Press Releases

Record Visitor Spending in North Carolina Highlights Tourism Week

, N.C. - North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Anthony M. Copeland announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2016 with a total of $22.9 billion, a 4.3 percent increase from 2015.

North Carolina's March County and Area Employment Figures Released

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North Carolina's March Employment Figures Released

Raleigh, N.C. — The state’s seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from February’s revised rate.  The national rate decreased 0.2 of a percentage point to 4.5 percent.

Rural Communities Will Receive $10.6 Million to Support Economic Growth

North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority awards grants to support new jobs and infrastructure upgrades

Refrigerant Packaging Company Selects Martin County for New Facility

31 Jobs Coming to Everetts as Weitron Plans $12.8 Million Investment

Governor Cooper Announces Trilliant Networks Moving Global Headquarters to North Carolina's Research Triangle

Cary, N.C. - Trilliant Networks will establish its global headquarters in the Research Triangle Area, creating 130 jobs over the next five years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

Governor Cooper Announces Trilliant Networks Moving Global Headquarters to North Carolina’s Research Triangle

Company Will Invest $1.8 Million in Global Headquarters and Bring 130 Jobs to Wake County

Governor Cooper Announces 160-Job Expansion by Continental Automotive in Burke County

Company Will Invest More Than $40 million in Manufacturing Operations in Morganton

Napoleon Wallace Joins Commerce Team To Lead Rural Economic Development

North Carolina Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland has appointed Napoleon Wallace, a finance and community development executive, as the department’s Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Development.

Governor Cooper Announces Ryan-AL will Create 53 Jobs in Caldwell County

Fiberglass door maker to relocate manufacturing facility from China to Lenoir