Press Releases

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Aseptia Inc., a processor of fruits and vegetables, will locate a state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Montgomery County. The company, doing business as Wright Foods, plans to create 75 jobs and invest $10.15 million during the next three years in Troy.

Gov. Perdue today honored nine North Carolina communities with the inaugural Governor’s Innovative Small Business Community Award for their creative and innovative ways to help small businesses bring jobs to North Carolina.

-- N.C. Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco today announced Lynn Holmes as the department’s new assistant secretary for the division of employment security. The appointment takes effect on Nov. 1 when the N.C. Employment Security Commission merges with the N.C. Department of Commerce.

Company chooses Gaston County for its North American operations

Plumbing Parts Manufacturer to Expand in Sanford

Jonathan S. Williams Will Help Grow Energy Sector Jobs

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that Sequenom Inc., a company committed to improving healthcare through revolutionary genetic analysis solutions, plans to build a state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics clinical laboratory in Wake County.