According to the latest report from the N.C. Department of Commerce, North Carolina has a 3.3% unemployment rate, the lowest in decades.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 11:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Commerce announced Tuesday the launch of two new initiatives and web pages that will help companies in the state potentially receive federal designation as Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs)
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 3:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS), didn’t design and implement procedures to ensure that federal funds tied to workforce programs were spent in accordance with program requirements and federal and state law.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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According to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, unemployment rates decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in July.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 8:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Department of Commerce announces $146 million in awards through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with another $1 billion in funding now available
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 7:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce declaring North Carolina’s intent to participate in the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 @ 11:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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According to the latest North Carolina Department of Commerce release, North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.7% in December 2021.
Published: Monday, February 7th, 2022 @ 10:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Funding will be used to establish a business center to aid North Carolina minority business enterprise firms
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 4:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Customers Can Keep Their Current 910 Telephone Number
Published: Monday, July 12th, 2021 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sec. Machelle Sanders will transition from the Dept. of Administration to lead NC’s economic recruitment, workforce development efforts
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 11:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a transition at the Department of Commerce as Secretary Anthony Copeland will step down at the end of January.
Published: Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 1:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Lockhart Taylor is out as director of employment security at the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2020 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Lenoir Community College in Kinston, North Carolina, to support the renovation of the college’s Lloyd Health Science Building.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 3:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you are a certain age, it may have been delivering newspapers in the neighborhood
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross granted Governor Cooper's request for a disaster declaration related to damage to North Carolina's marine fishing industry in Hurricane Florence
Published: Monday, December 10th, 2018 @ 10:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, I have signed into law S. 140, the "Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018" (the "Act").
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 8:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina officials insist the state is prime territory for the next big industrial manufacturing facility - most likely an automaker
Published: Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 @ 8:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, Governor Roy Cooper urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to help provide additional resources and funding to help North Carolina fisheries hit hard by Hurricane Florence
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 @ 5:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina’s economy continues to show strength. Last week the Department of Commerce reported the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 4.2 percent
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 6:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Sensus USA, Inc., a provider of advanced metering technologies to utilities and municipalities, will expand its current operations in Durham County, creating 301 new jobs over five years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 12:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Do Relocating Businesses Really Care About the Quality of Schools?
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 9:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last month, the N.C. Dept. Commerce released the county tier designations for 2018
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 1:50 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Superion, LLC will expand existing operations in Guilford County, creating 80 new jobs over three years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2017 @ 4:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Small businesses and workers in areas impacted by Hurricane Matthew will get more help to recover thanks to two programs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2017 @ 10:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper named leaders to head the departments of Commerce and Administration Thursday as he builds his team to lead North Carolina for the next four years
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 7:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Pat McCrory and Department of Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III announced today that visitor spending has increased in all regions of North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 11:57 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina should abandon what it has been referring to for years as economic development policy and completely refocus its efforts in the area of economic policy on economic growth
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 3:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new leader is taking charge of The Health and Safety Leadership Team today.
Published: Sunday, June 19th, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The military supports 578,000 jobs in North Carolina and more than two thirds of those jobs are in the private sector, demonstrating the impact of the military ripples across the state's economy and not just concentrated near military installations. Those are the key findings of a new report release
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 @ 2:15 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory and Department of Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III announced today that 97 of the state's 100 counties saw increases in visitor spending in 2014.
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the Monday June 1 meeting, six commissioners again refused to agree to guarantee a loan for the Town of Belhaven so the Town can acquire title to the abandoned hospital property.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 8:07 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Politicians these days are all crowing about being “job creators.” Gov. Pat McCrory has emptied out the corporate welfare accounts at the Department of Commerce, and he’s coming to us (and our legislators on Jones Street) looking for $45 million more.
Published: Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 @ 1:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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