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Press Releases
Job
Announcements
 Technical and Management Services Corp.
July 8, 2004
Gov. Mike Easley today announced that a supplier of high-tech electronic equipment, Technical and Management Services Corp. (TAMSCO), will expand its presence in Elizabeth City , bringing 100 new jobs and a $20 million investment to the state.
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions [49kb]
April 21, 2004
Gov. Mike Easley announced today that DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions will add a $15 million glass interlayer manufacturing line to its existing production site in Fayetteville creating 40 additional jobs.
American Food Resources [30kb]
April 27, 2004
Gov. Mike Easley today announced that American Food Resources, a cheese processing and redistribution company, will locate their new headquarters and warehousing operation in Nashville, N.C. creating 125 jobs and a $6 million investment for the state.
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Leadership
Gov. Easley Named Among "Top Ten People Who Have Made a Difference" [28kb]
April 23, 2004
Gov. Mike Easley has been named second among Southern Business & Development magazine's "Top Ten People Who Have Made a Difference." The Winter 2004 edition emphasized Easley's efforts to fight federal trade policies and expand North Carolina's top-rated biotechnology program.
Moving
Ahead!
2-Year
List of Highway and Bridge Projects [40kb]
September 11, 2003
Governor Mike Easley today rolled out the full 2-year
list of 908 highway and bridge projects as part of
his innovative $700 million transportation and economic
stimulus package he proposed earlier this year...
Moving
Ahead! Signed into Law [39kb]
August 7, 2003
Gov. Mike Easley today joined N.C. Department
of Transportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett, the N.C.
Board of Transportation, state legislators and other
officials to sign into law N.C. Moving Ahead!, a two-year,
$700-million transportation and economic stimulus
package...
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Economic News
State Retains Top Ranking for Business Climate [47kb]
November 18, 2003
Gov. Mike Easley announced today that North Carolina is top in the country for business climate, according to November's issue of Site Selection magazine.
Easley Announces New Initiative to Focus on Rural Economic Growth [35kb]
October 23, 2003
Gov. Mike Easley joined Billy Ray Hall, the president of the N.C. Rural Center , to announce today the establishment of the Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship...
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Spending
Cap
Governor
Easley Announces Plan to Cap State Spending [29kb]
February 24, 2003
Gov. Mike Easley today announced a plan to mandate
state spending growth remain below growth in the state’s
economy. Easley’s plan will cap state spending
at the 10-year average of personal income growth...
Education Progress
Gov. Easley Discusses Teacher Working Conditions Initiative [28kb]
April 14, 2004
Gov. Mike Easley today participated in a live, online chat sponsored by Education Week magazine to discuss North Carolina 's Teacher Working Conditions Initiative.
Governor Easley Praises Charlotte Schools for Top Honors [34kb]
December 18, 2003
Gov. Easley today praised Charlotte-Mecklenburg students and teachers for outperforming eight other urban school districts and national averages in a special assessment... known as the Nation’s Report Card...
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Public Safety
Gov. Easley Announces New Weapons to Combat Spread of Meth [28kb]
April 14, 2004
Governor Mike Easley today announced a $502,166 grant from the Governor's Crime Commission to purchase two new mobile response vehicles that will expand the State Bureau of Investigation's Clandestine Laboratory Response Program.
North Carolina's Largest Law Enforcement Organization and Two Others Endorse Easley [24kb]
October 7, 2004
Three statewide law enforcement organizations recently endorsed Governor Mike Easley for reelection. The Fraternal Order of Police, the North Carolina Coalition of Police (NCCops), and the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) have all announced their support of Easley.
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