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The wide-ranging conversation covered local government spending, tax policy, education, economic development, immigration, and the role of elected officials in providing oversight of the bureaucratic class.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2026 @ 2:43 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On the heels of the largest jobs commitment in North Carolina’s history, Governor Josh Stein, Department of Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina traveled to Paris to advocate for North Carolina with business leaders at the 55th Paris Air Show.
Published: Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 @ 1:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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Your voice matters!
Published: Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 @ 8:18 pm
By: David Hudson
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The county needs better leadership in community issues from education to economic development.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2025 @ 1:28 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Insights and wisdom for improving our county and county government.
Published: Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 @ 12:53 pm
By: Buzz Cayton
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Economic Development Handicapped By Zoning
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2025 @ 12:07 pm
By: Dave Hudson
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A Google search on Pirates and New York City yields numerous results, including a Seattle Times article stating that in New York in 1692, “piracy was a leading economic-development tool in the city’s competition with the ports of Boston and Philadelphia.”
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 3:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson drew media attention Thursday morning after announcing that he would take steps as “acting governor” while N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper was in Japan this week for an economic development summit.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 4:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Wayne Community College to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week and announce the launch of the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) initiative.
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2024 @ 10:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Last week, Governor Roy Cooper led a 35-person North Carolina delegation to Japan for the annual Southeastern United States/Japan (SEUS/Japan) Economic Development Conference in Tokyo.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 3:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State officials to attend SEUS/Japan Economic Development Conference and meet with Japanese officials and business leaders
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 8:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Beaufort County Economic Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 4:00 PM in the boardroom located at 136 W. 2nd St, Washington, NC.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 @ 10:39 am
By: Katie Mosher
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The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) – a federal-state partnership that promotes and encourages economic development in certain southeastern states – has announced $4,466,111 in available funding for 69 North Carolina counties to revitalize and transform communities
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 2:32 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills into law Saturday, including the controversial H.B.346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, which will allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the Chair of the North Carolina Economic Development Association Foundation Dr. Patricia Mitchell via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 9:16 am
By: ENC NOW
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Commerce Department provides more resources for rural economic development
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 5:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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For the third year in a row, North Carolina garners top honors with Site Selection magazine’s Prosperity Cup recognition for economic development.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 1:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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H.B. 346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, sailed through three House committees, including Health, Insurance, and Rules, this week before passing 86-26 in the House Thursday and now heads to the Senate.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the era where politics has become increasingly tribalistic, we seldom see significant bi-partisan support from leadership within both parties. The Reorganization and Economic Development Act, House Bill 346, is one exception.
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 3:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The wife of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia may have violated an ethics pledge she made before taking her spot heading a federal economic development board, according to Fox News.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 1:20 am
By: Daily Wire
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Senator Tillis wanted to make sure you saw (attached) the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) providing access to federal resources through EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs. Additional information on these programs is listed
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 12:04 am
By: ENC NOW
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Gov. Cooper Proposes Historic Investments in Education, Economic Development, and Workforce Without Raising Taxes
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week, House Majority Leader John Bell and House Minority Leader Robert Reives came together to establish and co-chair a new, bipartisan caucus within the North Carolina General Assembly, with Rep. Reives announcing the news on the House Floor on Wednesday.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 8:45 am
By: ENC NOW
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North Carolina continues to make headlines for its economic development incentives
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 11:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University leadership in the Miller School of Entrepreneurship and the office of Research, Economic Development and Engagement developed a student entrepreneurship program called RISE29 out of conversations started at Golden LEAF’s Community-Based Grants Initiative meetings in 2018.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 9:30 pm
By: ENC NOW
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One of the most noteworthy geopolitical and economic developments in modern history has been the emergence of China as a superpower. The miraculous rise of the once-ascendent communist nation, however, could lose tremendous momentum as the strength of its manufacturing sector rapidly dissipates.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 4:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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$19.7 million from federal American Rescue Plan awarded for rural economic development
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 4:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Order will accelerate economic development and job creation in the quickly growing zero-emission vehicle sector, expand access to cleaner and more affordable vehicles and advance the state’s climate and environmental justice goals
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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Current and former conservative officials outlined an eight-pronged plan on Wednesday to encourage economic development under a Republican Congress.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Good Jobs Challenge is funded by the American Rescue Plan to develop the clean energy workforce
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 9:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Economic development incentives divert taxpayer money to politically favored companies at the expense of the rest of the state
Published: Thursday, July 21st, 2022 @ 10:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), more than 1,400 short-term, occupational skill training courses are offered across the state to train, retrain, and upgrade workers for current or future job skill requirements or certifications.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commerce Department fund provides resources for rural economic development
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2022 @ 6:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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According to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the state gained 24,224 new jobs through business and industry and $10.1 billion in new private investment in 2021. These announcements were new economic development records for North Carolina.
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2022 @ 1:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Missing Money Found in NCCash.com Returned to Economic Development Group
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 8:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., N.C. House of Representatives Speaker Tim Moore, Representative Keith Kidwell, local elected officials and industry leaders will break ground
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2022 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three months after opening, the Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal transportation facility in Edgecombe County is already helping ease national supply chain shortages and bolstering economic development prospects.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 4:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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