(Raleigh, NC) – Gov. Bev Perdue, the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the North Carolina Military Foundation (Foundation) announced on July 26, 2010, that Department of Defense spending in North Carolina grew by 10 percent and exceeded $4.0 billion in federal fiscal year 2009 – an increase of $363.8 million over procurement in the state [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that IBM Lender Business Process Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp., will hire 600 workers during the next two years and invest $3.7 million to open a managed business process service center in Research Triangle Park. A state Job Development Investment Grant [...]
(Wentworth, NC) – The Rockingham County Business & Technology Center today announces it has received a $75,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to support its general operations. With these funds, the Center will continue to help local entrepreneurs learn how to plan, start and grow businesses, while also supporting its renewable energy, broadband [...]
–Downtown Mayodan Merchant’s Association Interview–(Click to Play) – (Mayodan, NC) – Merchants in the downtown Mayodan district have formed a Merchants Association, the first meeting was held on June 15th and officers were elected. According to Association President, Ernest Johnson, of Ernie’s Coin Shop, the Association plans to meet on the third monday of each [...]
Budget makes critical investments in business, education and setting government straight
To the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners and Citizens:
(Reidsville, NC) – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that White Ridge Plastics LLC, a national supplier of custom-molded plastic parts for the automotive, industrial, agricultural, tool and custom-part markets, will expand its operations in Rockingham County. The company plans to create 55 jobs and invest more than $1.2 million during the next three years in [...]
State Grant Helps Albaad USA Expand in Reidsville
Package Includes Tax Relief, State Contracting Advantages and Targeted Resources for Small Business Assistance
(Raleigh, NC) – Gov. Bev Perdue on Thursday, March 11, 2010, announced that the U.S. Census Bureau is now targeting 37,789 positions through September for temporary jobs in North Carolina. After a first wave of hires that began in January, the Census Bureau has begun hiring for a secondary phase. “Census jobs are a great opportunity [...]
