Press Releases

N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda A. Carlisle today unveiled the findings of new research which shows that the Creative Industry in North Carolina accounts for nearly 300,000 jobs, just over 5 ½ percent of the state’s workforce, and contributes $41.4 billion to North Carolina’s economy.

Microsoft to make free technology training available to thousands of North Carolinians

State Grant Helps North Cove Springs Expand Facility in Marion

Names General Counsel, Executive Director for Science & Technology, Director of Business & Industry

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that 18 small North Carolina companies will receive grants up to $100,000 to develop and market promising green and alternative energy technologies and products.  It is the third round of grants distributed by the state Department of Commerce’s Green Business Fund and puts more than $1 million in federal Recovery Act dollars to work in North Carolina. 

State Grant Helps Knit-Rite Inc. Expand Facility in Ellerbe

Staff to Focus on Clean Energy, Green Economy

JDIG and One North Carolina Fund Grants Help Company Add 259 Jobs

RALEIGH - Gov. Bev Perdue today announced appointees to the North Carolina Energy Policy Council.  The council was reorganized during the past legislative session as part of Gov. Perdue’s strategy to make North Carolina a leader in green economy jobs by strengthening state leadership in energy policy and making smart investments to create green jobs and foster innovation.

Will help maintain North Carolina’s competitive edge in the global film industry