Press Release  10/11/2024 GOLDSBORO, NC – Yesterday, the Wayne County Development Alliance hosted its 2024 Business and Industry Appreciation Golf Tournament in Goldsboro, NC. The event was a great success, bringing together industry managers, business owners, and local government leaders...

The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) released the North Carolina Selectsite Readiness Program Report, which details the EDPNC’s efforts to identify 15 sites across the state best positioned to serve major advanced manufacturing projects. The report was produced...

Exciting developments in Wayne County as Select Genetics, a premier turkey breeding company, held a groundbreaking at their new site of its latest announced facility. In April 2023, alongside Governor Cooper, the company unveiled plans to create 26 new jobs...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2023 Contact Rhonda Jessup, Director of Public Relations MOUNT OLIVE – Future pilots in the UMO Flight School can now take advantage of the Redbird FMS state-of-the-art flight simulator. The simulator, which includes two aircraft...

Wayne County’s Coker Feed Mill, Inc. will receive a grant for $75,000 from the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority to expand its third-generation business. Statewide, $2 million in funding was announced by Governor Cooper and is a part of 10 grants to rural communities...

Wayne County Development Alliance’s Julie Graham attended the beam ceremony for the Center for Industrial Technology and Engineering (C.I.T.E.) building at Wayne Community College. This center and its state-of-the-art training will be a great asset to the community and the...

North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region President Mark Pope and WCDA Wayne County Existing Industry Director Julie Graham attended this event, where much discussion was around the regional impacts of the (SEED) initiative. Wayne Community College was honored to welcome Governor Roy Cooper to...

Julie Graham, Wayne County Existing Industry Director, attended the Pathways to Success workshop at Wayne Community College today. The event was held in celebration of the 9th Annual National Apprenticeship Week. Several organizations came together to talk about creating and training the workforce. The...