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Governor Roy Cooper announced that Corning Incorporated will invest $150 million to expand operations in Catawba County, creating 200 jobs in Hickory.
Published: Sunday, November 7th, 2021 @ 12:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today highlighted his proposed NC GROW (Getting Ready for Opportunities in the Workforce) Scholarship to help make North Carolina a Top 10 Educated state by 2025. Starting next year, good students who graduated high school with a 2.0 GPA or higher would get free tuition to any NC
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2017 @ 3:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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When the North Carolina legislature convenes in January 2015, the North Carolina Community College Presidents and system office are expected to make a "significant pay increase" for our faculty and staff the top priority in the expansion budget - which funds new programs and expenses - for the...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 11:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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After a brief hiatus for the summer, I'm happy to report that Tansey Topics is back.
Published: Monday, August 18th, 2014 @ 12:14 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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Four employees of P & G Manufacturing's Washington plant recently completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification coordinated by Business and Industry Services at Beaufort County Community College and East Carolina University.
Published: Wednesday, August 13th, 2014 @ 8:40 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Their peers recently recognized two Beaufort County Community College employees - Lynne Modlin and Lentz Stowe - for their service to the college.
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 @ 12:17 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that BuzziSpace, Inc. will locate its North American manufacturing headquarters in Guilford County.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2014 @ 1:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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"Today an employer at a minimum wants [graduates with] job-related skills or training, plus critical thinking and communication abilities," wrote Champion Mitchell, a member of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors, in a recent Pope Center featured. Mitchell, a former...
Published: Monday, December 16th, 2013 @ 3:59 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The Small Business Center at Beaufort County Community College and its Director, Lentz Stowe, were cited at a recent conference in Asheville for the boost a newly-opened business has given its community.
Published: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 @ 12:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that AW North Carolina, a manufacturer of automatic transmissions and transmission components, will expand production at its manufacturing facility in Durham County adding 56 new jobs.
Published: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 @ 5:53 pm
By: David Winstead
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The first group of new hires at idX Impressions in Washington has completed classes through a customized training program under the direction of Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 @ 12:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that RC Creations, LLC, a seafood processing company, will establish a new facility in Pender County. The company plans to create 120 new jobs and invest more than $25 million by the end of 2017.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2013 @ 11:49 am
By: David Winstead
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that NGK Ceramics USA will expand its operations in Iredell County.
Published: Sunday, October 6th, 2013 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's Customized Training Program, run by the state's community colleges, has come under fire lately. Some prominent critics contend that it is -- at least in part -- a wasteful way to promote economic development in the state.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 9:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state of North Carolina's Customized Training Program (CTP), run by the state's community colleges, has come under fire lately, and with good reason. The program is--at least in part--a wasteful way to promote economic development in the...
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 5:07 am
By: Duke Cheston
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North Carolina spends $12 million in state tax dollars every year on a program called Customized Training. Run by the state community college system, it provides job training for employees of particular firms.
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Customized Training Program provided education and training for eligible businesses and industries and was developed to spur industrial and business recruitment by the state.
Published: Thursday, January 6th, 2011 @ 11:37 am
By: Judy Jennette
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