
(Wentworth, N.C., May 2, 2012) – The Truth and Hope Tour of Poverty visited Rockingham County during a state-wide journey of rural counties and inner city neighborhoods where North Carolinians have struggled to find work, decent housing, transportation, and sufficient food. The North Carolina NAACP, NC Justice Center, and NC Center on Poverty, Work and [...]
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(Wentworth, NC) – The Truth and Hope Tour of Poverty in North Carolina will be in Rockingham County on April 30th. It’s a state-wide tour of rural counties and inner city neighborhoods where North Carolinians have struggled to find work, decent housing, transportation, and sufficient food for their families. The North Carolina NAACP, NC Justice [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – Representatives from over 30 businesses and industries will be in the annual Job Fair at Rockingham Community College. The event is scheduled for April 19 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Robert C. Keys Gymnasium. All employers participating in the job fair have open positions and are currently hiring. Job seekers, [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – Our vast globe has shrunk to the few seconds it takes to send a message from the United States to China. Therefore, the Global Education Committee at Rockingham Community College invites everyone to its new Lunchtime Learning Series. For the series, world-renowned experts in anthropology, computer science, education, health care, and a [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – On Oct. 27, from 1-4 p.m., Rockingham Community College and Goodwill Industries, Inc. are offering a Job Fair in Whitcomb Student Center located on the RCC campus. “We have a variety of businesses and industries participating,” said Tommiann Hill, HRD coordinator and RCC representative who helped spearhead the event. “These are all [...]

Piedmont Triad International Expansion (Guilford County, NC) – Gov. Bev Perdue, on Monday, October 10, 2011, announced that Honda Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of American Honda Motors Inc. and the manufacturer of the new HondaJet, will expand its facilities and land usage at Piedmont Triad International (PTI) Airport by constructing a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul [...]

(Raleigh, NC) – Gov. Perdue, on Wednesday Evening, issued the following statement in response to General Assembly’s veto override. Tonight, the Republican-controlled legislature turned its back on North Carolina’s long-standing commitment to our people to provide quality schools, community colleges and universities — all to save a penny. I vetoed the Republican General Assembly’s budget because [...]

Praised for Workforce, Quality of Life (Raleigh, NC) – For the second consecutive year, North Carolina was ranked No. 2 on Chief Executive Magazine’s list of best states for business. North Carolina received five stars for living environment and four stars each for workforce quality and taxation and regulations in the rankings compiled from surveys [...]

(Greensboro, NC) – NewBridge Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Roger K. Thomas as Vice President and Relationship Manager in the Bank’s Wealth Management group. Thomas is based at NewBridge Bank’s Lexington office at 38 West First Avenue. He reports to Tim Britt, Senior Vice President and Director of Wealth Management. Thomas has [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – TigerTek Industrial Services has been selected for a 12-month Lean manufacturing training grant. Funded through North Carolina’s Incumbent Workforce Development Program under the federal Workforce Investment Act, TigerTek will streamline processes by removing unnecessary tasks and bottlenecks in its work environment. As 2008 NC Small Business of the Year as named by [...]