Paper Corp. plans to invest $260 million and hire 250 workers over the next five years to build a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Shelby.

RALEIGH - Public comments are being accepted through July 1 on proposed amendments to the Criteria for Operation and Implementation of the Job Maintenance and Capital Development Fund program.

All the funds in North Carolina’s Energy Star Appliance Replacement and Rebate Program were reserved within four days, with consumers purchasing about 8,545 appliances during the  second phase of the program and signing up for $1.3 million in mail-in rebates.  Consumers can s

J. Keith Crisco, secretary of the N.C. Department of Commerce, today announced that Tim Crowley, deputy communications director for Gov. Bev Perdue, will become Commerce’s new assistant secretary for communications and external affairs, effective July 1.