Press Releases

Gov. Bev Perdue today joined leaders from Enviva LP, a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, in Garysburg to announce that the company will build a new wood pellet manufacturing facility, with a capacity of 400K metric tons in that Northampton County town. The project is projected to create 62 jobs, and the company expects to invest $60 million in the plant in the next three years. The project was made possible in part by a $300,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

Gov. Bev Perdue and officials from Charlotte-based Celgard LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE: PPO), today announced plans to expand production capacity in Concord and hire an additional 250 employees. The project was made possible in part by state grants from the Job Development Investment Grant and One North Carolina Grant programs. To meet the targets established in these performance-based grants, the company plans to create 250 jobs and invest a total of $105 million in Cabarrus County over the next two years.

State Grant Helps Ekornes ASA Locate in Morganton

Will Create 150-200 Jobs as Part of NC Commitment

State Grant Helps Company Expand in Mooresville

Company plans a manufacturing facility in Vance County

State Grant Helps Company Expand in Elkin

State Grant Helps CertainTeed Expand in Oxford

Gov. Bev Perdue today joined leaders from LORD Corporation in Cary to announce 117 new jobs and a $20 million investment as part of an expansion project in North Carolina. LORD Corporation is a diversified technology company that develops breakthrough adhesive, coating and motion management technologies. Corporate functions to be included at the site are sales, technical service, marketing, R&D, purchasing and product development.

Gov. Bev Perdue today joined executives from Time Warner Cable, Inc., the second largest cable operator in the U.S., in Charlotte to announce that the company will expand its operations and build a national data center on its Charlotte campus. The company plans to create 225 jobs over the next three years with a $101 million capital investment in Charlotte. The project was made possible in part by a state grant from the Job Development Investment Grant program.