Press Releases

The Danish container shipping company, Maersk Line, has announced that it will begin weekly vessel calls effective Friday, March 6, 2009, between the Port of Wilmington and Puerto Cortes, Honduras and Santo Tomas, Guatemala in northern Central America, with over the road service to El Salvador and Nicaragua.

N.C. Secretary of Commerce J. Keith Crisco announced today that Lynn Minges has been promoted to Assistant Secretary for Tourism, Marketing and Global Branding. In the expanded role, Minges will continue to lead the development and marketing of the state’s tourism, film, sports and wine industries, but will also help position the state as the preferred location for domestic and international business.

VisitNC.com Uses Latest Technology to Showcase N.C., Increase Tourism

Mainland China Now N.C.’s 2nd-Largest Export Market

Business Link North Carolina Taps into Statewide Resources through Web Portal, Toll-Free Number

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Covation LLC, a high-end customer support center for business telecommunications services, plans to open a facility in Hickory. The company plans to invest $5.47 million and create 913 jobs during the next two years. The announcement was made possible in part by a $600,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Dopaco Inc., a national supplier of specialty paperboard packaging for the food industry, plans to expand its facility in Kinston, investing $25.3 million and adding 123 jobs during the next three years. The expansion was made possible in part by a $200,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Sypris Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Louisville-based Sypris Solutions Inc. that makes components for truck axles, will invest $25.4 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Burke County and add 203 jobs by the end of 2013. The project was made possible in part by a Job Development Investment Grant.

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Precor Inc., an international manufacturer of physical fitness equipment, will build a manufacturing facility in Greensboro, investing $26.2 million and adding 142 jobs during the next three years. The project was made possible in part by a $142,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Dynapar Corp., an international supplier of automated equipment control devices, plans to expand its Elizabethtown plant, investing $1.5 million and adding 79 jobs during the next three years. The expansion was made possible in part by a $150,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.