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North Carolina advances to no. 5 ranking in Area Development's Top States for Doing Business survey
Thursday, October 18, 2012
On Oct. 18 Area Development magazine released its 2012 Top States for Business survey results based on responses from location consultants who work with national client bases. Each consultant was asked to list their top five choices in 14 areas of site selection. Overall, North Carolina ranked fifth, rising from seventh in last year's study. read more ...

Denver Global Products to create 450 jobs in Lincoln County
Monday, October 15, 2012
Governor Bev Perdue announced on Oct. 15 that Denver Global Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Chongqing RATO Power Company Ltd., will establish its manufacturing, distribution and R&D facilities in Lincoln County.  The company plans to create 450 jobs over four years and make a capital investment of $30.2 million. read more ...

Food distributor to create 90 jobs in Rowan County
Friday, October 12, 2012
Governor Bev Perdue on Oct. 12 announced that Freshouse II, a distributor of fresh produce, will expand its operations in Rowan County.  The company plans to create 90 jobs and invest $6.3 million over the next three years in Salisbury. read more ...

Deere Hitachi to add 340 jobs in Forsyth County
Friday, October 05, 2012
Governor Bev Perdue announced on Oct. 5 that Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of excavators in the Americas, will expand its operations in Kernersville. The company plans to create at least 340 jobs by the end of 2016, and invest more than $97 million in its Forsyth County facility. read more ...

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