RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Burlington Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of specialty textiles, will expand its facility in Alamance County. The company plans to create 110 jobs and invest $725,000 over the next three years in Burlington. The project was made possible in part by a $120,000 grant from the One North [...]

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) wrapped up its two-day Life Science: Fusing Science, Technology & Industry Leadership conference in Raleigh, yesterday, sending nearly 1000 participants home buzzing with the latest industry news and developments. Held in collaboration with the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and the N.C. Biosciences Organization, the event brought together top industry [...]

RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that Reed Elsevier Inc., a world leading provider of professional information solutions, will expand its operations in Cary. The company plans to create 350 jobs over the next five years and invest $1.75 million. The project was made possible in part by state grants from the Job Development [...]

N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda A. Carlisle released on Feb. 7 recommendations from a statewide task force that calls for arts and cultural districts planning and funding for arts-driven economic development pilot projects. The recommendations were from the SmART Initiative Task Force  appointed by Carlisle last year. She charged the Task Force with [...]

Governor Bev Perdue announced on Feb. 8 that Solstas Lab Partners, a leading medical and diagnostic laboratory, will expand its operations in Guilford County. The company plans to create as many as 500 jobs and invest about $11.6 million dollar over five years to gain maximum benefits from performance-based incentives approved by Guilford County and [...]

Governor Bev Perdue on Feb. 13 announced that Kendrion FAS Controls Inc., a manufacturer of electromagnetic systems, will expand its operations in Cleveland County. The company plans to create 57 jobs and invest $7.3 million over the next three years in Shelby. The project was made possible in part by a $228,000 grant from the [...]

Business is up at North Carolina’s State Ports with posted increased cargo movement for the 2011 calendar year compared to 2010. Container movements increased more than 11 percent and general breakbulk cargo increased 8 percent for the year positioning the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a successful fiscal year 2012. In Wilmington, NCSPA moved [...]

The number ten city by total number of jobs added was North Carolina’s capital city, where job growth swelled by 48,900 from 2001-2011, according to an article by G. Scott Thomas in the Triangle Business Journal.  Raleigh was fourth in the nation in terms of job growth percentage. The city’s number of jobs expanded by [...]

HIGH POINT—Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Solstas Lab Partners, a leading medical and diagnostic laboratory, will expand its operations in Guilford County.  The company plans to create as many as 500 jobs and invest about $11.6 million over five years to gain maximum benefits from performance-based incentives approved by Guilford County and the City [...]