Welcome to the October 2026 edition of NC Economy Watch: an update on what’s happening in the North Carolina economy and what ...

Skills developed through Manufacturing CTE may be transferrable to occupations across a range of sectors. These employment ...

Applications to the One North Carolina Small Business Program are now being accepted from technology-based, small businesses that call North Carolina home. Funding from the Program enables innovative ...

Today Governor Josh Stein announced that more than 500 high school students completed summer pre-apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship academies this year through the North Carolina Business ...

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The annual Economic Development Grant Report describes performance for many of North Carolina's economic development incentive programs in a single report. A separate Excel document, available on this ...

North Carolina Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley issued a statement on Caterpillar's plans to expand its production capacity with a new manufacturing facility in Sanford: “Caterpillar’s billion-dollar ...

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Welcome to the September 2026 edition of NC Economy Watch: an update on what’s happening in the North Carolina economy and what it means for you, brought to you by the Labor & Economic Analysis ...

The North Carolina Main Street & Rural Planning Center reported today that since the inception of the Main Street program in North Carolina in 1980, designated Main Street and Small Town Main Street ...

State’s efforts deliver new homes, jobs, business support, and economic investment In the two years since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Commerce ...

Today Governor Josh Stein and Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley toured Cinespace Studios in Wilmington and discussed the impacts of changes to the state’s film incentive program to North Carolina’s ...