Prior years' press releases can be found in the press release archive pages.

2007

December

Governor Easley Announces:

• New CDBG Program to Help Small Businesses (12/31/2007)
• 2008 North Carolina Travel Guide Is Now Available (12/26/2007)
• TransTech Pharma Expands in Guilford County (12/20/2007)
• Janesville Acoustics Expansion in McDowell County (12/11/2007)
• TCOM Expansion To Create 101 Jobs in Pasquotank County (12/10/2007)
• Optimal Technologies to Create 325 Jobs in Wake County (12/10/2007)

November

Governor Easley Announces:

• Shaw Power Group Expansion Adds 556 Jobs In Charlotte (11/28/2007)
• Tourism Marketing Grants Awards (11/21/2007)
• PRC Industries To Create 288 Jobs In McDowell County (11/21/2007)
• Watts Regulator Co. Expands in Rutherford County (11/16/2007)
• Wind Tunnel eXtreme Will Create 29 Jobs in Salisbury (11/06/2007)
• North Carolina Retains Its No. 1 Business Climate Ranking (11/1/2007)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• 2008 County Tier Designations (11/30/2007)
• Foreign-Owned Companies Win N.C. Community Service Awards (11/15/2007)
• NC Dept. of Commerce posts JMAC program proposed criteria (11/1/2007)
• Commerce Names 12 Finalists for International Awards (11/8/2007)

October

Governor Easley Announces:

• Ply Gem Industries Inc. Will Relocate to Cary (10/29/2007)
• West Pharmaceutical Services to Expand in Kinston (10/26/2007)
• Skybus Makes Piedmont Triad Airport a Center of Operations (10/22/2007)
• Governor Names 2007 Workforce Development Award Winners (10/18/2007)
• Microban Announces Huntersville Expansion (10/17/2007)
• INC Research To Add 1,093 Jobs in Raleigh (10/10/2007)
• TYM-USA Will Create 31 Jobs in Wilson (10/08/2007)

September

Governor Easley Announces:

• TigerTek To Expand and Add 40 Jobs in Eden (9/28/2007)
• RF Micro Devices to Expand in Greensboro (9/28/2007)
• PRA International Will Create 494  Jobs (9/25/2007)
• Palmer Marine Will Create 120 Jobs in Bladenboro (9/19/2007)
• $1 Million to Support N.C.'s Military (9/17/2007)
• Unilever to Expand in Raeford (9/14/2007)
• Reuel To Expand In Wayne County (9/13/2007)
• Effikal Will Locate In Kinston (9/12/2007)
• New Buck Corp. To Expand In Spruce Pine (9/10/2007)

August

Governor Easley Announces:

• Company expansion in Monroe (8/30/2007)
• Legislative Proposal to Secure Major Manufacturing Investments (8/29/2007)
• Carolina Technical Plastics Expansion in New Bern (8/23/2007)
• Commerce Overseas Corp. to locate near Kinston(8/9/2007)
• Six New 'Small Town Main Street ' Communities (8/07/2007)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• Tourism Division Wins National Award for Wine-Tourism Promotion (8/28/3007)
• Commerce Seeks Nominees for International Service Awards (8/02/2007)

July

Governor Easley Announces:

• Frontier Spinning Mills Expansion in Sanford  (7/18/2007)
• Brunswick Corporation To Build Boats  In Navassa (7/2/2007)
• Thieman Metal Technologies to Expand (7/19/2007)
• Honda Aero To Build Jet Engines in Burlington (7/17/2007)
• Force Protection To Build Blast-Resistant Vehicles  (7/12/2007)
• Forbes Ranks North Carolina Third for Business (7/11/2007)
• Hi-Tide Sales To Open In Beaufort County (7/11/2007)
• Raleigh-Durham Among World's 30 Fast Cities (7/9/2007)
• AmerLink Expansion In Nash County (7/6/2007)

June

Governor Easley Announces:

• General Tobacco To Open Manufacturing Plant in Mayodan (6/22/2007)
• MRN Relocation to Cabarrus County (5/18/2007)
• Award for Educational Innovation and Excellence (6/6/2007)
• Top Tobacco Expansion in Columbus County (6/4/2007)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• Ocracoke Beach Named Best Beach in America for 2007 (6/8/2007)

May

Governor Easley Announces:

• Menlo Worldwide To Open Duplin County Facility (5/23/2007)
• 120 Jobs in Beaufort County (5/17/2007)
• KobeWieland Expansion in Stokes County (5/16/2007)
• Network Appliance Expansion  In RTP (5/8/2007)
• ContinentalAFA Expansion in Rutherford County (5/7/2007)
• Two N.C. Deals Among North America's 2006 Top 20 (5/3/2007)

April

Governor Easley Announces:

• Arneg is Locating in Lexington (4/30/2007)
• Decision By Corning To Reopen Plant (4/25/2007)
• Carver Machine Works Expansion In Beaufort Co. (4/18/2007)
• Announces ATI Allvac  To Expand  In Union Co. (4/17/2007)
• Raleigh Tops Forbes List (4/5/2007)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• 2007 Tourism Winner's Circle Recipients Named (4/2/2007)

March

Governor Easley Announces:

• CMI Plastics Will Relocate To Pitt Co. (3/27/2007)
• 2006 Tourism Economic Impact Figures (3/26/2007)
• Announces AG Machining Inc. Will Come to Kinston (3/23/2007)
• Announces Valdese Weavers Expansion  In Burke Co. (3/20/2007)
• Announces Aludisc Will Open A Plant In Sampson Co. (3/19/2007)
• Economic Development Gains To Business Leaders (3/14/2007)
• Smiths Aerospace Expansion in Asheville. (3/12/2007)
• Warner Brothers To Film In Coastal NC (3/2/2007)
• N.C. Again Tops Southeast In Site Selection's Ranking (3/1/2007)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• State Film Office Hires New Director (3/16/2007)

February

Governor Easley Announces:

• 38 Jobs In Chowan Co. (2/28/2007)
• NC Named A Top State For Wine & Culinary Tourism (2/27/2007)
• 43 Jobs In Robeson Co. (2/20/2007)
• Raleigh-Cary Tops Forbes List Of Best Cities (2/16/2007)
• Nypro Carolina Will Expand In Mebane (2/14/2007)
• Creation Of 283 Jobs In Guilford Co. (2/9/2007)
• 200 Jobs In Richmond Co. (2/2/2007)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• Commission Releases New Workforce Report (2/26/2007)
• Eleven Local Projects Receive Economic Development Grants (2/12/2007)

January

Governor Easley Announces:

• Study Of Wine And Grape Industry Impact (1/24/2007)
• Google To Invest $600M In Caldwell Co. (1/19/2007)
• 109 Jobs In Wake Co. (1/18/2007)
• YamCo Will Open a Plant In Greene Co. (1/16/2007)
• 6 New 21st Century Communities (1/10/2007)
• Telerx To Create 310 Jobs In Cleveland Co. (1/8/2007)