A combination of economic development projects in multiple sectors – life sciences, electric vehicles, semiconductors, and even retail – helped land North Carolina the sole top spot in the latest issue of Area Development, a quarterly publication covering site selection, facility planning and economic development.
North Carolina's record-setting year for economic development projects - including VinFast, Boom Supersonic and Wolfspeed - has earned the state another award: The "Platinum Shovel" honor from Area Development magazine.
The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina on Tuesday released its annual report, focusing on a record-setting year in business and jobs recruitment in 2022. In an introduction, Gov. Roy Cooper recounts why N.C. had a record year.
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RALEIGH — North Carolina is one of two states that has received Area Development magazine’s inaugural 2022 Platinum Shovel Award, which recognizes states that went “beyond the gold standard for