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Economic Development
"We need more flexibility in recruiting
tools in order to land the high-tech, good-paying jobs
that will help us expand the winner's circle into rural
North Carolina," Easley said.
-NC industrial recruiting legislation loaded up; 10/8/01
Associated Press
"All of the projections are out
the window," Easley said Friday. "Now we're
going to learn to adjust in the confines of the economy…
Economic recovery is wholly dependent on educational
opportunity," Easley said. "We have to protect
all our educational institutions as best we can…
"They're going to have to take a second look,"
Easley said.
-NC hangs onto its AAA rating bond; 10/13/01 Charlotte
Observer
"These are for jobs that are 'but
for' jobs - jobs that but for an Incentive would be
in another state." he said. "These are going
to be for jobs that are compatible with a knowledge-based
economy - those are the ones we're trying to recruit…
We're not going to pay a whole lot to replace the old
jobs that we're losing," he said. "If it's
knowledge-based, something that takes North Carolina
forward and gives us a tremendous amount of infrastructure,
we're willing to slide the scale more toward a higher
percentage… "If I get a chance to land an
industry, I can't walt for the legislature to get back
to town while they go to Toronto." Easley said.
-State leaders outline proposal for business incentives;
8/1/02 Reidsville Review
I do not believe that we should, or
can, wait until next year to establish these needed
tools," Easley wrote in a letter to legislative
leaders yesterday. "Currently, there are several
projects across the state that we are close to finalizing."
-Session hinges on jobs incentives; 10/3/02 Winston-Salem
Journal
"We have to face reality. Cheap
labor is gone from North Carolina, and capital investment
will follow that labor out of this market," Easley
said. "But capital also follows skilled labor,
and we can't compete for skilled labor if we cut [spending
for] state university and community colleges…
"We can't wait for a convenient economy to change
things," Easley said. "We have to act now."
-Plan links economy to education; 10/31/02 Raleigh News
and Observer
Using the JDIG, we are bringing 1,580
jobs and more than $50.5 million in investment to our
state," says Gov. Mike Easley in a statement. "This
targeted tool is proving effective in recruiting companies
to North Carolina.
-Incentives lure GE Nuclear HQ to Wilmington; 10/30/03
Triangle Business Journal
"When this economy turns, the most
competent workers will be within the borders of the
state of North Carolina," Easley said at a rural
development forum at the North Raleigh Hilton. "And
we are going to go out and sell that."
-Economic Swoon noticed by NC parties; 10/24/03 Knight
Ridder
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