Press Releases

GOV. PERDUE ANNOUNCES LIBRARY-BASED 'JOBSEARCH HELP DESK'

IGH— Gov. Bev Perdue today announced the JobSearch Help Desk, which will train librarians to help patrons connect with employers and conduct job searches at public libraries.

GOV. PERDUE ANNOUNCES 120 JOBS IN FORSYTH COUNTY

Triad Region Sees Aerospace Expansion As Piedmont Aviation Invests $5.8 Million In Kernersville

PORT OF WILMINGTON TO OFFER DIRECT CONNECTION TO CENTRAL AMERICA MARKETS

The Danish container shipping company, Maersk Line, has announced that it will begin weekly vessel calls effective Friday, March 6, 2009, between the Port of Wilmington and Puerto Cortes, Honduras and Santo Tomas, Guatemala in northern Central America, with over the road service to El Salvador an

N.C. COMMERCE SECRETARY PROMOTES LYNN MINGES TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY

N.C. Secretary of Commerce J. Keith Crisco announced today that Lynn Minges has been promoted to Assistant Secretary for Tourism, Marketing and Global Branding.

GOV. PERDUE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF REDESIGNED TOURISM WEB SITE

VisitNC.com Uses Latest Technology to Showcase N.C., Increase Tourism

COMMERCE SECRETARY JIM FAIN ANNOUNCES FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE IN SHANGHAI

Mainland China Now N.C.’s 2nd-Largest Export Market

COMMERCE, OTHER STATE AGENCIES ANNOUNCE NEW BUSINESS-SUPPORT NETWORK

Business Link North Carolina Taps into Statewide Resources through Web Portal, Toll-Free Number

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES 913 JOBS IN CATAWBA COUNTY

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Covation LLC, a high-end customer support center for business telecommunications services, plans to open a facility in Hickory. The company plans to invest $5.47 million and create 913 jobs during the next two years.

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES 123 JOBS IN LENOIR COUNTY

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Dopaco Inc., a national supplier of specialty paperboard packaging for the food industry, plans to expand its facility in Kinston, investing $25.3 million and adding 123 jobs during the next three years.

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES 203 JOBS IN BURKE COUNTY

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Sypris Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Louisville-based Sypris Solutions Inc. that makes components for truck axles, will invest $25.4 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Burke County and add 203 jobs by the end of 2013.