Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Don Flow, Immediate Past Chair of the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2024 @ 1:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the December Board meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $650,000 to support two projects through the Open Grants Program and $3,080,000 to support five projects through the SITE Program.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 12:20 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $650,000 to support two projects through the Open Grants Program and $3,080,000 to support five projects through the SITE Program.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 10:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Dr. Garey Fox, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. to create 350 new jobs and invest $233 million in Linwood
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 1:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Golden LEAF Foundation supports workforce projects that help close the skills gap and increase the pool of highly qualified individuals with skills aligned to North Carolina businesses’ current and future needs.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 1:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Foundation and the NC Chamber Foundation, with support from NC Farm Bureau and Google, formally announce NC Ag Leads, a pivotal strategic planning initiative for the North Carolina agriculture industry
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (October 5, 2023) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,949,100 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 1:29 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program focuses on providing students with strong ties to rural communities with scholarships to attend a four-year college or university in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In fiscal year 2022-23, the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors awarded a total of $55,670,651.84 to support 102 projects across 53 counties.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 10:34 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Provalus, an IT services company, will create 92 jobs in Columbus County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $500,000 to establish operations in the City of Whiteville.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 4:09 am
By: Governor's Office
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Community colleges engage with local employers to fill skill gaps in the communities they serve. Last week, two North Carolina community colleges held ribbon cutting ceremonies for new workforce training facilities that will help meet industry demands in the Hoke, Moore, and Duplin counties.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the sticking points in the state budget negotiations is the $1.4 billion proposed in the Senate version for NCInnovation, a private, non-profit created by some NC business leaders in 2018, aimed at providing grants for applied research at select UNC-system universities.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Employers in Johnston County have indicated a need to fill more than 100 existing and 130 new fabrication positions.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 11:30 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Aurora, NC – Aurora Mayor Clif Williams announced that the town has secured the final funding necessary to begin construction on the long-awaited Aurora Industrial Park.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 6:28 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Criticism continues to mount over the North Carolina Senate’s decision to include $1.4 billion for NCInnovation in its proposed budget. Not only would it be a massive crony scheme using taxpayer dollars to reward select businesses by political appointees, the organization’s own justifications contin
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 @ 2:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At the August 2023 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,158,333 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program, $3,150,518 in funding for 10 projects through the Flood Mitigation Program, and $2,778,721 in funding for 24 projects
Published: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 3:00 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (August 3, 2023) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,158,333 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program, $3,150,518 in funding for 10 projects through the Flood Mitigation Program
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 2:14 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina’s agriculture industry is constantly evolving due to changing consumer demand and new technologies.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 1:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina lost two leaders in agriculture this week, both with connections to Golden LEAF. Current Golden LEAF Board member and Finance Chair E. Jerome Vick passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 11:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In fall 2021, the N.C. General Assembly appropriated $25 million to the Golden LEAF Foundation to award funds to units of local government across all 100 counties for public infrastructure projects to reduce flooding.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 7:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Applications for the Fall 2023 Golden LEAF SITE Program are now available at www.goldenleaf.org/SITE.
Published: Saturday, August 12th, 2023 @ 9:22 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 3:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 students from 51 rural North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The $1.4 billion allocation for a non-profit called NCInnovation in the state Senate’s budget plan has raised some eyebrows. Given that this appropriation to the barely five-year-old non-profit organization would amount to nearly five percent of the entire state General Fund budget, it should.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Piedmont-Triad Prosperity Zone has a unique opportunity this fall to leverage an available $11 million to be awarded by the Golden LEAF Foundation for projects that will boost job creation and economic investment, workforce preparedness, and agriculture.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:30 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Economic developers will tell you that you can’t sell from an empty wagon, you have to have a product to sell.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 7:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On May 11, 34 teachers from schools in Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, and Pitt counties completed Rivers East Advanced Manufacturing Academy.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 11:43 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Foundation has several positions available, including administrative, programs, and an internship opportunity. Click the links below to learn more about each position and to apply for an opportunity that aligns with your experience and expertise.
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 @ 7:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On April 27, 2023, the Golden LEAF Foundation held a Community-Based Grants Initiative Kickoff for the Piedmont-Triad Prosperity Zone in Lewisville.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On April 27, 2023, the Golden LEAF Foundation hosted a funder forum in conjunction with the Kickoff of the Community-Based Grants Initiative in the Piedmont-Triad.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 4:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded a total of $5,417,644 million in funding at its April 2023 meeting.
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 9:28 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded a total of $5,417,644 million in funding.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 1:26 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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