The state’s seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate was 4.5 percent, remaining unchanged from December’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent..
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The comment period has been extended for local communities to recommend areas for new federal legislation that could bring investment to economic development where it is most needed.
Expansion in Buncombe and Ashe Counties Brings an Investment of More than $100 Million
North Carolina communities will gather in Clayton on March 13–15 for the Department of Commerce’s annual NC Main Street conference, coordinated by the NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center.
RALEIGH: Ernst & Young LLP (EY), one of the largest professional services organizations in the world, will expand in Mecklenburg County creating 375 jobs and investing $8.2 million in Charlotte over the next five years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
: A new program aimed at improving worker health in the automotive, aviation and manufacturing sectors in Western North Carolina launched today, Governor Roy Cooper announced.
Innovative sushi rice producer RiceWrap Foods to scale up operations with $9.9 million investment in Butner
Quality Enclosures, Inc., a manufacturer of shower enclosures and tempered glass will create 65 full-time jobs over four years at a new facility in Stanly County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest nearly $3.3 million to upfit a vacant building in Albemarle and open a
TEAM Industries Andrews, Inc., an engineering-driven design and manufacturing company, will add 20 jobs and invest $3 million at its facility in Andrews, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. With the help of this grant, the company will renovate the facility it has occupied for the past 13 yea
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 16 grant requests totaling $3,948,755, N.C. Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 683 jobs, 461 of which were previously announced.