Press Releases

State Grant Helps Ethan Allen Operations Expand in Maiden
RALEIGH  --  Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Apple has selected North Carolina as the location for a new data center.  The company is expected to invest more than $1 billion in the project over nine years. “North Carolina continues to be a prime location for growing and expanding global technology companies,” said Perdue.  “We welcome Apple to North Carolina and look forward to working with the company as it begins providing a significant economic boost to local communities and the state.”
State Grant Helps Loparex Bring 128 Jobs to N.C.
State Grant Helps Baldor Electric Co. Expand in Marion
State Grant Helps Morganton Pressure Vessels Expand into Marion
rnor Bev Perdue today announced her energy reform package to attract businesses, create jobs and promote a strong and sustainable green economy in North Carolina. She made the announcement at the SAS Solar Farm in Cary, which provides solar-generated power to Progress Energy. 
State Grant Helps Henkel Corp. Expand in Salisbury
CDBG Grants to Benefit Low-Income Households, Target Revitalization Projects
State Grant Helps Siemens Energy Expand in Charlotte
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.