Employment Opportunities
With current United States unemployment soaring, County NC News is prompted to organize all of
our press release on economic expansion in North Carolina to a single directory. "NC Jobs News"
is a combined list of our known possible employment opportunities within the state. We encourage
job seekers to browse the directory for potential work. Many of the companies listed, have
participated in One North Carolina Grants and Job Development Investment Grants to help deflect
expansion costs, and must create jobs to fulfill their grant obligations.
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| 04/07/2009 |
| NC Unemployment Soaring - 61 jobs in Jackson County |
| JACKSON COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Stonewall Packaging LLC, a joint project of
Jackson Paper Manufacturing Company, is building a new plant in Sylva, NC to produce recycled
cardboard packaging. The company plans to invest more than $16 million and create 61 new jobs in
Jackson County. Governor Perdue says our state has a top-rated business climate,
skilled workforce and unparalleled quality of life. However, our unemployment
rate in North Carolinia is the fastest growing rate in the south... |
| 08/03/2008 |
| Uniboard Canada Expands in Moncure |
| CHATHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- International manufacturer of pressed wood products,
Uniboard Canada, is reconditing an existing factory as well as building a new plant in Chatham
County, North Carolina The expansion will create and preserve up to 250 Jobs... |
| 07/23/2008 |
| Fountain Powerboats in Beaufort County to Create 250 Jobs |
| BEAUFORT COUNTY NC NEWS -- Fountain Powerboat Industries, designer and
manufacturer of high-performance motorboats, will add 250 jobs and invest $12 million during the
next five years to expand its Beaufort County boatyard along the Pamlico River... |
| 07/10/2008 |
| Stanley Furniture to Expand adding 205 Jobs |
| GRAHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- Stanley Furniture, a leading employer in Graham
County, will expand its Robbinsville plant, investing $1.5 million and adding 205 jobs during the
next three years. Currently, the company employs more than 1,700 workers, including 315 in Graham
County.The company recently decided to close a plant in Lexington that will result in the loss of
350 jobs. The expansion will also be partially funded by a $250,000 grant... |
| 05/01/2008 |
| IBM To Hire 600 Workers During Next Four Years |
| MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- IBM Lender Business Process Services, will open
a mortgage processing center in Charlotte. The facility will include a "mortgage academy" to
train people who will staff the processing centers. IBM will hire 600 workers during the next
four years and invest $2.4 million on the expansion... |
| 04/16/2008 |
| Sutter Street Manufacturing Plant Expands in Hickory - 820 Jobs |
| CATAWBA COUNTY NC NEWS -- Williams-Sonoma Incorporated's Sutter Street
Manufacturing, announcement comes as a positive boon for North Carolina's ailing furniture
industry, especially after the Henredon furniture plant closing in Morgantown last December. The
expansion in Hickory will include a product development and regional distribution center... |
| 03/14/2008 |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Closing NC Chicken Processing Complex |
| CHATHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC), the
largest chicken company in the U.S. and the second-largest in Mexico, announced it will close a
chicken processing complex in Siler City located in Chatham County, North Carolina and six
distribution centers across the U.S. Closings are due to soaring feed-ingredient costs resulting
from corn-based ethanol production... |
| 02/22/2008 |
| Five More NC Counties Designated 21st Century Communities |
| COUNTY NC NEWS -- Alexander, Camden, Clay, Nash and
Scotland counties have joined 26 other counties that have received the
designation of a 21st Century Community. The program, examines the strengths and challenges faced
by local economies hardest hit by global economic changes, particularly the loss of traditional
manufacturing jobs. Criteria for participation include relative economic distress, such as rising
unemployment, as well as a commitment from community leadership... |
| 01/24/2008 |
| $13.7 million in Community Development Block Grants |
| ONSLOW COUNTY NC NEWS -- Eighteen communities will share more than $13.7
million in Community Development Block Grants for community revitalization, infrastructure
improvement and the construction of affordable housing. CDBG funding is allocated to the state
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development... |
| 01/01/2008 |
| Biscoe Receives $250,000, to Focus on Entrepreneurial Development |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY NC NEWS -- Both Clay and
Hyde counties as well as the Town of Biscoe, are the first recipients of a new
Small Business and Entrepreneurial Assistance Grant program. Recipients will receive a total of
$750,000 from the federal Community Development Block Grant program... |
| 12/12/2007 |
| Janesville Acoustics Incorporated to Expand |
| MCDOWELL COUNTY NC NEWS -- An international manufacturer of fiber insulation
for automobiles, Janesville Acoustics Incorporated, will expand its facility in McDowell County
eventually create 29 jobs. The company investment could total as much as $250,000... |
| 11/29/2007 |
| Power Company Plans To Expand |
| MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Shaw Group Inc., with a company in
Charlotte known as the Shaw Power Group, will invest $35 million during the next five years
creating 556 jobs in North Carolina... |
| 11/07/2007 |
| Motorsports Firm, Wind Tunnel eXtreme Relocates to Salisbury |
| ROWAN COUNTY NC NEWS -- An automotive research and development firm, Wind
Tunnel eXtreme, will open a facility in Salisbury, North Carolina. Wind Tunnel
eXtreme is a research and development group that tests and designs aerodynamic features for
automobiles... |
| 10/20/2007 |
| Biotech Firm Investing $8 Million in Huntersville |
| MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- Microban International Ltd., headquartered in
Huntersville, North Carolina, will create 45 jobs by expanding its manufacturing
facility investing $8 million over the next three years... |
| 10/06/2007 |
| Flextronics Plant in Youngsville to Close |
| DURHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Rapid Response Team from the N.C. Department of
Commerce will be deployed to Flextronics a manufacturing partner of Parata Systems... |
| 09/29/2007 |
| TigerTek Industrial Services Expanding |
| ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- TigerTek Industrial Services will expand,
creating 40 jobs and investing $1 million during the next three years... |
| 09/20/2007 |
| Palmer Marine Relocates to Bladenboro, NC |
| BLADEN COUNTY NC NEWS -- Manufacturer of sport fishing boats, Palmer Marine
Incorporated is relocating its Cape Coral, Florida manufacturing facility to Bladenboro in
Bladen County, North Carolina... |
| 09/16/2007 |
| Effikal LLC to Expand Inside Field Controls Facility |
| LENOIR COUNTY NC NEWS -- Lenoir County gained another
business, Effikal LLC of Orion, Michigan, will relocate within Field Controls LLC's existing
facility in Kinston, creating 35 jobs and investing $1.1 million during the next three
years... |
| 09/16/2007 |
| Unilever to Expand in Raeford |
| HOKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The monopolistic competition, Unilever United States
will expand in Hoke County, creating 25 jobs and investing $10.6 million during the next three
years. Unilever accepted a $60,000 One North Carolina Fund grant... |
| 08/25/2007 |
| Carolina Technical Plastics to Expand by 50 More Jobs |
| CRAVEN COUNTY NC NEWS -- Having already met a 2002 Craven County agreement
for a $7.8 million investment. The Carolina Technical Plastics Corporation will expand in Craven
County, creating 50 more jobs and investing $5 million during the next three years... |
| 08/07/2007 |
| More Towns Join Small Town Main Street Program |
| ASHE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Six North Carolina towns have joined North Carolina's Small Town Main
Street Program, an initiative allowing small cities to focus on creating new jobs and investment
by helping revitalize downtown areas... |
| 07/30/2007 |
| Second Quarter GDP Report Shows 3.4 Percent Growth! |
|  WASHINGTON DC NEWS -- Briefing President
George W. Bush at the White House, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez along with Secretary
of Treasury Hank Paulson and Office of Management and Budget Director Rob Portman all met to
discuss our nation's strong economy and our growing export culture...
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| 07/19/2007 |
| Frontier Spinning Mills, Plans to Expand Lee County Textile Plants |
| LEE COUNTY NC NEWS -- One of the largest producers of spun yarns for the knitting and weaving
industries, Frontier Spinning Mills, plans to expand one of its Lee County textile plants. The
Company's expansion will create 42 jobs and invest $20 million... |
| 07/18/2007 |
| Aerospace Company Moves to North Carolina |
| ALAMANCE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Honda Aero Incorporated is moving its headquarters, to include its
manufacturing operations, from Reston, Virginia to the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport in
Alamance County, North Carolina... |
| 07/13/2007 |
| Hi-Tide Sales Inc. Opening Facility in Beaufort County |
|  BEAUFORT COUNTY NC NEWS -- Hi-Tide Sales
Inc., industry's leader in boat lift manufacturing, is opening in Beaufort County, investing $1
million and creating 68 jobs during the next three years in Washington...
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| 07/09/2007 |
| AmerLink Ltd. Log Home Manufacturer Expands |
| NASH COUNTY NC NEWS -- AmerLink Ltd., manufacturer of handcrafted custom-made
and manufactured log homes, will investing $1.8 million to expand in Battleboro, Nash County,
North Carolina... |
| 07/05/2007 |
| Brunswick Corporation Acquiring Rampage Yachts |
| BRUNSWICK COUNTY NC NEWS -- Brunswick Corporation is acquiring the Rampage
Yachts boat building facility in Navassa. creating 858 jobs and investing $51.2 million during
the next five years... |
| 07/09/2007 |
| U.S. Employment Continues to Rise |
| WASHINGTON DC NEWS -- The U.S. Commerce Secretary, Carlos M. Gutierrez, praised the June
Employment Report that showed 132,000 new jobs were created in the second quarter of 2007,
revised upward by a total of 75,000 jobs... |
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UNION COUNTY NC
NEWS -- BAE Systems Tensylon High Performance Materials Incorporated
will expand in Union County, creating 42 new jobs and investing
$7.9 million during the next three years...