Automotive Supplier will add 42 jobs and invest more than $13 million Tarboro, NC – Keihin Carolina System Technology will expand its automotive assembly operations in Edgecombe County, adding 42 jobs over the coming three years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company plans to invest more than $13 million at its Tarboro facility. “This expansion shows confidence in our...
The Ayden Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Jan. 9 a memorandum of understanding with Origin Farms Consulting of Kansas City, Mo., to create a business concept, feasibility assessment and business plan for the project. By Lucas Simonds The Daily Reflector Monday, January 30, 2017 AYDEN — Work to plan for the proposed regional food processing center in Ayden are moving...
From railway to interstate and everything in between, Eastern North Carolina raised the bar with its intense focus on infrastructure improvements during 2016. There were many accomplishments that helped 2017 get off on the right foot. Eastern North Carolina saw that completion of several projects and the announcement of many more that will vastly improve the transportation corridor throughout eastern...
Want to start a new business but not sure where the profits are or even how to get started? Come learn for free about local opportunities and the types of support available at the first annual Martin County Entrepreneurs Expo to be held Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10am-4pm at the Senator Bob Martin Eastern Agriculture Center Conference Building in Williamston....
Historic Edenton, State Historic Site will host the Carolina Piedmont Division of the National Model Railroad Association’s model of the Edenton Cotton Mill Village that includes a railroad that was once part of the site. The model, after being on exhibit at the Cotton Mill Museum, will now be displayed at the Historic Edenton State Historic Site, Visitor Center until...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 11, 2017) – More than 20 years after evidence was reported by East Carolina University surgeon, Dr. Walter Pories, the official journal of the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care, recognized that bariatric surgery should be considered a standard of care in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. GREENVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 11, 2017) – More than 20 years...
It’s going to be a great ending to 2016 for one small company and its employees in eastern North Carolina. They are hard at work on a large order for refrigeration doors to be installed in several new stores of a major grocery chain expanding into the Eastern US. It’s going to be a great ending to 2016 for one...
A host of partners and investors have pledged their support to the NCEast Alliance (NCEA or Alliance) over the past year. At the December board meeting, the Alliance elected two new board members and reelected an existing member due to the growing support for the Alliance and its mission. Greenville, NC – December 14, 2016 – A host of partners and investors...
Expansion of Virginia’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ 20) into northeast North Carolina was approved by the US Department of Commerce and the decision provides another means of attracting cargo to The Port of Virginia, the port’s CEO says. Expansion of Virginia’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ 20) into northeast North Carolina was approved by the US Department of Commerce and the decision provides...
STEM East is pleased to announce that it’s coalition of partners was awarded approximately $4 million in grants from the Golden LEAF Foundation (Golden Leaf) to further expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in seven eastern North Carolina counties. STEM East is pleased to announce that it’s coalition of partners was awarded approximately $4 million in grants from...
