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Gov. Perdue today honored nine North Carolina communities with the inaugural Governor’s Innovative Small Business Community Award for their creative and innovative ways to help small businesses bring jobs to North Carolina. Two-thirds of all new jobs are created by small businesses, making them critical economic drivers for local communities across the state.

-- N.C. Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco today announced Lynn Holmes as the department’s new assistant secretary for the division of employment security. The appointment takes effect on Nov. 1 when the N.C. Employment Security Commission merges with the N.C. Department of Commerce. Holmes was appointed as chairwoman of the N.C. Employment Security Commission on March 1, 2010 by Gov. Bev Perdue.

  RALEIGHGov. Bev Perdue today announced that Marvel Studios film Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey Jr., will soon start pre-production in Wilmington. The motion picture is expected to be made in North Carolina over a 10 month period, including pre production, principal photography, and wrap, and have an estimated economic impact over $80 million while creating 550 crew jobs and over 1,000 talent opportunities.  

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Gourmet Group LLC will acquire the assets of  Geppetto Kitchens and expand the manufacturing capacity of the plant.  Gourmet Group will continue to produce the Geppetto brand of kitchen cabinets over the next five years.  The project is expected to create 136 jobs and the company expects to invest over $2.3 million in the project over the next three years. The project was made possible in part by a $270,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.  

Company chooses Gaston County for its North American operations

 

Plumbing Parts Manufacturer to Expand in Sanford

Jonathan S. Williams Will Help Grow Energy Sector Jobs

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that Sequenom Inc., a company committed to improving healthcare through revolutionary genetic analysis solutions, plans to build a state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics clinical laboratory in Wake County. The company plans to create 242 jobs and make a capital investment of $18.7 million at Research Triangle Park. 

Piedmont Triad International Expansion