Yearly Archives: 2015
McCrory’s budget proposal ignores need for investments in families, communities
Proposal fails to rollback harmful cuts and lacks plan for broadly shared prosperity, new report finds.
South Carolina REALTORS® Release June Market Numbers
South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its June Statewide Market Reports. The reports indicate that inventory is slowly rising in some areas while activity is picking up in the upper-price tiers. Rents continue to climb in most metros and interest rates are generally lower than a year ago
Pactiv, LLC Expansion to Bring 59 Jobs to Lenoir County
Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Pactiv, LLC will be expanding its operations in Lenoir County.
Granville County to Get 40 New Jobs With Expansion of Shalag US
Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Shalag US, Inc. will be expanding its production facility in Granville County. The expansion will create 40 new jobs over the next three years. The company plans to invest $16 million in Oxford.
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Division Awards Competitive Grants to Rural Communities
North Carolina Secretary of Commerce John E. Skvarla III and Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Development Pat Mitchell have announced the recipients of the FY2015 Economic Development Competitive Grants for Underserved and Limited Resource Communities (ULRC). This program provides grants to local governments and non-profits totaling up to $1.75 million. The purpose of the ULRC Program is to encourage economic development activities, services or projects that benefit underserved populations and limited resource communities across the state. The program is administered by the Rural Economic Development Division of the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
