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2006

• Survey: Triangle firms anticipate adding employees in '07, December 29, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 78 Jobs For Johnston Co., December 27, 2006
• Survey: Triangle firms anticipate adding employees in '07, December 25, 2006
• Commerce Announces 2007 Economic Development Tier Rankings, December 20, 2006
• Study: N.C.'s economic competitiveness middle of the road, December 19, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces $100M Expansion Of Merck Plant In Durham, December 19, 2006
• NC Commerce Dept Announces 53 Jobs In Guilford, December 19, 2006
• Online Photo Service To Open Plant In Charlotte, Create Up To 300 Jobs, December 18, 2006
• Pharmaceutical Firm To Spend $100M To Expand Vaccine Plant In Durham, December 14, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 100 Jobs For Vance Co., December 7, 2006
• Rolls-Royce eyeing North Carolina for possible facility, December 4, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 164 Jobs For Randolph Co. November 30, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 1000 Jobs For Durham Co. November 30, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 63 Jobs In Cleveland Co. November 17, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 160 Jobs In Lee Co. November 16, 2006
• Companies From 3 Continents Win Community Service Awards. November 16, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 320 Jobs And $2.55M Investment For Mecklenburg Co. November 13, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces State's Top Ranking In 'Site Selection' Magazine. November 2, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 212 Jobs In Nash Co. November 2, 2006
• VF Jeanswear to close Triad plant. October 31, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 98 Jobs In Wilson Co. October 30, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 86 Jobs In Cleveland Co. October 27, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 200 Jobs And $11M Investment for N.C. October 26, 2006
• Polo.com to add 200 jobs in High Point. October 26, 2006
• Lifestyle Enterprises making $11.655 million investment in High Point-- High Point Economic Development Corporation. October 17, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 66 Jobs In Forsyth Co. October 15, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 100 Jobs In Union Co. October 13, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 150 Jobs For Guilford Co. October 12, 2006
• GSK cutting 100 jobs in RTP. October 12, 2006
• Asheboro firm lands incentives for Greensboro plant, 150 jobs. October 12, 2006.
• Goodyear to lay off 330 in Asheboro. October 12, 2006.
• IBM to cut 400 jobs, 35 in RTP. October 10, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 25 Jobs In Jones Co. October 5, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces Four New Main Street Communities. October 4, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 65 Jobs In Hoke Co. October 2, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces Major Recognition For NC Business Climate. September 28, 2006.
• Gov. Easley Announces 52 Jobs In Cabarrus Co. September 27, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces Grants Of $1.75M To Promote Entrepreneurship In 7 Rural Areas. September 25, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 48 Jobs And $12.3M Investment In Reidsville. September 21, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces Metrics Inc. To Expand In Pitt Co. September 20, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 99 Jobs, $8M Investment In Person, Alamance Co. September 20, 2006
• Triangle tops tech hubs on list. September 5, 2006
• Bayer CropScience layoffs to hit RTP. August 29, 2006
• Canadian meat processor to bring 183 jobs to Lenoir. August 25, 2006
• Incentives lure 96 jobs to Surry County. August 22, 2006
• Southern Pines-Pinehurst ranks high for economic strength. August 21, 2006
• Some Virginia jobs moving to N.C. August 18, 2006
• Forbes: N.C. third in nation for business. August 16, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 150 Jobs In Wilson Co. August 15, 2006
• Roadmap Offers Path To Enhance NC's Economic Future. August 11, 2006
• Tar Heel State ranked 4th in U.S. for work-force training. August 11, 206.
• Video game company aims to open Raleigh office, hire 100. August 8, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 214 Jobs In Guilford Co. August 9, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 60 Jobs In Martin Co. August 9, 2006
• Fidelity to add 2,000 jobs in RTP. August 2, 2006
• Eaton plant in Selma to close. July 28, 2006
• Parata bringing 75 jobs to Triangle. July 28, 2006
• State ports see 32% jump in revenue. July 28, 2006
• Gov. Easley Signs Bill To Strengthen Industry Recruiting Programs. July 28, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 37 Jobs In Lenoir Co. July, 27, 2006
• IT firm gets $100K for 37-job facility in TransPark. July 27, 2006
• rPath finds new HQ, aims to double headcount during 2006. July 26, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces One NC Small Business Application Process. July 24, 2006
• Incentives on Target for 580-job distribution center. July 24, 2006
• With new CEO, Centice plans to hire 18, move to Morrisville. July 20, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces Creation Of 807 Jobs In Cleveland Co. July 20, 2006
• State grants $9M in incentives for Holly Springs plant. July 18, 2006
• Big Tobacco loses court battle over ads. July 18, 2006
• Maryland company buys Chapel Hill IT firm. July 18, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 100 Jobs In Pitt Co. July 17, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 130 Jobs In Durham Co. July 13, 2006
• Buyer scraps NetIQ's Durham plant, sheds 50 workers. July 13, 2006
• Raleigh firm nails financing for up to 20 ethanol plants. July 12, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 143 Jobs In Davie Co. July 11, 2006
• Vaccine booster: GSK widens deal with N.Y. biotech. July 11, 2006
• N.C. Biotech Center honors Novozymes. July 11, 2006
• WestPoint Plant In Scotland County To Lay Off Nearly 400. July 10, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 69 Job In Edgecombe Co. July 7, 2006
• Ultimus Breaks Ground on New Worldwide Headquarters Based in Cary, North Carolina. June 29, 2006
• N.C. Biotech Center reveals location for Charlotte office. June 29, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 244 Jobs In Guilford Co. June 28, 2006
• Kayak maker bringing company, 244 jobs to N.C. June 28, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces $700K In Grants For 16 Businesses. June 27, 2006
• Nortel cutting jobs, altering benefits. June 27, 2006
• Novozymes signs biofuel deal with Chinese firm. June 27, 2006
• Raleigh, RTP to host world conference. June 27, 2006
• Love And Metrology: Insitu Tech Team Takes Science of Measurement To Nano Levels. June 26, 2006
• Duke spinoff lands $575,000 in grants. June 23, 2006
• N.C. reclaims 'State of the Year' honors. June 22, 2006
• Statesville plant expansion, 50 jobs draw incentives. June 21, 2006
• Biotech Center gives research grant to Kannapolis. June 21, 2006
• Furniture maker to move HQ to N.C., create 70 jobs. June 20, 2006
• BioMachines seals deal to sell products in China. June 19, 2006
• Bayer to buy Merck's share of Schering. June 14, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 50 Jobs in Rockingham Co. June 14 , 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 70 Jobs In Richmond Co. June 14, 2006
• Growth by Merger: OnSphere Begins To Expand Staff, Unveils Life Science Solutions Package. June 13, 2006
• Report: N.C. 12th in high-tech exports. June 13, 2006
• Big Thinking Leads to Bigger Results for North Carolina's Emerging Research Campus. June 13, 2006
• Plant expansion, new jobs draw state incentives. June 12, 2006
• Misys courting buyout offers. June 12, 2006
• Raleigh software startup lands $1M investment, adds CFO. June 12, 2006.
• Queen City Executives Catch the Biotechnology Business Bug. June 12, 2006.
• State grants $225,000 for air filter plant, 150 jobs. June 9, 2006.
• Gov. Easley Announces 264 Jobs In Asheville. June 9, 2006.
• Many uses for tobacco grants. June 9, 2006.
• FDA gives green light to Merck cervical cancer drug. June 8, 2006
• Raleigh firm buys meter reading technology for $45M. June 8, 2006
• Labor costs are CFOs' top worry. June 8, 2006
• Raleigh engineering firm buys Virginia company. June 7, 2006
• Development deal could cost GSK $166M. June 7, 2006
• Holly Springs in Running for $350 Million Biopharmaceutical Plant, Up to 400 New Jobs. June 7, 2006
• Cornerstone signs co-promotion deal with Athlon. June 5, 2006
• Red Hat completes purchase of JBoss. June 5, 2006
• Raleigh furniture dealer buys Florida firm. June 2, 2006
• Reports: GSK may bid $15B for Pfizer's health-care business. June 2, 2006
• N.C. loses out on $1.1 billion Bristol-Myers facility. June 1, 2006
• Thomson Corp. announces MercuryMD purchase. June 1, 2006
• Massachusetts firm to open Durham office. June 1, 2006
• Troxler to talk trade in Denmark, U.K. May 30, 2006
• Triad faces uphill battle against Triangle in biotech. May 30, 2006
• Parata acquires McKesson unit, to add 300 employees. May 30, 2006
• Stitching Up a Lucrative Exit: Quill Medical Is Being Sold for $40 Million in Cash. May 26, 2006
• bioMerieux Sells Division That Includes Some 50 Workers at Durham Operation. May 26, 2006
• Lenovo loses $116 million. May 26, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 24 Jobs in Caswell County. May 25, 2006
• State of the Triangle? ‘It’s on Fire. It’s Smoking,’ Says Research Triangle Region Exec. May 25, 2006
• Intersouth raises $275M fund. May 25, 2006
• Enbasa wins state incentives. May 25, 2006
• Andersen Corp. buying window maker with Durham operations. May 25, 2006
• Red Hat continues global expansion with first regional offices in Latin America. May 24, 2006
• 15th Annual Conference Highlights N.C.'s Biotech Community. May 24, 2006
• Progress idles synthetic fuel ops, cuts 140 jobs. May 22, 2006
• Visiting Danish Business Representative Promotes New Investment in the Research Triangle Region. May 22, 2006
• N.C. To Send Delegation to Biotech, Bioprocessing Conference. May 19, 2006
• Raleigh engineering firm settles into new HQ. May 19, 2006
• Breakthrough? FDA Gives OK for Use of Durham Firm’s Technology in Stem Cell Trial. May 18, 2006
• Looking to Increase Speed of Its Growth, Broadwick Lands $500,000 in Financing. May 18, 2006
• Going where the market is. May 18, 2006.
• Military vehicle maker to create 40 Moore jobs. May 17, 2006.
• Welcome to the South: Fairchild Semiconductor Opens Development Center in Cary. May 17, 2006.
• GE expanding nuclear site. May 17, 2006
• First revenue for cigarette company. May 17, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 108 Jobs In Northampton Co. May 16, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces NC Named Most Competitive In Economic Development. May 16, 2006
• Scottish firm aims to score new Sanford employees. May 16, 2006
• Wake Forest Biotech Research Facility Opens on May 16. May 15, 2006
• Furniture sales increase. May 15, 2006
• U.K. firm snags $1.5M in incentives for new facility, 108 jobs. May 12, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces $60 Million Expansion at Maersk Inc. May 12, 2006
• More Biotech Growth? Novartis CEO Says North Carolina Could Be Site for New Vaccine Plant. May 12, 2006
• BMC wraps up $150M buy of firm with 45 Cary workers. May 11, 2006
• State incentives could total $3.6M for shipping company expansion. May 11, 2006
• Biotech Session To Discuss Impact of Kannapolis Research Campus. May 11, 2006
• Rapid Response Team Mobilizes to Help Transition Workers into a Global Economy. May 9, 2006
• It’s Official: United Therapeutics Confirms Plans To Build New Plant in RTP. May 9, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 95 Jobs in Rockingham County. May 9, 2006
• Wachovia makes $25.5B deal for West Coast expansion. May 8, 2006
• Gereffi op ed-- Can North Carolina's traditional industries give it a global advantage? May 5, 2006
• Divided But Strong: Raleigh Takes No. 2, Durham No. 8 in Forbes Best Places List. May 5, 2006
• Raleigh CRO finds room for 120 new jobs. May 3, 2006
• Canadian paper company promises 87 jobs in Stanly county. May 3, 2006
• Making a name through biotechs. May 3, 2006
• Web-hosting firm beefs up payroll. May 3, 2006
• Carolina Mills to close all plants. May 3, 2006
• Thomasville Furniture to close last hometown plant. May 3, 2006
• Triangle helping doctors go digital. May 2, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 53 New Jobs in Burke County. May 2, 2006
• Magazine honors two N.C. economic development deals. May 1, 2006
• NCSU textile school receives $1.5M gift. April 28, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 65 New Jobs in Wilson County. April 27, 2006
• Gov. Easley Holds Biotech Meeting in Dublin. April 21, 2006
• Mexico calls as Siemens cuts 180 jobs. April 20, 2006
• Siemens to cut 180 jobs in Wendell, shift production to Mexico. April 19, 2006
• Credit Suisse to add 400 jobs. April 19, 2006
• Triangle Region’s Life Sciences Industry Generates 29,000 Jobs, $5.5B Economic Impact. April 11, 2006
• Grant carries promise of jobs. March 31, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 160 Jobs in Durham County. March 27, 2006
• Spinning success as rivals fall away. March 22, 2006
• Lenovo to fire up to 350 at RTP site--plans to move U.S. headquarters to Morrisville, N.C. March 19, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces 81 New jobs in Halifax County. March 13, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces $80 million expansion at RFMD. March 6, 2006
• Harder to Hire Foreign Workers. February 26, 2006
• Piedmont Triad Receives Grant for Regional Economic Development. February 23, 2006
• Lenovo to offer first branded PCs out of China. February 22, 2006
• Billionaire breaks ground at biotech campus Dole, Bowles on hand for event at old mill site. February 24, 2006
• Gov. Easley Announces Creation of 200 Jobs in RTP. January 11, 2006