Loans and grants support 197 new jobs statewide
Press Releases
Direct Pack, Inc. to create 94 jobs at new East Coast facility
— Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 96 of North Carolina’s counties in June and decreased in four.
The success story of North Carolina’s economy is in front of a world-wide audience, featured in a multi-page profile headlined North Carolina: Transformation Through Innovation in a recent issue of Newsweek magazine.
Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina announced today that U-Play Corporation will establish a manufacturing plant in Wayne County, where it will create 88 new jobs during the next four years.
—The state’s seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from May’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point to 4.9 percent.
Carolina Connector expected to create 1,500 jobs throughout North Carolina
Move will create 46 jobs in Catawba County
North Carolina will bolster its investments in business growth and the skills of young adults by expanding apprenticeship programs across the state.
Cary, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Relias Learning LLC will add more than 450 jobs over the coming five years in Wake County.