Governor McCrory Gubernatorial Debate Fact Sheet Part 2 | Eastern North Carolina Now

    The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 11 with Roy Cooper. Click here for more articles related to the debate.

    Press Release:

Manufacturing Continues To Grow Under Governor McCrory

    North Carolina has added nearly 20,000 manufacturing jobs since Governor McCrory took office, and continues to add more manufacturing jobs than the national average. (Current Employment Statistics, North Carolina Department of Commerce, Demand Driven Data System, accessed 10/7/2016)

• Manufacturing continues to play a key role in North Carolina's economy: "The state's 10,387 manufacturers employ more than 461,000 North Carolinians." (Press release: "Governor McCrory kicks off North Carolina Manufacturing Week," Office of the Governor, 10/3/2016)

    This past March, Governor McCrory broke ground on the single-largest manufacturing investment in state history. (Drew Jackson, "Novo Nordisk breaks ground on $1.8 billion Clayton expansion," The News & Observer, 3/29/2016)

• Governor McCrory: "They could have picked anywhere in the United States to put this expansion... It took teamwork to make this happen and will be felt for generations to come." (Drew Jackson, "Novo Nordisk breaks ground on $1.8 billion Clayton expansion," The News & Observer, 3/29/2016)

    After Roy Cooper refused to defend North Carolina, Governor McCrory sued the federal government to protect funding for education.

    "Lynch said that while the Justice Department is seeking a court order blocking HB2, the department reserves the option of withholding federal funding from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the University of North Carolina system." (Craig Jarvis, "McCrory, NC lawmakers sue Justice Department over HB2, feds counter with lawsuit," 5/9/2016)

After Years Of Pay Decline, Governor McCrory Is Raising Pay For North Carolina's Educators

    Under Governor McCrory, North Carolina teacher pay has increased faster than any other state. (Report: "Rankings of the States 2015 and Estimates of School Statistics 2016, National Education Association, 6/13/2016)

    Just this year, Governor McCrory gave teachers an average of 4.7% raise, bringing average teacher pay to more than $50,000-- a record high for North Carolina. (Office of State Budget & Management; "Quick facts: North Carolina," U.S. Census Bureau)

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