North Carolina Ranked Most Favorable Regulatory Environment for Business Forbes Again Declares North Carolina No. 3 ‘Best State for Business’ (Raleigh, N.C., November 23, 2011) – Gov. Bev Perdue has been focused on reducing the regulatory burden and other costs on businesses to help create jobs. Forbes Magazine this week reflected North Carolina’s continued success [...]
Nationwide ‘Small Business Saturday’ is November 26th (Raleigh, N.C., November 23, 2011) – Gov. Perdue has proclaimed Saturday, November 26th as “Small Business Saturday” in North Carolina. “I want to encourage all North Carolinians to support small businesses close to home on this Saturday and every day,” Gov. Perdue said. “Small businesses are the lifeblood [...]
State Grant Helps Henniges Automotive Expand in Reidsville (Raleigh, NC) – Gov. Bev Perdue, on November 17, 2011, announced that Henniges Automotive will add new manufacturing jobs at its plant in Reidsville. The expansion will bring 64 new jobs along with a $2.2 million capital investment. The project was made possible in part by a [...]
Wentworth, N.C. (November 16, 2011) – Rockingham County is among a select few recipients of the inaugural Governor’s Innovative Small Business Community Award. The Rockingham County Business & Technology Center (RCBTC) was the project submitted to the North Carolina Department of Commerce for the award. Started in 2005, the RCBTC has created a group of [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is seeking applicants to operate a license plate agency in the Eden area. The former LPA was closed for violations of its contract with the Division. The Eden agency, formerly located on Meadow Road, closed on Oct 26, 2011. DMV’s policy is to seek new [...]
Common scams include telemarketing fraud, home repair swindles, and phony prizes (Raleigh, NC) - Consumer protection experts with the Attorney General’s Office have published a comprehensive guide to frauds and scams that are currently targeting North Carolina consumers, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today. “Con artists are experts at finding new ways to rip you [...]
Scammers posing as Microsoft tech support attempt to steal your information, money (Raleigh, NC) - North Carolina consumers have reported getting calls from phony tech support specialists who are out to access their personal information and steal their hard-earned money, Attorney General Roy Cooper warned today. “Be suspicious of anyone who calls out of [...]
Utility’s proposal would raise consumers’ power bills by 17 percent on average (Raleigh, NC) – Now is not the time to ask North Carolina consumers to pay significantly more for electricity, Attorney General Roy Cooper said Thursday. Cooper opposes Duke Energy’s proposal to raise the rates it charges its customers for power. Cooper’s Consumer Protection [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – Between January 30, 2012 and January 30, 2014, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will ask its 320,000 licensed commercial drivers to certify the type of driving they do. Some will also be asked to provide current medical certification information. With the new requirements by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – On November 1, 2011, Gov. Perdue 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. Two-thirds of all new jobs are created by small businesses, making them critical economic drivers for local [...]
