Press Releases

, N.C. — North Carolina is poised to reap major dividends from tourism with the March 23 opening of “The Hunger Games,” the highest-profile movie ever made in the state. Shot on locations and sets from Concord to Barnardsville with some of Hollywood’s brightest young stars, the Lionsgate release is based on the opening novel in a wildly popular futuristic trilogy by Suzanne Collins. “The Hunger Games” has attracted attention on the scale of 2008’s “Twilight,” the vampire romance that created a wave of tourism in its remote Washington state setting.

State Grant Helps Company Expand in Spindale

Military and Defense Industries Continue to Grow, Create Jobs

Message to focus on uniquely North Carolina experiences

State Ranks #1 in the South Atlantic

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced North Carolina jumped to 4th place in the 2011 Governor’s Cup Site Selection magazine.  Last year, North Carolina finished 6th.  The Governor’s Cup is awarded annually based on the number of new and expanded corporate facilities as tracked by Conway Data Inc.’s New Plant Database.  North Carolina was ranked the number one state in the South Atlantic Region.

State Grant Assists Company with Locating its North American Operations Center to Charlotte

State Grant Helps Company Locate in Spindale

Community Investment Director to serve as COSCDA Southern States Representative

The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Board on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, elected Rolf Blizzard as its new Chair.