NC Commerce Talks Privatization
North Carolina’s Economic Development Board is reviewing strategies and making suggestions on how to help re-vamp the state Commerce Department. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker says she’s pretty...
View ArticleNew Nonprofit CEO Slows Partial Privatization Of NC Commerce Dept.
Gov. Pat McCrory’s plan to move parts of the state’s business recruiting functions to a private nonprofit have been delayed, as the new organization’s managers are setting up a plan for the transition...
View ArticleNo Evidence That Low-Paid Immigrants Are "Taking" NC Jobs
A new study is challenging the notion that low-paid immigrant populations are "taking" jobs from native North Carolinians. The study , prepared by professors from UNC-Chapel Hill and commissioned by...
View ArticleRaleigh Planner Leaves For The Big Apple
Raleigh is bidding farewell to its planning director. Mitchell Silver took the post in 2005, when Raleigh was a mid-sized city grappling with rapid population growth. Silver says the city was able to...
View ArticleNC Regions Release Statewide Economic Development Blueprint
For the first time, North Carolina’s 16 regional councils of government have come together to create a blueprint for statewide community and economic development. The report is called “North Carolina...
View ArticleAmerican Tobacco Turns 10
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the American Tobacco Historic Campus revitalization in downtown Durham. The businesses and retail stores occupy a space that was once the epicenter of the...
View ArticleState Commerce Workers Shift To Private Economic Development Partnership
The state’s new Economic Development office is officially open and several employees have walked over from the Commerce Department. About 34 people moved from Commerce to the Economic Development...
View ArticleNew CEO Opens State Economic Development Partnership Offices
State leaders in economic development circles are gathering Thursday for the grand opening of the new Economic Development Partnership offices in Cary. The new Economic Development Partnership of North...
View ArticleDuke University Symposium Encourages Social Entrepreneurship
A Duke University symposium is encouraging students to use entrepreneurial skills to give back to the world. Leaders from several organizations will talk about social entrepreneurship and civic...
View ArticleUNC To Build $5M Performing Arts Studio In Downtown Chapel Hill
UNC-Chapel Hill is planning a performing arts lab, studio and theater on Franklin Street. Chancellor Carol Folt says the University has committed $4 million in non-state funding to build the $5 million...
View ArticleWhat Makes NC Attractive For Business?
North Carolina was able to lure 47 new or expansion business projects to the state last year. The haul promises to bring more than 8,000 jobs and $1.4 billion in capital investment. But the state...
View ArticleGreensboro Selects Plan For Economic Revitalization
The City of Greensboro and the U.S. Economic Development Administration recently finished hosting a contest looking for the best plan to revive the city's economy. Out of six finalists, judges selected...
View ArticleNorth Carolinians Move Downtown, Apartments Double
Residential builders are scrambling to keep up with demand for downtown housing in cities across North Carolina. New apartment building projects are on track to double the number of housing units in...
View ArticleNC House, Senate Approve Bill To Lure Jobs
A package of economic incentives aimed at luring businesses to North Carolina is one vote away from reaching the Governor’s desk. The Senate swiftly approved the bill on Tuesday, while the House gave a...
View ArticleGuilford County Government In Talks About Unified Economic Development Front
Greensboro, High Point and Guilford County leaders are in informal talks about creating a united economic development partnership. Guilford County Commission chairman Hank Henning says this proposed...
View ArticleStudy: Investment In Wake Schools Boosts Jobs, Property Values, Spending
Investment in Wake County schools is increasing property values, job growth and spending according to a study out of N.C. State. Wake schools and a local nonprofit called Wake Ed Partnership...
View ArticleMcCrory, Cooper Pitch Economic Policies To Business Group
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and his Democratic challenger Roy Cooper outlined their economic visions today to a room full of business leaders in Pinehurst.
View ArticleWhy Toyota-Mazda Passed On NC, And Why That May Be A Good Thing
When auto manufacturers Toyota and Mazda build a $1.6 billion joint manufacturing plant in Alabama, it will mark another miss for economic developers in North Carolina. North Carolina was a finalist...
View ArticleDocuments Offer More Answers In Toyota-Mazda Loss
The N.C. Department of Commerce released the file on its effort to recruit a coveted Toyota-Mazda auto manufacturing plant. The file contains nearly 400 pages of text messages, emails, and other...
View ArticlePublix To Add 1,000 Jobs In Greensboro
Publix Supermarkets will add 1,000 jobs at a new distribution facility in Greensboro. The ramp up will take four years and Publix plans to invest $300 million in the project.
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