Press Releases

Visitor Spending Rises Across North Carolina

State spending by domestic visitors jumps to record $21.9 billion

Governor McCrory Announces More Than $5.1 Million in Infrastructure Funding

Loans and grants support 197 new jobs statewide

Custom Package Company to Locate in Richmond County

Direct Pack, Inc. to create 94 jobs at new East Coast facility

North Carolina's June County and Area Employment Figures Released

— Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 96 of North Carolina’s counties in June and decreased in four.

North Carolina's Thriving Economy Featured Internationally in Newsweek Magazine

 The success story of North Carolina’s economy is in front of a world-wide audience, featured in a multi-page profile headlined North Carolina: Transformation Through Innovation in a recent issue of Newsweek magazine.

U-Play Corporation Selects Wayne County for First U.S. Manufacturing Facility, Creating 88 Jobs

Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina announced today that U-Play Corporation will establish a manufacturing plant in Wayne County, where it will create 88 new jobs during the next four years.

North Carolina's June Employment Figures Released

—The state’s seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from May’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point to 4.9 percent.

Governor McCrory Announces Major Container Shipping Hub to Locate in Edgecombe County

Carolina Connector expected to create 1,500 jobs throughout North Carolina

Governor McCrory Announces Arrival of Dynamic Air Engineering Corporate Headquarters

Move will create 46 jobs in Catawba County

Federal Grant to Help Expand North Carolina Apprenticeship Program

North Carolina will bolster its investments in business growth and the skills of young adults by expanding apprenticeship programs across the state.