Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Carolina Nonwovens, LLC will be expanding its facilities in North Carolina and doubling its workforce with the creation of 35 new jobs over the next three years. The company plans to invest $12.25 million in the town of Maiden over the same period.

Improving the safety of the motoring public by constantly maintaining and upgrading roads and bridges is by far the most important mission of the N.C. Department of Transportation. With this in mind, the department has awarded a $5.4 million contract to S.T. Wooten Corporation of Wilson to resurface and reconstruct shoulders on U.S. 70 between Olga Road in Beaufort and the end of U.S. 70 at the Community of Atlantic, and N.C. 12 between U.S. 70 and the Cedar Island Ferry Terminal, including the ferry ramp, in Carteret County

Every day, six children die from an injury in the home, and 10,000 go to the emergency department for the kinds of injuries that commonly happen in homes. “Report to the Nation: Protecting Children in Your Home,” a report made possible by funding from Nationwide, is based on a survey of 1,010 parents across America. It explores what parents are concerned about and what they do ̶ or don’t do ̶ to keep kids safe in the home

City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, Durham Police Department, Solid Waste Management Department, Public Works Department Stormwater & GIS Services Division, Water Management Department, and the Durham City/County Planning Department. Other sponsors include Durham Housing Authority and Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will block a portion of Green Hill Road in Blowing Rock starting Monday June 15

With the NC Senate likely to release its budget later this week, service providers, parents and issue experts gathered this morning to highlight why reinvestment in North Carolina’s core public services should be at the center of the Senate’s proposal

s the North Carolina Senate prepares to release its budget, possibly as early as next week, service providers, parents and issue experts from a variety of organizations will gather to highlight why reinvestment in core public services is critical to the well being of all North Carolinians and the future of the state's economy.

The North Carolina Board of Transportation has approved the 2016-2025 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), a 10-year transportation plan that includes nearly 1,100 projects in the state over the next decade. The highway projects alone are expected to support the creation of nearly 300,000 jobs.

Mr. Chairman, as we begin consideration of H.R. 2577, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, I want to first thank Chairman Diaz-Balart for his work on this bill. He has been open and accessible throughout this year’s process and has been receptive to my concerns and the concerns that subcommittee Members and other colleagues have raised.

Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that BlueScope Buildings North America will be expanding its facility in Scotland County and creating 115 new jobs over the next three years.

New housing starts, despite an up-and down-market in recent months, are at their highest levels since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008 while interest rates remain near all-time lows. Even better, North Carolina has resources to make home ownership attainable for moderate- and lower-income buyers.

Thirty-one of the state’s employers received grants this month totaling $246,807 to train 612 workers. The federally funded NCWorks Incumbent Worker Training Grants are reimbursements awarded twice a year to employers who qualify for financial assistance in workforce training.

New housing starts, despite an up-and down-market in recent months, are at their highest levels since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008 while interest rates remain near all-time lows. Even better, North Carolina has resources to make home ownership attainable for moderate- and lower-income buyers.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has started construction on the Monroe Expressway, a roughly 20-mile toll freeway that will provide an alternative for high-speed regional travel along the U.S. 74 corridor.

Governor Pat McCrory announced today the release of a new NC4VETS printed resource guide and new updated website that focuses on federal VA benefits as well as opportunities for employment, education, health care, housing and personal services for North Carolina veterans