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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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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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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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Ray Starling, General Counsel for the NC Chamber and President of the NC Chamber Legal Institute via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 @ 8:02 am
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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Tom Barkin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, recently visited Nash and Edgecombe counties to listen and learn about workforce and housing opportunities in Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 10:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the President of the BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation Dr. John Lumpkin via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 9:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Dr. Jeff Cox, the President of the North Carolina Community College System, via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 8:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the August 2023 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $2,778,721 to support 24 awards in the first round of projects funded through the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 3:24 pm
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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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Since 2000, Golden LEAF has awarded approximately 6,000 scholarships to students from rural communities who are graduating with the skills, passion, and leadership experiences to help their home communities thrive.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 11:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the President of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Dr. Laura Gerald, via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 6:14 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with North Carolina Military Business Center Executive Director Scott Dorney via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 @ 2:48 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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Golden LEAF’s Flood Mitigation Program has relaunched its application and is available at goldenleaf.org/mitigation/.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 5:04 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 11:21 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The March 1, 2023 deadline is fast approaching for the Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship. Information and the application for the 2023-2024 school year is available at CFNC.org.
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 @ 2:46 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On February 20, 2023, the Golden LEAF Foundation welcomed Jordan Henderson as Operations Manager.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2023 @ 5:11 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the President of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) and Washington County Commissioner Tracey Johnson via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 6:17 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $10,248,815 in funding to support projects through the Community-Based Grants Initiative in the Southeast Prosperity Zone and $1,549,997 in funding
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 11:20 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Executive Director William Upchurch via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 11:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Scholarships to help 215 rural N.C. high school seniors, N.C. community college transfer students attend N.C. colleges
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 4:51 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Scholarships to help 215 rural N.C. high school seniors, N.C. community college transfer students attend N.C. colleges
Published: Friday, January 13th, 2023 @ 10:46 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders, via Zoom and filmed the twentieth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2022 @ 12:02 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (December 1, 2022) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $5.8 million in funding to support projects through the SITE Program and $700,000 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Monday, December 5th, 2022 @ 7:13 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In 2021, Golden LEAF focused on creative ways to stay connected with partners, funding recipients, potential applicants, and state and local leaders.
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Thom Ruhe, President, Chief Executive Officer of the NC IDEA, via Zoom and filmed the nineteenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 11:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (October 6, 2022) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $443,000 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 1:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The state’s economic vitality is tied to the skills of its workforce. Trends show that by 2030, nearly two-thirds of North Carolina’s jobs will require a post-secondary degree or credential.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 1:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Brooks Raiford, President, Chief Executive Officer of the North Carolina Technology Association, via Zoom and filmed the seventeenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations.
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 @ 1:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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