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Thermo Fisher to Expand Operations in Pitt County, NC

September 20, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will create 290 new jobs in Pitt County, North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper announced on September 14, 2021. The company will invest $154 million to expand its pharmaceutical manufacturing operations in […]

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Amgen will Create 355 Jobs at New Biomanufacturing Facility in Wake County

August 4, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Company intends to invest $550 million in Holly Springs, North Carolina The pioneering biotechnology company, Amgen Inc., will build a new biologics manufacturing operation in Holly Springs, North Carolina, creating 355 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper […]

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RTP, NC: Gilead Sciences Will Create 275 Jobs in the Research Triangle Region

February 10, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

New business services center in Wake County will support biopharma company Gilead Sciences, Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines, has selected North Carolina’s Research Triangle region as the location for a major business […]

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Grants to NC Rural Communities to Attract 294 New Jobs and Over $103 Million in Private Investment

August 21, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 18 grant requests to local governments totaling $4,847,243, Governor Roy Cooper announced on August 20, 2020. The requests include commitments to create a total of […]

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Aircraft Recycling Company Will Invest Nearly $100 Million at Kinston NC Global TransPark, Create 475 Jobs

December 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

On December 19, 2019, it was announced that Aircraft Solutions USA Inc., a leader in managing aircraft at the end of their service life, will establish a new subsidiary at North Carolina’s Global TransPark to […]

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Morrisville, NC: Microsoft to Create 500 New Jobs, Receive State Grant

December 18, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Microsoft Corp. will create 500 new jobs in Wake County, Governor Roy Cooper announced on December 17, 2019. The company will invest $47.5 million to expand their operations in Morrisville, North Carolina. Microsoft is a […]

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Yancey County, NC: Little Leaf Farms to Create Jobs, Build High-Tech Greenhouse Complex

December 4, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

$86 million investment coming to Burnsville A new wholly owned subsidiary of Little Leaf Farms, LLC, an innovative producer of fresh lettuce, will build a state-of-the-art greenhouse complex in Yancey County, creating up to 100 […]

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Triangle Tyre to Bring 800 New Jobs to Edgecombe County NC

December 19, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Largest Ever Manufacturing Investment in Rural North Carolina Chinese tire manufacturing company Triangle Tyre has selected Edgecombe County, North Carolina as the location for its first manufacturing facility in the United States, Governor Roy Cooper announced […]

Source: Conduent
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Conduent Chooses Raleigh for New Hub

December 18, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

“The Triangle” in North Carolina is home to one of the largest technology research and development parks in the world, and it’s about to get even bigger. Conduent Incorporated, the “world’s largest provider of diversified business […]

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Infosys to Bring 2,000 New Jobs to NC by 2021

July 7, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Will be One of Four Infosys Innovation and Technology Hubs in America By Ford Porter, NC Office of the Governor Global business consulting and information technology company Infosys has selected North Carolina’s Research Triangle region […]

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Infrastructure Funding Planned in North Carolina

June 26, 2016 Kay Whatley

Governor’s Office Announces More Than $10.4 Million in Infrastructure Funding Supporting 622 New Jobs Statewide Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 31 grant and loan requests totaling […]

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US UFO Sightings by State January 2018

February 4, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report on dolphin deaths in the mid-Atlantic region. Unusual Mortality Event (UME) has been declared for bottlenose dolphins in the Mid-Atlantic region from early July 2013 through August. […]

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