These articles spotlight a business climate that cultivates new investment, fosters international trade, encourages the expansion of existing business and fuels educational and cultural activities.
Watch and Learn
Commerce and curriculum are a natural match in North Carolina, which tops the business climate rankings yet again. (Site Selection, November 2009)
Carolinian Cluster Approaches Critical Mass
An emerging base of advanced-composites expertise and a labor market conducive to manufacturing provide the tailwind in the Carolinas’ aerospace sector. (Site Selection, November 2009)
Tar Heel Transition
This article briefly outlines the partnerships between Commerce, Catawba County Economic Development Corps., Gov. Bev Perdue and others, that made the Apple deal a reality. (Site Selection, September 2009)
2009 Gold and Silver Shovel Awards
North Carolina won a vaunted Silver Shovel Award for Excellence in Economic Development (Area Development, June/July 2009)
2009 CiCi Awards
Two North Carolina economic development projects win Corporate Investment & Community Impact awards -- Spirit Aerosystems of Kinston and Sutter Street Manufacturing in Hickory. (Trade and Industry Development, March 2009)
Aiming for the Cream of the Crop
A new governor's battle plan to energize a sluggish economy zeroes in on incentives that work and the growth of knowledge-based jobs in the Tarheel State. (Business Facilities, February 2009)
North Carolina: New Governor Puts Job Creation First
This article outlines Gov. Beverly Perdue's priorities for economic development in the state. (Business Xpansion Journal, February 2009)