County NC Jobs News

NC Unemployment Soaring - 61 jobs in Jackson County

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:01:00 GMT

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...

Uniboard Canada Expands in Moncure

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:01:00 GMT

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...

Fountain Powerboats in Beaufort County to Create 250 Jobs

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:01:00 GMT

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...

Stanley Furniture to Expand adding 205 Jobs

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT

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...

IBM To Hire 600 Workers During Next Four Years

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:01:00 GMT

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...

Sutter Street Manufacturing Plant Expands in Hickory - 820 Jobs

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:01:00 GMT

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...

"Dairy Advantage" Program Created to Stabilize Deteriorating NC Dairy Industry

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:01:00 GMT

NC NEWS -- Within the last decade North Carolina has lost more than a third of its dairy farms. A new strategic plan called Dairy Advantage has been established to help stabilize deteriorating dairy industry...

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Closing NC Chicken Processing Complex

editor@357news.com (Rob Cross) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:01:00 GMT

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...

Five More NC Counties Designated 21st Century Communities

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:01:00 GMT

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...

Premier Trailer Incorporated in Lenoir County Creating 55 Jobs

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:01:00 GMT

LENOIR COUNTY NC NEWS -- A new horse trailer manufacturer, Premier Trailer Incorporated, plans to invest $464,000, which has the potential to create 55 jobs during the next three years in Lenoir County, North Carolina...

$13.7 million in Community Development Block Grants

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:01:00 GMT

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...

Biscoe Receives $250,000, to Focus on Entrepreneurial Development

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:01:00 GMT

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...

Janesville Acoustics Incorporated to Expand

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:01:00 GMT

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...

Power Company Plans To Expand

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:01:00 GMT

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...

Motorsports Firm, Wind Tunnel eXtreme Relocates to Salisbury

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:01:00 GMT

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...

West Pharmaceutical Services Creating 154 Jobs

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:01:00 GMT

LENOIR COUNTY NC NEWS -- Making West Pharmaceutical Services the fourth business in Lenoir County to be awarded a One North Carolina Fund grant this year...

Skybus Airlines makes Piedmont Triad International Airport its second Focus City

editor@357news.com (Rob Cross) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:01:00 GMT

GUILFORD COUNTY NC NEWS -- Skybus will create 375 jobs, and offer 11 flights each day from PTI to cities in the continental U.S. ...

Biotech Firm Investing $8 Million in Huntersville

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:01:00 GMT

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...

INC Research to Invest 19.2 Million in Raleigh

editor@357news.com (Rob Cross) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:01:00 GMT

WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- INC Research Inc. plans to add 1,093 jobs and make capital investments of $19.2 million in Raleigh, North Carolina over the next four years...

South Korean Tractor Manufacturer Creating 31 Jobs in Wilson

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:01:00 GMT

WILSON COUNTY NC NEWS -- A new $30,000 One North Carolina grant between the state, Wilson County, and a South Korean tractor manufacturer, will help create 31 jobs in Wilson...

Flextronics Plant in Youngsville to Close

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:01:00 GMT

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...

TigerTek Industrial Services Expanding

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:01:00 GMT

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- TigerTek Industrial Services will expand, creating 40 jobs and investing $1 million during the next three years...

Virginia Drug Testing Company Moving to Raleigh

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:01:00 GMT

WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- PRA International will move its headquarters from Reston, Virginia to Raleigh, North Carolina...

Furniture Brands subsidiary, H.D.M. Furniture Industries is Closing in Morganton

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:01:00 GMT

BURKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- H.D.M. Furniture Industries Incorporated, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, the largest residential furniture manufacturer in the country, will close its Henredon furniture plant in Morganton, North Carolina in December...

Palmer Marine Relocates to Bladenboro, NC

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:01:00 GMT

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...

Effikal LLC to Expand Inside Field Controls Facility

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:01:00 GMT

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...

Reuel Incorporated to Invest 2 Million Dollars Creating 50 jobs

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:01:00 GMT

WAYNE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Reuel Incorporated, a manufacturer of insulating components for medium-voltage electrical equipment will expand in Wayne County, creating 50 jobs and investing $2 million during the next three years...

Unilever to Expand in Raeford

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:01:00 GMT

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...

New Buck Corporation, National Supplier of Wood-burning Stoves to Undergo Expansion

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:01:00 GMT

MITCHELL COUNTY NC NEWS -- New Buck Corporation, a national supplier of wood-burning stoves will expand in Mitchell County creating 70 jobs and invest $2.3 million during the next three years...

BAE Systems Tensylon High Performance Materials Incorporated Expanding in Monroe

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Wed, 31 Aug 2007 14:01:00 GMT

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...

Carolina Technical Plastics to Expand by 50 More Jobs

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:01:00 GMT

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...

Lenoir County does it again! Commerce Overseas Corporation Moving to Global TransPark

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:01:00 GMT

LENOIR COUNTY -- Commerce Overseas Corporation will relocate to the Global TransPark in Lenoir County, creating 72 jobs and investing $4.3 million over the next three years...

More Towns Join Small Town Main Street Program

editor@countyncnews.com — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:01:00 GMT

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...

Second Quarter GDP Report Shows 3.4 Percent Growth!

editor@countyncnews.com — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT

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...

Rutherford County Business, Thieman Metal Technologies Expands

editor@countyncnews.com — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:01:00 GMT

RUTHERFORD COUNTY NC NEWS -- A Rutherford County business is investing $555,000, creating 44 jobs over the next three years. Thieman Metal Technologies, a metal fabrication contract company, will expand its facility in Ellenboro...

Frontier Spinning Mills, Plans to Expand Lee County Textile Plants

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:01:00 GMT

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...

Aerospace Company Moves to North Carolina

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:01:00 GMT

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...

Defense Contractor Opens Manufacturing Facility

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT

PERSON COUNTY NC NEWS -- Defense contractor, Force Protection Inc., maker of mine- and blast-protected vehicles is opening a manufacturing facility in Person County...

Hi-Tide Sales Inc. Opening Facility in Beaufort County

editor@countyncnews.com — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT

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...

AmerLink Ltd. Log Home Manufacturer Expands

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT

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...

Brunswick Corporation Acquiring Rampage Yachts

editor@countyncnews.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT

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...

U.S. Employment Continues to Rise

editor@countyncnews.com — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT

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...

General Tobacco will open Manufacturing Facility in Rockingham County

editor@countyncnews.com (Rob Cross) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:01:00 GMT

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- General Tobacco will open a manufacturing facility in Rockingham County, creating 199 jobs and investing $50 million over the next three years...