Press Releases
Governor Cooper Announces Merchants Distributors Will Expand and Create 111 Jobs in Hickory
Merchants Distributors, LLC, a wholesale grocery distributor founded in Hickory in 1931, will invest $120 million to expand its services and operations, creating 111 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Nestlé Purina PetCare Will Create 300 Jobs in Rockingham County
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, the leading pet care company in the United States, plans to establish significant new manufacturing and distribution operations in Rockingham County that will become operational in 2022 and create up to 300 new jobs by 2024, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Governor Cooper Proclaims North Carolina Manufacturing Week
Governor Roy Cooper noted that manufacturing remains essential to the success of every sector of our state’s economy as he proclaimed September 27 - October 3, 2020 as Manufacturing Week in North Carol
Air Filtration Manufacturer to Expand in Beaufort County Creating 39 Jobs
Pamlico Air, an air filtration manufacturing company, will expand its North Carolina operations with a new facility in Beaufort County, creating 39 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $1.4 million in Washington.
North Carolina Department of Commerce Invites Public Input on Fair Housing Issues
The North Carolina Department of Commerce invites citizens to offer their perspectives and input on fair housing issues in North Carolina as part of a public comment period associated with federal housing funds managed by the Department of Commerce and other state agencies.
Governor Cooper Announces Additional $40 Million COVID Relief for Small Businesses
Some North Carolina small businesses that have experienced extraordinary disruption to their operations due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic may benefit from a $40 million relief program to help offset fixed costs like rent, mortgage interests and utility bills, Governor Roy Cooper announced
North Carolina’s August Employment Figures Released
The state’s seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate was 6.5 percent, decreasing 2.0 percentage points from July’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 1.8 percentage points to 8.4 percent.
Film Production Resumes in North Carolina
Five new productions have been approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants and will start production in the state by the end of October, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
US Golf Association Will Establish Research, Testing and Foundation Operations in Pinehurst
The United States Golf Association (USGA) plans to create a multi-building research and testing campus in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
N.C. Main Streets Attract a Record $372.7 Million in Investment for State’s Communities
In FY 2019-2020, the North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center and its programs supported 1,311 new jobs, 267 new businesses and more than $372 million in local public and private investment, North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland announced today.
NC Commerce News
- N.C. Small Businesses Take Advantage of Pandemic Financial Assistance, Show Interest in Recovery Tools
- Clinical-Stage Gene Therapy Company Will Add More Than 200 Jobs in Durham County
- North Carolina’s November County and Area Employment Figures Released
- American Fuji Seal Plans to Create 101 Jobs in Catawba County
- National Mortgage Lender Selects Mecklenburg County for 500-Job Expansion
