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On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 36, 2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications, into law. On Thursday, February 11, the updated revenue forecast was released. This is the first forecast since May 2020, still early in the pandemic. According to the new report, expected revenue collections are “well above” the May 2020 forecast.
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On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Cooper and Secretary Cohen announced another revision to the vaccine priority groups and the timing. They expect the State to move to a subset of Group 3 in the COVID-19 vaccination priority beginning Wednesday, February 24. This subset would include childcare workers and teachers and other personnel in K-12 schools. The State then plans to move to the remainder of Group 3 beginning on Wednesday, March 10. However, the Governor and Secretary Cohen clarified that there may be further shifts in prioritizat
by Jim Shamp, NCBiotech writer February 15, 2021 .
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Veteran pharmaceutical company executive Machelle Sanders, a North Carolina native and former board member of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, was named Secretary of the Department of Commerce on Friday by Governor Roy Cooper.
Sanders, who has been serving in the Cooper administration as Secretary of the NC Department of Administration, becomes the first Black woman to lead the state’s Commerce Department. She replaces Tony Copeland, who stepped down from the helm of Commerce at the end of January.
“Machelle has been an outstanding leader in this administration, and I am grateful that she is willing to take on this new role and continue to serve our great state,” said Cooper. “Her strong background as a business leader and her extensive knowledge of what it takes to build a globally competitive workforce will serve North Carolina well as we attract better-paying jobs, help small busine
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that Machelle Sanders, current Secretary of the NC Department of Administration, will now serve as Secretary of the
Veteran pharmaceutical company executive Machelle Sanders, a North Carolina native and former board member of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, was named Secretary of the Department of Commerce today by Governor Roy Cooper.