The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $4 million in grants to 44 recipients with the express purpose of creating jobs in rural communities. The grants are provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will be funneled to businesses representing 27 states and Guam. According to a press release, businesses will be [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 22, 2009
The Research Triangle Regional Partnership has helped create 110,224 jobs over the last five years, according to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. The Research Triangle is an eight-county region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Employment increased in 12 of the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 21, 2009
Morganton Pressure Vessels will expand in North Carolina’s McDowell County, creating 43 jobs. The firm has received a $129,000 One North Carolina Fund grant. MPV is moving from Burke County, where it operated in a smaller facility. The new jobs will average $28,000 plus benefits. Connellys Springs, North Carolina’s Morganton Pressure Vessels LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Search engine firm Yahoo! is in talks with New York State officials over plans to build a data center in the state, creating up to 100 jobs. Democratic US Senator Charles Schumer has been involved in the discussion, and says the chances of the proposal moving forward are “very, very good.” Yahoo! is a public corporation headquartered [...]
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