Record-Breaking Private Sector Wage Growth
Caldwell County ranked 20th out of North Carolina’s 100 counties for wage growth in 2023. Since 2015, wages have grown an impressive 51.5%.
North Carolina’s most job-rich economic development projects of 2022-2023
30 Jun 2023
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In the wake of record-setting job creation announcements in 2020 and 2021, North Carolina continues to show why global media outlets heap praise on the state as a top business destination. Wolfspeed’s $5 billion investment in Chatham County tops the list and symbolizes the country’s move to electric vehicles and an economy much less dependent on fossil fuels.
High-profile expansions were announced by U.S.-based manufacturers such as GE and Energizer, while the state also was chosen for dire
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Charlotte’s Megan Riley owns a global travel-tour company and is familiar with wines from Sonoma to Croatia. When she attended a wine tasting event in the Queen City in 2007, she tried wines from several North Carolina vineyards. She quickly concluded that the state’s reputation for sweet wines was deserved...
Leaders celebrate opening of new JBS facility
Jun 28 2023LENOIR — Wednesday Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, Caldwell County leaders, and city of Lenoir officials joined the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the grand opening of Wild Fork Foods, a division of JBS.
The new two-story 80,000-square-foot facility houses one of the largest production tunnel freezers ever built...
Best Walkable Town, Best Shopping, Best Holiday Festival, & More: Blowing Rock Included Among Regional Favorites
BLOWING ROCK - Readers of Blue Ridge Country magazine have picked their favorite towns, attractions, activities and more in the 2023 Best of the Mountains reader poll. The town of Blowing Rock and...
