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2018-02-14T18:54:02+00:00

North Carolina is the only state to rank among the top five on Forbes’ Best States for Business for 12 straight years and has now reached the top spot. An improved employment outlook and the... Read more »

2018-02-09T20:25:17+00:00

Airgas USA will open a $47 million facility in Mebane that will break air down into liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon. The company will hire 35 people and pay an average of about $78,750. The... Read more »

2018-02-09T20:23:54+00:00

Randolph County planning board officials Tuesday evening unanimously approved rezoning 370 acres around the Triad megasite from agricultural to heavy industrial, a move that will bring the project’s total acreage to about 1,900. With the... Read more »

2018-02-09T20:22:15+00:00

Riverdale Global, a supplier of liquid colorants and additives for the plastics industry is opening a manufacturing operation in High Point. The new plant will start operations with about 30 employees. The company is spending... Read more »

2018-02-09T20:20:39+00:00

PRA Group, a Norfolk, Virginia-based collection agency will open a new call center in Burlington and hire more than 500 workers. This is one of two new call centers announced by the company in preparation... Read more »

2018-02-09T20:16:46+00:00

Forsyth Technical Community College has opened its Center for Advanced Manufacturing. The new facility includes an additive manufacturing lab with six state-of-the-art 3-D printers as well as dedicated areas for students to learn about design,... Read more »

2017-10-27T07:20:01+00:00

Superion, LLC will expand its existing operations in Guilford County by creating 80 new jobs. The software company, which provides services to public sector groups, will invest $3.46 million. The company provides comprehensive software solutions... Read more »

2017-10-27T07:19:10+00:00

Piedmont Aviation Component Services, has been awarded a contract for up to $40 million to perform maintenance work on auxiliary power units for an undisclosed airline’s large fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The maintenance... Read more »

2017-10-27T07:17:26+00:00

The Hollingsworth Companies broke ground on construction of a 108,960-square foot spec building and three pre-graded building pads in the Southpoint Industrial Park on US Hwy 601. This combined 641,000 square feet of additional industrial... Read more »

2017-10-27T07:16:09+00:00

Montgomery Community College will open the NC Public Safety Drone Academy to teach future drone operators in local emergency services the proper safety measures required to use UAVs securely and efficiently, such as firefighters trained... Read more »