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According to Site Selection magazine, North Carolina ranks as the nation’s top state business climate in 2020 in a two-way tie with Georgia. North Carolina held the No. 2 spot in the magazine’s annual business… Read more »

Texwipe, a global manufacturer of contamination control supplies, will create 33 new jobs in Surry County. The company will invest more than $4.5 million to locate a manufacturing facility in Mount Airy. Texwipe has been… Read more »

UPS, the multinational package delivery and supply-chain management company, will add 592 jobs to its workforce in Guilford and Alamance counties. UPS will expand its existing Greensboro hub with the addition of 141 new jobs… Read more »

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company will create 300 new jobs and invest $450 million to establish new manufacturing and distribution operations in Rockingham County at a 1,300+ acre site near Eden. The company will manufacture and… Read more »

Prepac Manufacturing Ltd., a North American manufacturer of Ready-to-Assemble (RTA) furniture will locate a new east coast furniture factory in Guilford County, creating 201 jobs and investing $27.1 million in a new 260,000 square foot… Read more »

Duke Energy has granted more than $900,000 to NC Community Colleges to support apprenticeship programs across North Carolina. The four NC Community Colleges in the Piedmont Triad that will receive funds are: Alamance Community College… Read more »

North Carolina has received a $6 million U.S. Labor Department grant to support jobs and workforce training in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Division of Workforce Solutions requested the funds that were provided… Read more »

Ontex Group will invest $96 million and create 403 jobs in Rockingham County. The Belgium-based manufacturer of diaper and feminine hygiene products will open its first U.S. production site in Wentworth. The plant will open… Read more »

Ashley Furniture Industries will hire more than 100 full-time associates at its manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment facility in Advance. The company is looking to fill the positions as soon as possible in order to meet… Read more »

An interdisciplinary team led by North Carolina A&T has received a four-year, $8 million award from NASA to address traffic congestion by developing, testing and eventually deploying air passenger taxis as a supplemental means of… Read more »