2008 Press Releases

December

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Covation to Create 913 Jobs in Hickory (12/30/2008)
• 2009 North Carolina Travel Guide Available (12/17/2008)
• Dopaco Expansion Will Add 123 Jobs In Lenoir County (12/15/2008)
• Sypris Technologies To Add 203 Jobs in Burke County (12/4/2008)
• Precor To Create 142 Jobs In Guilford County (12/3/2008)
• Dynapar Expansion Will Add 79 Jobs In Bladen County (12/1/2008)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• Stanly County Receives CDBG Infrastructure Funds (12/18/2008)
• Applications Being Accepted for Green Business Fund Grants (12/9/2008)
• Five Communities Receive CDBG Capacity Building Grants (12/3/2008)
• 2009 Economic Development Tier Rankings (12/1/2008)

November 

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Capital Improvement Projects Fast Tracked to Aid Economy (11/26/2008)
• $12 Million in Grants to Repair Low-Income Homes (11/24/2008)
• MDI To Expand and Add 200 Jobs in Caldwell County (11/13/2008)
• PPG Industries To Add 120 Jobs In Cleveland County (11/6/2008)
• Rapid Response Team To Aid Workers in Cleveland County (11/5/2008)
• North Carolina Earns No. 1 Business Ranking Again  (11/3/2008)

October

Gov. Easley Announces:

• American Food To Create 70 Jobs In Nash County (10/30/2008)
• Workforce Development Excellence Awards Presented (10/23/2008)
• Rapid Response Team to Help Silver Line Workers (10/23/2008)
• Sandvik To Add 51 Jobs at Mebane plant (10/22/2008)
• Greenheck Fan To Create 102 Jobs in Cleveland County (10/13/2008)
• Rapid Response Team To Help Kmart Workers (10/10/2008)
• Rapid Response Team Deployed to Brunswick County (10/10/2008)
• Rapid Response Team Deployed to Whiteville (10/6/2008)

September

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Rapid Response Team Deployed to Help Hanesbrands Workers (9/25/2008)
• Triangle Suspension To Create 102 Jobs in Wayne County (9/24/2008)
• Campbell Soup To Create 50 Jobs In Robeson County (9/22/2008)
• Global TransPark Groundbreaking For Spirit AeroSystems (9/15/2008)
• Broyhill Furniture to Add 432 Jobs in Caldwell County (9/11/2008)
• Seven N.C. Cities Rank Among Nation's Top 100 for Jobs (9/11/2008)
• Kennametal To Create 70 Jobs in Randolph County (9/9/2008)
• Brazil-based Providencia To Create 90 Jobs in Iredell County (9/3/2008)

Dept. of Commerce Announces:

• Six New Small Town Main Street Communities Announced (9/4/2008)

August

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Mack Trucks Inc. to Create 493 Jobs in Guilford County (8/14/2008)
• Small Business Grant Programs Accepting Applications (8/7/2008)
• 2007 Visitor Spending Rises in Most N.C. Counties (8/5/2008)
• HCL America to Create 513 Jobs in Wake County (8/4/2008)
• Time Warner Entertainment Announces Charlotte Expansion (8/4/2008)
• Uniboard to Create 104 Jobs in Chatham County (8/1/2008)

July

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Ann's House of Nuts to Expand in Martin County (7/30/08)
• Kellex to Create 50 Jobs in Burke County (7/28/08)
• Fountain Powerboats to Expand in Beaufort County (7/21/08)
• Film Production Adds $160 Million to N.C. Economy (7/14/08)
• Stanley Furniture to Expand in Graham and Add 205 Jobs (7/8/08)
• Sencera International to Expand in Charlotte and Add 65 Jobs (7/7/08)
• Galexe Pharma Sciences to Create 55 Jobs in Caldwell County (7/1/2008)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• $250,000 in Small Business Assistance for Robersonville (7/16/08)

June

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Rapid Response Team Deployed to Help Workers at High Point Plant (6/27/2008)
• Reliance Industries USA To Create 204 Jobs in Lenoir County (6/21/2008)
• Merck Will Spend $300 Million To Expand Again in Durham (6/19/2008)
• ArvinMeritor Announces Expansions in Scotland, Henderson Counties (6/11/2008)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• Lt. Gov. Perdue Awards First Green Business Fund Grants (6/30/2007)
• $500,000 in Housing Development for Alamance, Hoke Counties (6/17/2008)

May

Gov. Easley Announces:

• New State Record for Visitors from Overseas (5/30/2008)
• Second American Viticulture Area Designated in North Carolina (5/27/2008)
• Titan America to Add 161 Jobs in in New Hanover (5/16/2008)
• Spirit AeroSystems To Bring 1,031 Jobs to Kinston (5/14/2008)
• Magazine Ranks Two N.C. Projects Among North America's Top Deals (5/1/2008)

April

Gov. Easley Announces:

• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy To Add 900 Jobs near Wilmington (4/30/2008)
• IBM Lender Business Process Services to Create 600 Jobs in Charlotte (4/29/2008)
• N.C. Opportunities to Officials in Padova, Italy (4/24/2008)
• Italian Business Leaders Should Invest in N.C. (4/23/2008)
• To Italian Travel Leaders: Now is the Time to Visit N.C. (4/21/2008)
• Business Development Trip to Italy (4/18/2008)
• Sutter Street Manufacturing To Create 820 Jobs in Hickory (4/14/2008)
• Praise for N.C. Film Officials' Role in "Leatherheads" Production (4/4/2008)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• The Addition of Three New Business Developers (4/8/2008)

March

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Superior Machine To Expand in Marion (3/25/2008)
• Western N.C. Featured in National Geographic Tourism Map (3/20/2008)
• Six Western N.C .Communities to Receive Grants for Drought Relief (3/17/2008)
• 2007 Tourism Spending Sets Record (3/17/2008)
• Tessera Technologies To Expand in Charlotte (3/13/2008)
• BD Will Create 274 Jobs In Wilson County (3/13/2008)
• IAC To Expand in Stanly and Montgomery Counties (3/12/2008)
• SPEED Channel To Expand in Charlotte (3/11/2008)
• N.C. Ranks First In Small Metro Business Growth (3/3/2008)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• 2008 Tourism Winner's Circle Recipients (3/17/2008)
• International Trade Division Takes Its Message On the Road (3/12/2008)

February

Gov. Easley Announces:

• NC.-Nagoya University Partnership (2/29/2008)
• PTTI Announces Hoke County Expansion Plans (2/29/2008)
• Siemens Medical Solutions Expands In Cary (2/28/2008)
• Five New 21st Century communities (2/20/2008)
• Green Business Grant Program For Small Businesses (2/15/2008)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• Community Development Grants Help 208 Families (2/6/2008)

January

Gov. Easley Announces:

• Premier Trailer to create 55 Jobs In Lenoir County (1/31/2008)
• Chicago Tube & Iron To Expand in Stanly County (1/30/2008)
• 18 North Carolina Communities Receive $13.7 Million In CDBG Funds (1/24/2008)
• Ken Garner Manufacturing Will Create 72 Jobs in Forsyth County (1/23/2007)
• North Carolina Ranked Third Best for Business (1/23/2008)
• Rapid Response Team Deployed to Help Hatteras Workers (1/17/2008)
• Rapid Response Team Deployed to Help GoldToeMoretz Workers (1/9/2008)

Department of Commerce Announces:

• Sec. Fain Names Roberts To Head Rural Development Council (1/29/2008)