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N.C. Board of Science, Technology & Innovation recommends action to position state for success in the new economic environment

Wood products maker will invest $1.3 million
Company will invest $330 million in production and distribution operations
U.S. unit of Swiss technology group will invest $62 million
Automotive Supplier will add 42 jobs and invest more than $13 million
Poultry producer will invest nearly $44 million, pay new workers an average of $51,000

Raleigh, N.C. — The state’s seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, increasing 0.1 of a percentage point from November’s revised rate.  The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.7 percent.

r Roy Cooper has recommended eight community and regional projects in Western North Carolina for Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) funding. The recommendations total more than $3 million in ARC funds.