Press Releases

RALEIGH  --  Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Apple has selected North Carolina as the location for a new data center.  The company is expected to invest more than $1 billion in the project over nine years.

State Grant Helps Loparex Bring 128 Jobs to N.C.
State Grant Helps Baldor Electric Co. Expand in Marion
State Grant Helps Morganton Pressure Vessels Expand into Marion

rnor Bev Perdue today announced her energy reform package to attract businesses, create jobs and promote a strong and sustainable green economy in North Carolina. She made the announcement at the SAS Solar Farm in Cary, which provides solar-generated power to Progress Energy. 

State Grant Helps Henkel Corp. Expand in Salisbury
CDBG Grants to Benefit Low-Income Households, Target Revitalization Projects
State Grant Helps Siemens Energy Expand in Charlotte

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that domestic visitors to and within North Carolina spent a record $16.9 billion in 2008, an increase of 2.1 percent from 2007 and higher than the previous record of $16.5 billion, set in 2007.