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Press Releases
The N.C. Department of Commerce announced Thursday that Asheboro has been designated as a N.C. Certified Retirement Community. The N.C. General Assembly established the program in 2008 to designate communities that offer unprecedented quality of living that is desirable to retirees.
“The leadership in Asheboro understands and appreciates the contribution that retirees can make to the overall enrichment of a community,” said N.C. Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco. “This distinction will be a positive economic development tool for the city and all of its residents.”
The N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street Center announced today that 25 of the state’s local Main Street organizations have been designated as accredited National Main Street Programs for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center®.
Nearly $30 Million Goes to Hurricane Irene Survivors
Appalachian Regional Commission Partners with State
Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that seven communities will receive more than $969,000 through the state’s Main Street Solutions Fund. The small businesses that benefit from the Main Street Solutions grants will create or retain a minimum of 119 permanent and 57 part-time jobs in addition to 84 construction jobs, according to the grant applications.
CDBG Grants Will Assist Low- and Moderate-Income Residents with Critical Housing Needs
CDBG Grants to Benefit Low-Income Households, Target Revitalization Projects
RALEIGH - Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery and Investment (OERI) will hold the third in a series of workshops across the state providing information and guidance to local municipalities, businesses and interested citizens on how the federal recovery funds will be administered. Gov. Perdue will speak at the May 18 workshop, to be held at 10 a.m. in Lenoir Community College’s Waller Auditorium in Kinston, N.C.
First Workshop to be Held in Winston-Salem