We can use solar energy in two different ways: electric and thermal. As long as the Sun flares up in the upper atmosphere of the Earth, the temperature increases. The amount of solar energy that a person can potentially use differs from the amount of energy that is near the earth’s surface. The potential solar...
Chinese tire manufacturing company Triangle Tyre (Triangle) has selected Edgecombe County, North Carolina as the location for its first manufacturing facility in the United States, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. Triangle will create 800 jobs and invest nearly $580 million in Kingsboro, NC. Tarboro, N.C. – Chinese tire manufacturing company Triangle Tyre (Triangle) has selected...
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) will create 428 jobs over three years in North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper announced today, as the company locates a warehouse facility in Edgecombe County and plans an expansion of manufacturing operations in Durham. Tarboro, N.C. – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) will create 428 jobs over three years in North Carolina, Governor Roy...
Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company that specializes in medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition, will expand its manufacturing operations in Wilson County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The expansion project will bring hundreds of new jobs and more than $100 million in investment to Wilson, where the company currently employs...
We are so excited to announce that the 2018 Regional Economic Development Review is currently being distributed to our partners, clients and prospect across the globe! Let us know if you need a hard copy, in the meantime take a look at the digital version and be sure to share! We are so excited to...
North Carolina School Superintendents, education staff and the STEMEast Network joined the Smithsonian Science Education Center for the North Carolina Leadership Workshop in New Bern, North Carolina. The two-day workshop focused on Planning for and Evaluating Successful STEM Programs. North Carolina School Superintendents, education staff and the STEMEast Network joined the Smithsonian Science Education Center...
As an important part of the STEMEast Ecosystem, after-school programs provide access to formative experiences for traditionally underserved populations of students. The STEMEast Network and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain have partnered with the California Academy of Science to implement Science Action Clubs. Science Action Club (SAC) is a high-impact STEM...
During a ceremony at Pitt Community College Wednesday morning, a representative from the N.C. Chamber Foundation presented PCC officials with a certificate stating that Pitt County has met Work Ready criteria. In short, it means the county has demonstrated a commitment to workforce excellence, improved its high school graduation rates, achieved the target number of...
Presentations from the Sustainability in Manufacturing P2 workshop are available for download. Click “Read More” below to access the presentations. Thank you to our event sponsor, Jacksonville Onslow Economic Development for providing video of the event: https://youtu.be/wdVFjJuqxZ4
The NCEast Alliance, in partnership with East Carolina University and the NC Department of Environmental Quality, is hosting a series of workshops across the region designed to educate food processors and manufacturers about ways to improve efficiency and profitability all while reducing the amount of pollution their facility expels. Urged by the current state of...
