Press Releases

State Spending by Domestic Visitors Jumps 2.1%, to $16.9 Billion

Signs H.B. 1481, Awards $950,000 in Green Business Fund Grants to Grow NC’s Green Economy

State Grant Helps Henderson County Company Expand

State Grant Helps Yale Industrial Products Expand in Wadesboro

State Grant Helps Alpla Inc. Locate in Raeford

State Grant Helps Adhezion Expand in Hudson

State Grant Helps Baldor Electric Co. Expand in Weaverville

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that the U.S. Energy Department has approved North Carolina’s $75.9 million Energy Plan to improve energy efficiency, promote greater use of renewable energy resources and create more green jobs.  The program will be funded through the state’s share of federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. 

State Grant Helps Baldor Electric Co. Expand in Kings Mountain

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Teupen, a global leader in the design and manufacture of track-mounted aerial work platforms, will open its U.S. headquarters, services and spare parts operations in Mecklenburg County.  The company has leased a 10,000-square-foot industrial building in Charlotte and is creating 10 jobs immediately, while planning to expand further in the next two years.